Gardner Dozois has pulled together a great lineup of stories, as you'll see below. Table of Contents: “The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker; “His Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb; “The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu; “The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes; “‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott; “The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams; “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham; “Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh; “A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix; “When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner; “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch; “The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson; “The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear; “Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar; “The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland; “The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin.