| "Black Destroyer" | A. E. van Vogt |
1939 |
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Blue Giraffe" | L. Sprague de Camp |
1939 |
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Heavy Planet" | Milton A. Rothman |
1939 |
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 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 |
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| "Life-Line" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1939 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Blowups Happen" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1940 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Farewell to the Master" | Harry Bates |
1940 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Quietus" | Ross Rocklynne |
1940 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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| "Requiem" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1940 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Roads Must Roll" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1940 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Robbie" | Isaac Asimov |
1940 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" | Jorge Luis Borges |
1940 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
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| "Vault of the Beast" | A. E. van Vogt |
1940 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Adam and No Eve" | Alfred Bester |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "… And He Built a Crooked House" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
|
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "By His Bootstraps" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Liar!" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
|
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 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 |
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| "The Mechanical Mice" | Maurice G. Hugi, Eric Frank Russell |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 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 |
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| "Microcosmic God" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1941 |
|
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| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "Nightfall" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "Reason" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
|
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Universe" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Asylum" | A. E. van Vogt |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Foundation" | Isaac Asimov |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Nerves" | Lester del Rey |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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| "The Star Mouse" | Fredric Brown |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "The Twonky" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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|
| "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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|
| "Waldo" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Weapon Shop" | A. E. van Vogt |
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) 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 |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Wings of Night" | Lester del Rey |
1942 |
|
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "Doorway Into Time" | C. L. Moore |
1943 |
|
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1943 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "The Proud Robot" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1943 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Arena" | Fredric Brown |
1944 |
|
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| "Deadline" | Cleve Cartmill |
1944 |
|
|
| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Desertion" | Clifford D. Simak |
1944 |
|
|
| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here 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 |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 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 |
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| "Huddling Place" | Clifford D. Simak |
1944 |
|
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 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 |
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| "Killdozer!" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1944 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "No Woman Born" | C. L. Moore |
1944 |
|
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| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Sanity" | Fritz Leiber |
1944 |
|
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Correspondence Course" | Raymond F. Jones |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "First Contact" | Murray Leinster |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 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 |
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| "Giant Killer" | A. Bertram Chandler |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Pi in the Sky" | Fredric Brown |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "The Piper's Son" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
|
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| "What You Need" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "The Last Objective" | Paul A. Carter |
1946 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "Memorial" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1946 |
|
|
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Million-Year Picnic" | Ray Bradbury |
1946 |
|
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| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Rescue Party" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1946 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| "Vintage Season" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1946 |
|
|
| 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 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "Child's Play" | William Tenn |
1947 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
|
|
| "E for Effort" | T. L. Sherred |
1947 |
|
|
| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
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|
| "The Green Hills of Earth" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1947 |
|
|
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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|
| "Hobbyist" | Eric Frank Russell |
1947 |
|
|
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
|
|
|
| "Thunder and Roses" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1947 |
|
|
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 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 |
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|
| "With Folded Hands …" | Jack Williamson |
1947 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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|
|
| "Zero Hour" | Ray Bradbury |
1947 |
|
|
| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "Dormant" | A. E. van Vogt |
1948 |
|
|
| 1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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|
| "Dreams Are Sacred" | Peter Phillips |
1948 |
|
|
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
|
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|
| "He Walked Around the Horses" | H. Beam Piper |
1948 |
|
|
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "In Hiding" | Wilmar H. Shiras |
1948 |
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| 1949 | The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
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| "The Lottery" | Shirley Jackson |
1948 |
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| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "Mars Is Heaven!" | Ray Bradbury |
1948 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1949 | The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Strange Case of John Kingman" | Murray Leinster |
1948 |
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| 1949 | The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "That Only a Mother" | Judith Merril |
1948 |
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| 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 |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" | Ray Bradbury |
1949 |
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| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Gulf" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1949 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1949 |
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| 1950 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Kaleidoscope" | Ray Bradbury |
1949 |
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Long Watch" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1949 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Manna" | Peter Phillips |
1949 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Only Thing We Learn" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1949 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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| "Private Eye" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1949 |
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| 1950 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
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| "The Witches of Karres" | James H. Schmitz |
1949 |
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "Born of Man and Woman" | Richard Matheson |
1950 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 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 |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Coming Attraction" | Fritz Leiber |
1950 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 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 |
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| "Contagion" | Katherine MacLean |
1950 |
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| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
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| "Dear Devil" | Eric Frank Russell |
1950 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Enchanted Village" | A. E. van Vogt |
1950 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Little Black Bag" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1950 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "The Man Who Sold the Moon" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1950 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Mindworm" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1950 |
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| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Not with a Bang" | Damon Knight |
1950 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Process" | A. E. van Vogt |
1950 |
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| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Scanners Live in Vain" | Cordwainer Smith |
1950 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Spectator Sport" | John D. MacDonald |
1950 |
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Star Ducks" | Bill Brown |
1950 |
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| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "A Subway Named Mobius" | A. J. Deutsch |
1950 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "There Will Come Soft Rains" | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
|
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| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Third Level" | Jack Finney |
1950 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 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 |
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| "To Serve Man" | Damon Knight |
1950 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 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 |
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| "The Veldt" | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
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| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "… And Then There Were None" | Eric Frank Russell |
1951 |
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| 1952 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Angel's Egg" | Edgar Pangborn |
1951 |
|
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| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Marching Morons" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1951 |
|
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| 1952 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "A Pail of Air" | Fritz Leiber |
1951 |
|
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| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Pedestrian" | Ray Bradbury |
1951 |
|
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| 1952 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Pictures Don't Lie" | Katherine MacLean |
1951 |
|
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| 1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 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 |
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| "The Quest for Saint Aquin" | Anthony Boucher |
1951 |
|
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| 1963 | Best SF Five 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 |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Sentinel" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1951 |
|
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Weapon" | Fredric Brown |
1951 |
|
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Altar at Midnight" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1952 |
|
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| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1979 | The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Baby Is Three" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1952 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Command Performance" | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1952 |
|
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| 1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Fly" | Arthur Porges |
1952 |
|
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| 1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
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| "Hobson's Choice" | Alfred Bester |
1952 |
|
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| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Martian Way" | Isaac Asimov |
1952 |
|
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) 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 |
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| "Sail On! Sail On!" | Philip José Farmer |
1952 |
|
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Snowball Effect" | Katherine MacLean |
1952 |
|
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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| "A Sound of Thunder" | Ray Bradbury |
1952 |
|
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| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Surface Tension" | James Blish |
1952 |
|
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| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "What's It Like Out There?" | Edmond Hamilton |
1952 |
|
|
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
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|
| "The Year of the Jackpot" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1952 |
|
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| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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| "A Bad Day for Sales" | Fritz Leiber |
1953 |
|
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| 1954 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
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|
| "A Case of Conscience" | James Blish |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "Common Time" | James Blish |
1953 |
|
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Crucifixus Etiam" | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1953 |
|
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| 1954 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
|
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| "Four in One" | Damon Knight |
1953 |
|
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Imposter" | Philip K. Dick |
1953 |
|
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| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "It's a Good Life" | Jerome Bixby |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Liberation of Earth" | William Tenn |
1953 |
|
|
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Lot" | Ward Moore |
1953 |
|
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| 1954 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Model of a Judge" | William Morrison |
1953 |
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| 1954 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Nine Billion Names of God" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 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 |
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| "A Saucer of Loneliness" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1953 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Second Variety" | Philip K. Dick |
1953 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 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 |
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| "The Wall Around the World" | Theodore R. Cogswell |
1953 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "All Summer in a Day" | Ray Bradbury |
1954 |
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| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Answer" | Fredric Brown |
1954 |
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| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Cold Equations" | Tom Godwin |
1954 |
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| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "The End of Summer" | Algis Budrys |
1954 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Father-Thing" | Philip K. Dick |
1954 |
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| 1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" | Alfred Bester |
1954 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Music Master of Babylon" | Edgar Pangborn |
1954 |
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| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Allamagoosa" | Eric Frank Russell |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) 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 |
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| "The Game of Rat and Dragon" | Cordwainer Smith |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Golem" | Avram Davidson |
1955 |
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| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
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| "Grandpa" | James H. Schmitz |
1955 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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| "Nobody Bothers Gus" | Algis Budrys |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" | Shirley Jackson |
1955 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "The Star" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 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 |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Tunnel Under the World" | Frederik Pohl |
1955 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "2066: Election Day" | Michael Shaara |
1956 |
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| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Anything Box" | Zenna Henderson |
1956 |
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| 1957 | SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Brightside Crossing" | Alan E. Nourse |
1956 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Clerical Error" | Mark Clifton |
1956 |
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| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1979 | Neglected Visions edited by Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Consider Her Ways" | John Wyndham |
1956 |
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| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "The Country of the Kind" | Damon Knight |
1956 |
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| 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) |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Dead Past" | Isaac Asimov |
1956 |
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| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Exploration Team" | Murray Leinster |
1956 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "A Gun for Dinosaur" | L. Sprague de Camp |
1956 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 |
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| "The Last Question" | Isaac Asimov |
1956 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Man Who Came Early" | Poul Anderson |
1956 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Stranger Station" | Damon Knight |
1956 |
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| 1957 | SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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| "A Work of Art" | James Blish |
1956 |
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| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
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| "The Cage" | A. Bertram Chandler |
1957 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Call Me Joe" | Poul Anderson |
1957 |
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| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Game Preserve" | Rog Phillips |
1957 |
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| 1958 | SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Hunting Machine" | Carol Emshwiller |
1957 |
|
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| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Menace from Earth" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1957 |
|
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| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Mile-Long Spaceship" | Kate Wilhelm |
1957 |
|
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Omnilingual" | H. Beam Piper |
1957 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Tunesmith" | Lloyd Biggle, Jr. |
1957 |
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| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1989 | The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
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| "The Big Front Yard" | Clifford D. Simak |
1958 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Burning of the Brain" | Cordwainer Smith |
1958 |
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| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Edge of the Sea" | Algis Budrys |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1958 | SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
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| "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" | Alfred Bester |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Miracle-Workers" | Jack Vance |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Or All the Seas with Oysters" | Avram Davidson |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Pelt" | Carol Emshwiller |
1958 |
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| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
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| "Poor Little Warrior!" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1958 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Prize of Peril" | Robert Sheckley |
1958 |
|
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| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "Space-Time for Springers" | Fritz Leiber |
1958 |
|
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| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "That Hell-Bound Train" | Robert Bloch |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Two Dooms" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1958 |
|
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "The Ugly Little Boy" | Isaac Asimov |
1958 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Who Can Replace a Man?" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1958 |
|
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Yellow Pill" | Rog Phillips |
1958 |
|
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| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "All You Zombies—" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "A Canticle for Leibowitz" | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1959 |
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| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Day at the Beach" | Carol Emshwiller |
1959 |
|
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| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Flowers for Algernon" | Daniel Keyes |
1959 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Man Who Lost the Sea" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1959 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 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 |
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| "The Pi Man" | Alfred Bester |
1959 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Store of the Worlds" | Robert Sheckley |
1959 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Wind People" | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
1959 |
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Handler" | Damon Knight |
1960 |
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| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
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| "The Longest Voyage" | Poul Anderson |
1960 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Voices of Time" | J. G. Ballard |
1960 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard" | Cordwainer Smith |
1961 |
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| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Before Eden" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1961 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
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| "Billennium" | J. G. Ballard |
1961 |
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| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
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| "Harrison Bergeron" | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1961 |
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| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Hothouse" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1961 |
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| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Moon Moth" | Jack Vance |
1961 |
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "A Planet Named Shayol" | Cordwainer Smith |
1961 |
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| 1962 | The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Ship Who Sang" | Anne McCaffrey |
1961 |
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| 1962 | The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Sources of the Nile" | Avram Davidson |
1961 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Tunnel Ahead" | Alice Glaser |
1961 |
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| 1962 | The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
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| "Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night" | Algis Budrys |
1961 |
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| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" | Cordwainer Smith |
1962 |
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Dragon Masters" | Jack Vance |
1962 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Kings Who Die" | Poul Anderson |
1962 |
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| 1963 | The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Streets of Ashkelon" | Harry Harrison |
1962 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "When You Care, When You Love" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1962 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Bernie the Faust" | William Tenn |
1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Fortress Ship" | Fred Saberhagen |
1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "No Truce with Kings" | Poul Anderson |
1963 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" | Roger Zelazny |
1963 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" | Alfred Bester |
1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Drowned Giant" | J. G. Ballard |
1964 |
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| 1966 | 11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Four Brands of Impossible" | Norman Kagan |
1964 |
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| 1965 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "The Last Lonely Man" | John Brunner |
1964 |
|
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| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1965 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Soldier, Ask Not" | Gordon R. Dickson |
1964 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Terminal Beach" | J. G. Ballard |
1964 |
|
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| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Becalmed in Hell" | Larry Niven |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Computers Don't Argue" | Gordon R. Dickson |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
|
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|
| "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" | Roger Zelazny |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "He Who Shapes" | Roger Zelazny |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Man in His Time" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1965 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
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|
| "Masque of the Red Shift" | Fred Saberhagen |
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
|
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| "On the Storm Planet" | Cordwainer Smith |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
|
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| "Over the River and Through the Woods" | Clifford D. Simak |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
|
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| ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" | Harlan Ellison |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
|
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| "Slow Tuesday Night" | R. A. Lafferty |
1965 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1966 | 11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
|
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|
| "Apology to Inky" | Robert M. Green, Jr. |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
|
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|
| "Behold the Man" | Michael Moorcock |
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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| "Call Him Lord" | Gordon R. Dickson |
1966 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
|
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|
| "Day Million" | Frederik Pohl |
1966 |
|
|
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "For a Breath I Tarry" | Roger Zelazny |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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|
| "The Keys to December" | Roger Zelazny |
1966 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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| "The Last Castle" | Jack Vance |
1966 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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| "Light of Other Days" | Bob Shaw |
1966 |
|
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
|
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|
| "Narrow Valley" | R. A. Lafferty |
1966 |
|
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| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
|
|
| "Neutron Star" | Larry Niven |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Nine Hundred Grandmothers" | R. A. Lafferty |
1966 |
|
|
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
|
|
| "An Ornament to His Profession" | Charles L. Harness |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
|
|
|
| "The Secret Place" | Richard McKenna |
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
|
|
|
| "This Moment of the Storm" | Roger Zelazny |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
|
|
|
| "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" | Philip K. Dick |
1966 |
|
|
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| "When I Was Miss Dow" | Sonya Dorman |
1966 |
|
|
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
|
|
|
| "Aye, and Gomorrah …" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 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 |
|
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|
| "Baby, You Were Great" | Kate Wilhelm |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
|
|
|
| "Dragonrider" | Anne McCaffrey |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
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| "Driftglass" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 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 |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
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| "Faith of Our Fathers" | Philip K. Dick |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Gonna Roll the Bones" | Fritz Leiber |
1967 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Hawksbill Station" | Robert Silverberg |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Heat Death of the Universe" | Pamela Zoline |
1967 |
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" | Harlan Ellison |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Jigsaw Man" | Larry Niven |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes" | Harlan Ellison |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
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| "Riders of the Purple Wage" | Philip José Farmer |
1967 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Star Pit" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. 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 |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "Weyr Search" | Anne McCaffrey |
1967 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
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| "The Dance of the Changer and the Three" | Terry Carr |
1968 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
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| "Kyrie" | Poul Anderson |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
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| "Masks" | Damon Knight |
1968 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
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| "Mother to the World" | Richard Wilson |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
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| "The Muse" | Anthony Burgess |
1968 |
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| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
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| "Nightwings" | Robert Silverberg |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Passengers" | Robert Silverberg |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Planners" | Kate Wilhelm |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
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| "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" | Samuel R. Delany |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Total Environment" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1968 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "The Big Flash" | Norman Spinrad |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "A Boy and His Dog" | Harlan Ellison |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Electric Ant" | Philip K. Dick |
1969 |
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| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Nine Lives" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Ship of Shadows" | Fritz Leiber |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
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| "Sundance" | Robert Silverberg |
1969 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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| "Winter's King" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Asian Shore" | Thomas M. Disch |
1970 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1971 | Best SF: 1970 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
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| "Continued on Next Rock" | R. A. Lafferty |
1970 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1971 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Ill Met in Lankhmar" | Fritz Leiber |
1970 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
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