Of science fiction and fantasy guest editor Nnedi Okorafor writes “There are times when it
feels like a box but within it technically you can expect anything.” The twenty stories in
this collection simultaneously fulfill and defy expectations of genre showcasing
boundary-pushing authors at their best. In this year’s Best American Science Fiction and
Fantasy a robot will struggle to make friends a team of auditors determines the financial
value of a lifetime an alien species will teach you how to read and maybe just maybe
someone will finally do something about the kid in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Omelas hole. From the
joyous to the terrifying to the heart wrenching and the absurd these stories encourage you to
open your mind and as Okorafor promises: “Watch your world expand.” THE BEST
AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025 INCLUDES: 'PEMI AGUDA • KIJ JOHNSON • TANANARIVE DUE
• S.L. HUANG • JOE HILL • ISABEL J. KIM • T.J. KLUNE • OLIVIE BLAKE • CAROLINE M. YOACHIM • AND
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