The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories v2 list.

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
"Born of Man and Woman" Richard Matheson 1950
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Coming Attraction" Fritz Leiber 1950
12
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Contagion" Katherine MacLean 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Forget-Me-Not" William F. Temple 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"The Fox in the Forest" Ray Bradbury 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out" Reginald Bretnor 1950
2
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"The Last Martian" Fredric Brown 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"The Mindworm" C. M. Kornbluth 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The New Reality" Charles L. Harness 1950
2
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Not to be Opened—" Peter Grainger 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Oddy and Id" Alfred Bester 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Process" A. E. van Vogt 1950
3
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Star Ducks" Bill Brown 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Summer Wear" L. Sprague de Camp 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"To Serve Man" Damon Knight 1950
5
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
"Trespass!" Gordon R. Dickson,  Poul Anderson 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Two Face" Frank Belknap Long 1950
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"The Santa Claus Planet" Frank M. Robinson 1951
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1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
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