| "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Brian W. Aldiss
                              
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                        1969 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Reason" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Isaac Asimov
                              
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                        1941 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) | 
                                             | 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Cage of Sand" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                J. G. Ballard
                              
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                        1962 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Fondly Fahrenheit" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Alfred Bester
                              
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                        1954 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "There Will Come Soft Rains" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ray Bradbury
                              
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                        1950 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 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 | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Speech Sounds" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Octavia E. Butler
                              
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                        1983 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Pretty Boy Crossover" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Pat Cadigan
                              
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                        1986 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1987 | The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Exhalation" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ted Chiang
                              
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                        2008 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 2009 | Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer | 
                                             | 2009 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan | 
                                             | 2009 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Sentinel" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Arthur C. Clarke
                              
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                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Golem" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Avram Davidson
                              
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                        1955 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril | 
                                             | 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Aye, and Gomorrah …" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Samuel R. Delany
                              
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                        1967 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor | 
                                             | 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 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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                            | "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Philip K. Dick
                              
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                        1966 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Closer" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Greg Egan
                              
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                        1992 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harlan Ellison
                              
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                        1965 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor | 
                                             | 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 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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                            | "Abominable" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Carol Emshwiller
                              
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                        1980 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Machine Stops" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                E. M. Forster
                              
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                        1909 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova | 
                                             | 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Burning Chrome" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                William Gibson
                              
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                        1982 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Computer Friendly" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Eileen Gunn
                              
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                        1989 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Man Who Evolved" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edmond Hamilton
                              
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                        1931 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1974 | Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Rappaccini's Daughter" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nathaniel Hawthorne
                              
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                        1844 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1966 | Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin | 
                                             | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh | 
                                             | 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "All You Zombies—" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
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                        1959 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Seed Stock" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frank Herbert
                              
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                        1970 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Think Like a Dinosaur" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Patrick Kelly
                              
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                        1995 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1996 | Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2002 | The Hard SF 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Invaders" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Kessel
                              
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                        1990 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Out of All Them Bright Stars" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nancy Kress
                              
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                        1985 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Slow Tuesday Night" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                R. A. Lafferty
                              
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                        1965 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1966 | 11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Nine Lives" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ursula K. Le Guin
                              
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                        1969 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss | 
                                             | 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Coming Attraction" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fritz Leiber
                              
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                        1950 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton | 
                                             | 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 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Seventh Voyage" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Stanislaw Lem
                              
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                        1976 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "That Only a Mother" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Judith Merril
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Chippoke Na Gomi" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Misha
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
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                            | "Shambleau" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                C. L. Moore
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1933 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Day Million" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frederik Pohl
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1966 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "When It Changed" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joanna Russ
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1972 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 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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                            | "Everywhere" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Geoff Ryman
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1999 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                             | 2000 | Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2000 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Specialist" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Sheckley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
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                            | "Passengers" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Silverberg
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1968 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Desertion" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Clifford D. Simak
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1944 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin | 
                                             | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                      | 
                        
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                            | "The Game of Rat and Dragon" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Cordwainer Smith
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1955 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "We See Things Differently" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Bruce Sterling
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Conquest of Gola" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Leslie F. Stone
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1931 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Rogue Farm" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charles Stross
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2003 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2004 | Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer | 
                                             | 2004 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2013 | Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden | 
                                             | 2019 | The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Thunder and Roses" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Theodore Sturgeon
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1947 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Liberation of Earth" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                William Tenn
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) | 
                                             | 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander | 
                                             | 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Tiptree, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1972 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
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                            | "Air Raid" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Varley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1977 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1977 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Martian Odyssey" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Stanley G. Weinbaum
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1934 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Star" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. G. Wells
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1897 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
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                            | "Forever Yours, Anna" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kate Wilhelm
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1987 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett | 
                                             | 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Useful Phrases" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gene Wolfe
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1993 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Heat Death of the Universe" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Pamela Zoline
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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