The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989
by Orson Scott Card, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles de Lint, Gregory Benford, Pat Murphy, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Delia Sherman, Avram Davidson, Algis Budrys, Midori Snyder, James Powell, Michael Swanwick
Timeskip / Charles de Lint -- We could do worse / Gregory Benford -- Prescience / Pat Murphy -- Windwagon Smith and the Martians / Lawrence Watt-Evans -- Miss Carstairs and the Merman / Delia Sherman -- Events which took place a day before other events / Avram Davidson -- What befell Mairiam / Algis Budrys -- Jack Straw / Midori Snyder -- A dirge for Clowntown / James Powell -- The edge of the world / Michael Swanwick.