| "Aristotle and the Gun" |
L. Sprague de Camp
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1958 |
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| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "The Barrow" |
Ursula K. Le Guin
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1976 |
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| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Casey Agonistes" |
Richard McKenna
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1958 |
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| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Chance" |
Connie Willis
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1986 |
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| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Country of the Kind" |
Damon Knight
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1956 |
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2
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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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| "Dori Bangs" |
Bruce Sterling
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1989 |
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1990 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Driftglass" |
Samuel R. Delany
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1967 |
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1
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| 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 |
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| "The Edge of the World" |
Michael Swanwick
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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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| "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" |
Gene Wolfe
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1972 |
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4
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "Going Under" |
Jack Dann
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1981 |
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| 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 |
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| "The Golden Horn" |
Edgar Pangborn
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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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| "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
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1974 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "The Lady Margaret" |
Keith Roberts
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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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| "The Moon Moth" |
Jack Vance
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1961 |
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2
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 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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| "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons" |
Cordwainer Smith
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1961 |
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| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Narrow Valley" |
R. A. Lafferty
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1966 |
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| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
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| "Nobody's Home" |
Joanna Russ
|
1972 |
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1
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| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "The Other Celia" |
Theodore Sturgeon
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1957 |
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| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Particle Theory" |
Edward Bryant
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1977 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1978 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Pretty Boy Crossover" |
Pat Cadigan
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1986 |
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| 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 |
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| "The Pure Product" |
John Kessel
|
1986 |
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| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Salvador" |
Lucius Shepard
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1984 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 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 |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "This Moment of the Storm" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1966 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Ugly Chickens" |
Howard Waldrop
|
1980 |
|
1
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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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| "The Winter Market" |
William Gibson
|
1985 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| "The Worm That Flies" |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1968 |
|
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| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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