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The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection

Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer

First published 2016
Publisher Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
ISBN 9781101910092
Cover art Bruce Pennington
Pages xxxi+1178

Notes

  • Some of the contained stories have never appeared in English before, some are re-translations (in cases where an existing translation was more than 25-30 years old or where the editors thought the existing translation had some flaws) and some use existing translations.
  • Each story is preceded by an introductory essay.
  • The three stories by David R. Bunch have the collective title "Three from Moderan" as well as being headed by their own titles. The introductory essay (pp. 555-556) refers to all three.
  • Acknowledgments, p. 1167. Permissions Acknowledgments, pp. 1169-1178.
  • Day of publication from publisher's website.
  • First printing with full number line
  • Canada price C$34.00

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Cover 2016 Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books eBook Anthology Bruce Pennington
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Cover 2016 Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC Trade Paperback Anthology 14-1016912 Bruce Pennington xxxi+1178