 Cover of first edition, 1966 | |
| Author | edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Language | English |
| Series | World's Best Science Fiction |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 287 pp. |
| Preceded by | World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 |
| Followed by | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr, the second volume in a series of seven. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1966. It was reprinted by the same publisher in 1970 under the alternate title World's Best Science Fiction: Second Series. An Italian edition appeared in December 1966 under the title Il vento del sole.
The book collects fifteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by the editors. Most of the stories were previously published in 1964 and 1965 in the magazines New Worlds SF, Amazing Stories, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Galaxy Magazine, If, and Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction; another was published for the first time in the collection.