The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection

Contentsix • Summation: 1989 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • Tiny Tango • [The Ragged World] • (1989) • novella by Judith Moffett40 • Out of Copyright • (1989) • shortstory by Charles Sheffield56 • For I Have Touched the Sky • [Kirinyaga • 3] • (1989) • novelette by Mike Resnick78 • Alphas • (1989) • novelette by Gregory Benford109 • At the Rialto • (1989) • novelette by Connie Willis129 • Skin Deep • (1989) • shortstory by Kathe Koja137 • The Egg • (1989) • novella by Steven Popkes174 • Tales from the Venia Woods • [Roma Eterna] • (1989) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg190 • Visiting the Dead • (1989) • shortstory by William King202 • Dori Bangs • (1989) • shortstory by Bruce Sterling215 • The Ends of the Earth • (1989) • novella by Lucius Shepard267 • The Price of Oranges • (1989) • novelette by Nancy Kress289 • Lottery Night • (1989) • novelette by S. P. Somtow310 • A Deeper Sea • (1989) • novella by Alexander Jablokov352 • The Edge of the World • (1989) • shortstory by Michael Swanwick366 • Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man • (1989) • novelette by Megan Lindholm385 • The Third Sex • (1989) • shortstory by Alan Brennert402 • Winter on the Belle Fourche • (1989) • shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.418 • Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another • [Time Gate] • (1989) • novelette by Robert Silverberg452 • Relationships • (1989) • shortstory by Robert Sampson459 • Just Another Perfect Day • (1989) • shortstory by John Varley472 • The Loch Moose Monster • [Mirabile] • (1989) • novelette by Janet Kagan504 • The Magic Bullet • (1989) • novelette by Brian Stableford521 • The Odd Old Bird • [Doctor Eszterhazy] • (1988) • shortstory by Avram Davidson530 • Great Work of Time • (1989) • novella by John Crowley593 • Honorable Mentions: 1989 • essay by Gardner Dozois