Robert’s Reviews > The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 6 > Status Update

Wilde, Fran “Rhizome, by Starlight”

De Bodard, Aliette “The Long Tail”

Dudak, Andy “Salvage”

Corey, James S. A. “Elsewhere” A daughter visits her dying father by using an avatar.

Rickety, M. “This World is Made for Monsters “ A family of aliens visits a small town.

Samatar, Sofia “Fairy Tales for Robots” A roboticist prepares her creation before awakening to the world by telling stories about how people have perceived and treated robots.

Chandrasekera, Vajra “The Translator, at Low Tide” A translator tries to survive in a dying city.

Malik, Usman T. “Beyond These Stars Other Tribulations of Love” A son embarks on an interstellar voyage while also splitting his consciousness so that he can remain with his ailing mother on Earth.

Liu, Ken “Uma” A utility worker, remotely operating a service robot, helps to rescue a family during a forest fire.

Arnason, Eleanor “Tunnels” An attempted murder through the use of a bioengineered virus.