St. Martin’s, New York, 1992, BCE.  Hard cover, 575 pages.  Blue boards with white lettering on black spine; spine ends very lightly bumped; binding sound; a few age spots on outer page block.  Dust jacket shows some edge, corner and spine end wear, light rubs, scratch on rear panel.  Interior unmarked, pages white, one small soil spot in upper margin noted.  A collection of 28 stories which the editor considers to be the best of 1991.  Each story is prefaced with a short biography of the author; honourable mentions are listed at the rear.