The World's Best S.F. No. 1
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sphere Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | 92738 |
| Pages | 319 |
| Price | £0.40 |
• Title on cover as "World's Best S.F.1", on title page as "The World's Best S.F. No. 1". Same content as the original 1968 US collection.
• In 1969 published as hardcover in the UK by Gollancz.
• Page i to x are in roman numerals, from page 11 on the numbering changes to arabic.
• Sphere books edition 1971. Source of publication month is unknown.
• Other prices: Australia $1.25; New Zealand $1.25; South Africa R 0.95; East Africa 9/50
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | See Me Not | Richard Wilson | Novelette |
| 50 | Driftglass | Samuel R. Delany | Short Story |
| 69 | Ambassador to Verdammt | Colin Kapp | Short Story |
| 88 | The Man Who Never Was | R. A. Lafferty | Short Story |
| 97 | The Billiard Ball | Isaac Asimov | Novelette |
| 116 | Hawksbill Station | Robert Silverberg | Novella |
| 163 | The Number You Have Reached | Thomas M. Disch | Short Story |
| 172 | The Man Who Loved the Faioli | Roger Zelazny | Short Story |
| 179 | Population Implosion | Andrew J. Offutt | Novelette |
| 195 | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | Harlan Ellison | Short Story |
| 210 | The Sword Swallower | Ron Goulart | Novelette |
| 238 | Coranda | Keith Roberts | Novelette |
| 258 | Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne | R. A. Lafferty | Short Story |
| 269 | Handicap | Larry Niven | Novelette |
| 293 | Full Sun | Brian W. Aldiss | Short Story |
| 305 | It's Smart to Have an English Address | D. G. Compton | Short Story |
| ix | Introduction (World's Best Science Fiction: 1968) | Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr | Essay |