The 1987 Annual World's Best SF

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

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
"Dream in a Bottle" Jerry Merdith,  D. E. Smirl 1984
1
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"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
"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
"The Lions Are Asleep This Night" Howard Waldrop 1986
3
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Lo, How an Oak E'er Blooming" Suzette Haden Elgin 1986
1
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Permafrost" Roger Zelazny 1986
3
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"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
"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
"Timerider" Doris Egan 1986
1
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Kinds of Strangers" Sarah Zettel 1999
3
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
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