“The Affair by Robert Silverberg. Copyright © 1984 by Agberg, Ltd. First published in Playboy, June 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author and Agberg, Ltd.
PRESS ENTER by John Varley. Copyright © 1984 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“New Rose Hotel,” by William Gibson. Copyright © 1984 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. First published in Omni, July 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Map,” by Gene Wolfe. Copyright © 1984 by Gene Wolfe. First published in Light Years And Dark (Berkley). Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Interlocking Pieces,” by Molly Gloss. Copyright © 1984 by Terry Carr. First published in Universe 14 (Doubleday). Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Trojan Horse,” by Michael Swanwick. Copyright © 1984 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. First published in Omni, December 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Bad Medicine,” by Jack Dann. Copyright © 1984 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“At The Embassy Club,” by Elizabeth A. Lynn. Copyright © 1984 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. First published in Omni, June 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Pursuit Of Excellence,” by Rena Yount. Copyright © 1984 by Rena Yount. First published in The Clarion Awards (Doubleday). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Kindly Isle,” by Frederik Pohl. Copyright © 1984 by Frederik Pohl. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, November 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Rock On,” by Pat Cadigan. Copyright © 1984 by Pat Cadigan. First published in Light Years And Dark (Berkley). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Sunken Gardens,” by Bruce Sterling. Copyright © 1984 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. First published in Omni, June 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Trinity,” by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 1984 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Trouble With The Cotton People,” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Copyright © 1984 by The Curators Of The University Of Missouri. First published in The Missouri Review, Vol. VII, No. 2. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Twilight Time,” by Lewis Shiner. Copyright © 1984 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Black Coral,” by Lucius Shepard. Copyright © 1984 by Terry Carr. First published in Universe 14 (Doubleday). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Friend,” by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel. Copyright © 1984 by Mercury Press, Inc. First Published in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction, January 1984. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“Foreign Skins,” by Tanith Lee. Copyright @ 1984 by Tanith Lee. First published in Tamastara (DAW), by Tanith Lee. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Company In The Wings,” by R. A. Lafferty. Copyright © 1984 by R. A. Lafferty. First published in Heart Of Stone, Dear (Chris Drumm), by R. A. Lafferty. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“A Cabin On The Coast by Gene Wolfe. Copyright © 1984 by Mercury Press, Inc. First published in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction, February 1984. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Virginia Kidd.
“The Lucky Strike,” by Kim Stanley Robinson. Copyright © 1984 by Terry Carr. First published in Universe 14 (Doubleday). Reprinted by permission of the author.
BOOKS BY GARDNER DOZOIS
Strangers (novel)
The Visible Man (collection)
Nightmare Blue (novel—with George Alec Effinger)
A Day in the Life (anthology)
Another World (anthology)
Beyond the Golden Age (anthology)
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year,
Sixth Annual Collection (anthology)
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year,
Seventh Annual Collection (anthology)
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year,
Eighth Annual Collection (anthology)
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year,
Ninth Annual Collection (anthology)
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year,
Tenth Annual Collection (anthology)
The Year’s Best Science Fiction,
First Annual Collection (anthology)
Future Power (anthology—with Jack Dann)
Aliens! (anthology—with Jack Dann)
Unicorns! (anthology—with Jack Dann)
Magicats! (anthology—with Jack Dann)
The Fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. (critical chapbook)
The Year’s Best Science Fiction,
Second Annual Collection (anthology)
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
1984
Cezarija Abartis, “The Rocking Horse,” Twilight Zone, September/ October
Jim Aikin, “Statues,” IASFM, November
Brian Aldiss, “The Gods in Flight,” IASFM, Mid-December
Isaac Asimov, “Writing Time,” IASFM, July
Scott Baker, “Still Life with Scorpion,” IASFM, May
Greg Benford, “Me/Days,” Universe 14
Michael Bishop, “Dog’s Lives,” The Missouri Review, vol. VII, No. 2
——, “With a Little Help from Her Friends,” F&SF, February
Ben Bova, “Floodtide,” Analog, March
——, “Out of Time,” Omni, November
Scott Bradfield, “Unmistakably the Finest,” Interzone, No. 8
Joseph Payne Brennan, “Mrs. Clendon’s Place,” Shadows 7
David Brin, “Cyclops,” IASFM, March
John Brizzolara, “Borderland,” Twilight Zone, November/December
Edward Bryant, “Armageddon Between Sets,” F&SF, September
——, “Dancing Chickens,” Light Years and Dark
——, “Party Time,” Westercon 37 Program Book
Bob Buckley, “Peace in the Valley,” Analog, August
Pat Cadigan, “Another One Hits the Road,” F&SF, January
——, “Variation on a Man,” Omni, January
C. A. Cador and Marc Laidlaw, “Kelpie,” Fantasy Book, March Lillian Stewart Carl, “The Rim of the Wheel,” IASFM, February Susan Casper, “The Haunting,” Shadows 7
——, “Mama,” F&SF, August
——, “Shadowman,” Whispers, No. 21—23
Michael Cassut, “A Star Is Born,” IASFM, July
——, “Stillwater, 1896,” Shadows 7
Daphne Castell, “Close of Night,” IASFM, May
Jack Chalker, “In the Dowaii Chambers,” John W. Campbell Awards, Vol. 5
C. J. Cherryh, “Companions,” John W. Campbell Awards, Vol. 5
Rob Chilson, “The Last of His Breed,” Beyond Lands of Never
J. Brian Clarke, “The Expediter,” Analog, February
Michael Conner, “Five Mercies,” F&SF, March
Jim Cort, “Pookas,” Twilight Zone, May/June
Ronald Anthony Cross, “Moon Madness,” IASFM, October
John Dalmas, “Gullikksen and the 500-Pound Hallucination,” Analog, February
Jack Dann, “The Black Horn,” F&SF, November
__, and Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick, “Virgin Territory,” Penthouse, March
__ and Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick, “Afternoon at Schrafft’s,” Amazing, March
Avram Davidson, “The House Surgis Sword,” Amazing, September
__, “Young Doctor Eszterhazy,�
�� Amazing, November
Joseph H. Delaney, “Dragon’s Tooth,” Analog, Mid-December
Bradley Denton, “The Music of the Spheres,” F&SF, March
Philip K. Dick, “Strange Memories of Death,” Interzone, No. 8
Stephen R. Donaldson, “Daughter of Regals,” Daughter of Regals
, “Ser Visal’s Tale,” Daughter of Regals
Gardner Dozois, “Dinner Party,” Light Years and Dark
__, “Morning Child,” Omni, January
George Alec Effinger, “Mars Needs Beatniks,” IASFM, January
__, “White Hats,” IASFM, April
Phyllis Eisenstein, “The Amethyst Phial,” F&SF, February
Nancy Etchemendy, “Clotaire’s Balloon,” F&SF, November
Dennis Etchison, “Somebody Like You,” Masques
John M. Ford, “Heat of Fusion,” IASFM, September
Esther M. Friesner, “Simpson’s Lesser Sphynx,” Elsewhere III
Mary Gentle, “Anukazi’s Daughter,” Tomorrow’s Voices
Molly Gloss, “Joining,” F&SF, June
, “Seaborne,” F&SF, December
Charles L. Grant, “A Voice Not Heard,” IASFM, September
__, “Friends in Dark Places,” Night Visions 1
Terence M. Green, “Barking Dogs,” F&SF, May
Parke Godwin, “Cold Journey in the Dark,” The Last Wave, Vol. 3
Lisa Goldstein, “Ever After,” IASFM, December
Charles L. Harness, “Summer Solstice,” Analog, June
M. John Harrison, “The Lords of Misrule,” Light Years and Dark
, “The Luck in the Head,” Interzone, No. 9
Jan Herschel, “Geometry,” The Clarion Awards
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, “Lost Lives,” The Clarion Awards
Robert Holdstock, “The Boy Who Jumped the Rapids,” Beyond Lands of Never
Eric G. Iverson, “Hindsight,” Analog, Mid-December
Maxim Jakubowski, “Oblique Strategies,” Beyond Lands of Never
Lawrence M. Janifer, “The Samaritan Rule,” Analog, March
Gregg Keizer, “What Seen but the Wolf,” IASFM, February
James Patrick Kelly, “Crow,” IASFM, September
——, “The Empty World,” IASFM, December
——, “Saint Theresa of the Aliens,” IASFM, June
and John Kessel, “Freedom Beach,” F&SF, August
John Kessel, “The Big Dream,” IASFM, April
——, “The Lecturer,” Light Years and Dark
James Killus, “Sun Smoke,” IASFM, June
Stephen King, “Gramma,” Weirdbook 19
——, “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” Redbook, May
Damon Knight, “The Time Exchange,” Playboy, August
Marc Laidlaw, “Buzzy Gone Blue,” IASFM, May
R. A. Lafferty, “And Some in Velvet Gowns,” Ringing Changes
——, “I’ll See It Done and Then I’ll Die,” The Man Who Made Models
——, “The Man Who Made Models,” The Man Who Made Models
——, “The Stranger from Beyond the Sky,” (poem) F&SF, March
——, “Unique Adventure Gone,” Snake in His Bosom
David Langford, “In the Place of Power,” Beyond Lands of Never
J. A. Lawrence, “Some Are Born Great,” Amazing, July
Rand B. Lee, “End Cruise,” IASFM, November
Tanith Lee, “Bite-Me-Not or, Fleur de Feu,” IASFM, October
——, “Draco, Draco,” Beyond Lands of Never
——, “Three Days,” Shadows 7
——, “The Tree: A Winter’s Tale,” Night Visions 1
——, “Under the Hand of Chance,” Tamastara
——, “The Vampire Lover,” Night Visions 1
Ursula K. Le Guin, “May’s Lion,” The Little Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 1— 2
——, “The Visionary,” Omni, October
Fritz Leiber, “Black Has Its Charms,” Whispers, No. 21—23
——, “The Ghost Light,” The Ghost Light
Bob Leman, “The Pilgrimage of Clifford M.,” F&SF, May
Oliver Lowenbruck, “Coming Soon To A Theater Near You,” Twilight Zone, March/April
Elissa Malcohn, “Lazuli,” IASFM, November
Barry Malzberg, “Bedside Manner,” F&SF, November
M. Sargent Mackay, “Demon Lover,” F&SF, June
Robert R. McCammon, “Night Crawlers,” Masques
Jack McDevitt, “Translations from the Colosian,” IASFM, September
Ian McDonald, “The Catherine Wheel,” IASFM, January
Patricia A. McKillip, “A Matter of Music,” Elsewhere III
Robin McKinley, “The Stagman,” Elsewhere III
Cooper McLaughlin, “The Smyler,” F&SF, July
Steven Millhauser, “Cathay,” Twilight Zone, July/August
Richard Mueller, “Dem Bones, Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again,” F&SF, November
Pat Murphy, “Art in the War Zone,” Universe 14
——, “On the Dark Side of the Station Where the Train Never Stops,” Elsewhere III
O. Niemand, “Two Bits,” F&SF, June
Gerald Pearce, “In the Summer Marshes,” Amazing, September
Frederik Pohl, “The Blister,” F&SF, September
——, “Second-Hand Sky,” The Years of the City
Keith Roberts, “Kite Cadet,” Interzone, No. 6
Kim Stanley Robinson, “Ridge Running,” F&SF, January
Joanna Russ, “Bodies,” Extra(ordinary) People
Alan Ryan, “The Bones Wizard,” Whispers, No. 21—23 , “Bundoran, Co. Donegal,” Whispers, No. 21—23
Geoff Ryman, “The Unconquered Country,” Interzone, No. 7
Carter Scholz, “At the Shore,” The Missouri Review, Vol. VII, No. 2
__, “The Menagerie of Babel,” Universe 14
Charles Sheffield, “The Dominus Demonstration,” Analog, April
Lucius Shepard, “A Traveler’s Tale,” IASFM, July
——, “The Etheric Transmitter,” The Clarion Awards
——, “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule,” F&SF, December
——, “The Night of White Bhairab,” F&SF, October
——, “Reaper,” IASFM, December
Lewis Shiner, “Deserted Cities of the Heart,” Omni, February
——, “Til Human Voices Wake Us,” F&SF, May
Robert Silverberg, “Tourist Trade,” Playboy, December
Bruce Sterling, “Telliamed,” F&SF, September
Michael Swanwick, “Marrow Death,” IASFM, Mid-December
——, “When the Music’s Over,” Light Years and Dark
Jennifer Swift, “The Children’s Teeth Are Set on Edge,” IASFM, April
Somtow Sucharitkul, “The Shattered Horse,” Amazing, May
John Alfred Taylor, “Princeps Tenebarum” (poem), Elsewhere III
Steve Rasnic Tem, “Harvest Child,” Elsewhere III
Robert Thurston, “The Fire at Sarah Siddons,” IASFM, August
Lisa Tuttle, “The Cure,” Light Years and Dark
Jack Vance, “Fader’s Waft,” Rhialto the Marvelous
Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin, “The Weighter,” Analog, October
Ian Watson, “The Bloomsday Revolution,” Light Years and Dark
——, “Ghost Lecturer,” IASFM, March
——, “We Remember Babylon,” Habitats
Howard Waldrop, “Helpless, Helpless,” Light Years and Dark
Andrew Weiner, “The Alien Station,” IASFM, October
Lois Wickstrom, “Vines,” The Clarion Awards
Kate Wilhelm, “Strangeness, Charm and Spin,” Light Years and Dark
Connie Willis, “Cash Crop,” The Missouri Review, Vol. VII, No. 2
Gene Wolfe, “Redbeard,” Masques
Thomas Wylde, “The Oncology of Hope,” IASFM, September
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, �
��Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin’,” Shadows 7
Jane Yolen, “Salvage,” IASFM, May
Timothy Zahn, “Bête Noire,” Analog, March
Roger Zelazny, “Itself Surprized,” Omni, August
——, “Mana from Heaven,” More Magic
ABOUT THE EDITOR
GARDNER DOZOIS was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, and now lives in Philadelphia. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including the novel Strangers, which was a Hugo and Nebula finalist, and The Visible Man, a collection of his short fiction; he also edits the annual series The Year’s Best Science Fiction. His short fiction has appeared in Playboy, Penthouse, Omni, and most of the leading SF magazines and anthologies. His story “The Peacemaker” won the Nebula Award as Best Short Story of 1983, and he has many times been a finalist for other Hugo and Nebula awards. His critical work has appeared in Writer’s Digest, Starship, Thrust, Science Fiction Chronicle, Writing and Selling Science Fiction and Science Fiction Writers, and he is the author of the critical chapbook The Fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. He has been a Judge for the World Fantasy Award and has served several times on the Nebula Award Jury; he was Chairman of the 1983 and 1984 Juries. His most recent books are The Year’s Best Science Fiction Stories, First Annual Collection, and Magicats!, an anthology edited in collaboration with Jack Dann. Upcoming are three more anthologies edited with Jack Dann, Bestiary!, Sorcerers! and Mermaids!. Dozois is currently at work on another novel, Nottamun Town.
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION SECOND ANNUAL COLLECTION.
Copyright © 1985 by Gardner Dozois.
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