Year's Best SF 4

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name = Year's Best SF 4
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author = Edited by David G. Hartwell
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cover_artist = John Harris
country = United States
language = English
series = Year's Best SF
genre = Science fiction anthology
publisher = HarperPrism
release_date = 1999
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 484 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-06-105902-1
preceded_by = Year's Best SF 3
followed_by = Year's Best SF 5

"Year's Best SF 4" (ISBN 0-06-105902-1) is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1999. It is the fourth in the Year's Best SF series.

Contents

The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a shortintroduction by the editor.

*Alexander Jablokov: "Market Report" (First published in "Asimov's", 1998)
*Gregory Benford: "A Dance to Strange Music" (First published in "Science Fiction Age", 1998)
*Norman Spinrad: "The Year of the Mouse" (First published in "Asimov's", 1998)
* Mary Soon Lee: "The Day Before They Came" (First published in "Interzone", 1998)
* Rob Chilson: "The Side of Independence" (First published in "F&SF", 1998)
*Stephen Baxter: "The Twelfth Album" (First published in "Interzone", 1998)
*Ted Chiang: "Story of Your Life" (First published in "Starlight 2", 1998)
* Robert Reed: "Whiptail" (First published in "Asimov's", 1998)
*Mary Rosenblum: "The Eye of God" (First published in "Asimov's", 1998)
*Michael F. Flynn: "Rules of Engagement" (First published in "Analog", 1998)
*Michael Swanwick: "Radiant Doors" (First published in "Asimov's", 1998)
*Jean-Claude Dunyach: "Unraveling the Thread" (First published in "Galaxies 4" as "Déchiffrer la Trame," 1997)
* Dominic Green: "That Thing Over There" (First published in "Interzone", 1998)
*Mark S. Geston: "The Allies" (First published in "F&SF", 1998)
*Ron Goulart: "My Pal Clunky" (First published in "Analog", 1998)
*David Brin: "Life in the Extreme" (First published in "Popular Science", 1998)
* Michael Skeet: "Near Enough to Home" (First published in "Arrowdreams", 1998)
*David Langford: "A Game of Consequences" (First published in "Starlight 2", 1998)
*Nancy Kress: "State of Nature" (First published in "", 1998)
*Bruce Sterling: "Maneki Neko" (First published in "F&SF", 1998)