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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 23rd Edition
Paperback reprint of hardcover original. Stone, by Edward Bryant (1978 Nebula Award); The Man Who Had No Idea, by Thomas M. Disch (nominated, 1979 Hugo Award); A House Divided, by Lee Killough; Brother Hart, by Jane Yolen; Project Hi-Rise, by Robert F. Young; Nina, by Robert Bloch; Prismatica, by Samuel R. Delany (nominated, 1978 Hugo Award); Zorphwar! by Stan Dryer; The Detweiler Boy, by Tom Reamy; Upstart, by Steven Utley; In the Hall of the Martian Kings, by John Varley (nominated, 1978 Hugo Award); I See You, by Damon Knight (nominated, 1977 Hugo Award). Also Science by Isaac Asimov, Books by Joanna Russ, Film by Baird Searles, and Competitions.
273 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published November 1, 1981
About the author
Edward L. Ferman
630 books7 followersEdward Ferman (born 1937) was an American science fiction and fantasy fiction editor and magazine publisher.
Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
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Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L..."
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October 12, 2021
This twenty-third volume in the long-running anthology series of the best from F & SF magazine covers the years from 1976-'79. The earlier books appeared on an annual basis, but the market for short fiction was beginning to dwindle by this time. Editor Ferman included one of Isaac Asimov's science columns, which was a fine idea, as well as some book and film reviews which were not, and some humorous excerpts from their reader competitions about which I was undecided. Good stories from Thomas M. Disch, Lee Killough, Jane Yolen, Damon Knight, Robert F. Young, and Tom Reamy. My favorites were Stone by Edward Bryant and In the Hall of the Martian Kings by John Varley.
May 17, 2021
I See You -DAMON KNIGHT ****
The Detweiler Boy -TOM REAMY ****
Zorphwar! -STAN DRYER ***
Stone -EDWARD BRYANT ***
Nina -ROBERT BLOCH ***
In the Hall of the Martian Kings -JOHN VARLEY ***
Upstart -STEVEN UTLEY ****
A House Divided -LEE KILLOUGH **
Brother Hart -JANE YOLEN ****
The Man Who Had No Idea -THOMAS M. DISCH ***
Project Hi-Rise -ROBERT F. YOUNG ***
Prismatica -SAMUEL R. DELANY ***
The Detweiler Boy -TOM REAMY ****
Zorphwar! -STAN DRYER ***
Stone -EDWARD BRYANT ***
Nina -ROBERT BLOCH ***
In the Hall of the Martian Kings -JOHN VARLEY ***
Upstart -STEVEN UTLEY ****
A House Divided -LEE KILLOUGH **
Brother Hart -JANE YOLEN ****
The Man Who Had No Idea -THOMAS M. DISCH ***
Project Hi-Rise -ROBERT F. YOUNG ***
Prismatica -SAMUEL R. DELANY ***
August 2, 2011
Another edition of this series, this time including stories from the late 1970's. My favorite was John Varley's "In the House of the Martian Kings", although, to be fair, I've read it before.
There is a now-funny essay by Baird Searles ("Multiple"). Searles decries the remaking of movies over time and jokes that he can see himself in the 50th edition commenting on new Star Wars movies. The 50th would be about 2005, which is when the fourth movie was released! They say that sf predicts the future, guess they are right!
There is a now-funny essay by Baird Searles ("Multiple"). Searles decries the remaking of movies over time and jokes that he can see himself in the 50th edition commenting on new Star Wars movies. The 50th would be about 2005, which is when the fourth movie was released! They say that sf predicts the future, guess they are right!
January 1, 2015
A huge collection of wonderful tales
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