NEW DIMENSIONS

   ORIGINAL-ANTHOLOGY series (1971-1981) ed Robert SILVERBERG. New Dimensions I (anth 1971) appeared when original anthology series were proliferating in the USA, with such titles as INFINITY, QUARK and UNIVERSE. ND was one of the longest-lasting titles from this period,although it had to change publishers several times (\#1-\#3 DOUBLEDAY, \#4 Signet, \#5-\#10 Harper \& Row, \#11-\#12 Pocket Books) in order to keep going:New Dimensions I (anth 1971), \#2 (anth 1972), \#3 (anth 1973), \#4 (anth 1974), \#5 (anth 1975), \#6 (anth 1976), \#7 (anth 1977), \#8 (anth 1978), \#9 (anth 1979), \#10 (anth 1980), \#11 (anth 1980) with Marta RANDALL and \#12 (anth 1981) with Randall. An associated anthology was The Best of New Dimensions (anth 1979).ND was one of the more experimental anthology series, and introduced a number of new writers. Its regular contributors included Gardner DOZOIS, George Alec EFFINGER, Felix GOTSCHALK and James TIPTREE Jr. \#2 contained "Eurema's Dam" by R.A. LAFFERTY, which shared aHUGO as Best Short Story; \#3 contained 2 Hugo-winning stories: "The Girl who was Plugged In" by Tiptree and "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LE GUIN; \#11 had "Unicorn Tapestry" by Suzy McKee CHARNAS, whichwon a NEBULA as Best Novella. Many other stories were award nominees; ND was one of the best original anthology series.

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