The World Treasury of Science Fiction

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

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
"Forgetfulness" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1937
3
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Special Flight" John Berryman 1939
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" Jorge Luis Borges 1940
3
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"The Proud Robot" Henry Kuttner,  C. L. Moore 1943
5
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Vintage Season" Henry Kuttner,  C. L. Moore 1946
10
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1982The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Green Hills of Earth" Robert A. Heinlein 1947
7
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
"Zero Hour" Ray Bradbury 1947
4
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1983The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast" Theodore Sturgeon 1949
3
1950The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1984The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Poor Superman" Fritz Leiber 1951
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Second Variety" Philip K. Dick 1953
8
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1954Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Ghost V" Robert Sheckley 1954
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Golem" Avram Davidson 1955
3
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"I Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell" Robert Bloch 1955
2
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Public Hating" Steve Allen 1955
2
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Dead Past" Isaac Asimov 1956
4
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Stranger Station" Damon Knight 1956
5
1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"The Lineman" Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1957
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" Alfred Bester 1958
7
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Two Dooms" C. M. Kornbluth 1958
3
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Man Who Lost the Sea" Theodore Sturgeon 1959
9
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Blind Pilot" Nathalie-Charles Henneberg 1960
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Chronopolis" J. G. Ballard 1960
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"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
"A Kind of Artistry" Brian W. Aldiss 1962
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Dead Fish" Boris Vian 1965
2
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World 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
"The Muse" Anthony Burgess 1968
3
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"A Sign in Space" Italo Calvino 1968
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Spiral" Italo Calvino 1968
2
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Nine Lives" Ursula K. Le Guin 1969
13
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Angouleme" Thomas M. Disch 1971
3
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Inconstant Moon" Larry Niven 1971
9
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"A Meeting with Medusa" Arthur C. Clarke 1971
9
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Fifth Head of Cerberus" Gene Wolfe 1972
9
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Gold at the Starbow's End" Frederik Pohl 1972
7
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1973The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Nobody's Home" Joanna Russ 1972
7
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Weihnachtsabend" Keith Roberts 1972
2
1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Captain Nemo's Last Adventure" Josef Nesvadba 1973
2
1974Best SF: 1973 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Valley of Echoes" Gérard Klein 1973
2
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"The Chaste Planet" John Updike 1975
2
1976Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Codemus" Tor Åge Bringsvaerd 1976
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Pairpuppets" Manuel van Loggem 1976
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Party Line" Gérard Klein 1976
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Phantom of Kansas" John Varley 1976
3
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1977The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"How Erg the Self-Inducting Slew a Paleface" Stanislaw Lem 1977
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"I Was the First to Find You" Kir Bulychev 1977
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Tale of the Computer that Fought a Dragon" Stanislaw Lem 1977
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Triceratops" Tensei Kono 1982
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The New Prehistory" René Rebetez-Cortes 1983
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Lens" Annemarie van Ewyck 1984
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Way to Amalteia" Arkady Strugatsky,  Boris Strugatsky 1985
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"On the Inside Track" Karl-Michael Armer 1986
1
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
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