Editor Donna Scott has selected the very best short fiction by British authors published during 2017. Twenty-two stories, from established names and rising stars of genre fiction.Introduction – Donna ScottBlinders – Tyler KeevilIn the Night of the Comet – Adam RobertsThe Walls of Tithonium Chasma – Tim Major3.8 Missions – Katie GrayOver You – Jaine FennThe Ghosts of Europa Will Keep You Trapped in a Prison You Make for Yourself – Matt DoveyUniquo – Aliya WhiteleyLooking for Laika – Laura MauroA Good Citizen – Anne CharnockMercury Teardrops – Jeff NoonThe Nightingales in Plàtres – Natalia TheodoridouThe Road to the Sea – Lavie TidharWhen I Close My Eyes – Chris BarnhamTargets – Eric BrownLondon Calling – Philip A. SuggarsThe Last Word – Ken MacLeodAfter the Atrocity – Ian CreaseyVoicemail – Karen McCreedyGreen Boughs Will Cover Thee – Sarah ByrneAirless – N.J. RamsdenProduct Recall – Robert BagnallThe Endling Market – E. J. SwiftAbout the Authors.