| "The Cure" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
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1946 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Journey's End" |
Poul Anderson
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1957 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Somerset Dreams" |
Kate Wilhelm
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1969 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Built Up Logically" |
Howard Schoenfeld
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1949 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
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| "Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?" |
Robert Sheckley
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1969 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
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| "Green Thoughts" |
John Collier
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1931 |
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Judgment Day" |
L. Sprague de Camp
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1955 |
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| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "The Red Queen's Race" |
Isaac Asimov
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1949 |
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| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-Tah-Tee" |
Fritz Leiber
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1958 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Sea Wrack" |
Edward Jesby
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1964 |
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| 1965 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Apology to Inky" |
Robert M. Green, Jr.
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1966 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Becalmed in Hell" |
Larry Niven
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1965 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Bernie the Faust" |
William Tenn
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1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Consider Her Ways" |
John Wyndham
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1956 |
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| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Four Brands of Impossible" |
Norman Kagan
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1964 |
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| 1965 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "He Walked Around the Horses" |
H. Beam Piper
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1948 |
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| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Manna" |
Peter Phillips
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1949 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" |
Shirley Jackson
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1955 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "The Third Level" |
Jack Finney
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1950 |
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| 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 |
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| "Man in His Time" |
Brian W. Aldiss
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1965 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "An Ornament to His Profession" |
Charles L. Harness
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1966 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
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| "Day Million" |
Frederik Pohl
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1966 |
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| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 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 |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Light of Other Days" |
Bob Shaw
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1966 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "The Game of Rat and Dragon" |
Cordwainer Smith
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1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) 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 |
| 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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