Best SF | 2011 March

Tim McDaniel. Brother Sleep. (Asimovs, February 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

McDaniel looks at the difficulties facing Thailand in becoming an Asian Tiger economic powerhouse. A sort of ‘Cyberad Days’LITE.

Pat MacEwen. Home Sweet Bi’Ome. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A gently humorous story with a very strong female protagonist and viewpoint.

Jason Sanford. Peacemaker, Peacemaker, Little Bo Peep. (Interzone #231, Nov/Dec 2010)

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

An extreme conceit to set up some moral dilemmas.

Aliette de Bodard. Shipbirth. (Asimovs, February 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Xuya timeline gets into space, and colour me impressed.

Jeff Carlson. Planet of the Sealies. (Asimovs, February 2011)

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

More of an Analog story…

Sara Genge. Waster Mercy. (Asimovs February 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another short vignette in Genge’s ‘Children of the Waste’ series

aside : Strahan

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

[16th March 2011] Strahan’s Years Best Science Fiction and Fantasy #5 from Amazon just delivered :-) amazon.com | amazon.co.uk

David Ira Cleary. Out of the Dream Closet. (Asimovs, February 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A singular story from Cleary, if not a nightmarish vision, then something from a disturbed night’s dreaming following an ill-advised late night supper of pickled comestibles.

Engineering Infinity. (ed Jonathan Strahan, Solaris Books, 2011).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I’d be surprised if there’s a stronger anthology in 2011. amazon.com | amazon.co.uk

John Barnes. The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees. (Engineering Infinity).

By Mark Watson ⋅ March 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A great story to round off a great collection.

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