Ballantine Books, 1976. Mass market paperback. 12 of the best science fiction stories of 1975. Includes introduction and "recommended reading" list from editor Terry Carr , "The Science Fiction Year (1978)" essay by Charles N. Brown , and these works: “Down to a Sunless Sea” by Cordwainer Smith "Retrograde Summer” by John Varley "The Hero As Werwolf” by Gene Wolfe "The Silent Eyes of Time” by Algis Budrys "Croatoan” by Harlan Ellison "Doing Lennon” by Gregory Benford "The New Atlantis” by Ursula K. Le Guin "Clay Suburb” by Robert F. Young "The Storms of Windhaven” by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle "Child of All Ages” by P. J. Plauger "In the Bowl” by John Varley "Sail the Tide of Mourning” by Richard A. Lupoff
This book is part of the Best Science Fiction of the Year Books series.