The 1981 Annual World's Best Sf

DAW hardcover with dust jacket, Science Fiction Book Club reprint of mass paperback original, SFBC #5524, 1st club printing Aug. 1981 (code L39), 243 pages, cover art by John Gampert. Exclusive hadcover edition. 8vo (5.5" x 8.5" tall) 1982 Locus Poll Award, Best Anthology (Place: 7). Includes: Variation on a Theme from Beethoven, by Sharon Webb (1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 9)); Beatnik Bayou, by John Varley (nominated, 1980 Nebula Award, 1981 Hugo Award. 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 2)); Elbow Room, by Marion Zimmer Bradley; The Ugly Chickens, by Howard Waldrop (winner, 1980 Nebula Award, 1981 World Fantasy Award; nominated, 1981 Balrog Award, 1981 Hugo Award); Prime Time, by Norman Spinrad (1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Place: 11)); Nightflyers, by George R. R. Martin (winner, 1980 Analog Award. 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Place: 1). nominated, 1981 Hugo Award); A Spaceship Built of Stone, by Lisa Tuttle; Window, by Bob Leman (nominated, 1980 Nebula Award; 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Place: 4)); The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild, by Michael G. Coney; Achronos, by Lee Killough.