A Century of Science Fiction

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

Title Author/Editor Year Citations↧ Reviews
"The Star" Arthur C. Clarke 1955
16
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
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
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Reason" Isaac Asimov 1941
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"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
"Call Me Joe" Poul Anderson 1957
6
1958Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Sail On! Sail On!" Philip José Farmer 1952
5
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Angel's Egg" Edgar Pangborn 1951
4
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Time Machine" H. G. Wells 1895
4
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"What's It Like Out There?" Edmond Hamilton 1952
4
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1966Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Another World" J. -H. Rosny aîné 1895
3
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"The Crystal Egg" H. G. Wells 1897
3
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Wind People" Marion Zimmer Bradley 1959
3
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Business, as Usual" Mack Reynolds 1952
2
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"From the London Times of 1904" Mark Twain 1898
2
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
"Moxon's Master" Ambrose Bierce 1899
2
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"Of Time and Third Avenue" Alfred Bester 1951
2
1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"Unhuman Sacrifice" Katherine MacLean 1958
2
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Cease Fire" Frank Herbert 1958
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"Day of Succession" Theodore L. Thomas 1959
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"The First Days of May" Claude Veillot 1961
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"The Ideal" Stanley G. Weinbaum 1935
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"Sky Lift" Robert A. Heinlein 1953
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"What Was It?" Fitz-James O'Brien 1859
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
"You Are With It!" Will Stanton 1961
1
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
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