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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection

Penned By Gardner Dozois
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection

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Contents xiii • Introduction: Summation: 1987 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • Rachel in Love • (1987) • novelette by Pat Murphy28 • Dream Baby • (1987) • novelette by Bruce McAllister57 • Flowers of Edo • (1987) • novelette by Bruce Sterling80 • Forever Yours, Anna • (1987) • shortstory by Kate Wilhelm93 • At the Cross-Time Jaunters' Ball • (1987) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov119 • Dinosaurs • (1987) • novelette by Walter Jon Williams143 • The Temporary King • (1987) • novelette by Paul J. McAuley165 • Perpetuity Blues • (1987) • novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr.193 • Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight • (1987) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin220 • The Pardoner's Tale • (1987) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg240 • Glass Cloud • (1987) • novelette by James Patrick Kelly280 • The Evening and the Morning and the Night • (1987) • novelette by Octavia E. Butler303 • Night of the Cooters • [War of the Worlds] • (1987) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop322 • Angel • (1987) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan338 • Shades • (1987) • novelette by Lucius Shepard369 • The Faithful Companion at Forty • (1987) • shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler378 • Candle in a Cosmic Wind • (1987) • novelette by Joseph Manzione413 • The Emir's Clock • (1987) • shortstory by Ian Watson428 • Ever After • (1987) • novelette by Susan Palwick449 • The Forest of Time • (1987) • novella by Michael F. Flynn [as by Michael Flynn ]495 • The Million-Dollar Wound • (1987) • shortstory by Dean Whitlock505 • The Moon of Popping Trees • (1987) • novelette by R. Garcia y Robertson536 • Diner • (1987) • shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.551 • All the Hues of Hell • (1987) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe564 • Halley's Passing • (1987) • shortstory by Michael McDowell580 • America • [The Mormon Sea] • (1987) • novelette by Orson Scott Card605 • For Thus Do I Remember Carthage • (1987) • shortstory by Michael Bishop622 • Mother Goddess of the World • (1987) • novella by Kim Stanley Robinson675 • Honorable Mentions: 1987 • essay by Gardner Dozois

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Length 678 Pages
Language Eng
Released May 15, 1988
Identifier (ISBN) 410181
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Donald Harris December 24, 2025
"Absolutely brilliant. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. A true literary gem."
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