Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology

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

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
"Micromégas" Voltaire 1752
1
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"The Sandman" E. T. A. Hoffmann 1816
4
1981Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"A Descent into the Maelström" Edgar Allan Poe 1841
3
1981Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Rappaccini's Daughter" Nathaniel Hawthorne 1844
6
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
1977The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn
1981Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" Edgar Allan Poe 1845
3
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2017Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims
"The Star" H. G. Wells 1897
7
1966Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr
1977The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"A Curious Fragment" Jack London 1908
1
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"The Last Poet and the Robots" A. Merritt 1934
2
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Twilight" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1934
8
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"Reason" Isaac Asimov 1941
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Desertion" Clifford D. Simak 1944
9
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The City" Ray Bradbury 1950
1
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"The Third Level" Jack Finney 1950
3
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
"The Star" Arthur C. Clarke 1955
16
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"All You Zombies—" Robert A. Heinlein 1959
12
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes 1959
15
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1961Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Earth Eighteen" Frederik Pohl 1964
1
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"For a Breath I Tarry" Roger Zelazny 1966
8
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" Harlan Ellison 1967
11
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?" Robert Sheckley 1969
2
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"Vaster Than Empires and More Slow" Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
9
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
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