Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for
stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles.
There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with
the classic desire to read about space ships and dragons, future
technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect.
Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same
goal as ever--to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse
selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest
editor N. K. Jemisin, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
2018 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with
Jemisin bringing her lyrical, endlessly curious point of view to the
series' latest edition.