| "E for Effort" | T. L. Sherred | 1947 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Scanners Live in Vain" | Cordwainer Smith | 1950 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "A Saucer of Loneliness" | Theodore Sturgeon | 1953 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1978 | Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" | Alfred Bester | 1954 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Star" | Arthur C. Clarke | 1955 |
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| Hugo winner - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "And Now the News …" | Theodore Sturgeon | 1956 |
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| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Dead Past" | Isaac Asimov | 1956 |
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| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Man Who Came Early" | Poul Anderson | 1956 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Flowers for Algernon" | Daniel Keyes | 1959 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Man Who Lost the Sea" | Theodore Sturgeon | 1959 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Moon Moth" | Jack Vance | 1961 |
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| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Sources of the Nile" | Avram Davidson | 1961 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night" | Algis Budrys | 1961 |
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| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" | Roger Zelazny | 1963 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Light of Other Days" | Bob Shaw | 1966 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Star Pit" | Samuel R. Delany | 1967 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Starfog" | Poul Anderson | 1967 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" | James Tiptree, Jr. | 1969 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Nine Lives" | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1969 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Winter's King" | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1969 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "How the Whip Came Back" | Gene Wolfe | 1970 |
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| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Second Inquisition" | Joanna Russ | 1970 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Inconstant Moon" | Larry Niven | 1971 |
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| Hugo winner - story |
| 1972 | Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 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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| "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" | James Tiptree, Jr. | 1972 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "The Milk of Paradise" | James Tiptree, Jr. | 1972 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Nobody's Home" | Joanna Russ | 1972 |
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| 1970 | Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg |
| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Imaginary Countries" | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1973 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Stars Below" | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1975 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "An Infinite Summer" | Christopher Priest | 1976 |
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| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton" | Gene Wolfe | 1977 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Seven American Nights" | Gene Wolfe | 1978 |
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Fire Watch" | Connie Willis | 1982 |
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| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Bloodchild" | Octavia E. Butler | 1984 |
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| Hugo winner - story |
| Nebula winner - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1978 | Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander |
| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 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 All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Crystal Spheres" | David Brin | 1984 |
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| Hugo winner - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "New Rose Hotel" | William Gibson | 1984 |
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| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "All My Darling Daughters" | Connie Willis | 1985 |
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| 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Green Mars" | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1985 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Only Neat Thing to Do" | James Tiptree, Jr. | 1985 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Out of All Them Bright Stars" | Nancy Kress | 1985 |
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| Nebula winner - story |
| 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 |
|
| "Rat" | James Patrick Kelly | 1986 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Schwarzschild Radius" | Connie Willis | 1987 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" | Lawrence Watt-Evans | 1987 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "The Last of the Winnebagos" | Connie Willis | 1988 |
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| Nebula winner - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1989 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "The Other Dead Man" | Gene Wolfe | 1988 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Stairs" | Neal Barrett, Jr. | 1988 |
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "At the Rialto" | Connie Willis | 1989 |
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1990 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Great Work of Time" | John Crowley | 1989 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1989 | Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Originist" | Orson Scott Card | 1989 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Starship Day" | Ian R. MacLeod | 1995 |
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| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
| "Think Like a Dinosaur" | James Patrick Kelly | 1995 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1996 | Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection 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 |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Wang's Carpets" | Greg Egan | 1995 |
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| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Ziggurat" | Gene Wolfe | 1995 |
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| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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