''The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9'' 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 ninth volume in a series of sixteen. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey Books in August 1980, and in hardcover by

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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 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 1978 and 1979 in the magazines '' Omni'', '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', '' Rolling Stone College Papers'', 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 anthologies ''

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'' and '' Rooms of Paradise''.

*"Introduction" (

) *"Galatea Galante, The Perfect Popsy" ( Alfred Bester) *"Sandkings" (

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 ...

) *"Time Shards" (

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 ...

) *"In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See" ( Melisa Michaels) *"Re-deem the Time" ( David Lake) *"Down & Out on Ellfive Prime" (

Dean Ing Dean Charles Ing (June 17, 1931 – July 21, 2020) was an American author, who usually wrote in the science fiction and techno-thriller genres. His novel ''The Ransom of Black Stealth One'' (1989) was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He wrote ...

) *"

The Exit Door Leads In "The Exit Door Leads In" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. First published in 1979. "The Exit Door Leads In" was written for ''Rolling Stone College Papers'', a short-lived publication. It is one of Dick's few st ...

" (

Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his l ...

) *"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 ...

) *"In Trophonius's Cave" ( James P. Girard) *"Fireflood" (

Vonda N. McIntyre Vonda Neel McIntyre () was an American science fiction writer and biologist. Early life and education Vonda N. McIntyre was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of H. Neel and Vonda B. Keith McIntyre, who were born in Poland, Ohio. She s ...

) *"No More Pencils, No More Books" (

John Morressy John Morressy (December 8, 1930 – March 20, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer and a professor of English at Franklin Pierce College. He died at Sullivan, New Hampshire where he lived. Bibliography Novels * ''The Bla ...

) *"The Vacuum-Packed Picnic" ( Rick Gauger) *"The Thaw" ( Tanith Lee) *"In a Petri Dish Upstairs" ( George Turner) *"Recommended Reading - 1979" (

) *"The Science Fiction Year" (

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Awards

The anthology placed second in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Galatea Galante" placed fifth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Sandkings" won 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 ...

, placed first in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette, and was nominated for the 1980 Balrog Award for Short Fiction. "Down & Out on Ellfive Prime" placed fourteenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Exit Door Leads In" placed fourteenth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Options" was nominated for the 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1980

, and placed second in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "In Trophonius's Cave" placed eighth in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Fireflood" was nominated for the 1980

and placed third in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Science Fiction of the Year 9, The 1980 anthologies Best Science Fiction of the Year 9, The Del Rey books

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