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Arthur W. Saha (1923–1999)

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The 1980 Annual World's Best SF (1980) — Toimittaja — 271 kappaletta
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF (1977) — Toimittaja — 256 kappaletta
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF (1987) — Toimittaja — 238 kappaletta
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF (1985) — Toimittaja — 236 kappaletta
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (1989) — Toimittaja — 235 kappaletta
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF (1988) — Toimittaja — 235 kappaletta
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (1974) — Toimittaja — 231 kappaletta
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF (1973) — Toimittaja — 229 kappaletta
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF (1984) — Toimittaja — 229 kappaletta
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF (1972) — Toimittaja — 220 kappaletta
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF (1981) — Toimittaja — 215 kappaletta
The 1986 Annual World's Best SF (1986) — Toimittaja — 215 kappaletta
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF (1976) — Toimittaja — 212 kappaletta
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF (1982) 211 kappaletta
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (1975) — Toimittaja — 208 kappaletta
The 1990 Annual World's Best SF (1990) — Toimittaja — 201 kappaletta
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF (1977) — Toimittaja — 199 kappaletta
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF (1983) — Toimittaja — 199 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 13 (1986) — Toimittaja — 120 kappaletta
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF (1979) — Toimittaja — 105 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 8 (1982) — Toimittaja — 73 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 11 (1985) — Toimittaja — 61 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 7 (1981) — Toimittaja — 52 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 14 (1988) — Toimittaja — 49 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 9 (1983) — Toimittaja — 49 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 10 (1984) — Toimittaja — 49 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12 (1986) — Toimittaja — 49 kappaletta

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Virallinen nimi
Saha, Arthur William
Syntymäaika
1923-10-31
Kuolinaika
1999-11-19
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Hibbing, Minnesota, USA
Kuolinpaikka
Cooperstown, New York, USA
Organisaatiot
Futurians

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This is an anthology of short stories from 1981, which covers fantasy themes ranging from the traditional princesses and dragons fare, magical realism/urban fantasy, fairytale retellings and even a Gothic-flavoured tale. As with these sort of collections, the quality of the stories vary, even if it is meant to be "the year's best fantasy stories". Highlights include "Proteus" by Paul H. Cook, a story about a modern shape-changer, who exists as multiple men, each with his own life and family; "Spidersong" by Susan C. Petrey, about a spider that plays music with her web; "Wolfland" by Tanith Lee, a dreamy werewolf retelling of Red Riding Hood; and "Melpomene, Calliope... and Fred" by Nicholas Yermakov, a hilarious tale of a blocked writer who is visited by an uncanny muse.
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serru | Oct 6, 2022 |
I had this as a teenager: a hardback I'd gotten from the Science Fiction Book Club, back when 'book club editions' were these fake-you-out things shoddily constructed from poor paper and too-little glue, intended to fool you into thinking "wow! I'm getting hardback books at SUCH a bargain!" ... before they fell apart on you.

I recall the paper had a very distinctive smell, too.

The star in this collection was -- for me anyway -- Michael Bishop's "Death and Designation Among the Asadi," from which I can still recall a few scenes with some vividness.… (lisätietoja)
 
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tungsten_peerts | 1 muu arvostelu | Apr 30, 2022 |
In my mind I think of the 80's as a really good time for science fiction so I found myself pretty disappointed with the ten stories chosen by the editor to represent the best of 1983 (The collection is assembled in 1984 with 1983 stories). There were only two stories to have my attention: "Homefaring" by Robert Silverberg and "The Harvest of Wolves" by Mary Gentle. I'd read Gentle's story a long time ago - short but well done, and memorable. The Silverberg story answers that timeless question of the far future: What if giant lobsters inherited the earth? Much better than it sounds! Greg Bear's short story "Blood Music" opens the collection. I had read it when it was new, but my memory of it was better than the story strikes me now. It was innovative for the time it was written. A couple stories in here are pretty poor. I'd avoid this collection, except that the novella "Homefaring" is such a good story and it was Nebula nominated as well. A 4-5 star gem amongst the dreck. sigh.… (lisätietoja)
 
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RBeffa | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 28, 2021 |
As is usual for his annual World's Best collections, Wollheim selects 10 of the best stories of the preceding year, 1980 in this case. This series ran for 26 years (1965-1990) until the editor's death.

The included stories are:
vii • Introduction • essay by Donald A. Wollheim
1 • Variation on a Theme from Beethoven • novelette by Sharon Webb
30 • Beatnik Bayou • novelette by John Varley
64 • Elbow Room • novelette by Marion Zimmer Bradley
81 • The Ugly Chickens • novelette by Howard Waldrop
105 • Prime Time • short story by Norman Spinrad
119 • Nightflyers • novella by George R. R. Martin
181 • A Spaceship Built of Stone • short story by Lisa Tuttle
199 • Window • short story by Bob Leman
217 • The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild • short story by Michael G. Coney
230 • Achronos • short story by Lee Killough

Waldrop's 'The Ugly Chickens' is a "cute' story I have read before. Zoological science fiction. It won the 1981 Nebula award for novelette. I wouldn't call this a strong year for science fiction of science fantasy stories based on this collection. I did like the first story pretty well. Sharon Webb speculates on the death of the arts and artists when immortality is achieved for humans in the future. The solution that humanity came up with is presented here. A young boy needs to choose between music or immortality. I don't think this story has appeared anywhere else but this anthology since the early magazine publication in 1980. Varley's 'Beatnik Bayou was a flop for me. I didn't even bother to read the last couple pages of that story. I skipped the Marion Zimmer Bradley story. The other stories were OK and I think my two favorites were 'A Spaceship Built of Stone' by Lisa Tuttle which was an old-fashioned romance science fiction story with a subtly creepy edge about the Anasazi people in modern times and what looks to be a silent invasion. Then, Bob Leman's 'Window' was odd but good also. It completely twists and turns into a nightmare at the end. This story was adapted into an episode of a TV series in 2001 and starred Bill Pullman! Although not exactly the written story, you can watch it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aAY57plRYQ The actual story is better than the television adaptation, but I think it is kinda cool that it exists at all.

Overall for 40 year old stories I can't complain. There are some good and interesting ideas in here, although most of this is quite forgettable.
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RBeffa | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 5, 2020 |

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