''The 1976 Annual World's Best SF'' is an

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short stories edited by

Donald A. Wollheim Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. As an author, he published under his own name as well as under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell, Martin Pearso ...

and

Arthur W. Saha Arthur William Saha (October 31, 1923 – November 19, 1999) was an American speculative fiction editor and anthologist, closely associated with publisher Donald A. Wollheim. Life Saha was the son of William and Henrikka Saha, a Finnish-Ameri ...

, the fifth volume in a series of nineteen. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in May 1976, followed by a hardcover edition issued in August of the same year by the same publisher as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club. For the hardcover edition the original cover art of

Jack Gaughan John Brian Francis "Jack" Gaughan, pronounced like 'gone' (September 24, 1930 – July 21, 1985) was an American science fiction artist and illustrator who won the Hugo Award several times. Working primarily with Donald A. Wollheim at Ace Books, ...

was replaced by a new cover painting by Chet Jezierski. The paperback edition was reissued by DAW in December 1981 under the variant title ''Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Five'', this time with cover art by Oliviero Berni. A British hardcover edition was published by

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in March 1979 under the variant title ''The World's Best SF 3''. The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by Wollheim. The stories were previously published in 1974 and 1975 in the magazines ''

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'', '' Analog'', '' Amazing Science Fiction'', and ''

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'', and the anthologies '' New Worlds 8'' and '' Stopwatch''.

*"Introduction" (

) *" Catch That Zeppelin!" (

Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert ...

) *"The Peddler's Apprentice" (

Joan D. Vinge Joan D. Vinge (; born April 2, 1948 as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award–winning novel ''The Snow Queen'' and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and ...

and Vernor Vinge) *"The Bees of Knowledge" (

Barrington J. Bayley Barrington J. Bayley (9 April 1937 – 14 October 2008) was an English science fiction writer. Biography Bayley was born in Birmingham and educated in Newport, Shropshire. He worked a number of jobs before joining the Royal Air Force during 1 ...

) *"The Storms of Windhaven" (

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

and Lisa Tuttle) *"The Engineer and the Executioner" (

Brian M. Stableford Brian Michael Stableford (born 25 July 1948) is a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped ...

) *"Allegiances" ( Michael Bishop) *"Child of All Ages" (

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) *"Helbent 4" (

Stephen Robinett Stephen Allen Robinett (13 July 1941 – 16 February 2004) was an American writer of science-fiction and mystery novels and short stories. Robinett's first publication appeared in the March 1969 edition of the magazine ''Analog Science Fict ...

) *"The Protocols of the Elders of Britain" (

John Brunner John Brunner may refer to: * Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842–1919), British industrialist and Liberal Member of Parliament * John L. Brunner (1929–1980), Pennsylvania politician * Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet (1865–1929), British Libera ...

) *"The Custodians" (

Richard Cowper John Middleton Murry Jr. (9 May 1926 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer who used the names Colin Murry and Richard Cowper. Early life Murry was the son of the writer John Middleton Murry and his second wife, Violet Le Maistre. His mother c ...

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Awards

The anthology placed seventh in the 1977 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Catch That Zeppelin!" won the 1976

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and the 1976

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, and placed eleventh in the 1976 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Storms of Windhaven" was nominated for the 1975

Nebula Award for Best Novella The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40 ...

and the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and placed first in the 1976 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella. "Allegiances" placed eighth in the 1976 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella. "Child of All Ages" was nominated for the 1975

and the 1976

, and placed third in the 1976 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Custodians" was nominated for the 1975 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and placed sixth in the 1976 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

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