Contents 9 • Introduction: Summation: 1983 • essay by Gardner Dozois 26 • Cicada Queen • [Shaper/Mechanist] • (1983) • novelette by Bruce Sterling 60 • Beyond the Dead Reef • [Quintana Roo] • (1983) • shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr. 76 • Slow Birds • (1983) • novelette by Ian Watson 101 • Vulcan's Forge • (1983) • shortstory by Poul Anderson 119 • Man-Mountain Gentian • (1983) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop 136 • Hardfought • (1983) • novella by Greg Bear 195 • Manifest Destiny • (1983) • novelette by Joe Haldeman 209 • Full Chicken Richness • (1983) • shortstory by Avram Davidson 219 • Multiples • (1983) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg 237 • Cryptic • (1983) • shortstory by Jack McDevitt 253 • The Sidon in the Mirror • (1983) • novelette by Connie Willis 281 • Golden Gate • (1982) • shortstory by R. A. Lafferty 295 • Blind Shemmy • (1983) • novelette by Jack Dann 316 • In the Islands • (1983) • shortstory by Pat Murphy 329 • Nunc Dimittis • (1983) • novelette by Tanith Lee 348 • Blood Music • (1983) • novelette by Greg Bear 371 • Her Furry Face • (1983) • shortstory by Leigh Kennedy 387 • Knight of Shallows • (1983) • novelette by Rand B. Lee 419 • The Cat • [Solar Cycle] • (1983) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe 426 • The Monkey Treatment • (1983) • novelette by George R. R. Martin 452 • Nearly Departed • [Deadpan Allie] • (1983) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan 467 • Hearts Do Not in Eyes Shine • (1983) • novelette by John Kessel 486 • Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons 522 • Gemstone • (1983) • novelette by Vernor Vinge 546 • Black Air • (1983) • novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson 571 • Honorable Mentions: 1983 • essay by Gardner Dozois
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
1984
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0312944837
ISBN13:
9780312944834
kindle Asin:
B006U1C0L0
The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection
Contents 9 • Introduction: Summation: 1983 • essay by Gardner Dozois 26 • Cicada Queen • [Shaper/Mechanist] • (1983) • novelette by Bruce Sterling 60 • Beyond the Dead Reef • [Quintana Roo] • (1983) • shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr. 76 • Slow Birds • (1983) • novelette by Ian Watson 101 • Vulcan's Forge • (1983) • shortstory by Poul Anderson 119 • Man-Mountain Gentian • (1983) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop 136 • Hardfought • (1983) • novella by Greg Bear 195 • Manifest Destiny • (1983) • novelette by Joe Haldeman 209 • Full Chicken Richness • (1983) • shortstory by Avram Davidson 219 • Multiples • (1983) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg 237 • Cryptic • (1983) • shortstory by Jack McDevitt 253 • The Sidon in the Mirror • (1983) • novelette by Connie Willis 281 • Golden Gate • (1982) • shortstory by R. A. Lafferty 295 • Blind Shemmy • (1983) • novelette by Jack Dann 316 • In the Islands • (1983) • shortstory by Pat Murphy 329 • Nunc Dimittis • (1983) • novelette by Tanith Lee 348 • Blood Music • (1983) • novelette by Greg Bear 371 • Her Furry Face • (1983) • shortstory by Leigh Kennedy 387 • Knight of Shallows • (1983) • novelette by Rand B. Lee 419 • The Cat • [Solar Cycle] • (1983) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe 426 • The Monkey Treatment • (1983) • novelette by George R. R. Martin 452 • Nearly Departed • [Deadpan Allie] • (1983) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan 467 • Hearts Do Not in Eyes Shine • (1983) • novelette by John Kessel 486 • Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons 522 • Gemstone • (1983) • novelette by Vernor Vinge 546 • Black Air • (1983) • novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson 571 • Honorable Mentions: 1983 • essay by Gardner Dozois