The 9th Annual of the Year's SF edited by Judith Merril

The most noteworthy science fiction from that memorable year,1959 to 1963.

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In article <uidg6b$pv7$1@reader2.panix.com>,
jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

> The 9th Annual of the Year's SF edited by Judith Merril
>
> The most noteworthy science fiction from that memorable year,1959 to 1963.
>
> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/just-soothes-my-soul

I remember reading "The Great Nebraska Sea" a long time ago. Was it in
the mid 1970s when I accumulated all the back issues of Galaxy? I might
have found the _9th Annual..._ or _Spectrum IV_ in a library, but the
table of contents of either don't like very familiar (I have read a
number of the stories, but I have the magazine issues they first
appeared in).

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In article <robertaw-4CFD61.10081707112023@news.individual.net>,
Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
>In article <uidg6b$pv7$1@reader2.panix.com>,
> jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:
>
>> The 9th Annual of the Year's SF edited by Judith Merril
>>
>> The most noteworthy science fiction from that memorable year,1959 to 1963.
>>
>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/just-soothes-my-soul
>
>I remember reading "The Great Nebraska Sea" a long time ago. Was it in
>the mid 1970s when I accumulated all the back issues of Galaxy? I might
>have found the _9th Annual..._ or _Spectrum IV_ in a library, but the
>table of contents of either don't like very familiar (I have read a
>number of the stories, but I have the magazine issues they first
>appeared in).
>
I wonder if it was anthologized somewhere not mentioned on ISFDB?
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On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 2:50:57 PM UTC-5, James Nicoll wrote:
> In article <robertaw-4CFD61...@news.individual.net>,
> Robert Woodward <robe...@drizzle.com> wrote:
> >In article <uidg6b$pv7$1...@reader2.panix.com>,
> > jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:
> >
> >> The 9th Annual of the Year's SF edited by Judith Merril
> >>
> >> The most noteworthy science fiction from that memorable year,1959 to 1963.
> >>
> >> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/just-soothes-my-soul
> >
> >I remember reading "The Great Nebraska Sea" a long time ago. Was it in
> >the mid 1970s when I accumulated all the back issues of Galaxy? I might
> >have found the _9th Annual..._ or _Spectrum IV_ in a library, but the
> >table of contents of either don't like very familiar (I have read a
> >number of the stories, but I have the magazine issues they first
> >appeared in).
> >
> I wonder if it was anthologized somewhere not mentioned on ISFDB?

I recall reading it in a book with a yellow jacket, so it seems to have been
the Gollancz edition of Spectrum. The TOC isn't terribly familiar (It has
been 55 years) but I recall reading the Smith in a Gollancz book, so
this is probably it.

Our local library system had a lot of Gollancz SF works. On politics,
I suspect fewer.

William Hyde

James Nicoll wrote:

>The 9th Annual of the Year's SF edited by Judith Merril
>
>The most noteworthy science fiction from that memorable year,1959 to
>1963.

"The Great Nebraska Sea" was the answer to a YASID I posted back in . .
.. 2019 sez Google Groups. I guess I should have waited four years.

Brian