Best of British Science Fiction Series of 5 Anthologies by Donna Scott (editor)

Editor Donna Scott has scoured magazines, anthologies, webzines and obscure genre corners to discover the very best science fiction stories by British and British-based authors published during 2021. Two dozen stories, varying greatly in subject matter and style, from superb technological mystery to conflict on very alien worlds, from sweet, sad stories symptomatic of the tense times we have lived through to tales optimistic for better times to come, and even a dash of wry humour here and there for good measure.







Donna Scott is a director and recent chair of the BSFA, as well as being a distinguished poet, writer, and stand-up comedian. Donna is also a free-lance editor who has worked behind the scenes for a number of major publishers over the course of several years.







Contents



Introduction - Donna Scott



Distribution - Paul Cornell



Stealthcare - Liz Williams



Down and Out Under the Tannhauser Gate - David Gullen



Me Two - Keith Brooke and Eric Brown



The Andraiad - Tim Major



Bloodbirds - Martin Sketchley



Going Home - Martin Westlake



Okamoto's Lens - A.N. Myers



Love in the Age of Operator Errors - Ryan Vance



Stone of Sorrow - Peter Sutton



Henrietta - T.H. Dray



A History of Food Additives in 22nd Century Britain - Emma Levin



The Trip - Michael Crouch



The Ghosts of Trees - Fiona Moore



The Opaque Mirror of Your Face - Russell Hemmell



More Sea Creatures to See - Aliya Whiteley



The End of All Our Exploring - Gary Couzens



How Does My Garden Grow? - David Cleden



Girls' Night Out - Teika Marija Smits



Bar Hopping for Astronauts - Leo X. Robertson



In Aeturnus - Phillip Irving



A Spark in a Flask - Emma Johanna Puranen



A Pall of Moondust - Nick Wood



About the Authors



Acknowledgements