| "Born with the Dead" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Silverberg
                              
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                        1974 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Day Before the Revolution" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ursula K. Le Guin
                              
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                        1974 | 
                      
                            
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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 | 
                                             | 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "If the Stars Are Gods" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gregory Benford, 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                          
                            
                              Gordon Eklund
                            
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                        1974 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Death of Doctor Island" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gene Wolfe
                              
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                        1973 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Tiptree, Jr.
                              
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                        1973 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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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                            | "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Vonda N. McIntyre
                              
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                        1973 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Goat Song" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Poul Anderson
                              
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                        1972 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "When It Changed" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joanna Russ
                              
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                        1972 | 
                      
                            
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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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                            | "Good News from the Vatican" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Silverberg
                              
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                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1972 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "A Meeting with Medusa" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Arthur C. Clarke
                              
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                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1972 | Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss | 
                                             | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Missing Man" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Katherine MacLean
                              
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                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Queen of Air and Darkness" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Poul Anderson
                              
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                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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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                            | "Ill Met in Lankhmar" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fritz Leiber
                              
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                        1970 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Slow Sculpture" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Theodore Sturgeon
                              
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                        1970 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1971 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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