Best Science Fiction for 1973
| First published | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | 91360 |
| Pages | 268 |
| Price | $1.25 |
| ISBN | 0441913601 |
- First Ace printing: June, 1973; no number line
- "Edited by Forrest J Ackerman" on title page, front cover and back cover.
- The Shape of Science Fiction to Come is sourced to the "Lacon 1972 Guest of Honor Speeches", which is not stated elsewhere.
- There are short interstitial commentaries before each of the stories and essay.
- Afterword is a request for readers to vote on the best three stories in the book.
- The artist is not credited, no visible signature on the wraparound artwork
- ISBN derived from partial SBN on spine (441|91360|125)
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | uncredited | Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, December 1973 |
| 1973 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1973 |
| 1974 | Gail C. Futoran | Luna Monthly, #56, November 1974 |
Searching by ISBN: 0441913601
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Introduction (Best Science Fiction for 1973) | Forrest J Ackerman | Essay |
| 16 | A Thing of Beauty | Norman Spinrad | Short Story |
| 36 | What We Learned from This Morning's Newspaper | Robert Silverberg | Short Story |
| 56 | Seventy Years of Decpop | Philip José Farmer | Novella |
| 118 | The Shape of Science Fiction to Come | Frederik Pohl | Essay |
| 127 | Getting Together | Milton A. Rothman | Short Story |
| 146 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 156 | Forever and Amen | Robert Bloch | Short Story |
| 178 | Ersatz Eternal | A. E. van Vogt | Short Story |
| 184 | The Merchants of Venus | Frederik Pohl | Novella |