The Best Science Fiction Of The Year
The Best Science Fiction of the Year was a series of annual paperback anthologies edited by Terry Carr. It was published by Ballantine Books from 1972 to 1980, Pocket Books from 1981 to 1983, Baen Books in 1984, and Tor Books from 1985 to 1987. The Tor Books volumes bore the title Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year from 1985 to 1986, and Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year in 1987. Most volumes were also issued in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Gollancz, the last three under the variant title Best SF of the Year. The series was a continuation of the earlier anthology series World's Best Science Fiction, edited by Carr with Donald A. Wollheim, published from 1965 to 1971 by Ace Books. (Wollheim, with co-editor Arthur W. Saha, also issued his own separate continuation, The Annual World’s Best SF, from 1972 to 1990.) Each annual volume reprinted what in the opinion of the editor were the best science fiction Science fiction (sometime ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Best Science Fiction Of The Year 1972 Cover
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 4
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the fourth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in July 1975, and reissued in October 1976. The first British edition was published in hardcover by Gollancz in September 1975. The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1974 in the magazines ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and ''Worlds of If'', and the anthologies '' Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology'', '' New Worlds 7'', '' Fellowship of the Stars'', '' Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction'', and ''Universe 4''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"We Purchased People" (Frederik Pohl) *"Pal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction
''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' was a series of science fiction anthology, anthologies edited by American Gardner Dozois until his death in 2018. The series, which is unrelated to the similarly titled and themed ''Year's Best SF'', was published by St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin. The collections were produced annually for 35 years starting in 1984. In the UK, the series was titled ''The Mammoth Book Of Best New Science Fiction'' and published by Constable & Robinson, Robinson. ''The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection, The Fourth Annual Collection in the US'', in 1987, became the ''first'' book of the "Mammoth series" in the UK. For the next five years, from 1988 through 1993, the UK series was titled ''Best New SF'' (#2 through #7). Best of the Best series In 2005, Dozois edited the Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, first "Best of the Best" compilation. A Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Year's Best Short Sci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year 16
''Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the sixteenth and last volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in September 1987. The first British editions were published in hardcover and paperback by Gollancz in December of the same year, under the alternate title ''Best SF of the Year #16''. The book collects eleven novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr, Charles N. Brown, and Beth Meacham. The stories were previously published in 1986 in the magazines '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', ''Playboy'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', and the collection '' Blue Champagne''. Contents *"Editor's Note" (Beth Meacham) *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"Escape from Kathmandu" (Kim Stanley Robinson) *"Hatr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction Of The Year 15
''Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the fifteenth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in August 1986 and in hardcover and paperback by Gollancz in October of the same year, under the alternate title ''Best SF of the Year #15''. The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1985 in the magazines '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Omni'', ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and '' Interzone'', the anthology '' L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future'', the collection '' Fire Watch'', and the chapbook '' Of Space/Time and the River''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"Sailing to Byzantium" (Robert Silverberg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction Of The Year
''Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the fourteenth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in July 1985, and in hardcover and trade paperback by Gollancz in October of the same year, under the alternate title ''Best SF of the Year #14''. The book collects thirteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1984 in the magazines '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', '' Omni'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and '' Interzone'', and the anthologies ''Habitats'', ''Universe 14'', and '' Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy Of and For Our Time''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"Press Enter []" (John Varley (author), John Varley) *" ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 13
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the thirteenth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Baen Books in July 1984, and in hardcover and trade paperback by Gollancz in December of the same year. The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. With one exception, the stories were originally published in 1983 in the magazines ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Omni'', and '' Interzone'', and the anthology ''Universe 13''. The exception is "Scenes from the Country of the Blind," which originally appeared in the British anthology '' A Book of Contemporary Nightmares'' in 1977. Its inclusion in Carr's best of the year anthology for 1983 stemmed from it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 12
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the twelfth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in July 1983, and in hardcover by Gollancz in the same year. The book collects thirteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1982 in the magazines ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', '' Omni'', ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', ''The New Yorker'', and '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', and the anthologies '' Perpetual Light'' and ''Universe 12''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"The Pope of the Chimps" (Robert Silverberg) *" Swarm" (Bruce Sterling) *"Souls" ( Joanna Russ) *" Burning Chrome" (William Gibson) *"Farmer on the Dole" (Frederik Pohl) *"Meet Me at Apogee" ( Bill Johnson) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 11
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eleventh volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in July 1982, and in hardcover by Gollancz in the same year. The book collects seventeen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1981 in the magazines ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Omni'', and '' Science Fiction Digest'', the collection '' A Rhapsody in Amber'', and the anthologies ''Universe 11'' and ''New Dimensions 12''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"The Saturn Game" (Poul Anderson) *"Walk the Ice" (Mildred Downey Broxon) *"Trial Sample" ( Ted Reynolds) *"The Pusher" (John Varley) *"Venice Drowned" (Ki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 10
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the tenth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in July 1981, and in trade paperback and hardcover and trade paperback (the latter under the slightly variant title ''The Best Science Fiction of the Year: No. 10'') by Gollancz in the same year. The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1980 in the magazines ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', ''TriQuarterly'', ''Playboy'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', and the anthologies '' New Voices III: The Campbell Award Nominees'', ''Universe 10'', '' Their Immortal Hearts'', and ''Interfaces''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"Gro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 9
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the ninth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey Books in August 1980, and in hardcover by Gollancz in October of the same year. The book collects fourteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1978 and 1979 in the magazines '' Omni'', '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Rolling Stone College Papers'', and ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and the anthologies ''Universe 9'' and '' Rooms of Paradise''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *"Galatea Galante, The Perfect Popsy" ( Alfred Bester) *"Sandkings" (George R. R. Martin) *"Time Shards" (Gregory Benford) *"In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See" ( Melisa Michaels) *"Re-deem the Time" ( David Lake) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Best Science Fiction Of The Year 8
''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eighth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey Books in July 1979, and in hardcover by the same publisher in conjunction with the Science Fiction Book Club in August 1979. The first British edition was issued by Gollancz in the same year. The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction, notes and concluding essays by Carr and Charles N. Brown. The stories were previously published in 1978 in the magazines ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Omni'', ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact'', and ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', and the anthologies '' Andromeda 3'', ''Anticipations'', and ''Universe 8''. Contents *"Introduction" (Terry Carr) *" The Barbie Murders" (John Varley) *"A Hiss of Dragon" (Gregory Benford and Marc Laidlaw) *"Black Gla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |