(xi) 367 pp. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The New Atlantis - a novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin; Croatoan by Harlan Ellison; Down to a Sunless Sea - a novelette by Cordwainer Smith; Retrograde Summer - a novelette by John Varley; The Hero As Werewolf by Gene Wolfe; The Silent Eyes of Time - a novella by Algis Budrys; Doing Lennon by Gregory Benford; Clay Suburb by Robert F. Young; The Storms of Windhave - a novella by Lisa Tuttle and George R. R. Martin; Child of All Ages by P. J. Plauger; In the Bowl - a novelette by John Varley; and Sail the Tide of Mourning by Richard A. Lupoff.

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Title

THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION OF THE YEAR 5

Publisher

Ballantine Books, New York

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

0345250648

ISBN 13

9780345250643

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Book

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Fantasy and Science Fiction

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Ballantine Books, 1976. Mass market paperback. 12 of the best science fiction stories of 1975. Includes introduction and "recommended reading" list from editor Terry Carr, "The Science Fiction Year (1978)" essay by Charles N. Brown, and these works:

“Down to a Sunless Sea” by Cordwainer Smith
"Retrograde Summer” by John Varley
"The Hero As Werwolf” by Gene Wolfe
"The Silent Eyes of Time” by Algis Budrys
"Croatoan” by Harlan Ellison
"Doing Lennon” by Gregory Benford
"The New Atlantis” by Ursula K. Le Guin
"Clay Suburb” by Robert F. Young
"The Storms of Windhaven” by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle
"Child of All Ages” by P. J. Plauger
"In the Bowl” by John Varley
"Sail the Tide of Mourning” by Richard A. Lupoff

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