Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Editor Donna Scott has selected the very best short fiction by British authors published during 2016. Twenty-two stories chosen from established names and rising stars of genre fiction alike. Contents: Introduction (Best of British Science Fiction 2017) • essay by Donna Scott Blinders (2017) •/ novelette by Tyler Keevil In the Night of the Comet (2017) / short story by Adam Roberts The Walls of Tithonium Chasma (2017) / short story by Tim Major 3.8 Missions (2017) / short story by Katie Gray Over You [Maelstrom’s Edge] (2017) / short fiction by Jaine Fenn The Ghosts of Europa Will Keep You Trapped in a Prison You Make for Yourself (2017) / short story by Matt Dovey Uniquo (2017) / short story by Aliya Whiteley Looking for Laika (2017) / short fiction by Laura Mauro A Good Citizen (2017) / short story by Anne Charnock Mercury Teardrops (2017) / short story by Jeff Noon The Nightingales in Plátres (2017) / short story by Natalia Theodoridou The Road to the Sea (2017) / short story by Lavie Tidhar When I Close My Eyes (2017) / short story by Chris Barnham Targets (2017) / short story by Eric Brown London Calling (2017) / short story by Philip A. Suggars The Last Word (2017) / short story by Ken MacLeod After the Atrocity (2017) / short story by Ian Creasey Voicemail (2017) / short story by Karen McCreedy Green Boughs Will Cover Thee (2017) / short story by Sarah Byrne Airless (2017) / short fiction by N. J. Ramsden Product Recall (2017) / short story by Robert Bagnall The Endling Market (2017) / short story by E. J. Swift .