<h2>Twenty-eight new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction. </h2><p>The third annual instalment in the 'rare and wonderful' (<i>The Times</i>) <i>The Best of World SF</i> series, this collection of twenty-eight stories, including eight original and exclusive additions, represents the state of the art in international science fiction.</p><p>Navigating around the globe, <i>The Best of World SF Volume 3</i> features writers from around the world, with each story has been selected by World SF expert and award-winning author Lavie Tidhar.</p><p>This is not a retrospective of what science fiction around the world used to look like. This is a snapshot of what some of it looks like now. And it's never been more exciting.</p><p><b>Reviews for <i>The Best of World SF series</i>:</b> <br />'We need this anthology, and we need editors like Tidhar.' <i>The Times</i> <br />'Just the start of a whole new game for speculative fiction authors around the world.' <b><i>LA Review of Books</i></b> <br />'An excellent, lovingly curated collection.' <b><i>Financial Times</i></b> <br />'This wonderful anthology should be a hit with any sci-fi fan.' <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <br />'Tidhar gives a cheerful, fannish introduction to the stories, drawn from 26 countries on five continents, and encompassing a dizzying range of tones and approaches.' <b><i>The Times</i></b> <br />'An outstanding assortment of international sci-fi shorts... A bold and powerful argument for non-Anglophone SF's potential to push the genre's boundaries.' <i>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</i></p>
<p>28 new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction, selected by Lavie Tidhar.</p>
<b>PRAISE FOR <i>THE BEST OF WORLD SF</i> SERIES</b>: <br />
'An outstanding assortment of international sci-fi shorts... A bold and powerful argument for non-Anglophone SF's potential to push the genre's boundaries' Publishers Weekly Starred Review, on The Best of World SF: Vol 2. <br />
'An excellent, lovingly curated collection that is also uniformly well translated' Financial Times, on The Best of World SF Volume 1. <br />
'Tidhar gives a cheerful, fannish introduction to the stories, drawn from 26 countries on five continents, and encompassing a dizzying range of tones and approaches' The Times, on The Best of World SF Volume 1. <br />
'This handsome volume from Head of Zeus is a major step on a 45-year journey to bring global speculative fiction to Anglophone attention... The print edition of <i>The Best of World SF: Volume 1</i> is truly a thing of beauty, providing gravitas and a wider audience for the authors it collects... There are many striking stories in the collection... This anthology is just the start of a whole new game for speculative fiction authors around the world'
LA Review of Books
<p>Lavie Tidhar is a multi award-winning and critically acclaimed author in his own right.</p>
<p>28 stories on the cutting-edge of international SF.</p>
<p>Lavie Tidhar was the first person to publish Cixin Liu in English in a previous volume of World SF.</p>
<p>MARKET: <i>Brave New Worlds</i>; <i>The New Voices of Science Fiction</i>; <i>21st Century Science Fiction</i>.</p>