| "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Roger Zelazny
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1963 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Seven American Nights" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gene Wolfe
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1978 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "A Letter from the Clearys" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Connie Willis
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Metal Man" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Williamson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1928 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Firefly Tree" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Williamson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1997 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1998 | Year's Best SF 3 edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Time Machine" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. G. Wells
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1895 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "A Martian Odyssey" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Stanley G. Weinbaum
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1934 | 
                      
                            
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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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                            | "The Red Brain" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Donald Wandrei
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1927 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Ugly Chickens" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Howard Waldrop
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1980 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1981 | The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1981 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "2 B R 0 2 B" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1962 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Fast Times at Fairmont High" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Vernor Vinge
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2001 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Persistence of Vision" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Varley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1978 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1979 | The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Black Destroyer" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                A. E. van Vogt
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1939 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Sail 25" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Vance
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1964 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Star and the Rockets" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harry Turtledove
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2009 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Only Neat Thing to Do" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Tiptree, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1985 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Edge of the World" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Michael Swanwick
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Sturgeon winner | 
                                             | 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Microcosmic God" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Theodore Sturgeon
                              
                             | 
                      
                        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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                            | "Lobsters" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charles Stross
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2001 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2002 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Bicycle Repairman" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Bruce Sterling
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1996 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1997 | Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1997 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "No Direction Home" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Norman Spinrad
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1971 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1972 | Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                S. P. Somtow
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1986 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Game of Rat and Dragon" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Cordwainer Smith
                              
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                        1955 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) 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 | 
                                             | 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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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                            | "Microbe" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joan Slonczewski
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1995 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1996 | Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Grotto of the Dancing Deer" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Clifford D. Simak
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1980 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Passengers" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Silverberg
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1968 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Barnacle Bill the Spacer" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lucius Shepard
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1992 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Prize of Peril" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert Sheckley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1958 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril | 
                                             | 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "The Witches of Karres" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James H. Schmitz
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1949 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova | 
                                             | 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Pirates of the Gorm" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nat Schachner
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1932 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | "Flashes" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert J. Sawyer
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2006 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Souls" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joanna Russ
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1982 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Allamagoosa" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Eric Frank Russell
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1955 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Lucky Strike" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kim Stanley Robinson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1984 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Lady Margaret" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Keith Roberts
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1966 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Wings of Night" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lester del Rey
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1942 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin | 
                                             | 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "For I Have Touched the Sky" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mike Resnick
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "What Wolves Know" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kit Reed
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2007 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Death and What Comes Next" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Terry Pratchett
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2004 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Day Million" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frederik Pohl
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1966 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) | 
                                             | 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 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Mellonta Tauta" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edgar Allan Poe
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1849 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1966 | Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin | 
                                             | 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Graveyard of Dreams" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. Beam Piper
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1958 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Golden Horn" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edgar Pangborn
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1962 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Armageddon—2419 A.D." | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Philip Francis Nowlan
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1928 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "All Cats Are Gray" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Andre Norton
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Neutron Star" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Larry Niven
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1966 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Rachel in Love" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Pat Murphy
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1987 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Sturgeon winner | 
                                             | 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes | 
                                             | 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett | 
                                             | 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "City of Truth" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Morrow
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1991 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Bring the Jubilee" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ward Moore
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Shambleau" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                C. L. Moore
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1933 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Hand to Hand" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Elizabeth Moon
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1995 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Death of a Spaceman" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Walter M. Miller, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1954 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "That Only a Mother" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Judith Merril
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Little Faces" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Vonda N. McIntyre
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2005 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2006 | Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan | 
                                             | 2006 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Lincoln Train" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Maureen F. McHugh
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1995 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Weyr Search" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Anne McCaffrey
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Born of Man and Woman" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Richard Matheson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Man Who Awoke" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Laurence Manning
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1933 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1974 | Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Gostak and the Doshes" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1930 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "At the Mountains of Madness" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. P. Lovecraft
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1936 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Hardened Criminals" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jonathan Lethem
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1996 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "First Contact" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Murray Leinster
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1945 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1946 | The Best 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 | 
                                             | 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Bad Day for Sales" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fritz Leiber
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1954 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander | 
                                             | 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The First Contact with the Gorgonids" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ursula K. Le Guin
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1992 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Yillian Way" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Keith Laumer
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1962 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                R. A. Lafferty
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "My Mother Dancing" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nancy Kress
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2004 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2005 | Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Evil Robot Monkey" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mary Robinette Kowal
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2008 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2009 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2013 | Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Little Black Bag" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                C. M. Kornbluth
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Country of the Kind" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Damon Knight
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1956 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril | 
                                             | 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) | 
                                             | 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander | 
                                             | 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Buffalo" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Kessel
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1991 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Sturgeon winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Think Like a Dinosaur" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Patrick Kelly
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1995 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1996 | Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Almuric" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert E. Howard
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1939 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Habit of Waste" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Nalo Hopkinson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1996 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Rat Race" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Frank Herbert
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1955 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Loo Ree" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Zenna Henderson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Green Hills of Earth" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1947 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Diabolical Drug" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Clare Winger Harris
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1929 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Sargasso of Space" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edmond Hamilton
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1931 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Hero" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Joe Haldeman
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1972 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories | 
                                             | 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1973 | Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Griots of the Galaxy" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Andrea Hairston
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2004 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Split Light" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lisa Goldstein
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1994 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1995 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Cold Equations" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Tom Godwin
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1954 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty | 
                                             | 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Alan Gardner
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1997 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Old Faithful" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Raymond Z. Gallun
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1934 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1974 | Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov | 
                                             | 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Madonna of the Maquiladora" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gregory Frost
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2002 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Standing Room Only" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Karen Joy Fowler
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1997 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Muffin Migration" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Alan Dean Foster
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2000 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Riverworld" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Philip José Farmer
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1966 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Thing from—Outside" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                George Allan England
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1923 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Jeffty Is Five" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Harlan Ellison
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1977 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1978 | The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Ranks of Bronze" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                David Drake
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1975 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Debra Doyle, 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                          
                            
                              James D. MacDonald
                            
                           | 
                      
                        1993 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Cory Doctorow
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2006 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2007 | Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Demi-Urge" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Thomas M. Disch
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1963 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Little Worker" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Paul Di Filippo
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Soldier, Ask Not" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gordon R. Dickson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1964 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2001 | The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Defenders" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Philip K. Dick
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1953 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Driftglass" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Samuel R. Delany
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1967 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Gun for Dinosaur" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                L. Sprague de Camp
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1956 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Or All the Seas with Oysters" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Avram Davidson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1958 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Going Under" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Dann
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1981 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1982 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Uncommon Sense" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Hal Clement
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1945 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Sentinel" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Arthur C. Clarke
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Hell Is the Absence of God" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ted Chiang
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2001 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Sandman, the Tinman and the Betty B" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                C. J. Cherryh
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2002 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Dogwalker" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Orson Scott Card
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1990 | The 1990 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1990 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Who Goes There?" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John W. Campbell, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1938 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker | 
                                             | 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova | 
                                             | 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh | 
                                             | 1999 | Locus All Time Poll | 
                                             | 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Pretty Boy Crossover" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Pat Cadigan
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1986 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 1987 | The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha | 
                                             | 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Bloodchild" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Octavia E. Butler
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1984 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "If This Is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                F. M. Busby
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1974 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1975 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Mountains of Mourning" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lois McMaster Bujold
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1989 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Stoker and the Stars" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Algis Budrys
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1959 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Good with Rice" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Brunner
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1994 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Arena" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Fredric Brown
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1944 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Senses Three and Six" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                David Brin
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1986 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Door Through Space" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Marion Zimmer Bradley
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1961 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Last Days of Shandakor" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Leigh Brackett
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Next Logical Step" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ben Bova
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1962 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Quest for Saint Aquin" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Anthony Boucher
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin | 
                                             | 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg | 
                                             | 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Surface Tension" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                James Blish
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Bears Discover Fire" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Terry Bisson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1990 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Sturgeon winner | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Story Winner | 
                                             | 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf | 
                                             | 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card | 
                                             | 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan | 
                                             | 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories | 
                                             | 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story | 
                                             | 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook | 
                                             | 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "They're Made Out of Meat" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Terry Bisson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1991 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Fondly Fahrenheit" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Alfred Bester
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1954 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Bow Shock" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Gregory Benford
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2006 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2007 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Blood Music" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Greg Bear
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1983 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Noble Mold" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kage Baker
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1997 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Nightfall" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Isaac Asimov
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1941 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas | 
                                             | 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) | 
                                             | 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr | 
                                             | 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "The Martian Way" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Isaac Asimov
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "A Roll of the Dice" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Catherine Asaro
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2000 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Story Finalist | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Story Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                       | 
                    
                    
                      | 
                        
                       | 
                    
                  
                      
                        
                          
                            | "Duel on Syrtis" | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Poul Anderson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                             | 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight | 
                                             | 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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