World's Best Science Fiction: 1969
 Cover of first edition, 1969 | |
| Editors | Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Schoenherr |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | World's Best Science Fiction |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 280 |
| Preceded by | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 |
| Followed by | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 |
Best Science Fiction: 1969 is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr, the fifth volume in a series of seven. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1969, followed by a hardcover edition issued in September of the same year by the same publisher as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club.
The book collects nineteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by the editors. The stories were previously published in 1968 in the magazines Galaxy Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Playboy, New Worlds, Amazing Stories, If, and Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact; and the anthologies and New Writings in SF 12.
Contents[]
- "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr)
- "" (Robert Sheckley) (Originally published in 1967)
- "" ()
- "Kyrie" (Poul Anderson)
- "Going Down Smooth" (Robert Silverberg)
- "" (Brian W. Aldiss)
- "Masks" (Damon Knight)
- "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" (Samuel R. Delany)
- "HEMEAC" ()
- "" (Colin Kapp)
- "" (R. A. Lafferty)
- "A Visit to Cleveland General" (Sydney Van Scyoc)
- "" (Laurence Yep)
- "Welcome to the Monkey House" (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.)
- "" (Terry Carr)
- "" (H. H. Hollis)
- "Total Environment" (Brian W. Aldiss)
- "" (Fritz Leiber)
- "Starsong" (Fred Saberhagen)
- "" (Katherine MacLean)
Awards[]
"Kyrie" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.
"Masks" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones Nebula Award won the 1969 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
"The Dance of the Changer and the Three" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
"Total Environment" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.
External links[]
- World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- 1969 short story collections
- World's Best Science Fiction
- Ace Books books