The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017

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“Teenagers from Outer Space” by Dale Bailey. First published in Clarkesworld Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Dale Bailey. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” by Dale Bailey. First published in Nightmare Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Dale Bailey. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail” by Leigh Bardugo. First published in Summer Days and Summer Nights. Copyright (c) 2016 by Leigh Bardugo. Reprinted with the permission of the author.

“The Story of Kao Yu” by Peter S. Beagle. First published in Tor.com. Copyright (c) 2016 by Peter S. Beagle. Reprinted by permission of Peter S. Beagle.

“I’ve Come to Marry the Princess” by Helena Bell. First published in Lightspeed Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Helena Bell. Reprinted by permission of Helena Bell.

“Smear” by Brian Evenson. First published in Conjunctions: 67, Other Aliens. Copyright (c) 2016 by Brian Evenson. Reprinted by permission of Brian Evenson.

“The Venus Effect” by Joseph Allen Hill. First published in Lightspeed Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Joseph Allen Hill. Reprinted by permission of Joseph Allen Hill.

“The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin. First published in Tor.com. Copyright (c) 2016 by N. K. Jemisin. Reprinted by permission of N. K. Jemisin.

“Successor, Usurper, Replacement” by Alice Sola Kim. First published in BuzzFeed READER. Copyright (c) 2016 by Alice Sola Kim. Reprinted by permission of Alice Sola Kim.

“This Is Not a Wardrobe Door” by A. Merc Rustad. First published in Fireside Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Merc Rustad. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Vulcanization” by Nisi Shawl. First published in Nightmare Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Nisi Shawl aka Denise Angela Shawl. Reprinted by permission of Nisi Shawl aka Denise Angela Shawl.

“Not by Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass” by Jeremiah Tolbert. First published in Lightspeed Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Jeremiah Tolbert. Reprinted by permission of Jeremiah Tolbert.

“When They Came to Us” by Debbie Urbanski. First published in The Sun. Copyright (c) 2016 by Debbie Urbanski. Reprinted by permission of Debbie Urbanski.

“The Future Is Blue” by Catherynne M. Valente. First published in Drowned Worlds. Copyright (c) 2016 by Catherynne M. Valente. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home” by Genevieve Valentine. First published in Clarkesworld Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Genevieve Valentine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“On the Fringes of the Fractal” by Greg van Eekhout. First published in 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush. Copyright (c) 2016 by Greg van Eekhout. Reprinted by permission of Greg van Eekhout.

“Openness” by Alexander Weinstein. First published in Beloit Fiction Journal. From Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein. Copyright (c) 2016 by Alexander Weinstein. Reprinted by permission of Picador.

“Caspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do?” by Nick Wolven. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Copyright (c) 2016 by Nick Wolven. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0” by Caroline M. Yoachim. First published in Lightspeed Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by Caroline M. Yoachim. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Witch of Orion Waste and the Boy Knight” by E. Lily Yu. First published in Uncanny Magazine. Copyright (c) 2016 by E. Lily Yu. Reprinted by permission of the author.