{"product_id":"2940151645164","title":"The Years Best Military SF \u0026 Space Opera","description":"The Year's Best of Military and Adventure Science Fiction Stories. Book One of a new Series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazine and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. PLUS: Interactive Reader Voting. The collection will contain one story chosen via on-line voting from readers. The award will be presented at DragonCon in Summer 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by best-selling military science fiction author David Drake and selected by editor David Afsharirad from the top short story markets in the field, here are the most thrilling, pulse-pounding, and thought-provoking stories of the past year. Stories of future military men and women, space opera on a grand scale, and edge-of-your-seat adventure tales in the pulp tradition, from giants of the genre to brilliant up-and-comers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, you be the judge! INTERACTIVE READER VOTING. One story from this collection will be chosen via proctored on-line voting as Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera, with the award to be presented at DragonCon in September 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the publisher's request, this title is old without DRM (Digital Rights Management).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera:\u003cbr\u003e\"This intriguing anthology explores the human race's violent potential [but] also bends toward exploration and the triumph of the human spirit, with brave tales [that] take the reader on a fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable journey . . . \"--Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrad R. Torgersen\u003cbr\u003eMichael Z. Williamson\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Jane Anders\u003cbr\u003eLinda Nagata\u003cbr\u003eSeth Dickinson\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Ledbetter\u003cbr\u003eEric Leif Davin\u003cbr\u003eDavid D. Levine\u003cbr\u003eStephen Gaskell\u003cbr\u003eMichael Barretta\u003cbr\u003eDerek Kunsken\u003cbr\u003eHolly Black\u003cbr\u003eRobert R. Chase\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Johnson","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069193076976,"sku":"2940151645164","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151645164_p0.jpg?v=1764012887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151645164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}