| "Anachron" |
Damon Knight
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1954 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
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| "Baby Is Three" |
Theodore Sturgeon
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1952 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Big Flash" |
Norman Spinrad
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1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Children's Hour" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
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1944 |
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| 1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "E for Effort" |
T. L. Sherred
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1947 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Eve of the Last Apollo" |
Carter Scholz
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1977 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" |
Alfred Bester
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1954 |
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2
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
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1974 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Live at Berchtesgaden" |
George Alec Effinger
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1970 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" |
Alfred Bester
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1958 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig von Beethoven and Other Lost Songs" |
Carter Scholz
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1977 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Particle Theory" |
Edward Bryant
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1977 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1978 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "Party of the Two Parts" |
William Tenn
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1954 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Private Eye" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
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1949 |
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| 1950 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
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| "The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats" |
James Tiptree, Jr.
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1976 |
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| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Sundance" |
Robert Silverberg
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1969 |
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| 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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| "The Terminal Beach" |
J. G. Ballard
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1964 |
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| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" |
Alfred Bester
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1963 |
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| 1964 | The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Timetipping" |
Jack Dann
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1975 |
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| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Vintage Season" |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
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1946 |
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2
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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