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The 1981 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World's Best Science Fiction 1981

Penned By Donald A. Wollheim
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The 1981 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World's Best Science Fiction 1981

Penned By Donald A. Wollheim
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Editor's Note:
"Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim)"Variation on a Theme from Beethoven" (Sharon Webb)"Beatnik Bayou" (John Varley)"Elbow Room" (Marion Zimmer Bradley)"The Ugly Chickens" (Howard Waldrop)"Prime Time" (Norman Spinrad)"Nightflyers" (George R. R. Martin)"A Spaceship Built of Stone" (Lisa Tuttle)"Window" (Bob Leman)"The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild" (Michael G. Coney)"Achronos" (Lee Killough)

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Length 252 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint DAW Books, Inc. (NYC)
Released 1981
Identifier (ISBN) 1029369
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Donald A. Wollheim is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Donald A. Wollheim can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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