''The 1980 Annual World's Best SF'' is an

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science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

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 ninth volume in a series of nineteen. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in May 1980, followed by a hardcover edition issued in September 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 Gary Viskupik. The paperback edition was later reissued by DAW under the variant title ''Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Nine''. The book collects eleven novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by Wollheim. The stories were previously published in 1979 in the magazines '' Omni'', ''

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...

'', '' Destinies'', ''

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'', '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', and ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

'', and the anthology ''

Universe 9 ''Universe 9'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the ninth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe (anthology series), Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday (publi ...

''.

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The Way of Cross and Dragon "The Way of Cross and Dragon" is a science fiction short story by American writer George R. R. Martin. It involves a far-future priest of the One True Interstellar Catholic Church of Earth and the Thousand Worlds (with similarities to the Roman Cat ...

" (

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 ...

) *"The Thirteenth Utopia" (

Somtow Sucharitkul S. P. Somtow (a rearrangement of his real name Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul; th, สมเถา สุจริตกุล; ; born 30 December 1952) is a Thai-American musical composer. He is also a science fiction, fantasy, and horror autho ...

) *"Options" (

John Varley John Varley may refer to: * John Varley (canal engineer) (1740–1809), English canal engineer * John Varley (painter) (1778–1842), English painter and astrologer * John Varley (author) (born 1947), American science fiction author * John Silvest ...

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Unaccompanied Sonata "Unaccompanied Sonata" is a short story by American writer Orson Scott Card, first published in the March, 1979 issue of '' Omni'' magazine. It appears in his short story collections ''Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories'' and ''Maps in a Mirror ...

" ( Orson Scott Card) *"The Story Writer" ( Richard Wilson) *"Daisy, in the Sun" (

Connie Willis Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major SF awards than ...

) *"The Locusts" ( Larry Niven and

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Career ...

) *"The Thaw" ( Tanith Lee) *"Out There Where the Big Ships Go" (

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 ...

) *"Can These Bones Live?" ( Ted Reynolds) *"The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand" ( Joanna Russ)

Awards

The anthology placed eleventh in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "

" won the 1980

Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The short story award is available for works of fiction of ...

, placed first in the Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the 1979

Nebula Award for Best Short Story The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short stor ...

. "Options" was nominated for the 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1980

Hugo Award for Best Novelette The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The novelette award is available for works of fiction of ...

, and placed second in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "

" was nominated for the 1979

and the 1980

, and placed sixth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Shor Story. "The Story Writer" was nominated for the 1979

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 placed tenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella. "Daisy, in the Sun" was nominated for the 1980

and placed tenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Locusts" was nominated for the 1979 Analog Award for Best Novella/Novelette and the 1980

, and placed sixteenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Out There Where the Big Ships Go" placed fourth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Can These Bones Live?" won the 1979 Analog Award for Best Short Story, was nominated for the 1980

, and placed eighteenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand" was nominated for the 1979

and placed thirteenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.

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