The 1986 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World's Best Science Fiction, 1986

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The 1986 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World's Best Science Fiction, 1986

Written by Donald A. Wollheim
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Contents * "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim) * "Earthgate" (J. Brian Clarke) * "On the Dream Channel Panel" (Ian Watson) * "The Gods of Mars" (Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick) * "The Jaguar Hunter" (Lucius Shepard) * "Sailing to Byzantium" (Robert Silverberg) * "Webrider" (Jayge Carr) * "With Virgil Oddum at the East Pole" (Harlan Ellison) * "The Curse of Kings" (Connie Willis) * "Fermi and Frost" (Frederik Pohl) * "Pots" (C. J. Cherryh)

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Pages 303
Language Eng
Published 1986
ISBN 1029370
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Donald A. Wollheim is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Donald A. Wollheim enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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