| "The Purchase of Earth" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Williamson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1998 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Thirteen Phantasms" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James P. Blaylock
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1996 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                             | 1997 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Troll Bridge" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Neil Gaiman
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1993 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Remaking History" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kim Stanley Robinson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1988 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Plague Star" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                George R. R. Martin
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1985 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Bloodchild" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Octavia E. Butler
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1984 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Nightcrawlers" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert R. McCammon
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1984 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Blood Music" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Greg Bear
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1983 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                      | 
                        
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                            | "Burning Chrome" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                William Gibson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
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                            | "The Malaysian Mer" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jane Yolen
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "Melancholy Elephants" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Spider Robinson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "The Raft" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Stephen King
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Red as Blood" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Tanith Lee
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1979 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "Ender's Game" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Orson Scott Card
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1977 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Engine at Heartspring's Center" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Roger Zelazny
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1974 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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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                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Opening Fire" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Barry N. Malzberg
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1973 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "The Undercity" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Dean Koontz
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1973 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "When It Changed" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joanna Russ
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1972 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Duel" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Richard Matheson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Roommates" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harry Harrison
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1971 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "Seed Stock" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frank Herbert
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1970 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Tiptree, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1969 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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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                            | "Driftglass" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Samuel R. Delany
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Jigsaw Man" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Larry Niven
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Drowned Giant" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                J. G. Ballard
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1964 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Fiend" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frederik Pohl
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1964 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
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                            | "Without a Thought" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fred Saberhagen
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1963 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "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) | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Howling Man" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charles Beaumont
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1959 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Store of the Worlds" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Sheckley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1959 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Or All the Seas with Oysters" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Avram Davidson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1958 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Anything Box" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Zenna Henderson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1956 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Dust Rag" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Hal Clement
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1956 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Exiles of Tomorrow" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Marion Zimmer Bradley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1955 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "Fondly Fahrenheit" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Alfred Bester
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1954 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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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                            | "Mousetrap" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Andre Norton
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1954 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Lovers" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Philip José Farmer
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Pictures Don't Lie" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Katherine MacLean
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Sentinel" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Arthur C. Clarke
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Harpers of Titan" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edmond Hamilton
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Invasion" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frank Belknap Long
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "There Will Come Soft Rains" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ray Bradbury
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Third Level" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Finney
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "To Serve Man" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Damon Knight
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Enchantress of Venus" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Leigh Brackett
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1949 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Long Watch" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1949 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Catnip" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Bloch
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Lottery" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Shirley Jackson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "That Only a Mother" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Judith Merril
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Strange Drug of Dr. Caber" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lord Dunsany
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1947 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Arena" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fredric Brown
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1944 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Jay Score" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Eric Frank Russell
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1941 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Smoke Ghost" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fritz Leiber
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1941 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Robot Nemesis" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edward E. Smith
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1939 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Martian Odyssey" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Stanley G. Weinbaum
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1934 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Three Marked Pennies" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mary Elizabeth Counselman
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1934 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Tower of the Elephant" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert E. Howard
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1933 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The City of the Singing Flame" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Clark Ashton Smith
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1931 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Conquest of Gola" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Leslie F. Stone
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1931 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Colour Out of Space" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. P. Lovecraft
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1927 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin | 
                                             | 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Fate of the Poseidonia" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Clare Winger Harris
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1927 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Eggs from Lake Tanganyika" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Curt Siodmak
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1926 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Friend Island" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Francis Stevens
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1918 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1970 | Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920 edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2015 | The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The People of the Pit" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                A. Merritt
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1918 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Dracula's Guest" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Bram Stoker
                              
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                        1914 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Ray of Displacement" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harriet Prescott Spofford
                              
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                        1903 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1968 | Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2015 | The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Monkey's Paw" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                W. W. Jacobs
                              
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                        1902 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Star" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. G. Wells
                              
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                        1897 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells 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 | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Damned Thing" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ambrose Bierce
                              
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                        1893 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "An Express of the Future" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jules Verne
                              
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                        1888 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1968 | Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Body-Snatcher" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Louis Stevenson
                              
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                        1884 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Clock That Went Backwards" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edward Page Mitchell
                              
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                        1881 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2017 | Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Gray Wolf" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                George MacDonald
                              
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                        1871 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Ghost in the Cap'n Brown House" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harriet Beecher Stowe
                              
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                        1870 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Signalman" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charles Dickens
                              
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                        1866 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Diamond Lens" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fitz-James O'Brien
                              
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                        1858 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1966 | Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin | 
                                             | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Old Nurse's Story" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mrs. Gaskell
                              
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                        1852 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Fall of the House of Usher" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edgar Allan Poe
                              
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                        1839 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Young Goodman Brown" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nathaniel Hawthorne
                              
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                        1835 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Mortal Immortal" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mary Shelley
                              
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                        1833 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women edited by Mike Ashley | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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