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Furry: The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever

Fred Patten

First published 2006
Publisher ibooks
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Pages 445
Price $12.95
ISBN 9781596873193

  • While the front cover has "Furry!" over "The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction!" the title page has "Furry" over "The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever".
  • First printing per number line. The printing date is not stated. The source for the 2006-02-00 date is Amazon.com. The editor's "Foreword to the ibooks Edition" is dated February 2006.
  • The back cover has both "ISBN13: 978-1-59687-319-3" and "ISBN10: 1-59687-319-1". The copyright page only has "ISBN:1-59687-319-1"
  • The publisher is listed on the title page as "ibooks" over "Distributed by Publishers Group West".
  • Priced for sale in Canada at C$17.50.
  • The cover artist is not credited. The copy transient-verified was from a public library and has a sticker that covers up the lower-left part of the picture. Per what's visible in the image on Amazon.com it's possible there's a signature in that corner.
  • This publication does not have the interior artwork found in the Sofawolf Press edition published in 2003.
  • The editor's "Foreword to the ibooks Edition" says that the Afterword and Bibliography are the same as what appeared in the edition published by Sofawolf published in 2003. The "Introduction" essay also appears to have not been updated for this edition.
  • Page 13 has "Section One" over "Living Among Us:" over "Furries and Humans" over "Foreword by Tim Susman". Based on how it is formatted the "Section One" part does not seem to be part of the title. Thus "Living Among Us: Furries and Humans" was used as the title for this publication record. The Contents drops the first part of the title and instead has "Section One: Furries and Humans" over "Foreword by Tim Susman". Sections Two and Three are formatted the same as Section One both in the body of the publication and on the Contents page.
  • The copyright page credits ''A Snapshot from Fayetteville'' as copyright by Batassian Ltd. The contents and the story credit Mick Collins.
  • The essay Dedication for "Wings" by Todd G. Sutherland is not on the Contents page nor the copyright page. It is dated August 2, 2004 and did not appear in the Best in Show edition of this anthology.
  • The story Secret Weapon is listed as being by Alan Kitchen in the body of the book. The Contents and copyright pages both list the author name as Allen Kitchen.
  • The essays Afterword and Bibliography and Biographies are listed as Afterword & Bibliography and Contributor Bios in the Contents.
  • The Biographies essays are roughly a third of the page each (one long paragraph each) and so is not included in the ISFDB Contents.
  • The author names "Chas. P. A. Melville" and "Mel. White" include the period as part of the first name in the body of the Contents, copyright page, and in the body of the book.

Page Title Author(s) Type
5 Foreword to the ibooks Edition Fred Patten Essay
6 Introduction (Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction) Fred Patten Essay
13 Living Among Us: Furries and Humans Tim Susman Essay
15 To the Magic Born Brian W. Antoine Short Story
30 Foxy Lady Lawrence Watt-Evans Short Story
41 The Color of Rain Gene Breshears Short Story
56 Crucible Kim Liu Short Story
69 How George Miles Almost Saved the World Watts Martin Short Story
79 Canis Major Michael H. Payne Short Story
93 A Snapshot from Fayetteville Mick Collins Short Story
107 Dedication for "Wings" Todd G. Sutherland Essay
109 Wings Todd G. Sutherland Short Story
128 Respect the Sea Jeff Eddy Short Story
137 The Boar Goes North Matt Posner Short Story
151 Living Apart: Furry Alternate Worlds Gene Breshears Essay
153 Port in a Storm Robert K. Carspecken Short Story
174 Rosettes and Ribbons M. C. A. Hogarth Novelette
204 Painted Memories Conrad Wong Short Story
219 Recruiting Elizabeth McCoy Short Story
232 Rat's Reputation Michael H. Payne Short Story
243 Whimper's Law Craig Hilton Short Story
257 Beneath the Crystal Sea Brock Hoagland Novelette
280 Secret Weapon Alan Kitchen Short Story
288 Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred Chas. P. A. Melville Novelette
311 Messenger Mel. White Short Story
318 Castlefail Jefferson P. Swycaffer Short Story
332 Repas du Vivant Axel Shaikman Short Story
343 Living Within: Transformation Phil Geusz Essay
345 Graduation Day Phil Geusz Novelette
379 Top of the Mountain Ben Goodridge Novelette
400 Find the Beautiful Tim Susman Short Story
413 Little Monster Tom Turrittin Short Story
427 Afterword and Bibliography (Furry: The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever) Fred Patten Essay