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Essef - 12 authors - With work from a.o.: Asimov, Ellison, Knight, Leiber, Martin, Priest, Tiptree, Varley and Williamson.
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Best Science Fiction of the Year #6
Seller: Collectible Science Fiction, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Del Rey, 1977 Carr edited collection with some seller stamps and mild wear. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. Seller Inventory # 6190
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THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION OF THE YEAR 6
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Ballantine Books, New York, 1977
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Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. (xi) 388 pp. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Seeing - a novelette by Harlan Ellison; The Death of Princes by Fritz Leiber; The Bicentennial Man - a novelette by Isaac Asimov; I See You by Damon Knight; The Phantom of Kansas - a novelette by John Varley; The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats - a novelette by James Tiptree Jr; The Eyeflash Miracles - a novella by Gene Wolfe; An Infinite Summer - a novelette by Christopher Priest; The Highest Dive by Jack Williamson; Meathouse Man - a novelette by George R. R. Martin; and Custer's Last Jump - a novelette by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop. Book. Seller Inventory # 230804
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year, No 6
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ISBN 10: 0345257588
ISBN 13: 9780345257581
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good Plus. 1st Thus. Collectible. To view other titles by this author enter the keywords; Carr or Sc Fi. The book is in excellent condition with minor wear o/w tight, clean and square. 13 stories featuring Asimov, Ellison, and Damon Night. Seller Inventory # 003699
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year, No 6
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Ballantine Books, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0345257588
ISBN 13: 9780345257581
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Thus. Collectible. To view other titles by this author enter the keywords; Carr or Sc Fi. The book is in excellent condition with minor wear o/w tight, clean and square. 13 stories featuring Asimov, Ellison, and Damon Night. Seller Inventory # 013150
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Best Science Fiction of the Year #6, The
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Seller: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Separate. Lightly Scratched; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: Introduction - Terry Carr; I See You - Damon Knight; The Phantom of Kansas - John Varley; Seeing - Harlan Ellison; The Death of Princes - Fritz Leiber; The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats - James Tiptree, Jr.; The Eyeflash Miracles - Gene Wolfe; An Infinite Summer - Christopher Priest; The Highest Dive - Jack Williamson; Meathouse Man - George R. R. Martin; Custer's Last Jump - Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop; The Bicentennial Man - Isaac Asimov; Recommended Reading - 1976 - Terry Carr; The Science Fiction Year - Charles N. Brown. SYNOPSIS: Every Year Critics hail Terry Carr's Annual Anthology As The Best Of The Bests! The Bicentennial Man - Isaac Asimov - Andrew was a robot who had been given his freedom, but he wanted something more precious - he was determined to make himself into a human being! The Phantom of Kansas - John Varley - Fox woke up to find she had been murdered - for the third time. Now she had to find her assassin before he destroyed her completely! Seeing - Harlan Ellison - She was a mutant, with eyes that saw wonders - but a fabulously rich woman wanted those eyes, and she would stop at nothing to get them! Custer's Last Jump - Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop - On a strange alternate world, Custer's final battle pitted him against fighter planes piloted by Crazy Horse and the Plains Indians Air Force! An Infinite Summer - Christopher Priest - The woman he loved was frozen in time, but perhaps there was a way for him to save her.it was worth a try! The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats - James Tiptree, Jr. - A chilling tale of the revolt of animals used for scientific experiments. - and - MORE OF THE BEST. I See You - Damon Knight - He thought he had invented a terrible weapon.or was it, perhaps, the greatest boon in human history? Meathouse Man - George R. R. Martin - On a planet where zombies were used for labor, one corpse handler went in search of the unattainable: Love! The Death of Princes - Fritz Leiber - What was the secret of Broussard, who could predict the future, but whose own destiny was hidden in deep space? The Eyeflash Miracles - Gene Wolfe - Little Tib was a fugitive in a future which allowed no one to be "different" - but there was a brighter world to which he might escape. The Highest Dive - Jack Williamson - What was this strange planet thousands of times the size of Earth? Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000120