The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection
Author | : Gardner Dozois |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 1984-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466807303 |
ISBN-13 | : 146680730X |
Rating | : 4/5 (30X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1984-04-15 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection launched the popular and long-running "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series: Fantastic Science Fiction! The Year's Best -- And Biggest Collection Here's the cream of the crop: short stories, novelettes, novellas by science fiction writers already famous and awarded for their high-quality work in science fiction. Writers like: Poul Anderson Joe Haldeman Tanith Lee George R.R. Martin Robert Silverberg James Tiptree, Jr. Vernor Vinge Gene Wolfe Plus writers who are newer to the field, but just as excellent! These are the stories that will vie for the Hugo and Nebula Awards this year. And we've got them all! Not ten. Not twenty. 25 GREAT SF TALES. Each one is chosen by renowned SF writer and editor Gardner R. Dozois. Among them are "Black Air" by Kim Stanley Robinson, "Blood Music" and "Hardfought" by Greg Bear, "Blind Shemmy" by Jack Dann, "Cicada Queen" by Bruce Sterling and "Slow Birds" by Ian Watson.