| "The Machine Stops" |
E. M. Forster
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1909 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 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 |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Beggars in Spain" |
Nancy Kress
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1991 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1992 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" |
Harlan Ellison
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1965 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 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 | 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 Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Swarm" |
Bruce Sterling
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1982 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 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 |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 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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| "Great Work of Time" |
John Crowley
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1989 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| "Fire Watch" |
Connie Willis
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1982 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "2066: Election Day" |
Michael Shaara
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1956 |
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| 1958 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "The Angel of Violence" |
Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg
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1997 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Another World" |
J. -H. Rosny aîné
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1895 |
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn |
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| "As Easy as A.B.C." |
Rudyard Kipling
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1912 |
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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 |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
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| "Beam Us Home" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
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1969 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Blood's a Rover" |
Chad Oliver
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1952 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Brightness Falls from the Air" |
Margaret St. Clair
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1951 |
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| 1952 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Consider Her Ways" |
John Wyndham
|
1956 |
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| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "The Dimple in Draco" |
R. S. Richardson
|
1967 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Drunkboat" |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Enchanted Village" |
A. E. van Vogt
|
1950 |
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Ginungagap" |
Michael Swanwick
|
1980 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Goat Song" |
Poul Anderson
|
1972 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Good Night, Sophie" |
Lino Aldani
|
1973 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Greenslaves" |
Frank Herbert
|
1965 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "He Who Shapes" |
Roger Zelazny
|
1965 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Hot Planet" |
Hal Clement
|
1963 |
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| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "The Hounds of Tindalos" |
Frank Belknap Long
|
1929 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "I Still Call Australia Home" |
George Turner
|
1990 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "If the Stars Are Gods" |
Gregory Benford,
Gordon Eklund
|
1974 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Johnny Mnemonic" |
William Gibson
|
1981 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The King and the Dollmaker" |
Wolfgang Jeschke
|
1970 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Liquid Sunshine" |
Alexander Kuprin
|
1982 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Minister Without Portfolio" |
Mildred Clingerman
|
1952 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Ministering Angels" |
C. S. Lewis
|
1955 |
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Mother" |
Philip José Farmer
|
1953 |
|
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| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "The Music Master of Babylon" |
Edgar Pangborn
|
1954 |
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| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "Nobody Bothers Gus" |
Algis Budrys
|
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| "The Rose" |
Charles L. Harness
|
1953 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Rumfuddle" |
Jack Vance
|
1973 |
|
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| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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| "Sail the Tide of Mourning" |
Richard A. Lupoff
|
1975 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1976 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "The Scarlet Plague" |
Jack London
|
1912 |
|
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "Something Ending" |
Eddy C. Bertin
|
1982 |
|
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "A Story of the Days to Come" |
H. G. Wells
|
1899 |
|
|
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "Sundance" |
Robert Silverberg
|
1969 |
|
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 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 |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
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|
| "Time In Advance" |
William Tenn
|
1956 |
|
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "The Time Machine" |
Dino Buzzati
|
1952 |
|
|
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn |
|
|
|
| "Veritas" |
James Morrow
|
1987 |
|
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| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
|
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|
| "A Work of Art" |
James Blish
|
1956 |
|
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| 1966 | Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 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 |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
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