The Year's Best SF 1972
| First published | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sphere |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Eddie Jones |
| Pages | 235 |
| Price | £0.45 |
| ISBN | 0722143559 |
Second Sphere printing as stated on copyright page.
Artist not credited but signature is easily readable.
There are four cartons from pages 86 to 90.
Note that title page reads "The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6".
| 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. Domenica | 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 |
| 141 | An Imaginary Journey to the Moon | Victor Sabah | Short Story |
| 149 | The Head and the Hand | Christopher Priest | Short Story |
| 164 | Hero | Joe Haldeman | Novella |
| 229 | Afterword: The Year of the Big Spring Clean | Brian W. Aldiss | Essay |