Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction
Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction, also know as Furry!: The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction, is an anthology of furry stories edited by Fred Patten and published by Sofawolf Press in July 2003 (ISBN 0-9712670-1-4, 456 pp.), with a cover illustration by artist Ursula Vernon.
The first section, Living Together: Furries and Humans, includes stories where furry characters exist alongside humans. This section includes a foreword by Tim Susman. Stories in this section:
- To the Magic Born by Brian W. Antoine
- Foxy Lady by Lawrence Watt-Evans
- The Color of Rain by Gene Breshears
- Crucible by Kim Liu
- How George Miles Almost Saved the World by Watts Martin
- Canis Major by Michael H. Payne
- A Snapshot from Fayetteville by Mick Collins
- Wings by Todd G. Sutherland
- Respect the Sea by Jeff Eddy
- The Boar Goes North by Matt Posner
The second section, Living Apart: Furry Alternate Worlds, includes stories that take place in worlds populated entirely by furries. The foreword to this section was written by Gene Breshears. Stories in this section:
- Port in a Storm by Robert K. Carspecken
- Rosettes and Ribbons by M. C. A. Hogarth
- Painted Memories by Conrad Wong
- Recruiting by Elizabeth McCoy
- Rat's Reputation by Michael H. Payne
- Whimper's Law by Craig Hilton
- Beneath the Crystal Sea by Brock Hoagland
- Secret Weapon by Allen Kitchen
- Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred by Chas. P. A. Melville
- Messenger by Mel. White
- Castlefail by Jefferson P. Swycaffer
- Repas du Vivant by Axel Shaikman
The third section, Living Within: Transformation, has stories with transformation themes. The foreword to this section was written by Phil Geusz. Stories in this section:
- Graduation Day by Phil Geusz
- Top of the Mountain by Ben Goodridge
- Find the Beautiful by Tim Susman
- Little Monster by Tim Turrittin
Contents
Re-issue[edit]
In February 2006, iBooks Inc. published a new edition of Best in Show, retitled Furry!: The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction (445 pages, $12.95; ISBN: 1-59687-319-1), with a new foreword but without the interior illustrations of the first edition. However, distribution was limited because iBooks declared bankruptcy the same month.
Awards[edit]
Best In Show won two Ursa Major Awards, one for Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work, the other for Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration for the cover art.
External links[edit]
- Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction on Sofawolf Press
- Best In Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction on Amazon
- Furry! The World's Best Anthropomorphic Fiction! on Amazon
Media[edit]
- Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction review article on Infinity Plus
- Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction review article by Hank Luttrell on SF Site
- The First Furry Anthology For The Mainstream review article by Fred Patten on Anthrozine
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| Presented by the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association · Partially based upon the Recommended Anthropomorphics List
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| By year
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2000 (Confurence 12) · 2001 (ConFurence 2002) · 2002 (ConFurence 2003) · 2003 (C-ACE 2004) · 2004 (Anthrocon 2005) · 2005 (Rocket City Fur Meet 2006) · 2006 (Califur 3) · 2007 (Morphicon 2008) · 2008 (All Fur Fun 2009) · 2009 (FA: United 3) · 2010 (Morphicon 2011) · 2011 (Califur 8) · 2012 (Anthrocon 2013) · 2013 (Califur X) · 2014 (Morphicon 2015) · 2015 (What The Fur 2016) · 2016 (Anthrocon 2017) · 2017 (FurDU 2018) · 2018 (AnthrOhio 2019) · 2019 (YouTube) · 2020 (YouTube) · 2021 (YouTube) · 2022 (YouTube) · 2023 ( Golden State Fur Con 2024)
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