Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories

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

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
"Divide and Rule" L. Sprague de Camp 1939
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Killdozer!" Theodore Sturgeon 1944
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Vintage Season" Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1946
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
"Baby Is Three" Theodore Sturgeon 1952
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Nine Billion Names of God" Arthur C. Clarke 1953
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
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
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Fondly Fahrenheit" Alfred Bester 1954
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 Earth Quarter" Damon Knight 1955
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"The Star" Arthur C. Clarke 1955
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Dio" Damon Knight 1957
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Ugly Little Boy" Isaac Asimov 1958
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"All You Zombies—" Robert A. Heinlein 1959
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
"Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes 1959
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1961Best SF Four: 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
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Sky People" Poul Anderson 1959
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Rogue Moon" Algis Budrys 1960
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
"The Voices of Time" J. G. Ballard 1960
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1991The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Dragon Masters" Jack Vance 1962
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"On the Storm Planet" Cordwainer Smith 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" Harlan Ellison 1965
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
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
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Fiddler's Green" Richard McKenna 1967
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes" Harlan Ellison 1967
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1968Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"The Star Pit" Samuel R. Delany 1967
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Total Environment" Brian W. Aldiss 1968
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"A Boy and His Dog" Harlan Ellison 1969
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Asian Shore" Thomas M. Disch 1970
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1971Best SF: 1970 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"The Infinity Box" Kate Wilhelm 1971
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Hero" Joe Haldeman 1972
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Word for World Is Forest" Ursula K. Le Guin 1972
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Death and Designation Among the Asadi" Michael Bishop 1973
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1974The 1974 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" James Tiptree, Jr. 1973
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
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
"Born with the Dead" Robert Silverberg 1974
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Pale Roses" Michael Moorcock 1974
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
"A Song for Lya" George R. R. Martin 1974
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1975The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Samurai and the Willows" Michael Bishop 1976
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"In the Hall of the Martian Kings" John Varley 1977
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Night Face" Poul Anderson 1978
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"The Persistence of Vision" John Varley 1978
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1979The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr
1979Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
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
"Sleep Well of Nights" Avram Davidson 1978
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Blued Moon" Connie Willis 1984
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Trinity" Nancy Kress 1984
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Trojan Horse" Michael Swanwick 1984
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Unconquered Country" Geoff Ryman 1984
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Green Days in Brunei" Bruce Sterling 1985
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Sailing to Byzantium" Robert Silverberg 1985
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1986The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2007The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"R & R" Lucius Shepard 1986
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Last of the Winnebagos" Connie Willis 1988
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1989The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"My Brother's Keeper" Pat Cadigan 1988
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Great Work of Time" John Crowley 1989
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"No Spot of Ground" Walter Jon Williams 1989
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Tiny Tango" Judith Moffett 1989
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Griffin's Egg" Michael Swanwick 1991
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
2007The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois
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