The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

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

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↧
"A Martian Odyssey" Stanley G. Weinbaum 1934
16
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Burning Chrome" William Gibson 1982
10
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Desertion" Clifford D. Simak 1944
9
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Swarm" Bruce Sterling 1982
10
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1983The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Screwfly Solution" James Tiptree, Jr. 1977
11
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1978The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Way of Cross and Dragon" George R. R. Martin 1979
8
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1980The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1999Locus All Time Poll
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"As Easy as A.B.C." Rudyard Kipling 1912
4
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" Cordwainer Smith 1962
5
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1992The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Billennium" J. G. Ballard 1961
3
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Cloak of Anarchy" Larry Niven 1972
2
1973Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"A Criminal Act" Harry Harrison 1967
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Crucifixus Etiam" Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1953
4
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Finis" Frank L. Pollock 1906
3
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"How Beautiful with Banners" James Blish 1966
2
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"How the Whip Came Back" Gene Wolfe 1970
2
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Karl and the Ogre" Paul J. McAuley 1988
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Land Ironclads" H. G. Wells 1903
2
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Metal Man" Jack Williamson 1928
3
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Monster" A. E. van Vogt 1948
2
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Night" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1935
3
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Piecework" David Brin 1990
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Piper's Son" Henry Kuttner,  C. L. Moore 1945
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1982The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Problems of Creativeness" Thomas M. Disch 1967
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Second Dawn" Arthur C. Clarke 1951
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Second Night of Summer" James H. Schmitz 1950
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Semley's Necklace" Ursula K. Le Guin 1964
1
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Silicon Muse" Hilbert Schenck 1984
2
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"A Thing of Beauty" Norman Spinrad 1973
3
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1974Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Tunnel Under the World" Frederik Pohl 1955
6
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Who Can Replace a Man?" Brian W. Aldiss 1958
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
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