Publication: The 1981 Annual World's Best SF

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Publication: The 1981 Annual World's Best SFPublication Record # 34909
Editors: Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1981-05-00
ISBN: 0-87997-617-9 [978-0-87997-617-0]
Publisher: DAW Books
Pub. Series: DAW Collectors
Pub. Series #: 432
Price:
$2.50^?$: US dollar
Pages: 252
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: The 1981 Annual World's Best SF by Michael Mariano
Notes:
- "First Printing, May 1981|123456789"
- Cover art is credited to Mariano on the copyright page
- DAW Books No. 432; DAW catalog #UE1617
- Lee Killough misspelled as "Lee Killiugh" on ToC, but is spelled correctly at beginning of story.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 8358964

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Anthology Title: The 1981 Annual World's Best SF • [World's Best SF • 17] • anthology by Arthur W. Saha and Donald A. Wollheim

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • Introduction (The 1981 Annual World's Best SF) • (1981) • essay by Donald A. Wollheim
11 • Variation on a Theme from Beethoven • (1980) • novelette by Sharon Webb
40 • Beatnik Bayou • [Eight Worlds] • (1980) • novelette by John Varley
74 • Elbow Room • (1980) • novelette by Marion Zimmer Bradley
91 • The Ugly Chickens • (1980) • novelette by Howard Waldrop
115 • Prime Time • (1980) • short story by Norman Spinrad
129 • Nightflyers • [Thousand Worlds] • (1980) • novella by George R. R. Martin
190 • A Spaceship Built of Stone • (1980) • short story by Lisa Tuttle
208 • Window • (1980) • short story by Bob Leman
226 • The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild • (1980) • short story by Michael G. Coney
239 • Achronos • (1980) • short story by Lee Killough

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