In The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois produces another volume in the series that Locus calls 'the field's real anthology-of-record.' With a unique combination of foresight and perspective, Dozois continues to collect outstanding work by newcomers and established authors alike, reflecting the present state of the genre while suggesting its future directions. With the editor's annual summary of the year in the field, and his appendix of recommended reading, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in contemporary science fiction.Contents xiii • Summation: 1991 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • Beggars in Spain • [Sleepless] • (1991) • novella by Nancy Kress63 • Living Will • (1991) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov79 • A Just and Lasting Peace • (1991) • shortstory by Lois Tilton90 • Skinner's Room • (1991) • shortstory by William Gibson98 • Prayers on the Wind • (1991) • novella by Walter Jon Williams134 • Blood Sisters • (1991) • shortstory by Greg Egan149 • The Dark • (1991) • shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler163 • Marnie • (1991) • novelette by Ian R. MacLeod185 • A Tip on a Turtle • (1991) • novelette by Robert Silverberg204 • Übermensch! • (1991) • shortstory by Kim Newman215 • Dispatches from the Revolution • (1991) • novelette by Pat Cadigan231 • Pipes • (1991) • shortstory by Robert Reed243 • Matter's End • (1989) • novella by Gregory Benford276 • A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations • (1991) • novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson302 • Gene Wars • (1991) • shortstory by Paul J. McAuley308 • The Gallery of His Dreams • (1991) • novella by Kristine Kathryn Rusch346 • A Walk in the Sun • (1991) • shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis360 • Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria • (1991) • novelette by Ian McDonald382 • Angels in Love • (1991) • shortstory by Kathe Koja388 • Eyewall • (1991) • novelette by Rick Shelley422 • Pogrom • [Home Front] • (1991) • shortstory by James Patrick Kelly436 • The Moat • (1991) • shortstory by Greg Egan446 • Voices • (1991) • shortstory by Jack Dann454 • FOAM • (1991) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss471 • Jack • (1991) • novella by Connie Willis511 • La Macchina • (1991) • shortstory by Chris Beckett520 • One Perfect Morning, with Jackals • [Kirinyaga • 1] • (1991) • shortstory by Mike Resnick527 • Desert Rain • (1991) • novella by Mark L. Van Name and Pat Murphy571 • Honorable Mentions: 1991 • essay by Gardner Dozois