The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 YAF052090 SamTheBrave came to this year’s

SamTheBrave came to this year’s con with one mission: meeting Codemeister—because getting his idol’s attention could be the big break Sam needs

When Alex suggests a trip to Paris just as Angela is offered a chance to write for upscale fashion magazine Belle—the timing couldn’t be better

After all these years

and relies on her superior survival skills to thwart those who aim to stop her

she can’t help feeling like she’s in a Hallmark greeting card

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 YAF052090 SamTheBrave came to this year’sOf science fiction and fantasy, guest editor Nnedi Okorafor writes, There are times when it feels like a box, but within it, technically, you can expect anything. The twenty stories in this collection simultaneously fulfill and defy expectations of genre, showcasing boundary pushing authors at their best. In this years Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, a robot will struggle to make friends, a team of auditors determines the financial value of