Author | Edited by Gardner Dozois |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Year's Best Science Fiction |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date
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1987 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Preceded by | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection |
Followed by | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois that was published in May 1987. It is the 4th in The Year's Best Science Fiction series. Cover art was by Alan Gutierrez. It won the Locus Award for best anthology.
It was also published in the UK as The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction, the first UK edition of the series.
The book includes stories, all first published in 1986. The book also includes a summation by Dozois, a brief introduction to each story by Dozois and a referenced list of honorable mentions for the year. The stories are as follows: