Modern Classics of Science Fiction

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

Title Author/Editor↥ Year Citations Reviews
"The Worm That Flies" Brian W. Aldiss 1968
2
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Particle Theory" Edward Bryant 1977
6
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Pretty Boy Crossover" Pat Cadigan 1986
7
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Going Under" Jack Dann 1981
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1982The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 edited by Terry Carr
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Aristotle and the Gun" L. Sprague de Camp 1958
1
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Driftglass" Samuel R. Delany 1967
8
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"The Winter Market" William Gibson 1985
6
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Pure Product" John Kessel 1986
3
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Country of the Kind" Damon Knight 1956
11
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Narrow Valley" R. A. Lafferty 1966
3
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
"The Barrow" Ursula K. Le Guin 1976
1
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Casey Agonistes" Richard McKenna 1958
2
1959SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Golden Horn" Edgar Pangborn 1962
2
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Lady Margaret" Keith Roberts 1966
2
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Nobody's Home" Joanna Russ 1972
7
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Salvador" Lucius Shepard 1984
6
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons" Cordwainer Smith 1961
1
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Dori Bangs" Bruce Sterling 1989
7
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1990The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Other Celia" Theodore Sturgeon 1957
2
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Edge of the World" Michael Swanwick 1989
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" James Tiptree, Jr. 1974
2
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Moon Moth" Jack Vance 1961
9
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1991The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Ugly Chickens" Howard Waldrop 1980
11
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
1981Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Chance" Connie Willis 1986
3
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Fifth Head of Cerberus" Gene Wolfe 1972
9
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"This Moment of the Storm" Roger Zelazny 1966
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
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