''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11'' is an

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short stories edited by

Terry Carr Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor. Background and discovery of fandom Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San ...

, the eleventh volume in a

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of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by

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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 Charles Nikki Brown (June 24, 1937 – July 12, 2009) was an American publishing editor, the co-founder and editor of ''Locus (magazine), Locus'', the long-running news and reviews magazine covering the genres of science fiction and fantasy litera ...

. The stories were previously published in 1981 in the magazines ''

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 ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publication ...

'', '' Omni'', and '' Science Fiction Digest'', the collection '' A Rhapsody in Amber'', and the anthologies ''

Universe 11 ''Universe 11'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eleventh volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1981, with a paperback ...

'' and ''

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''.

*"Introduction" (

) *"The Saturn Game" (

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...

) *"Walk the Ice" (

Mildred Downey Broxon Mildred Downey Broxon (born June 7, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Life Broxon was born in Atlanta and grew up in Brazil. She studied psychology and worked as an assistant teacher for the mentally ha ...

) *"Trial Sample" ( Ted Reynolds) *"The Pusher" (

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 ...

) *"Venice Drowned" (

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...

) *"Walden Three" (

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born 18 November 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began with short stories, starting in 1980 when he published "Ginungagap ...

) *"Second Comings - Reasonable Rates" (

Pat Cadigan Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human ...

) *"Forever" (

Damon Knight Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He is the author of "To Serve Man", a 1950 short story adapted for ''The Twilight Zone''.Stanyard, ''Dimensions Behind th ...

) *"Emergence" (

David R. Palmer David R. Palmer (born 1941) is an American science fiction author. His works have been nominated three times for Hugo Awards. Biography Palmer was born at Chicago and studied at Highland Park High School. He is married and lives in Florida, wh ...

) *"You Can't Go Back" (

R. A. Lafferty Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical n ...

) *"Walpurgisnacht" (

Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...

) *"

The Woman the Unicorn Loved "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" is a 1981 science fiction short story by Gene Wolfe. It was first published in ''Asimov's Science Fiction''.

" (

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and nove ...

) *"Serpent's Teeth" (

Spider Robinson Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born Canadian list of science fiction authors, science fiction author. He has won a number of awards for his hard science fiction and humorous stories, including the Hugo Award 1977 and 198 ...

) *"The Thermals of August" (

Edward Bryant Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, ...

) *"Going Under" (

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

) *"The Quiet" (

George Guthridge George Guthridge (born 1948) is an American author and educator. He has published over 70 short stories and five novels and has been acclaimed for his successes teaching writing and critical/creative thinking. In 1997 he and coauthor Janet Berlin ...

as George Florance-Guthridge) *"Swarmer, Skimmer" (

Gregory Benford Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reason ...

) *"The Science Fiction Year" (

) *"Recommended Reading - 1981" (

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Awards

The anthology placed first in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "The Saturn Game" won the 1981

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 1982

Hugo Award for Best Novella The Hugo Award for Best Novella 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 novella award is available for works of fiction of between ...

, was nominated for the 1981 Analog Award for Best Novella, and placed second in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella. "Walk the Ice" placed thirteenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Pusher" was nominated for the 1981

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 ...

, won the 1982 SF Chronicle Award for Best Short Story and the 1982

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 ...

, and placed first in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Venice Drowned" was nominated for the 1981

and placed seventeenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Walden Three" placed twenty-first in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Second Comings -- Reasonable Rates" placed eighteenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Forever" placed fourteenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Emergence" won the 1981 Analog Award for Best Novella/Novelette, was nominated for the 1982

, and placed twelfth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella. "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" was nominated for the 1982

and placed sixth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Serpent's Teeth" placed second in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "The Thermals of August" was nominated for the 1981

Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy Novella#Versus novelette, novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novele ...

and the 1982

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 third in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Going Under" was nominated for the 1981

and placed twenty-third in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Quiet" was nominated for the 1981

and the 1982

, and placed eighth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Swarmer, Skimmer" was nominated for the 1981

and placed eleventh in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

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