The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces

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

Title Author/Editor Year Citations↧ Reviews
"Desertion" Clifford D. Simak 1944
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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
"The Man Who Lost the Sea" Theodore Sturgeon 1959
9
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
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
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"A Meeting with Medusa" Arthur C. Clarke 1971
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Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Man Who Came Early" Poul Anderson 1956
7
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" Alfred Bester 1958
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Nobody's Home" Joanna Russ 1972
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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
"A Bad Day for Sales" Fritz Leiber 1953
5
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Doing Lennon" Gregory Benford 1975
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1976The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
"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
"Mellonta Tauta" Edgar Allan Poe 1849
4
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
1977The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Painwise" James Tiptree, Jr. 1972
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Burning of the Brain" Cordwainer Smith 1958
3
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Dreams Are Sacred" Peter Phillips 1948
3
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"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
"Gehenna" Barry N. Malzberg 1971
3
1972The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Gostak and the Doshes" Miles J. Breuer, M.D. 1930
3
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"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 New Accelerator" H. G. Wells 1901
3
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
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World" Philip José Farmer 1971
3
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1972Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Strange Case of John Kingman" Murray Leinster 1948
3
1949The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Tissue-Culture King" Julian Huxley 1926
3
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Alas, All Thinking!" Harry Bates 1935
2
1976Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"As Never Was" P. Schuyler Miller 1944
2
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
""The Author of the Acacia Seeds" and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics" Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
2
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Dune Roller" Julian May 1951
2
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"In the Year 2889" Jules Verne 1889
2
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Mad Moon" Stanley G. Weinbaum 1935
2
1976Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Man of Parts" H. L. Gold 1954
2
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Misbegotten Missionary" Isaac Asimov 1950
2
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Think Only This of Me" Michael Kurland 1973
2
1974Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Warm" Robert Sheckley 1953
2
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Capricorn Games" Robert Silverberg 1974
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1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Dark Lot of One Saul" M. P. Shiel 1912
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1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Goodlife" Fred Saberhagen 1963
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1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"R.U.R." Karel Čapek 1923
1
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Sold to Satan" Mark Twain 1923
1
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Travels" Carter Scholz 1980
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1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
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