"Fantasy or science fiction? Which is better? Which is the day's leader in the field of the imagination? The controversy has been going on for years. Like the eternal dispute between cat-lovers and dog-fanciers there is never going to be an answer. It's a matter of taste--and the two are so nearly identical that it is also a matter of hair-splitting definitions. For one thing, anyone who likes science fiction will find in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories plenty to like. Yet Lin Carter, The Grand Master of Fantasy, would insist that these are all fine tales of fantasy. Can you go wrong with stories by Tanith Lee, John Brunner, Orson Scott Card, Fritz Leiber, Brain Lumley, Jayge Carr or the others? We say you can't. Once again Lin Carter has selected the finest of the year fantasy novelettes and short stories."--Pg. [4] of cover.