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The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology
Contents
xi • Preface (The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology) • (1989) • essay by Edward L. Ferman
xiii • Introduction (The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology) • (1989) • essay by Harlan Ellison
1 • The Cat Hotel • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1983) • shortstory by Fritz Leiber
17 • Slow Birds • (1983) • novelette by Ian Watson
44 • Judgment Call • (1987) • novelette by John Kessel
62 • The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything • (1984) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
78 • The God Machine • (1985) • shortstory by Damon Knight
82 • Understanding Human Behavior: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains • (1982) • novelette by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Understanding Human Behavior)
105 • A Rarebit of Magic • [Kedrigern] • (1983) • shortstory by John Morressy
119 • In Midst of Life • (1987) • shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.
139 • Surviving • (1986) • novelette by Judith Moffett
174 • Cage 37 • (1987) • novelette by Wayne Wightman
212 • While You're Up • (1988) • shortstory by Avram Davidson
215 • Eidolons • (1988) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
230 • Face Value • (1986) • shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler
243 • Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight • (1987) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
272 • The Boy Who Plaited Manes • (1986) • shortstory by Nancy Springer
285 • Out of All Them Bright Stars • (1985) • shortstory by Nancy Kress
293 • Salvador • (1984) • shortstory by Lucius Shepard
312 • State of the Art • (1985) • shortstory by Robert Charles Wilson
322 • Black Air • (1983) • novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson
349 • Uncle Tuggs • (1986) • novelette by Michael Shea
xi • Preface (The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology) • (1989) • essay by Edward L. Ferman
xiii • Introduction (The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology) • (1989) • essay by Harlan Ellison
1 • The Cat Hotel • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1983) • shortstory by Fritz Leiber
17 • Slow Birds • (1983) • novelette by Ian Watson
44 • Judgment Call • (1987) • novelette by John Kessel
62 • The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything • (1984) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
78 • The God Machine • (1985) • shortstory by Damon Knight
82 • Understanding Human Behavior: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains • (1982) • novelette by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Understanding Human Behavior)
105 • A Rarebit of Magic • [Kedrigern] • (1983) • shortstory by John Morressy
119 • In Midst of Life • (1987) • shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.
139 • Surviving • (1986) • novelette by Judith Moffett
174 • Cage 37 • (1987) • novelette by Wayne Wightman
212 • While You're Up • (1988) • shortstory by Avram Davidson
215 • Eidolons • (1988) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
230 • Face Value • (1986) • shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler
243 • Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight • (1987) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
272 • The Boy Who Plaited Manes • (1986) • shortstory by Nancy Springer
285 • Out of All Them Bright Stars • (1985) • shortstory by Nancy Kress
293 • Salvador • (1984) • shortstory by Lucius Shepard
312 • State of the Art • (1985) • shortstory by Robert Charles Wilson
322 • Black Air • (1983) • novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson
349 • Uncle Tuggs • (1986) • novelette by Michael Shea
376 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1989
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About the author
Edward L. Ferman
634 books7 followersEdward Ferman (born 1937) was an American science fiction and fantasy fiction editor and magazine publisher.
Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
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Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
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October 11, 2022DNF'd at p. 138. Just not that good of a collection. More's the pity! There are some great authors included.
July 10, 2021
A nice collection of Fantasy and Sci-fi stories, but...
This is a collection of Sf and Fantasy stories from the eighties. Throughout this collection a variety of subjects, themes and moods are explored. I enjoyed my time with this book, but I should note that though there were a few top-notch between them, there were also some that just din't click for me.
This is both the bane and beauty of collections in that anyone is likely to find af few stories that speak to them.
So overall a good collection, but not an outstanding one.
This is a collection of Sf and Fantasy stories from the eighties. Throughout this collection a variety of subjects, themes and moods are explored. I enjoyed my time with this book, but I should note that though there were a few top-notch between them, there were also some that just din't click for me.
This is both the bane and beauty of collections in that anyone is likely to find af few stories that speak to them.
So overall a good collection, but not an outstanding one.
July 22, 2014
The Cat Hotel (1983) by Fritz Leiber 3/5
Slow Birds (1983) by Ian Watson 3/5
Judgment Call (1987) by John Kessel 3/5
The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything (1984) by George Alec Effinger 5/5
The God Machine (1985) by Damon Knight 4/5
Understanding Human Behavior (1982) by Thomas M. Disch 3/5
A Rarebit of Magic (1983) by John Morressy 3/5
In Midst of Life (1987) by James Tiptree, Jr. 3/5
Surviving (1986) by Judith Moffett 3/5
Cage 37 (1987) by Wayne Wightman 4/5
While You're Up (1988) by Avram Davidson 2.5/5
Eidolons (1988) by Harlan Ellison 3/5
Face Value (1986) by Karen Joy Fowler 3/5
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight (1987) by Ursula Le Guin 4/5
The Boy Who Plaited Manes (1986) by Nancy Springer 3/5
Out of All Them Bright Stars (1985) by Nancy Kress 3/5
Salvador (1984) by Lucius Shepard 3/5
State of the Art (1985) by Robert Charles Wilson 3/5
Black Air (1983) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3/5
Uncle Tuggs (1986) by Michael Shea 3/5
Audio narration 3/5
Slow Birds (1983) by Ian Watson 3/5
Judgment Call (1987) by John Kessel 3/5
The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything (1984) by George Alec Effinger 5/5
The God Machine (1985) by Damon Knight 4/5
Understanding Human Behavior (1982) by Thomas M. Disch 3/5
A Rarebit of Magic (1983) by John Morressy 3/5
In Midst of Life (1987) by James Tiptree, Jr. 3/5
Surviving (1986) by Judith Moffett 3/5
Cage 37 (1987) by Wayne Wightman 4/5
While You're Up (1988) by Avram Davidson 2.5/5
Eidolons (1988) by Harlan Ellison 3/5
Face Value (1986) by Karen Joy Fowler 3/5
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight (1987) by Ursula Le Guin 4/5
The Boy Who Plaited Manes (1986) by Nancy Springer 3/5
Out of All Them Bright Stars (1985) by Nancy Kress 3/5
Salvador (1984) by Lucius Shepard 3/5
State of the Art (1985) by Robert Charles Wilson 3/5
Black Air (1983) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3/5
Uncle Tuggs (1986) by Michael Shea 3/5
Audio narration 3/5
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