The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

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These stories are works of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.

THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST: 35 YEARS OF THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION. Copyright © 2019 by Gardner Dozois. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover design by Jim Burns

Cover artwork: clockwise from upper left by Angela Harburn / Shutterstock.com; center illustrations by Jim Burns; bottom left by Maurizio Manzieri; bottom center by Donato Giancola, bottom right by Slawek Wojtowicz; bottom left by Michael Whelan

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ISBN 978-1-250-29620-7 (trade paperback)

ISBN 978-1-250-29619-1 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-29621-4 (ebook)

eISBN 9781250296214

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First Edition: February 2019