The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction The

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a spectacular anthology. Including major writers like Bruce Sterling, John Crowley, and Harlan Ellison. Also here are award-winners, like Ursula K. Le Guins Nebula-winning Solitude, and Elizabeth Hands Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning Last Summer at Mars Hill.

Edward L. Ferman was Editor and Publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction from 1966 to 1991, garnering four Hugo Awards for the magazine and three for himself as Best Editor. He has remained the Publisher since then.

Gordon Van Gelder has served as Editor since 1997.

Introduction

13

(2)

Gordon Van Gelder

Last Summer at Mars Hill

15

(49)

Elizabeth Hand

Maneki Neko

64

(17)

Bruce Sterling

No Planets Strike

81

(11)

Gene Wolfe

Sins of the Mothers

92

(14)

S. N. Dyer

The Finger

106

(6)

Ray Vukcevich

Lifeboat on a Burning Sea

112

(28)

Bruce Holland Rogers

Gone

140

(14)

John Crowley

First Tuesday

154

(18)

Robert Reed

The Fool, the Stick, and the Princess

172

(11)

Rachel Pollack

A Birthday

183

(17)

Esther M. Friesner

Sensible City

200

(9)

Harlan Ellison

All the Birds of Hell

209

(24)

Tanith Lee

We Love Lydia Love

233

(25)

Bradley Denton

Paul and Me

258

(17)

Michael Blumlein

Plumage from Pegasus: Have Gun, Will Edit

275

(5)

Paul Di Filippo

Forget Luck

280

(14)

Kate Wilhelm

Quinn's Way

294

(32)

Dale Bailey

Partial People

326

(3)

Terry Bisson

The Lincoln Train

329

(15)

Maureen F. McHugh

Another Fine Mess

344

(9)

Ray Bradbury

Solitude

353

Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology

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