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''Year's Best SF 4'' is a science fiction anthology, edited by
David G. Hartwell David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also no ...
, that was published in 1999. It is the fourth in the
Year's Best SF ''Year's Best SF'' was a science fiction anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and co-edited it with Cramer from 2002 until the final volume in 2013. It was published by HarperCollin ...
series.


Contents

The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the editor. * Alexander Jablokov: "Market Report" (First published in ''
Asimov's ''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 ...
'', 1998) *
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 ...
: "A Dance to Strange Musics" (First published in ''
Science Fiction Age Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
'', 1998) *
Norman Spinrad Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic. His fiction has won the Prix Apollo and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and multiple Nebula Awards. Pe ...
: "The Year of the Mouse" (First published in ''Asimov's'', 1998) *
Mary Soon Lee Mary Soon Lee (born 1965) is a British speculative fiction writer and poet. Biography Early life Mary Soon Lee was born in London, England, to a Malaysian Chinese father and an Irish mother. As a child, she enjoyed reading science fiction ...
: "The Day Before They Came" (First published in '' Interzone'', 1998) *
Rob Chilson Robert Chilson (born 1945) is an American science fiction author. Robert was born in Oklahoma, about age six he decided to be a writer. He was discovered by John W. Campbell and wrote stories for ''Analog'', including collaborations with William ...
: "This Side of Independence" (First published in ''
F&SF ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiva ...
'', 1998) * Stephen Baxter: "The Twelfth Album" (First published in ''Interzone'', 1998) *
Ted Chiang Ted Chiang (born 1967) is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and six Locus awards. His short story "Story of Your Life" was the basis of the ...
: "Story of Your Life" (First published in '' Starlight 2'', 1998) *
Robert Reed Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as the ...
: "Whiptail" (First published in ''Asimov's'', 1998) *
Mary Rosenblum Mary Rosenblum (born Mary Freeman; June 27, 1952 – March 11, 2018) was an American science fiction and mystery author. Biography Rosenblum was born in Levittown, New York and grew up in Allison Park, Pennsylvania. She earned a biology de ...
: "The Eye of God" (First published in ''Asimov's'', 1998) *
Michael F. Flynn Michael Francis Flynn (born 1947) is an American science fiction author. Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of hard science fiction, although his treatment of it can be unusual since he has applied the rigor of hard science fi ...
: "Rules of Engagement" (First published in ''
Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...
'', 1998) *
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 ...
: "Radiant Doors" (First published in ''Asimov's'', 1998) *
Jean-Claude Dunyach Jean-Claude Dunyach (born 1957) is a French science fiction writer. Overview Dunyach has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and supercomputing from Paul Sabatier University. He works for Airbus in Toulouse in southwestern France. Dunyach has been w ...
: "Unraveling the Thread" (First published in '' Galaxies 4'' as "Déchiffrer la Trame," 1997) * Dominic Green: "That Thing Over There" (First published in ''Interzone'', 1998) * Mark S. Geston: "The Allies" (First published in ''F&SF'', 1998) *
Ron Goulart Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Con ...
: "My Pal Clunky" (First published in ''Analog'', 1998) *
David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has won the Hugo,Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...
'', 1998) * Michael Skeet: "Near Enough to Home" (First published in '' Arrowdreams'', 1998) *
David Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...
: "A Game of Consequences" (First published in ''Starlight 2'', 1998) *
Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a ...
: "State of Nature" (First published in '' Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction'', 1998) *
Bruce Sterling Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's first ...
: "Maneki Neko" (First published in ''F&SF'', 1998)


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