The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6
| First published | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sphere |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Bruce Pennington |
| Pages | 235 |
| Price | £0.35 |
| ISBN | 0722143559 |
- "First published in Great Britain in 1973 ..." on copyright page. [Currey]
- Cover art not credited, no visible signature
- Back cover states: "Cover printed in England by Acorn Litho Feltham Middlesex"
- Cover/artist match in "Ultraterranium" by Bruce Pennington,
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Introduction (Best SF: 1972) | Harry Harrison | Essay |
| 11 | In the Matter of the Assassin Merefirs | Ken W. Purdy | Short Story |
| 21 | As for Our Fatal Continuity ... | Brian W. Aldiss | Short Story |
| 26 | The Old Folks | James E. Gunn | Short Story |
| 44 | From Sea to Shining Sea | Jonathan Ela | Short Story |
| 49 | Weinachtabend | Keith Roberts | Short Fiction |
| 91 | The Years | Robert F. Young | Short Story |
| 94 | Darkness | André Carneiro | Short Story |
| 113 | Cymbal Player | Lawrence Sail | Poem |
| 114 | Report from the Planet Proteus | Lawrence Sail | Poem |
| 115 | Columbus on St. Dominica | John Cotton (poet) | Poem |
| 116 | After Death | Patricia Beer | Poem |
| 117 | Faex Delenda Est | Theodore R. Cogswell | Poem |
| 120 | Words of Warning | Alex Hamilton | Short Story |
| 131 | Out, Wit! | Howard L. Myers | Short Story |
| 144 | An Imaginary Journey to the Moon | Victor Sabah | Short Story |
| 149 | The Head and the Hand | Christopher Priest | Short Story |
| 164 | Hero | Joe W. Haldeman | Novella |
| 229 | Afterword: The Year of the Big Spring Clean | Brian W. Aldiss | Essay |