The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 2

The second volume of Neil Clarke's acclaimed science fiction short story anthology features 27 outstanding stories from 2016, offering a diverse collection of future worlds, alien encounters, and technological wonders. Covering themes from first contact and artificial intelligence to human resilience and cosmological mysteries, the collection highlights both emerging and established authors. As a year-in-review, this compilation showcases the imaginative breadth and thought-provoking narratives that continue to shape the landscape of science fiction.