|
"The Queen of Air and Darkness" |
Poul Anderson
|
1971 |
9 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1972 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Nightfall" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1941 |
13 |
-
1946 |
Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1978 |
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
-
1980 |
The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Last Question" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1956 |
8 |
-
1988 |
The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2005 |
The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Bicentennial Man" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1976 |
9 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1977 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Voices of Time" |
J. G. Ballard
|
1960 |
8 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1968 |
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1991 |
The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Blood Music" |
Greg Bear
|
1983 |
15 |
-
-
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1984 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1984 |
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Fondly Fahrenheit" |
Alfred Bester
|
1954 |
14 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1981 |
Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
-
1987 |
The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Bears Discover Fire" |
Terry Bisson
|
1990 |
14 |
-
-
-
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1991 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Surface Tension" |
James Blish
|
1952 |
9 |
-
1953 |
Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"There Will Come Soft Rains" |
Ray Bradbury
|
1950 |
8 |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1984 |
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Arena" |
Fredric Brown
|
1944 |
11 |
-
1950 |
Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1981 |
The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Mountains of Mourning" |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1989 |
8 |
-
-
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Speech Sounds" |
Octavia E. Butler
|
1983 |
8 |
-
-
1993 |
The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
-
-
2007 |
Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Bloodchild" |
Octavia E. Butler
|
1984 |
18 |
-
-
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1985 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1985 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1985 |
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Who Goes There?" |
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
1938 |
10 |
-
-
1946 |
Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
-
1973 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
-
2005 |
The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Story of Your Life" |
Ted Chiang
|
1998 |
14 |
-
-
-
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1999 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1999 |
Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Hell Is the Absence of God" |
Ted Chiang
|
2001 |
9 |
-
-
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" |
Ted Chiang
|
2007 |
8 |
-
-
-
-
2008 |
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan |
-
2008 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"The Sentinel" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1951 |
10 |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1985 |
The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Nine Billion Names of God" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1953 |
13 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1956 |
Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1968 |
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1986 |
The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Star" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1955 |
16 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1962 |
A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
-
1963 |
Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
1988 |
The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"A Meeting with Medusa" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1971 |
9 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1972 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
-
1972 |
Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Snow" |
John Crowley
|
1985 |
8 |
-
-
-
1986 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1993 |
The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"Great Work of Time" |
John Crowley
|
1989 |
9 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1990 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Or All the Seas with Oysters" |
Avram Davidson
|
1958 |
10 |
-
-
1959 |
SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1990 |
The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Aye, and Gomorrah …" |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1967 |
12 |
-
-
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1982 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Star Pit" |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1967 |
9 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
|
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
-
1968 |
SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1994 |
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1968 |
8 |
-
-
-
1969 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1982 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Second Variety" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1953 |
8 |
-
-
1954 |
Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
-
1977 |
The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1966 |
9 |
-
1967 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" |
Harlan Ellison
|
1965 |
14 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
-
1966 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1982 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" |
Harlan Ellison
|
1967 |
9 |
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"A Boy and His Dog" |
Harlan Ellison
|
1969 |
8 |
-
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1970 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1982 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Jeffty Is Five" |
Harlan Ellison
|
1977 |
10 |
-
-
-
1978 |
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Burning Chrome" |
William Gibson
|
1982 |
10 |
-
-
1983 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Cold Equations" |
Tom Godwin
|
1954 |
12 |
-
1955 |
The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
-
1958 |
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1987 |
The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2005 |
The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"All You Zombies—" |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1959 |
11 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist" |
Kij Johnson
|
2011 |
8 |
-
-
-
-
2012 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton |
-
2012 |
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan |
-
2012 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Think Like a Dinosaur" |
James Patrick Kelly
|
1995 |
10 |
-
-
-
1996 |
Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell |
-
1996 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Flowers for Algernon" |
Daniel Keyes
|
1959 |
14 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1960 |
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
-
1961 |
Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Country of the Kind" |
Damon Knight
|
1956 |
11 |
-
1956 |
S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1988 |
The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1992 |
Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Little Black Bag" |
C. M. Kornbluth
|
1950 |
9 |
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1984 |
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Beggars in Spain" |
Nancy Kress
|
1991 |
8 |
-
-
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1992 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2007 |
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
|
1943 |
10 |
-
1948 |
A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1981 |
The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Vintage Season" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
|
1946 |
10 |
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1948 |
A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
-
1973 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
-
1981 |
Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
-
1982 |
The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Nine Lives" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1969 |
12 |
-
-
1970 |
Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
-
1970 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Vaster Than Empires and More Slow" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1971 |
9 |
-
|
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1972 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Day Before the Revolution" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1974 |
8 |
-
-
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1987 |
9 |
-
-
-
-
1988 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Coming Attraction" |
Fritz Leiber
|
1950 |
12 |
-
-
1951 |
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
-
1965 |
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1977 |
The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1984 |
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"First Contact" |
Murray Leinster
|
1945 |
9 |
-
-
|
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
-
1946 |
The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1982 |
The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"A Song for Lya" |
George R. R. Martin
|
1974 |
8 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1975 |
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Way of Cross and Dragon" |
George R. R. Martin
|
1979 |
8 |
-
-
-
1980 |
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1980 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Sandkings" |
George R. R. Martin
|
1979 |
11 |
-
-
-
1980 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1980 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" |
Vonda N. McIntyre
|
1973 |
9 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1974 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
|
"That Only a Mother" |
Judith Merril
|
1948 |
11 |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1983 |
The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
|
"Rachel in Love" |
Pat Murphy
|
1987 |
13 |
-
-
-
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1988 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1988 |
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
-
1988 |
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Inconstant Moon" |
Larry Niven
|
1971 |
8 |
-
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Day Million" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1966 |
14 |
-
1967 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1972 |
A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1993 |
The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
-
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Lucky Strike" |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1984 |
8 |
-
-
-
1985 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1985 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1993 |
The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
|
"When It Changed" |
Joanna Russ
|
1972 |
16 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Souls" |
Joanna Russ
|
1982 |
9 |
-
-
-
1983 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1983 |
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1994 |
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Light of Other Days" |
Bob Shaw
|
1966 |
14 |
-
|
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
-
1967 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1968 |
SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1972 |
A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"R & R" |
Lucius Shepard
|
1986 |
9 |
-
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1987 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1987 |
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"Passengers" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1968 |
10 |
-
-
-
1982 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
-
-
2001 |
Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Born with the Dead" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1974 |
9 |
-
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1975 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Sailing to Byzantium" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1985 |
11 |
-
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1986 |
The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1986 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1994 |
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2007 |
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Desertion" |
Clifford D. Simak
|
1944 |
10 |
-
1950 |
Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1981 |
The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Scanners Live in Vain" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1950 |
10 |
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1984 |
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Game of Rat and Dragon" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1955 |
15 |
-
-
1956 |
Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
-
1958 |
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1972 |
A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1988 |
The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Swarm" |
Bruce Sterling
|
1982 |
10 |
-
-
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1983 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1983 |
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Lobsters" |
Charles Stross
|
2001 |
9 |
-
-
-
-
2002 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2007 |
Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Microcosmic God" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1941 |
10 |
-
1943 |
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
-
1965 |
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1978 |
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
-
1980 |
The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Thunder and Roses" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1947 |
8 |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1983 |
The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2005 |
The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Man Who Lost the Sea" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1959 |
9 |
-
-
1960 |
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1990 |
The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2019 |
Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1972 |
8 |
-
-
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1973 |
9 |
-
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Women Men Don't See" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1973 |
9 |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1974 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1975 |
Best SF: 1974 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
-
1993 |
The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1976 |
10 |
-
-
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Screwfly Solution" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1977 |
10 |
-
-
-
1978 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1978 |
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1978 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Only Neat Thing to Do" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1985 |
8 |
-
-
-
1986 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Moon Moth" |
Jack Vance
|
1961 |
10 |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1973 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1991 |
The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
1992 |
Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Black Destroyer" |
A. E. van Vogt
|
1939 |
8 |
-
1946 |
Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1979 |
The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2005 |
The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Air Raid" |
John Varley
|
1977 |
9 |
-
-
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1977 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2007 |
Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Persistence of Vision" |
John Varley
|
1978 |
12 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1979 |
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1979 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1979 |
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Press ENTER â– " |
John Varley
|
1984 |
9 |
-
-
-
1985 |
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1985 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1985 |
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Harrison Bergeron" |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1961 |
9 |
-
1970 |
Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
-
1973 |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Ugly Chickens" |
Howard Waldrop
|
1980 |
11 |
-
-
-
1981 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1981 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
1981 |
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
-
1992 |
Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"The Island" |
Peter Watts
|
2009 |
8 |
-
-
-
2010 |
Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer |
-
2010 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton |
-
2010 |
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan |
-
2010 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2013 |
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden |
|
"The Things" |
Peter Watts
|
2010 |
8 |
-
-
-
2011 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton |
-
2011 |
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan |
-
2011 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
|
"A Martian Odyssey" |
Stanley G. Weinbaum
|
1934 |
14 |
-
1943 |
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1992 |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
-
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Star" |
H. G. Wells
|
1897 |
8 |
-
1966 |
Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1977 |
The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
2000 |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
-
2010 |
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
-
2016 |
The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"Fire Watch" |
Connie Willis
|
1982 |
10 |
-
-
-
1983 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
-
2010 |
Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Last of the Winnebagos" |
Connie Willis
|
1988 |
9 |
-
-
|
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
-
-
1989 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"At the Rialto" |
Connie Willis
|
1989 |
8 |
-
-
-
1975 |
Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
-
1990 |
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett |
-
1990 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Even the Queen" |
Connie Willis
|
1992 |
9 |
-
-
-
-
1993 |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2005 |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2018 |
ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"The Fifth Head of Cerberus" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1972 |
8 |
-
-
-
1973 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1992 |
Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Death of Doctor Island" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1973 |
10 |
-
-
-
1974 |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1986 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
-
1989 |
Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
-
1994 |
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2004 |
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Seven American Nights" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1978 |
9 |
-
-
-
1979 |
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
-
1979 |
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"A Rose for Ecclesiastes" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1963 |
10 |
-
-
1965 |
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
-
1970 |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
-
1978 |
Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
-
1992 |
The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
-
-
2011 |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
-
2019 |
Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"For a Breath I Tarry" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1966 |
8 |
-
-
1967 |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
-
1970 |
Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
-
1983 |
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
-
-
2011 |
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
-
2012 |
Locus All Centuries Poll |
-
2018 |
Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|