"Surface Tension" | James Blish |
1952 |
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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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"Baby Is Three" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1952 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"The Martian Way" | Isaac Asimov |
1952 |
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1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) 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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"A Sound of Thunder" | Ray Bradbury |
1952 |
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1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) 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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"Sail On! Sail On!" | Philip José Farmer |
1952 |
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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) |
1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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"Hobson's Choice" | Alfred Bester |
1952 |
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1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"What's It Like Out There?" | Edmond Hamilton |
1952 |
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1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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"The Altar at Midnight" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1952 |
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1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
1979 | The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Command Performance" | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"The Fly" | Arthur Porges |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
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"The Snowball Effect" | Katherine MacLean |
1952 |
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1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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"The Year of the Jackpot" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1952 |
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1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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"Ararat" | Zenna Henderson |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
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"Beyond Lies the Wub" | Philip K. Dick |
1952 |
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2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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"The Business, as Usual" | Mack Reynolds |
1952 |
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1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"The Conqueror" | Mark Clifton |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Cost of Living" | Robert Sheckley |
1952 |
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1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Delay in Transit" | F. L. Wallace |
1952 |
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1979 | Neglected Visions edited by Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Fast Falls the Eventide" | Eric Frank Russell |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Firewater" | William Tenn |
1952 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Game for Blondes" | John D. MacDonald |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Lost Memory" | Peter Phillips |
1952 |
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1979 | Neglected Visions edited by Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"The Moon Is Green" | Fritz Leiber |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Survival" | John Wyndham |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
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"The Time Machine" | Dino Buzzati |
1952 |
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1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn |
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"What Have I Done?" | Mark Clifton |
1952 |
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1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"All the Way Back" | Michael Shaara |
1952 |
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2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
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"The Analogues" | Damon Knight |
1952 |
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1979 | The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini |
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"The April Witch" | Ray Bradbury |
1952 |
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2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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"Baby HP" | Juan José Arreola |
1952 |
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2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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"The Bliss of Solitude" | J. T. McIntosh |
1952 |
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1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
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"Blood's a Rover" | Chad Oliver |
1952 |
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1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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"Bring the Jubilee" | Ward Moore |
1952 |
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2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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"Catch That Martian" | Damon Knight |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"Category Phoenix" | Boyd Ellanby |
1952 |
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1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"The Choice" | W. Hilton-Young |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"Conditionally Human" | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1952 |
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1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Counter-Transference" | William F. Temple |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Counterfeit" | Alan E. Nourse |
1952 |
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1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
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"The Deep" | Isaac Asimov |
1952 |
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1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
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"The Dreamer" | Alfred Coppel |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Dumb Martian" | John Wyndham |
1952 |
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1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
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"The Gadget Had a Ghost" | Murray Leinster |
1952 |
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1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"The Girls from Earth" | Frank M. Robinson |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Grenville's Planet" | Michael Shaara |
1952 |
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1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
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"I Am Nothing" | Eric Frank Russell |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"The Impacted Man" | Robert Sheckley |
1952 |
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1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Instinct" | Lester del Rey |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"The Last Days of Shandakor" | Leigh Brackett |
1952 |
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2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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"Love" | Richard Wilson |
1952 |
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1979 | The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini |
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"Lover, When You're Near Me" | Richard Matheson |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"The Lovers" | Philip José Farmer |
1952 |
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2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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"The Luckiest Man in Denv" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1952 |
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1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
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"Machine" | John Jakes |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Manners of the Age" | H. B. Fyfe |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"The Middle of the Week after Next" | Murray Leinster |
1952 |
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1953 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
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"Minister Without Portfolio" | Mildred Clingerman |
1952 |
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1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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"Never Underestimate …" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"Noise Level" | Raymond F. Jones |
1952 |
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1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
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"Shipshape Home" | Richard Matheson |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"The Spectre General" | Theodore R. Cogswell |
1952 |
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1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
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"The Star Dummy" | Anthony Boucher |
1952 |
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1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
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"Telek" | Jack Vance |
1952 |
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2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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"Yesterday House" | Fritz Leiber |
1952 |
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1986 | The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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"Youth" | Isaac Asimov |
1952 |
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1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
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