| "The Engine at Heartspring's Center" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1974 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Malaysian Mer" |
Jane Yolen
|
1982 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Purchase of Earth" |
Jack Williamson
|
1998 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Star" |
H. G. Wells
|
1897 |
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| 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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| "A Martian Odyssey" |
Stanley G. Weinbaum
|
1934 |
|
5
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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.
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1961 |
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1
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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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| "An Express of the Future" |
Jules Verne
|
1888 |
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| 1968 | Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Weapon Shop" |
A. E. van Vogt
|
1942 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever 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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| "Thunder and Roses" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1947 |
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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 Ghost in the Cap'n Brown House" |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
|
1870 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Conquest of Gola" |
Leslie F. Stone
|
1931 |
|
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| 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 |
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| "Dracula's Guest" |
Bram Stoker
|
1914 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Body-Snatcher" |
Robert Louis Stevenson
|
1884 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Friend Island" |
Francis Stevens
|
1918 |
|
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| 1970 | Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920 edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2015 | The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley |
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| "The Ray of Displacement" |
Harriet Prescott Spofford
|
1903 |
|
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| 1968 | Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2015 | The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley |
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| "Robot Nemesis" |
Edward E. Smith
|
1939 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The City of the Singing Flame" |
Clark Ashton Smith
|
1931 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Eggs from Lake Tanganyika" |
Curt Siodmak
|
1926 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Mortal Immortal" |
Mary Shelley
|
1833 |
|
|
| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women edited by Mike Ashley |
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| "The Store of the Worlds" |
Robert Sheckley
|
1959 |
|
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| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Without a Thought" |
Fred Saberhagen
|
1963 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "When It Changed" |
Joanna Russ
|
1972 |
|
11
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| 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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| "Jay Score" |
Eric Frank Russell
|
1941 |
|
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| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Melancholy Elephants" |
Spider Robinson
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
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| "Remaking History" |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1988 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Fiend" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1964 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
|
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| "The Fall of the House of Usher" |
Edgar Allan Poe
|
1839 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Diamond Lens" |
Fitz-James O'Brien
|
1858 |
|
|
| 1966 | Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Mousetrap" |
Andre Norton
|
1954 |
|
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| 1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Jigsaw Man" |
Larry Niven
|
1967 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Clock That Went Backwards" |
Edward Page Mitchell
|
1881 |
|
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| 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2017 | Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims |
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| "The People of the Pit" |
A. Merritt
|
1918 |
|
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "That Only a Mother" |
Judith Merril
|
1948 |
|
2
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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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|
| "Nightcrawlers" |
Robert R. McCammon
|
1984 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Duel" |
Richard Matheson
|
1971 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Plague Star" |
George R. R. Martin
|
1985 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Opening Fire" |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1973 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Pictures Don't Lie" |
Katherine MacLean
|
1951 |
|
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| 1955 | Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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|
| "The Gray Wolf" |
George MacDonald
|
1871 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Colour Out of Space" |
H. P. Lovecraft
|
1927 |
|
|
| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Invasion" |
Frank Belknap Long
|
1950 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Smoke Ghost" |
Fritz Leiber
|
1941 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Red as Blood" |
Tanith Lee
|
1979 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Undercity" |
Dean Koontz
|
1973 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "To Serve Man" |
Damon Knight
|
1950 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 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 |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Raft" |
Stephen King
|
1982 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Monkey's Paw" |
W. W. Jacobs
|
1902 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Lottery" |
Shirley Jackson
|
1948 |
|
|
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Tower of the Elephant" |
Robert E. Howard
|
1933 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "Seed Stock" |
Frank Herbert
|
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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| "Anything Box" |
Zenna Henderson
|
1956 |
|
|
| 1957 | SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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|
| "The Long Watch" |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1949 |
|
|
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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|
| "Young Goodman Brown" |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
|
1835 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "Roommates" |
Harry Harrison
|
1971 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "The Fate of the Poseidonia" |
Clare Winger Harris
|
1927 |
|
|
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
|
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| "The Harpers of Titan" |
Edmond Hamilton
|
1950 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "Burning Chrome" |
William Gibson
|
1982 |
|
3
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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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|
| "The Old Nurse's Story" |
Mrs. Gaskell
|
1852 |
|
|
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "Troll Bridge" |
Neil Gaiman
|
1993 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
|
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|
| "The Third Level" |
Jack Finney
|
1950 |
|
|
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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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 Strange Drug of Dr. Caber" |
Lord Dunsany
|
1947 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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|
| "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1966 |
|
1
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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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|
| "The Signalman" |
Charles Dickens
|
1866 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
|
|
| "Driftglass" |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1967 |
|
1
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Or All the Seas with Oysters" |
Avram Davidson
|
1958 |
|
2
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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 Three Marked Pennies" |
Mary Elizabeth Counselman
|
1934 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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| "Dust Rag" |
Hal Clement
|
1956 |
|
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
|
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|
| "The Sentinel" |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1951 |
|
2
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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 |
|
|
|
| "Ender's Game" |
Orson Scott Card
|
1977 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 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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|
| "Bloodchild" |
Octavia E. Butler
|
1984 |
|
1
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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| "Arena" |
Fredric Brown
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1944 |
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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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| "Exiles of Tomorrow" |
Marion Zimmer Bradley
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1955 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "There Will Come Soft Rains" |
Ray Bradbury
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1950 |
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3
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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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| "Enchantress of Venus" |
Leigh Brackett
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1949 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
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| "Catnip" |
Robert Bloch
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1948 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Thirteen Phantasms" |
James P. Blaylock
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1996 |
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| 1997 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Damned Thing" |
Ambrose Bierce
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1893 |
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| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" |
Alfred Bester
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1954 |
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2
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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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| "The Howling Man" |
Charles Beaumont
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1959 |
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| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Blood Music" |
Greg Bear
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1983 |
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3
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1984 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1984 | The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 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 |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Drowned Giant" |
J. G. Ballard
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1964 |
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| 1966 | 11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "Robbie" |
Isaac Asimov
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1940 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) 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 |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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