Science Fiction of the Fifties

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

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↧
"The Liberation of Earth" William Tenn 1953
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1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Country of the Kind" Damon Knight 1956
2
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"5,271,009" Alfred Bester 1954
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"The Academy" Robert Sheckley 1954
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Adrift on the Policy Level" Chan Davis 1959
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"A Bad Day for Sales" Fritz Leiber 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Bettyann" Kris Neville 1951
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"The Cage" A. Bertram Chandler 1957
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Dark Interlude" Mack Reynolds,  Fredric Brown 1951
1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"DP!" Jack Vance 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"The Education of Tigress McCardle" C. M. Kornbluth 1957
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Feedback" Katherine MacLean 1951
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus" Frederik Pohl 1956
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Heirs Apparent" Robert Abernathy 1954
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"The Last of the Deliverers" Poul Anderson 1958
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Nobody Bothers Gus" Algis Budrys 1955
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
"A Saucer of Loneliness" Theodore Sturgeon 1953
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Short in the Chest" Margaret St. Clair 1954
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Spectator Sport" John D. MacDonald 1950
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"What Have I Done?" Mark Clifton 1952
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"A Work of Art" James Blish 1956
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
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