In Years Best SF 15, editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have gathered together enough science fiction stories to satisfy the most ardent science fiction readers—almost 500 pages with 23 stories and the introduction.

The stories vary in subject matter, theme, and length. Thus the reader has different ways to select a story for time and taste.

The stories include subjects familiar to most readers: parallel universes, space travel with cutting-edge technology, and the hunt for a new planet because Earth is dying.

The first two stories in the anthology, "Infinities" and "The Peaceable Land," certainly contain science fiction elements, but the reader is likely to note that these stories could easily fit in an anthology outside the science fiction realm.

One interesting selection that should appeal to language lovers is Nancy Kress's "Exegesis," in which she traces the meaning of the line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from 1950 to 2850. One tidbit about that: the print version of Gone With the Wind did not include the word "frankly" according to Branson's Quotations for Book Lovers.

A typical sampling of stories would include "Attitude Adjustment" by Eric James Stone. The story is an old-fashion problem-solving space story about problems encountered by the navigator and tourists on a trip to the moon.

Each story is preceded by an account of the author's publishing and the URL for his/her web site.

This is an excellent collection of science fiction stories.