The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction:
Subtitle: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology
Contributors: Edward L. Ferman (Editor); Gordon Van Gelder (Editor)
Edition: 50 Anniversary Edition
Series: The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-86973-1
Copyright date: October 1999
Subjects: Fantasy; Fiction anthologies & collections; Science Fiction; Fiction; Fiction - Science Fiction; Science Fiction - Anthologies; Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Science Fiction - General; Fantasy fiction, American; Science fiction, American
First sentence: FIFTY YEARS! GOSH, IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY LAST WEEK I WAS SITTING around with Tony and Mick, discussing various stories and deciding whether to add the words "Science Fiction" to the magazine's title.
Description: Since its founding, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction has been acclaimed as one of the pinnacles of the field, the source of fantastic fiction of the highest literary quality. Now the magazine known to its readers as "F&SF" celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a spectacular anthology of the best recent work from the magazine.

Included are stories from major writers like Bruce Sterling, John Crowley, and Harlan Ellison. Also here are award-winners like Ursula K. Le Guin's Nebula-winning "Solitude," Maureen F. McHugh's Hugo-winning "The Lincoln Train," and Elizabeth Hand's Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winning "Last Summer at Mars Hill."

The fiftieth anniversary collection for the most distinguished magazine of the science fiction and fantasy world.
Table of contents: title: 13 • Introduction (The Best From Fantasy & Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology) • essay by Gordon Van Gelder; title: 15 • Last Summer at Mars Hill • (1994) • novella by Elizabeth Hand; title: 64 • Maneki Neko • (1998) • shortstory by Bruce Sterling; title: 81 • No Planets Strike • (1997) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe; title: 92 • Sins of the Mothers • (1997) • shortstory by Sharon N. Farber [as by S. N. Dyer ]; title: 106 • The Finger • (1995) • shortstory by Ray Vukcevich; title: 112 • Lifeboat on a Burning Sea • (1995) • novelette by Bruce Holland Rogers; title: 140 • Gone • (1996) • shortstory by John Crowley; title: 154 • First Tuesday • (1996) • shortstory by Robert Reed; title: 172 • The Fool, the Stick, and the Princess • (1998) • shortstory by Rachel Pollack; title: 183 • A Birthday • (1995) • shortstory by Esther M. Friesner; title: 200 • Sensible City • (1994) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison; title: 209 • All the Birds of Hell • (1998) • novelette by Tanith Lee; title: 233 • We Love Lydia Love • (1994) • novelette by Bradley Denton; title: 258 • Paul and Me • (1997) • shortstory by Michael Blumlein; title: 275 • Have Gun, Will Edit • [Plumage from Pegasus] • (1996) • shortstory by Paul Di Filippo; title: 280 • Forget Luck • [Tony Manetti] • (1996) • shortstory by Kate Wilhelm; title: 294 • Quinn's Way • (1997) • novelette by Dale Bailey; title: 326 • Partial People • (1993) • shortstory by Terry Bisson; title: 329 • The Lincoln Train • (1995) • shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh; title: 344 • Another Fine Mess • (1995) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury; title: 353 • Solitude • [Hainish] • (1994) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin