| "Night" |
John W. Campbell, Jr.
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1935 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
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| "The Command" |
L. Sprague de Camp
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1938 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton" |
Robert Bloch
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1939 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Requiem" |
Robert A. Heinlein
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1940 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Liar!" |
Isaac Asimov
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1941 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 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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| "Microcosmic God" |
Theodore Sturgeon
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1941 |
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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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| "The Vortex Blaster" |
Edward E. Smith
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1941 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "We Guard the Black Planet!" |
Henry Kuttner
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1942 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Doorway Into Time" |
C. L. Moore
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1943 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Huddling Place" |
Clifford D. Simak
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1944 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 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) |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Kindness" |
Lester del Rey
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1944 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "A Logic Named Joe" |
Murray Leinster
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1946 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Wake for the Living" |
Ray Bradbury
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1947 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "With Folded Hands …" |
Jack Williamson
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1947 |
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| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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| "Adaptation" |
John Wyndham
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1949 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Coming Attraction" |
Fritz Leiber
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1950 |
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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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| "Enchanted Village" |
A. E. van Vogt
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1950 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Witness" |
Eric Frank Russell
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1951 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Mother" |
Philip José Farmer
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1953 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "We Also Walk Dogs" |
Robert A. Heinlein
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1958 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Before Eden" |
Arthur C. Clarke
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1961 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
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