"A Rose for Ecclesiastes" | Roger Zelazny |
1963 |
12
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
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 |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
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 |
2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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"A Martian Odyssey" | Stanley G. Weinbaum |
1934 |
16
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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 |
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"Harrison Bergeron" | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1961 |
9
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1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"Black Destroyer" | A. E. van Vogt |
1939 |
9
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1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"The Moon Moth" | Jack Vance |
1961 |
9
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1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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"Microcosmic God" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1941 |
11
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1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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 |
1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"Thunder and Roses" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1947 |
8
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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 |
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"The Man Who Lost the Sea" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1959 |
9
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
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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"Scanners Live in Vain" | Cordwainer Smith |
1950 |
9
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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"The Game of Rat and Dragon" | Cordwainer Smith |
1955 |
17
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| 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 |
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"Desertion" | Clifford D. Simak |
1944 |
9
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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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"The Big Front Yard" | Clifford D. Simak |
1958 |
8
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"That Only a Mother" | Judith Merril |
1948 |
11
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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 |
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"First Contact" | Murray Leinster |
1945 |
10
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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 |
1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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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"Coming Attraction" | Fritz Leiber |
1950 |
12
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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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"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1943 |
10
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1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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 |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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 |
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"Vintage Season" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1946 |
10
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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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"The Little Black Bag" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1950 |
9
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
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 |
1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"The Country of the Kind" | Damon Knight |
1956 |
11
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1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
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) |
1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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 |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"Flowers for Algernon" | Daniel Keyes |
1959 |
15
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
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 |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever 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 |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
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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"By His Bootstraps" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
8
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1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"All You Zombies—" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
12
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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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"The Cold Equations" | Tom Godwin |
1954 |
12
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1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
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 |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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 Machine Stops" | E. M. Forster |
1909 |
8
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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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"Second Variety" | Philip K. Dick |
1953 |
8
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
1954 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
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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"Or All the Seas with Oysters" | Avram Davidson |
1958 |
10
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) 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 |
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 Sentinel" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1951 |
10
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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 Nine Billion Names of God" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
13
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
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 |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
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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"The Star" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1955 |
16
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
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 |
1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
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 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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"Twilight" | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
1934 |
8
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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 Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
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"Who Goes There?" | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
1938 |
12
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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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"Arena" | Fredric Brown |
1944 |
12
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1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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 |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) 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 |
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 |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
8
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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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"Surface Tension" | James Blish |
1952 |
9
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1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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 |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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 |
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"It's a Good Life" | Jerome Bixby |
1953 |
8
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
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 |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) 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 |
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"Fondly Fahrenheit" | Alfred Bester |
1954 |
13
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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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"Nightfall" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
13
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1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
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 |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) 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 |
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 Last Question" | Isaac Asimov |
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1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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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