1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker

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

Title↥ Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews
"The Adaptive Ultimate" Stanley G. Weinbaum 1935
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"Armageddon—2419 A.D." Philip Francis Nowlan 1928
2
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Black Destroyer" A. E. van Vogt 1939
9
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
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
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
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Blue Giraffe" L. Sprague de Camp 1939
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
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Colour Out of Space" H. P. Lovecraft 1927
7
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1967Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Country of the Blind" H. G. Wells 1904
4
1967Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"The Crystal Egg" H. G. Wells 1897
3
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Faithful" Lester del Rey 1938
3
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
"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
"The Girl in the Golden Atom" Ray Cummings 1919
3
1970Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920 edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"He That Hath Wings" Edmond Hamilton 1938
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"He Who Shrank" Henry Hasse 1936
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
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
"Helen O'Loy" Lester del Rey 1938
5
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"I, Robot" Otto Binder 1939
2
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Life-Line" Robert A. Heinlein 1939
3
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Lost Machine" John Wyndham 1932
2
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
"The Machine Stops" E. M. Forster 1909
8
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Marooned Off Vesta" Isaac Asimov 1939
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"A Martian Odyssey" Stanley G. Weinbaum 1934
16
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
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
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
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
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
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 New Accelerator" H. G. Wells 1901
3
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Night" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1935
3
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Old Faithful" Raymond Z. Gallun 1934
4
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Politics" Murray Leinster 1932
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"Proxima Centauri" Murray Leinster 1935
3
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
"Robots Return" Robert Moore Williams 1938
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"The Runaway Skyscraper" Murray Leinster 1919
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"The Sands of Time" P. Schuyler Miller 1937
2
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
"Seeds of the Dusk" Raymond Z. Gallun 1938
2
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
"The Shadow Out of Time" H. P. Lovecraft 1936
1
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"Shambleau" C. L. Moore 1933
6
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Sidewise in Time" Murray Leinster 1934
3
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Twilight" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1934
8
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"Who Goes There?" John W. Campbell, Jr. 1938
12
Hugo Award - Story Winner
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
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
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
"Within the Pyramid" R. DeWitt Miller 1937
2
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
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