Continuing with the series’ later trend of incomprehensively bad cover art, we come to the 11th Annual Edition: The Year’s Best S-F. This composition’s pretty simple: a “face” (veritably: booo!) is set between some-kind-of-planet-symbols, against a dark violet background. Nothing to write home about; nothing to remember; I’m just including this post for the sake of comprehensively showing the series.
Otherwise, I found nothing memorable; worthy of comment, for this edition of the series. However, it’s interesting that seven stories were specifically written for this volume. By no means is this collection a “galaxy of genius”. It is, however, a collection.
Turn the page(s)…
Introduction (11th Annual Edition: The Year’s Best S-F), Essay by Judith Merril
“Something Else”, by Robert J. Tilley,
from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October, 1965
“The Volcano Dances”, by J. G. Ballard,
from book The Terminal Beach, June, 1964
“Slow Tuesday Night”, by R. A. Lafferty,
from Galaxy Magazine, April, 1965
“Better Than Ever”, by Alex Kirs,
from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March, 1965
“Coming-of-Age Day”, by A. K. Jorgensson,
from Science Fantasy, September, 1965
“The Wall”, by Josephine Saxton,
from Science Fantasy, November, 1965
“The Survivor”, by Walter F. Moudy,
from Amazing Stories, May, 1965
“Moon Duel”, by Fritz Leiber,
from If, September, 1965
“Project Inhumane”, by Alexander Malec,
specifically for this volume
“Those Who Can, Do”, by Robert T. Kurosaka (as by Bob Kurosaka),
from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1965
“Susan”, by Keith Roberts (as by Alistair Bevan),
from Science Fantasy, April, 1965
“Yesterdays’ Gardens”, by Johnny Byrne,
from Science Fantasy, November, 1965
“The Roaches”, by Thomas M. Disch,
from Escapade, October, 1965
“Game”, by Donald Barthelme,
from The New Yorker, July 31, 1965
“J Is for Jeanne”, by E. C. Tubb,
from New Worlds SF, December, 1965
“Terminal”, by Ron Goulart,
from Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May, 1965
“The Plot”, by Tom Herzog,
from Rogue, December, 1965
“Investigating the Bidwell Endeavors”, by David R. Bunch,
specifically for this volume
“The Case”, by Peter Redgrove,
specifically for this volume
“There’s a Starman in Ward 7”, by David Rome,
from New Worlds SF, #146, January, 1965
“Eyes Do More Than See”, by Isaac Asimov,
from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April, 1965
“Maelstrom II”, by Arthur C. Clarke,
from Playboy, April, 1965
“Two Telepathic Letters to Lord Kelvin”, by Alfred Jarry,
specifically for this volume
“Warrior” (Childe Cycle series), by Gordon R. Dickson,
from Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, December 1965
“Mars Is Ours!”, by Art Buchwald,
specifically for this volume
“Scarfe’s World”, by Brian W. Aldiss,
from Worlds of Tomorrow, March, 1965
“A Singular Case of Extreme Electrolyte Balance Associated with Folie a Deux”,
by Robert D. Tschirgi, specifically for this volume
“A Magus” (poem), by John Ciardi,
specifically for this volume
“The Circular Ruins”, by Jorge Luis Borges (translation of “Las ruinas circulares” 1940,
from book El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941),
in book Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, 1962
“The Girl Who Drew the Gods”, by Harvey Jacobs,
from Mademoiselle, May, 1965
“The Drowned Giant”, by J. G. Ballard,
from book The Terminal Beach, June, 1964
“Circe Undersea or a Cry from the Depths”, by George MacBeth,
specifically for this volume
“Somewhere Not Far from Here”, by Gerald Kersh,
from Playboy, March, 1965
“In the Ruins”, by Roald Dahl,
specifically for this volume
“Traveller’s Rest”, by David I. Masson,
from New Worlds SF, September, 1965
“Ado About Nothing”, by Robert K. Ottum (as by Bob Ottum, Jr.),
from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March, 1965
Summation (The 11th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F), Essay by Judith Merril
Still life with references
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Published Variants of This Book (Neither four nor three but two I see!)