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Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction

Fred Patten

First published 2003
Publisher Sofawolf Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Ursula Vernon
Pages 455
Price $19.95
ISBN 0971267014

  • This anthology won two 2003 Ursa Major Awards, for Best Other Literary Work (not a novel) and for Best Published Illustration (the cover art). http://www.ursamajorawards.org/
  • 2016-05-07 During primary verification of the ibooks edition of this work it was found that:
    • ISFDB credited ''To the Magic Born'' as being by Brian W. Antoinette. The ibooks edition credits Brian W. Antoine. As Locus1 also reports the author as Brian W. Antoine it's assumed that "Antoinette" was a data entry error in ISFDB though this should be double-checked against the publication when it's primary-verified.
    • ISFDB credited ''Wings'' as being by Todd Sutherland. The ibooks edition credits Todd G. Sutherland. As Locus1 also reports the author as Todd G. Sutherland it's assumed that the dropped middle initial was a data entry error in ISFDB though this should be double-checked against the publication when it's primary-verified.
    • The story Secret Weapon is listed as being by Alan Kitchen in the body of the ibooks edition. The Contents and copyright pages of that edition both list the author name as Allen Kitchen. This discrepancy should double-checked in the Best in Show edition.

Page Title Author(s) Type
4 Introduction (Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction) Fred Patten Essay
11 A Note from the Publisher (Best in Show) J. L. Eddy Essay
12 Foreword (Best in Show, Section One) 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
57 Crucible Kim Liu Short Story
70 How George Miles Almost Saved the World Watts Martin Short Story
81 Canis Major Michael H. Payne Short Story
95 A Snapshot from Fayetteville Mick Collins Short Story
109 Wings Todd G. Sutherland Short Story
129 Respect the Sea Jeff Eddy Short Story
138 The Boar Goes North Matt Posner Short Story
152 Foreword (Best in Show, Section Two) Gene Breshears Essay
155 Port in a Storm Robert K. Carspecken Short Story
176 Rosettes and Ribbons M. C. A. Hogarth Novelette
207 Painted Memories Conrad Wong Short Story
222 Recruiting Elizabeth McCoy Short Story
235 Rat's Reputation Michael H. Payne Short Story
246 Whimper's Law Craig Hilton Short Story
260 Beneath the Crystal Sea Brock Hoagland Novelette
284 Secret Weapon Allen Kitchen Short Story
292 Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred Chas. P. A. Melville Novelette
317 Messenger Mel. White Short Story
322 Castlefail Jefferson P. Swycaffer Short Story
339 Repas du Vivant Axel Shaikman Short Story
350 Foreword (Best in Show, Section Three) Phil Geusz Essay
352 Graduation Day Phil Geusz Novelette
387 Top of the Mountain Ben Goodridge Novelette
409 Find the Beautiful Tim Susman Short Story
423 Little Monster Tom Turrittin Short Story
437 Afterword: Furry History and Lit 101: Introduction and Bibliography Fred Patten Essay