User:DoctorWho42/Best SF: 1972
| Editors | Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Best SF |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Sphere Books |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 235 |
| ISBN | 0-7221-4355-9 |
| OCLC | 30323473 |
| Preceded by | Best SF: 1971 |
| Followed by | Best SF: 1973 |
Best SF: 1972 (also known as The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6 or The Year's Best SF 1972) is the sixth in the Best SF series edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss, first published in a British edition in 1973 by Sphere Books. The first American (and first hardcover) edition was released later that year by Putnam, with a Berkley paperback following shortly thereafter.
Background
[edit]Contents
[edit]- Introduction to Best SF: 1972 (1973) by Harry Harrison
- "In the Matter of the Assassin Merefirs" (1972) by Ken W. Perdy
- "As for Our Fatal Continuity ..." (1972) by Brian W. Aldiss
- "The Old Folks" (1972) by James E. Gunn
- "From Sea to Shining Sea" (1972) by Jonathan Ela
- "Weinachtabend" (1971) by Keith Roberts
- Cartoon: "Invisibility Competition" (1973) by Y. Aratovsky
- Cartoon: no caption (1973) by O. Tesler
- Cartoon: no caption (The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6) (1973) by William Rotsler
- Cartoon: "Grin and Bear It" (1973) by Lichty
- "The Years" (1972) by Robert F. Young
- "Darkness" (1972) by André Carneiro
- "Cymbal Player" (1972) by Lawrence Sail
- "Report from the Planet Proteus" (1972) by Lawrence Sail
- "Columbus on St. Dominica" (1972) by John Cotton
- "After Death" (1972) by Patricia Beer
- "Faex Delenda Est" (1972) by Theodore R. Cogswell
- "Words of Warning" (1972) by Alex Hamilton
- "Out, Wit!" (1972) by Howard L. Myers
- "An Imaginary Journey to the Moon" (1972) by Victor Sabah
- "The Head and the Hand" (1972) by Christopher Priest
- "Hero" (1972) by Joe W. Haldeman
- "Afterword: The Year of the Big Spring Clean" (1973) by Brian W. Aldiss
Reception
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Best SF: 1972 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Category:1973 short story collections Category:Science fiction anthologies