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World's best science fiction, 1969 (An Ace book)

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The editors point out in the intro that this is only supposed to be SF, no sneaking in of the fairy pollution, or vague parables, or anything like that.

They also point out that although they try and read all the stories each year, they often disagree quite strongly on the stories, so this is a compromise selection.

Only 3.47, so too many ordinary stories, but the Colin Kapp Cloudbuilders technoogy recovery story was an interesting find, and some excellent stories from Knight and Saberhagen, too.


Wollheim Carr 05 : Street of Dreams Feet of Clay - Robert Sheckley
Wollheim Carr 05 : Backtracked - Burt K. Filer
Wollheim Carr 05 : Kyrie - Poul Anderson
Wollheim Carr 05 : Going Down Smooth - Robert Silverberg
Wollheim Carr 05 : The Worm That Flies - Brian W. Aldiss
Wollheim Carr 05 : Masks - Damon Knight
Wollheim Carr 05 : Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones - Samuel R. Delany
Wollheim Carr 05 : Hemeac - E. G. Von Wald
Wollheim Carr 05 : The Cloudbuilders - Colin Kapp
Wollheim Carr 05 : This Grand Carcass - R. A. Lafferty
Wollheim Carr 05 : A Visit to Cleveland General - Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Wollheim Carr 05 : The Selchey Kids - Laurence Yep
Wollheim Carr 05 : Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Wollheim Carr 05 : The Dance of the Changer and the Three - Terry Carr
Wollheim Carr 05 : Sword Game - H. H. Hollis
Wollheim Carr 05 : Total Environment - Brian W. Aldiss
Wollheim Carr 05 : The Square Root of Brain - Fritz Leiber
Wollheim Carr 05 : Starsong - Fred Saberhagen
Wollheim Carr 05 : Fear Hound - Katherine MacLean


Urban Bellwether reminder.

3.5 out of 5


Spousal saviour return divorce dump.

3.5 out of 5


Supernova human alien telepathic communication ending prolonged.

4 out of 5


Binary bad language.

3.5 out of 5


Immortal stone record.

3 out of 5


Everything cut off.

4.5 out of 5


Singing shiny password.

4 out of 5


Robotic education.

3 out of 5


Journeyman anti-raider civilisation upgrade.

4 out of 5


Robovampsuck monument deal.

3 out of 5


Non-remembered reused bits.

3 out of 5


Brood not all human.

3 out of 5


Nothinghead Ethical Suicide Service shag.

3.5 out of 5


Destructive exhibition draws you in.

3.5 out of 5


Magic tesser-act.

4 out of 5


Block of time compression, hopeful for ESP.

3 out of 5


Unindentified story article.

2 out of 5


Even though human brains are really nifty, still won't help that old underworld lookback tragedy.

4.5 out of 5


Broadcast Archetype Rescue Squad save hire.

3.5 out of 5




3.5 out of 5