The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here

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

Title Author/Editor↥ Year Citations Reviews
"Who Can Replace a Man?" Brian W. Aldiss 1958
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Kyrie" Poul Anderson 1968
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"Reason" Isaac Asimov 1941
7
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Terminal Beach" J. G. Ballard 1964
7
196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Fondly Fahrenheit" Alfred Bester 1954
13
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Million-Year Picnic" Ray Bradbury 1946
5
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1982The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Sentinel" Arthur C. Clarke 1951
10
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Critical Factor" Hal Clement 1953
1
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"Aye, and Gomorrah …" Samuel R. Delany 1967
12
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" Philip K. Dick 1966
8
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Dolphin's Way" Gordon R. Dickson 1964
1
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" Harlan Ellison 1967
11
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Sail On! Sail On!" Philip José Farmer 1952
5
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Cold Equations" Tom Godwin 1954
12
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Tricentennial" Joe Haldeman 1976
3
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"The Streets of Ashkelon" Harry Harrison 1962
3
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1992The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"All You Zombies—" Robert A. Heinlein 1959
12
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Masks" Damon Knight 1968
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1943
10
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Slow Tuesday Night" R. A. Lafferty 1965
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
196611th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"Coming Attraction" Fritz Leiber 1950
12
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"That Only a Mother" Judith Merril 1948
11
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"The Jigsaw Man" Larry Niven 1967
3
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
"Day Million" Frederik Pohl 1966
13
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"When It Changed" Joanna Russ 1972
16
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Pilgrimage to Earth" Robert Sheckley 1956
1
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"Sundance" Robert Silverberg 1969
6
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Desertion" Clifford D. Simak 1944
9
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Game of Rat and Dragon" Cordwainer Smith 1955
17
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2006The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Big Flash" Norman Spinrad 1969
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
"Thunder and Roses" Theodore Sturgeon 1947
8
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Brooklyn Project" William Tenn 1948
2
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Harrison Bergeron" Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1961
9
1970Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Engine at Heartspring's Center" Roger Zelazny 1974
4
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
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