![]() ![]() But in 1979, the year Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 appeared, that crown belonged to Carr, and he had no less than four books - including three Year’s Best - place ahead of Dozois’ own Year’s Bestinstallment in the annual Locus Poll for Best Anthology. Before he died in 2018, Gardner Dozois was seen as the preeminent editor and taste-maker in 21st Century science fiction, winning the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor a record-shattering 15 times, and editing 35 volumes of the perennially popular The Year’s Best Science Fiction. So fans today could be forgiven for not understanding how thoroughly Carr dominated the field during his lifetime. ![]() A whole generation of fans has arrived since his death, discovered science fiction, argued over the Star Warsequels, and settled comfortably into middle age to raise contentious young SF fans of their own. ![]() The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 (Del Rey, July 1979) ![]()
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