Masterpieces

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories v2 list.

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↥
"Call Me Joe" Poul Anderson 1957
6
1958Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"A Clean Escape" John Kessel 1985
1
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" Ray Bradbury 1949
3
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Devolution" Edmond Hamilton 1936
2
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"Dogfight" Michael Swanwick,  William Gibson 1985
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"Eurema's Dam" R. A. Lafferty 1972
4
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1973Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"Face Value" Karen Joy Fowler 1986
1
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"One" George Alec Effinger 1995
1
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Ursula K. Le Guin 1973
7
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1974The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Pots" C. J. Cherryh 1985
3
1986The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Rat" James Patrick Kelly 1986
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Road Not Taken" Harry Turtledove 1985
2
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Robot Dreams" Isaac Asimov 1986
6
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"A Saucer of Loneliness" Theodore Sturgeon 1953
7
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Tourists" Lisa Goldstein 1985
2
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2005Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"The Tunesmith" Lloyd Biggle, Jr. 1957
3
1958Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"The Tunnel Under the World" Frederik Pohl 1955
6
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Who Can Replace a Man?" Brian W. Aldiss 1958
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"A Work of Art" James Blish 1956
5
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"Inconstant Moon" Larry Niven 1971
9
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Passengers" Robert Silverberg 1968
10
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"All You Zombies—" Robert A. Heinlein 1959
12
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Nine Billion Names of God" Arthur C. Clarke 1953
13
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Snow" John Crowley 1985
8
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Bears Discover Fire" Terry Bisson 1990
16
Sturgeon winner
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" Harlan Ellison 1965
15
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Sandkings" George R. R. Martin 1979
11
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1980The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
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