The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine 2002 - ed. Gordon Van Gelder

Written by ed. Gordon Van Gelder
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The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine 2002
Edited by Gordon Van Gelder
Read by Jennifer Castle, Gabrielle de Cuir, Harlan Ellison, Rex Linn, Stefan Rudnicki & Alex Stone
Encode: mp3 - 64kbps, Stereo, 24 kHz
Total # of Tracks: 12
Total Play time: 07:47:31

Anthology #164
I chose a different cover for this compared to what Audible used since the official art used was blurry. It also seemed pretty strange to use December’s cover when none of these stories feature in the issue.
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Book Description

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction has submitted ten of its best of 2002. Although the collection is a veritable cornucopia of styles and subjects, each story is somehow notable for its compassion and humanity.

Stories in this collection:

01) Never Send to Know for Whom the Lettuce Wilts by Harlan Ellison
…meet the alien “unie” whose job it is to conquer Earth in some very peculiar ways.

02) In Paradise by Bruce Sterling
…is a romantic adventure initiated by security screenings.

03) The Boy’s Got Talent by Albert E. Cowdrey
The talent referred to in Albert F. Cowdrey’s “The Boy’s Got Talent” is enough to get any young man into serious trouble.

04) Creation by Jeffrey Ford
…addresses the relationship of men to gods in a uniquely down home manner.

05) Watching Matthew by Damon Knight
If you’ve ever felt a shiver down your spine, as if you were being watched, watch out for the late Damon Knight’s “Watching Matthew,” where a whole life spreads out in fast forward.

06) Shoes by Robert Sheckley
…is a noirish thriller that gives new meaning to the phrase “down at the heels.”

07) Presence by Maureen F. McHugh
…explores the implications of an experimental and unsettling treatment for Alzheimer’s with compassion and courage.

08) Our Friend Electricity by Ron Wolfe
…is a dizzying Coney Island roller coaster ride in time and space.

09) Just Another Cowboy by Esther M. Friesner
…is set in Texas, and suggests an interesting possibility for the source of certain classical myths.

10) Leda by M. Rickert
And last, in another mythically alternative reality, M. Rickert’s “Leda” tries to adjust to the emotional and physical consequences of a rape.