| "The Star and the Rockets" |
Harry Turtledove
|
2009 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "What Wolves Know" |
Kit Reed
|
2007 |
|
|
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Flashes" |
Robert J. Sawyer
|
2006 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Death and What Comes Next" |
Terry Pratchett
|
2004 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Fast Times at Fairmont High" |
Vernor Vinge
|
2001 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Lobsters" |
Charles Stross
|
2001 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "The Muffin Migration" |
Alan Dean Foster
|
2000 |
|
|
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "The Firefly Tree" |
Jack Williamson
|
1997 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Noble Mold" |
Kage Baker
|
1997 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Bicycle Repairman" |
Bruce Sterling
|
1996 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "A Habit of Waste" |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
1996 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Hand to Hand" |
Elizabeth Moon
|
1995 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Microbe" |
Joan Slonczewski
|
1995 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Good with Rice" |
John Brunner
|
1994 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Barnacle Bill the Spacer" |
Lucius Shepard
|
1992 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "City of Truth" |
James Morrow
|
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 | 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 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "The Edge of the World" |
Michael Swanwick
|
1989 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Little Worker" |
Paul Di Filippo
|
1989 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes" |
S. P. Somtow
|
1986 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Senses Three and Six" |
David Brin
|
1986 |
|
|
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "The Only Neat Thing to Do" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1985 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "A Letter from the Clearys" |
Connie Willis
|
1982 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "The Grotto of the Dancing Deer" |
Clifford D. Simak
|
1980 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "The Ugly Chickens" |
Howard Waldrop
|
1980 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "The Persistence of Vision" |
John Varley
|
1978 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Seven American Nights" |
Gene Wolfe
|
1978 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "No Direction Home" |
Norman Spinrad
|
1971 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Passengers" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1968 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Weyr Search" |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1967 |
|
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| 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 |
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| "Day Million" |
Frederik Pohl
|
1966 |
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| 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 |
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| "The Lady Margaret" |
Keith Roberts
|
1966 |
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| 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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| "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 |
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| "Riverworld" |
Philip José Farmer
|
1966 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "Man in His Time" |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1965 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 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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| "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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| "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 |
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|
| "The Demi-Urge" |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1963 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
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|
| "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1963 |
|
|
| 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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| "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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| "The Golden Horn" |
Edgar Pangborn
|
1962 |
|
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| 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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| "The Next Logical Step" |
Ben Bova
|
1962 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Yillian Way" |
Keith Laumer
|
1962 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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|
| "The Door Through Space" |
Marion Zimmer Bradley
|
1961 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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|
| "The Stoker and the Stars" |
Algis Budrys
|
1959 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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|
| "Graveyard of Dreams" |
H. Beam Piper
|
1958 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "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 |
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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 Country of the Kind" |
Damon Knight
|
1956 |
|
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| 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 |
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| "A Gun for Dinosaur" |
L. Sprague de Camp
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1956 |
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| 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 |
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| "Allamagoosa" |
Eric Frank Russell
|
1955 |
|
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| 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 |
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| "The Game of Rat and Dragon" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
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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| "Rat Race" |
Frank Herbert
|
1955 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Cold Equations" |
Tom Godwin
|
1954 |
|
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| 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 |
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|
| "Death of a Spaceman" |
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
|
1954 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
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| "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 |
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| "All Cats Are Gray" |
Andre Norton
|
1953 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
|
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|
| "A Bad Day for Sales" |
Fritz Leiber
|
1953 |
|
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| 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 |
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|
|
| "The Defenders" |
Philip K. Dick
|
1953 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "Loo Ree" |
Zenna Henderson
|
1953 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "Bring the Jubilee" |
Ward Moore
|
1952 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "The Last Days of Shandakor" |
Leigh Brackett
|
1952 |
|
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
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|
| "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 |
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| "Surface Tension" |
James Blish
|
1952 |
|
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| 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 |
|
|
|
| "Duel on Syrtis" |
Poul Anderson
|
1951 |
|
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| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
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|
| "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 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 Witches of Karres" |
James H. Schmitz
|
1949 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| "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 |
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|
| "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 |
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|
| "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 |
|
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|
| "Uncommon Sense" |
Hal Clement
|
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 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 |
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|
| "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 |
|
|
|
| "Microcosmic God" |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1941 |
|
|
| 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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|
| "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 |
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|
| "Almuric" |
Robert E. Howard
|
1939 |
|
|
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
|
|
|
| "Black Destroyer" |
A. E. van Vogt
|
1939 |
|
|
| 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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|
| "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 |
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|
| "At the Mountains of Madness" |
H. P. Lovecraft
|
1936 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| 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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|
| "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 |
|
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|
| "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 |
|
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| "Shambleau" |
C. L. Moore
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1933 |
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| 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 |
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| "Pirates of the Gorm" |
Nat Schachner
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1932 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Sargasso of Space" |
Edmond Hamilton
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1931 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Gostak and the Doshes" |
Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
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1930 |
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| 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 |
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| "The Diabolical Drug" |
Clare Winger Harris
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1929 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "Armageddon—2419 A.D." |
Philip Francis Nowlan
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1928 |
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| 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 |
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| "The Metal Man" |
Jack Williamson
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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 Red Brain" |
Donald Wandrei
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1927 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Thing from—Outside" |
George Allan England
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1923 |
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| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| "The Time Machine" |
H. G. Wells
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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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| "Mellonta Tauta" |
Edgar Allan Poe
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1849 |
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| 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 |
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