The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection

ix • Summation: 1989 • essay by Gardner Dozois 1 • Tiny Tango • [Holy Ground Trilogy] • (1989) • novella by Judith Moffett 40 • Out of Copyright • (1989) • short story by Charles Sheffield 56 • For I Have Touched the Sky • [Kirinyaga • 3] • (1989) • novelette by Mike Resnick 78 • Alphas • (1989) • novelette by Gregory Benford 109 • At the Rialto • (1989) • novelette by Connie Willis 129 • Skin Deep • (1989) • short story by Kathe Koja 137 • The Egg • (1989) • novella by Steven Popkes 174 • Tales from the Venia Woods • [Roma Eterna] • (1989) • short story by Robert Silverberg 190 • Visiting the Dead • (1989) • short story by William King 202 • Dori Bangs • (1989) • short story by Bruce Sterling 215 • The Ends of the Earth • (1989) • novella by Lucius Shepard 267 • The Price of Oranges • (1989) • novelette by Nancy Kress 289 • Lottery Night • (1989) • novelette by S. P. Somtow 310 • A Deeper Sea • (1989) • novella by Alexander Jablokov 352 • The Edge of the World • (1989) • short story by Michael Swanwick 366 • Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man • (1989) • novelette by Robin Hobb [as by Megan Lindholm] 385 • The Third Sex • (1989) • short story by Alan Brennert 402 • Winter on the Belle Fourche • (1989) • short story by Neal Barrett, Jr. 418 • Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another • [Time Gate] • (1989) • novelette by Robert Silverberg 452 • Relationships • (1989) • short story by Robert Sampson 459 • Just Another Perfect Day • (1989) • short story by John Varley 472 • The Loch Moose Monster • [Mirabile] • (1989) • novelette by Janet Kagan 504 • The Magic Bullet • (1989) • novelette by Brian Stableford 521 • The Odd Old Bird • [Doctor Eszterhazy] • (1988) • short story by Avram Davidson 530 • Great Work of Time • (1989) • novella by John Crowley 593 • Honorable Mentions: 1989 • essay by Gardner Dozois