Best Science Fiction Stories of the year (Del Rey/Dozois) is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1972 with contributions by Lester del Rey, Steven Utley, Howard Waldrop, Michael Bishop, Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, John Varley, Edward Bryant, George R.R. Martin, and Raccoona Sheldon.
#1 of 4 in Best Science Fiction Stories of the year (Del Rey/Dozois)
1972 • 1 Reader • 250 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in Best Science Fiction Stories of the year (Del Rey/Dozois)
1973 • 1 Reader • 256 pages • 4
#7 of 4 in Best Science Fiction Stories of the year (Del Rey/Dozois)
1978 • 1 Reader • 319 pages • 3
#8 of 4 in Best Science Fiction Stories of the year (Del Rey/Dozois)
1979 • 1 Reader • 412 pages • 3