Karen Joy Fowler

The 2008 Edition of The Year's Best Science Fiction contains: INTRODUCTION, Rich Horton (Editor) DARK INTEGERS, Greg Egan * A PLAIN TALE FROM OUR HILLS, Bruce Ster AN EYE FOR AN EYE, Charles Coleman * Finlay ALWAYS, Karen Joy Fowler AN OCEAN IS A SNOWFLAKE, FOUR BILLION MILES AWAY, John Barnes * VIRUS CHANGES SKIN, Ekaterina Sedia WIKIWORLD, Paul Di Filippo * ARTIFICE AND INTELLIGENCE, Tim Pratt * JESUS CHRIST, REANIMATOR, Ken MacLeod * NIGHT CALLS, Robert Reed * EVERYONE BLEEDS THROUGH, Jack Sk... more info>>

In New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler's new collection, the fantastic and the uncanny lurk just below the surface of ordinary lives. In the award-winning title story, the narrator recounts the events of an expedition to the Belgian Congo in 1928 to collect gorillas for the Louisville Museum of Natural History. A mother invents a fairy-tale world for her son in "Halfway People." Twin sisters backpacking through Europe receive a mysterious invitation. A rebellious teenager is sent ... more info>>