"2066: Election Day" |
Michael Shaara
|
1956 |
|
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 |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"All the Hues of Hell" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1987 |
|
1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"The Angel of Violence" |
Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg
|
1997 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Angouleme" |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1971 |
|
1972 | Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Another World" |
J. -H. Rosny aîné
|
1895 |
|
1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"As Easy as A.B.C." |
Rudyard Kipling
|
1912 |
|
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
|
"Atomic Power" |
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
1934 |
|
1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
""The Author of the Acacia Seeds" and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1974 |
|
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Aye, and Gomorrah …" |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1967 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Beam Us Home" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1969 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Bears Discover Fire" |
Terry Bisson
|
1990 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Sturgeon winner |
| Hugo winner - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Beautiful and the Sublime" |
Bruce Sterling
|
1986 |
|
1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Beep" |
James Blish
|
1954 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Beggars in Spain" |
Nancy Kress
|
1991 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"The Blind Pilot" |
Nathalie-Charles Henneberg
|
1960 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Blood Music" |
Greg Bear
|
1983 |
|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Nebula winner - story |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1984 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1984 | The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Blood's a Rover" |
Chad Oliver
|
1952 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Boobs" |
Suzy McKee Charnas
|
1989 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Bookworm, Run!" |
Vernor Vinge
|
1966 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"A Braver Thing" |
Charles Sheffield
|
1990 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Brightness Falls from the Air" |
Margaret St. Clair
|
1951 |
|
1952 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Burning Chrome" |
William Gibson
|
1982 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
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 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Cage of Sand" |
J. G. Ballard
|
1962 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
|
"Captain Nemo's Last Adventure" |
Josef Nesvadba
|
1973 |
|
1974 | Best SF: 1973 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Chaste Planet" |
John Updike
|
1975 |
|
1976 | Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Chromatic Aberration" |
John M. Ford
|
1994 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Chronopolis" |
J. G. Ballard
|
1960 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Codemus" |
Tor Åge Bringsvaerd
|
1976 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Cold Equations" |
Tom Godwin
|
1954 |
|
1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"Consider Her Ways" |
John Wyndham
|
1956 |
|
1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Davey Jones' Ambassador" |
Raymond Z. Gallun
|
1935 |
|
1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1976 | Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Day Million" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1966 |
|
1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
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 |
|
"The Dead Fish" |
Boris Vian
|
1955 |
|
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Dead Past" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1956 |
|
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Death of Doctor Island" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1973 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"A Descent into the Maelström" |
Edgar Allan Poe
|
1841 |
|
1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh |
1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Desertion" |
Clifford D. Simak
|
1944 |
|
1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Devil You Don't Know" |
Dean Ing
|
1978 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Dimple in Draco" |
R. S. Richardson
|
1967 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Doing Lennon" |
Gregory Benford
|
1975 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1976 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Dolphin's Way" |
Gordon R. Dickson
|
1964 |
|
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Down & Out on Ellfive Prime" |
Dean Ing
|
1979 |
|
1980 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr |
1980 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Drode's Equations" |
Richard Grant
|
1981 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Drunkboat" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1963 |
|
1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Enchanted Village" |
A. E. van Vogt
|
1950 |
|
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 |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Ender's Game" |
Orson Scott Card
|
1977 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Exposures" |
Gregory Benford
|
1981 |
|
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
|
"The Fifth Head of Cerberus" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1972 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Fire Watch" |
Connie Willis
|
1982 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Forever Yours, Anna" |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1987 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
|
"Forgetfulness" |
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
1937 |
|
1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Getting Real" |
Susan Shwartz
|
1991 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Ghost V" |
Robert Sheckley
|
1954 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"giANTS" |
Edward Bryant
|
1979 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
1980 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Ginungagap" |
Michael Swanwick
|
1980 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1973 |
|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"Goat Song" |
Poul Anderson
|
1972 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Gold at the Starbow's End" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1972 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1972 | Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl |
1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Golem" |
Avram Davidson
|
1955 |
|
1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
|
"Gomez" |
C. M. Kornbluth
|
1954 |
|
1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Good Night, Sophie" |
Lino Aldani
|
1973 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Great Work of Time" |
John Crowley
|
1989 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Green Hills of Earth" |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1947 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"Greenslaves" |
Frank Herbert
|
1965 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Harrison Bergeron" |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1961 |
|
1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"He Who Shapes" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1965 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Heat of Fusion" |
John M. Ford
|
1984 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Hole Man" |
Larry Niven
|
1974 |
|
| Hugo winner - story |
1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
"Hot Planet" |
Hal Clement
|
1963 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
"The Hounds of Tindalos" |
Frank Belknap Long
|
1929 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"How Erg the Self-Inducting Slew a Paleface" |
Stanislaw Lem
|
1977 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Hungry Guinea Pig" |
Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
|
1930 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1949 |
|
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 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"I Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell" |
Robert Bloch
|
1955 |
|
1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"I Still Call Australia Home" |
George Turner
|
1990 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"I Was the First to Find You" |
Kir Bulychev
|
1977 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Identifying the Object" |
Gwyneth Jones
|
1990 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"If the Stars Are Gods" |
Gregory Benford,
Gordon Eklund
|
1974 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"In a Petri Dish Upstairs" |
George Turner
|
1978 |
|
1980 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"In the Year 2889" |
Jules Verne
|
1889 |
|
1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Inconstant Moon" |
Larry Niven
|
1971 |
|
| Hugo winner - story |
1972 | Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"The Indefatigable Frog" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1953 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"It's Great to Be Back!" |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1947 |
|
1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Jamboree" |
Jack Williamson
|
1969 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Johnny Mnemonic" |
William Gibson
|
1981 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"A Kind of Artistry" |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1962 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The King and the Dollmaker" |
Wolfgang Jeschke
|
1970 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Kyrie" |
Poul Anderson
|
1968 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
|
"The Land Ironclads" |
H. G. Wells
|
1903 |
|
1968 | Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
|
"The Last Question" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1956 |
|
1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Lens" |
Annemarie van Ewyck
|
1984 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Life and Times of Multivac" |
Isaac Asimov
|
1975 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Light of Other Days" |
Bob Shaw
|
1966 |
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"The Lineman" |
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
|
1957 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Liquid Sunshine" |
Alexander Kuprin
|
1982 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1966 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Machine Stops" |
E. M. Forster
|
1909 |
|
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Making Light" |
James P. Hogan
|
1981 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Mammy Morgan Played the Organ; Her Daddy Beat the Drum" |
Michael F. Flynn
|
1990 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Man Who Lost the Sea" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1959 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Masque of the Red Shift" |
Fred Saberhagen
|
1965 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"A Meeting with Medusa" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1971 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
1972 | Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" |
Alfred Bester
|
1958 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Message Found in a Copy of Flatland" |
Rudy Rucker
|
1983 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"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 |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"Minister Without Portfolio" |
Mildred Clingerman
|
1952 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Ministering Angels" |
C. S. Lewis
|
1955 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck" |
Hilbert Schenck
|
1978 |
|
1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Mother" |
Philip José Farmer
|
1953 |
|
1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Mountain to Mohammed" |
Nancy Kress
|
1992 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1993 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
|
"Mr. Boy" |
James Patrick Kelly
|
1990 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Muse" |
Anthony Burgess
|
1968 |
|
1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Music Master of Babylon" |
Edgar Pangborn
|
1954 |
|
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 |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The New Prehistory" |
René Rebetez-Cortes
|
1983 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Nine Lives" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1969 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"No, No, Not Rogov!" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1959 |
|
1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
"Nobody Bothers Gus" |
Algis Budrys
|
1955 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
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 |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Nobody's Home" |
Joanna Russ
|
1972 |
|
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Occam's Scalpel" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1971 |
|
1972 | The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
1972 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"On the Inside Track" |
Karl-Michael Armer
|
1986 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"One Down, One to Go" |
Philip José Farmer
|
1990 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" |
John Varley
|
1976 |
|
1977 | The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Pairpuppets" |
Manuel van Loggem
|
1976 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Paperjack" |
Charles de Lint
|
1991 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Party Line" |
Gérard Klein
|
1976 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Person from Porlock" |
Raymond F. Jones
|
1947 |
|
1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Phantom of Kansas" |
John Varley
|
1976 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Pi Man" |
Alfred Bester
|
1959 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
"The Planners" |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1968 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Poor Superman" |
Fritz Leiber
|
1951 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Prima Belladonna" |
J. G. Ballard
|
1956 |
|
1957 | SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Procreation" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1985 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Proof" |
Hal Clement
|
1942 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Proud Robot" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
|
1943 |
|
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 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1976 |
|
1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Public Hating" |
Steve Allen
|
1955 |
|
1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Rappaccini's Daughter" |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
|
1844 |
|
1966 | Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh |
1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
|
"Redemption in the Quantum Realm" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1994 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Relativistic Effects" |
Gregory Benford
|
1982 |
|
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" |
Harlan Ellison
|
1965 |
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 |
|
"The Rose" |
Charles L. Harness
|
1953 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Rumfuddle" |
Jack Vance
|
1973 |
|
1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Sail the Tide of Mourning" |
Richard A. Lupoff
|
1975 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1976 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Scarlet Plague" |
Jack London
|
1912 |
|
1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Second Variety" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1953 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1954 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Send Me a Kiss By Wire" |
Hilbert Schenck
|
1985 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Ship Who Sang" |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1961 |
|
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 |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) 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 |
|
"A Sign in Space" |
Italo Calvino
|
1968 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Singing Diamond" |
Robert L. Forward
|
1979 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Snowball Effect" |
Katherine MacLean
|
1952 |
|
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 |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"Something Ending" |
Eddy C. Bertin
|
1982 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Souls" |
Joanna Russ
|
1982 |
|
| Nebula finalist - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"Special Flight" |
John Berryman
|
1939 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Spider Silk" |
Andre Norton
|
1976 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Spiral" |
Italo Calvino
|
1968 |
|
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Split Light" |
Lisa Goldstein
|
1994 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1995 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
"The Star" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1955 |
|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
"Stop Evolution in Its Tracks!" |
John Sladek
|
1988 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"A Story of the Days to Come" |
H. G. Wells
|
1899 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Stranger Station" |
Damon Knight
|
1956 |
|
1957 | SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"The Sun Spider" |
Lucius Shepard
|
1987 |
|
1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Sundance" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1969 |
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
"Sur" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1982 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Surface Tension" |
James Blish
|
1952 |
|
1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
"Swarm" |
Bruce Sterling
|
1982 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"The Tale of the Computer that Fought a Dragon" |
Stanislaw Lem
|
1977 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Tangents" |
Greg Bear
|
1986 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
"Them Old Hyannis Blues" |
Judith Tarr
|
1992 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Time Fuze" |
Randall Garrett
|
1954 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Time In Advance" |
William Tenn
|
1956 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Time Machine" |
Dino Buzzati
|
1952 |
|
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" |
Jorge Luis Borges
|
1940 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
"To Bring In the Steel" |
Donald Kingsbury
|
1978 |
|
1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Transit of Earth" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1971 |
|
1972 | The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Triceratops" |
Tensei Kono
|
1982 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"True Names" |
Vernor Vinge
|
1981 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
"A Tupolev Too Far" |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1989 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Two Dooms" |
C. M. Kornbluth
|
1958 |
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
"The Valley of Echoes" |
Gérard Klein
|
1973 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"Veritas" |
James Morrow
|
1987 |
|
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
|
"The Very Slow Time Machine" |
Ian Watson
|
1978 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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"Vintage Season" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
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1946 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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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"Wall, Stone, Craft" |
Walter Jon Williams
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1993 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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"Waterclap" |
Isaac Asimov
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1970 |
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1971 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"The Way to Amalteia" |
Arkady Strugatsky,
Boris Strugatsky
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1985 |
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1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"The Weather Man" |
Theodore L. Thomas
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1962 |
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1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
1992 | The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Weihnachtsabend" |
Keith Roberts
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1972 |
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1973 | Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"Weyr Search" |
Anne McCaffrey
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1967 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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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"What Continues, What Fails …" |
David Brin
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1991 |
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1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"With the Night Mail" |
Rudyard Kipling
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1905 |
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1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"A Work of Art" |
James Blish
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1956 |
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1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
1978 | Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
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"The Xi Effect" |
R. S. Richardson
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1950 |
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1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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"Zero Hour" |
Ray Bradbury
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1947 |
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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 |
1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
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