REISSUES
Our pick of the paperbacks this month: THE BEST OF WORLD SF: VOLUME ONE ★★★★☆ ( , out now, Head Of Zeus).
Edited by Lavie Tidhar, it features 26 stories (most from the last few years), representing 23 different countries. The overall standard is very high, with an eclectic mix of styles and tones. We said: “Fizzes with great ideas and wonderful writing… Now this book exists, it feels absurd it didn’t exist sooner.” Jeff VanderMeer’s HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER ★★★★☆ ( , out now, Fourth Estate) is a pitch black eco-thriller set in the US Pacific Northwest, with sci-fi elements that are, by the author’s standards, fairly low-key.