World's Best Science Fiction: 1969

World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr, the fifth volume in a series of seven. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1969, followed by a hardcover edition issued in September of the same year by the same publisher as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club.

World's Best Science Fiction: 1969
Cover of first edition, 1969
EditorsDonald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
Cover artistJohn Schoenherr
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWorld's Best Science Fiction
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
1969
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages280
Preceded byWorld's Best Science Fiction: 1968 
Followed byWorld's Best Science Fiction: 1970 

The book collects nineteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by the editors. The stories were previously published in 1968 in the magazines Galaxy Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Playboy, New Worlds, Amazing Stories, If, and Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact; and the anthologies The Farthest Reaches and New Writings in SF 12.

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Awards

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"Kyrie" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

"Masks" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones Nebula Award won the 1969 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

"The Dance of the Changer and the Three" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

"Total Environment" was nominated for the 1968 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.

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