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Best Science Fiction of the Year: 1, Part One (aka The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5)
Best Science Fiction of the Year 1 Part One - aka The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 Author:Terry Carr (Editor) Terry Carr's dazzling collection of the best science fiction stories published in 1975, in his series of annual paperback anthologies. Each annual volume reprinted what in the opinion of the editor were the best science fiction short stories appearing in the previous year. The series also aimed to discover and nurture new talent. It fe... more »atured both occasionally recurring authors and writers new to the science fiction genre. Here is Part One of two parts, containing 6 stories.
Contents:
Introduction (Best Science Fiction of the Year: 1, Part One) • essay by Terry Carr;
Down to a Sunless Sea [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1975) / Genevieve Linebarger [as by Cordwainer Smith];
Retrograde Summer [Eight Worlds] (1975) / John Varley;
The Hero as Werwolf (1975) / Gene Wolfe;
The Silent Eyes of Time (1975) / Algis Budrys;
Croatoan (1975) / Harlan Ellison;
Doing Lennon (1975) / Gregory Benford.
Published by Penguin in two volumes as: Best Science Fiction of the Year: 1, Part One; (and) Best Science Fiction of the Year: 1, Part Two.
Originally published by RandomHouse in one volume as: The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5.