Tachyon titles were included on many a pundit’s list for the best publications of 2015. Here’s a selection of five such rankings. More to come over the next several days.

NPR named HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION as one of 2015′s great reads.

In Hannu Rajaniemi’s collected short fiction, godhood is a plague, the city of Paris woos a Finnish man, a record chain’s logo is a dense symbolic capsule, and stories occasionally read you while you read them. Mixing myth, fairy tale and hard science fiction in dazzling proportions, these stories are mind-blowing, engrossing revelations of which I can only speak hyperbolically. From Finland to the farthest reaches of outer space, Rajaniemi weds vast scope to marvelous intimacy in prose reminiscent of a ringing glass bell.

— recommended by Amal El-Mohtar, book critic

BEA’S BOOK NOOK mentioned LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG on her Top Ten Books I Read in 2015.

This anthology really showcases Armstrong’s strengths and her diversity plus I enjoyed the stories from her established series that gave us new perspectives from secondary and new characters as well as brand new stand-alones.

BOOK CHASE named THE ESSENTIAL W. P. KINSELLA as the number one fiction book of the year.

It is a difficult concept to explain to non-fans of the game of baseball, but there is a strong feeling of kinship between hardcore lovers of the game.  Kinsella is one of those people,and it shows in the beauty and sweetness of his baseball stories.  The man is a master short story writer and, thankfully, many of his stories are about baseball.  This collection covers the entire Kinsella range of writing – and it is wonderful.  Not just for baseball fans

Without comment, FANTASY LITERATURE included THE VERY BEST OF KATE ELLIOTT among its favorite books of 2015.

Also without comment, SHOTGUN LOGIC named Ellen Datlow’s THE MONSTROUS as one of the best anthologies of the year.

For more information on HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Lius Lasahido

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE ESSENTIAL W. P. KINSELLA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Thomas Canty

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE VERY BEST OF KATE ELLIOTT, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Julie Dillon

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE MONSTROUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Reiko Murakami

Cover design by Elizabeth Story