The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories v2 list.

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↥
"Against Babylon" Robert Silverberg 1986
2
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"And So To Bed" Harry Turtledove 1986
2
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Beautiful and the Sublime" Bruce Sterling 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Chance" Connie Willis 1986
3
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Covenant of Souls" Michael Swanwick 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Down and Out in the Year 2000" Kim Stanley Robinson 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Fair Game" Howard Waldrop 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes" S. P. Somtow 1986
2
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Gate of Ghosts" Karen Joy Fowler 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Grave Angels" Richard Kearns 1986
3
Sturgeon finalist
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Hatrack River" Orson Scott Card 1986
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Into Gold" Tanith Lee 1986
2
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Jeff Beck" Lewis Shiner 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Night Moves" Tim Powers 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Pretty Boy Crossover" Pat Cadigan 1986
7
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Prisoner of Chillon" James Patrick Kelly 1986
2
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Pure Product" John Kessel 1986
3
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"R & R" Lucius Shepard 1986
9
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Sallie C." Neal Barrett, Jr. 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Sea Change" Kage Baker 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Snake-Eyes" Tom Maddox 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Strangers on Paradise" Damon Knight 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Surviving" Judith Moffett 1986
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Tangents" Greg Bear 1986
4
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Tattoos" Jack Dann 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Video Star" Walter Jon Williams 1986
1
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Winter Market" William Gibson 1985
6
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
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