The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9

Contents:Introduction · Terry CarrGalatea Galante, The Perfect Popsy · Alfred BesterSandkings · George R. R. Martin Time Shards · Gregory BenfordIn the Country of the Blind, No One Can See · Melisa MichaelsRe-deem the Time · David J. Lake Down and Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean IngThe Exit Door Leads In · Philip K. DickOptions · John VarleyIn Trophonius’s Cave · James P. GirardFireflood · Vonda N. McIntyreNo More Pencils, No More Books · John MorressyThe Vacuum-Packed Picnic · Rick GaugerThe Thaw · Tanith LeeIn a Petri Dish Upstairs · George TurnerRecommended Reading—1979 · Terry CarrThe Science Fiction Year · Charles N. Brown