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1844
“Rappaccini’s Daughter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Future Perfect ed. H. Bruce Franklin
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
1897
“The Star” by H. G. Wells
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
1909
“The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1927
“The Colour Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Anthologies ed. Sam Moskowitz
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1931
“The Conquest of Gola” by Leslie F. Stone
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1933
“Shambleau” by C. L. Moore
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1934
“A Martian Odyssey” by Stanley G. Weinbaum
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Twilight” by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
1938
“Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Hugo winner
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1939
“Black Destroyer” by A. E. van Vogt
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1940
“Farewell to the Master” by Harry Bates
- Hugo finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Requiem” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Hugo finalist
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Roads Must Roll” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Hugo winner
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Robbie” by Isaac Asimov
- Hugo winner
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1941
“… And He Built a Crooked House” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“By His Bootstraps” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Liar!” by Isaac Asimov
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Microcosmic God” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Nightfall” by Isaac Asimov
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Reason” by Isaac Asimov
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Universe” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1942
“Nerves” by Lester Del Rey
- Hugo finalist
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
“The Weapon Shop” by A. E. van Vogt
- Hugo finalist
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1943
“Mimsy Were the Borogoves” by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Proud Robot” by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore
- Adventures in Time and Space ed. Healy and McComas
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1944
“Arena” by Fredric Brown
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Desertion” by Clifford D. Simak
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Killdozer!” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“No Woman Born” by C. L. Moore
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1945
“First Contact” by Murray Leinster
- Hugo winner
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1946
“The Million-Year Picnic” by Ray Bradbury
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Rescue Party” by Arthur C. Clarke
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Vintage Season” by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1947
“E for Effort” by T. L. Sherred
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Green Hills of Earth” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Thunder and Roses” by Theodore Sturgeon
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“With Folded Hands …” by Jack Williamson
- Anthologies ed. Groff Conklin
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
1948
“In Hiding” by Wilmar H. Shiras
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
“Mars Is Heaven!” by Ray Bradbury
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“That Only a Mother” by Judith Merril
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1949
“Private Eye” by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
1950
“Born of Man and Woman” by Richard Matheson
- Hugo finalist
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber
- Hugo finalist
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Little Black Bag” by C. M. Kornbluth
- Hugo winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Man Who Sold the Moon” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Hugo winner
- A Treasury of Great Science Fiction ed. Anthony Boucher
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Scanners Live in Vain” by Cordwainer Smith
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1951
“… And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Marching Morons” by C. M. Kornbluth
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“The Sentinel” by Arthur C. Clarke
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1952
“Baby Is Three” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Martian Way” by Isaac Asimov
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Surface Tension” by James Blish
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“What’s It Like Out There?” by Edmond Hamilton
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
1953
“A Bad Day for Sales” by Fritz Leiber
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“It’s a Good Life” by Jerome Bixby
- Hugo finalist
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Liberation of Earth” by William Tenn
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“The Nine Billion Names of God” by Arthur C. Clarke
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“A Saucer of Loneliness” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Second Variety” by Philip K. Dick
- Hugo finalist
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1954
“The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Father-Thing” by Philip K. Dick
- A Treasury of Great Science Fiction ed. Anthony Boucher
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Fondly Fahrenheit” by Alfred Bester
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1955
“Allamagoosa” by Eric Frank Russell
- Hugo winner
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Game of Rat and Dragon” by Cordwainer Smith
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Nobody Bothers Gus” by Algis Budrys
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
“The Star” by Arthur C. Clarke
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Tunnel Under the World” by Frederik Pohl
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1956
“The Country of the Kind” by Damon Knight
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Pohl, Greenberg, Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The World Turned Upside Down ed. Drake, Baen, and Flint
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Man Who Came Early” by Poul Anderson
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Stranger Station” by Damon Knight
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
1957
“Call Me Joe” by Poul Anderson
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Bleiler and Dikty
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1958
“The Big Front Yard” by Clifford D. Simak
- Hugo winner
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Men Who Murdered Mohammed” by Alfred Bester
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Or All the Seas with Oysters” by Avram Davidson
- Hugo winner
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Ugly Little Boy” by Isaac Asimov
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Who Can Replace a Man?” by Brian W. Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1959
“All You Zombies—” by Robert A. Heinlein
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Man Who Lost the Sea” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Hugo finalist
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
“The Pi Man” by Alfred Bester
- Hugo finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
1960
“The Voices of Time” by J. G. Ballard
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1961
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Moon Moth” by Jack Vance
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“A Planet Named Shayol” by Cordwainer Smith
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Ship Who Sang” by Anne McCaffrey
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1962
“The Ballad of Lost C’Mell” by Cordwainer Smith
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Dragon Masters” by Jack Vance
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1963
“A Rose for Ecclesiastes” by Roger Zelazny
- Hugo finalist
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Science Fiction Hall of Fame ed. Silverberg and Bova
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1964
“Soldier, Ask Not” by Gordon R. Dickson
- Hugo winner
- The Great SF Stories 1939-1964 ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Silverberg
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Terminal Beach” by J. G. Ballard
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1965
“The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth” by Roger Zelazny
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“He Who Shapes” by Roger Zelazny
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
““Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1966
“Behold the Man” by Michael Moorcock
- Nebula winner
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Day Million” by Frederik Pohl
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“For a Breath I Tarry” by Roger Zelazny
- Hugo finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Keys to December” by Roger Zelazny
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Last Castle” by Jack Vance
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Light of Other Days” by Bob Shaw
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Damon Knight
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Neutron Star” by Larry Niven
- Hugo winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“When I Was Miss Dow” by Sonya Dorman
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
1967
“Aye, and Gomorrah …” by Samuel R. Delany
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Baby, You Were Great” by Kate Wilhelm
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
“Driftglass” by Samuel R. Delany
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“Faith of Our Fathers” by Philip K. Dick
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Gonna Roll the Bones” by Fritz Leiber
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Hawksbill Station” by Robert Silverberg
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Best SF ed. Harrison and Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Heat Death of the Universe” by Pamela Zoline
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison
- Hugo winner
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Star Pit” by Samuel R. Delany
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Year’s Best SF ed. Judith Merril
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Weyr Search” by Anne McCaffrey
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
1968
“The Dance of the Changer and the Three” by Terry Carr
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
“Kyrie” by Poul Anderson
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
“Masks” by Damon Knight
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
“Nightwings” by Robert Silverberg
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Passengers” by Robert Silverberg
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones” by Samuel R. Delany
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Total Environment” by Brian W. Aldiss
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
1969
“A Boy and His Dog” by Harlan Ellison
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Nine Lives” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Nebula finalist
- The World’s Best Science Fiction ed. Wollheim and Carr
- Best SF ed. Harrison and Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Future is Female! ed. Lisa Yaszek
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Sundance” by Robert Silverberg
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
1970
“The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories” by Gene Wolfe
- Nebula finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1971
“Inconstant Moon” by Larry Niven
- Hugo winner
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“A Meeting with Medusa” by Arthur C. Clarke
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Best SF ed. Harrison and Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Queen of Air and Darkness” by Poul Anderson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Vaster Than Empires and More Slow” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hugo finalist
- Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology ed. Eric S. Rabkin
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1972
“And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Fifth Head of Cerberus” by Gene Wolfe
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Goat Song” by Poul Anderson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“The Gold at the Starbow’s End” by Frederik Pohl
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Hero” by Joe Haldeman
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Best SF ed. Harrison and Aldiss
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“Nobody’s Home” by Joanna Russ
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
“When It Changed” by Joanna Russ
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“When We Went to See the End of the World” by Robert Silverberg
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year ed. Del Rey
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
“The Word for World Is Forest” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1973
“The Death of Doctor Island” by Gene Wolfe
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Deathbird” by Harlan Ellison
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Girl Who Was Plugged In” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” by Vonda N. McIntyre
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Locus All Time Poll
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hugo winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“With Morning Comes Mistfall” by George R. R. Martin
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year ed. Del Rey
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Women Men Don’t See” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Best SF ed. Harrison and Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1974
“Born with the Dead” by Robert Silverberg
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Day Before the Revolution” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Hole Man” by Larry Niven
- Hugo winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
“A Song for Lya” by George R. R. Martin
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1975
“Child of All Ages” by P. J. Plauger
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year ed. Del Rey
“Doing Lennon” by Gregory Benford
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
“Home Is the Hangman” by Roger Zelazny
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1976
“The Bicentennial Man” by Isaac Asimov
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Houston, Houston, Do You Read?” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Silverberg and Greenberg
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1977
“Air Raid” by John Varley
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
- Hugo finalist
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Jeffty Is Five” by Harlan Ellison
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Particle Theory” by Edward Bryant
- Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
“The Screwfly Solution” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Stardance” by Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1978
“Cassandra” by C. J. Cherryh
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
“The Persistence of Vision” by John Varley
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Seven American Nights” by Gene Wolfe
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“View from a Height” by Joan D. Vinge
- Hugo finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Road to Science Fiction ed. James Gunn
1979
“Enemy Mine” by Barry B. Longyear
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Options” by John Varley
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
“Sandkings” by George R. R. Martin
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Unaccompanied Sonata” by Orson Scott Card
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Way of Cross and Dragon” by George R. R. Martin
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1980
“The Brave Little Toaster” by Thomas M. Disch
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Grotto of the Dancing Deer” by Clifford D. Simak
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Nightflyers” by George R. R. Martin
- Hugo finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Ugly Chickens” by Howard Waldrop
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1981
“The Pusher” by John Varley
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Locus All Time Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“The Saturn Game” by Poul Anderson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“True Names” by Vernor Vinge
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1982
“Burning Chrome” by William Gibson
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Fire Watch” by Connie Willis
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Souls” by Joanna Russ
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Swarm” by Bruce Sterling
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1983
“Blood Music” by Greg Bear
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Hardfought” by Greg Bear
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Speech Sounds” by Octavia E. Butler
- Hugo winner
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1984
“Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Garyn G. Roberts
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Lucky Strike” by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“Press ENTER ■” by John Varley
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Salvador” by Lucius Shepard
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
“Trinity” by Nancy Kress
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
1985
“24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai” by Roger Zelazny
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Only Neat Thing to Do” by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Out of All Them Bright Stars” by Nancy Kress
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
“Sailing to Byzantium” by Robert Silverberg
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Snow” by John Crowley
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
“The Winter Market” by William Gibson
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
1986
“Hatrack River” by Orson Scott Card
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Terry Carr
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Pretty Boy Crossover” by Pat Cadigan
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“R & R” by Lucius Shepard
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Robot Dreams” by Isaac Asimov
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
“Tangents” by Greg Bear
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
1987
“Angel” by Pat Cadigan
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Forever Yours, Anna” by Kate Wilhelm
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Orbit SF Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
“Rachel in Love” by Pat Murphy
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Orbit SF Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1988
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?” by Howard Waldrop
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Kirinyaga” by Mike Resnick
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Norton Book of Science Fiction ed. Le Guin and Attebery
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
“The Last of the Winnebagos” by Connie Willis
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Time Poll
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Peaches for Mad Molly” by Steven Gould
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Orbit SF Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett
“Schrödinger’s Kitten” by George Alec Effinger
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon winner
- The Annual World’s Best SF ed. Wollheim and Saha
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
1989
“At the Rialto” by Connie Willis
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Orbit SF Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett
- Locus All Time Poll
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
“Dori Bangs” by Bruce Sterling
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- The Orbit SF Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
“The Edge of the World” by Michael Swanwick
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“Great Work of Time” by John Crowley
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Mountains of Mourning” by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Locus All Time Poll
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Tiny Tango” by Judith Moffett
- Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Anthologies ed. Pamela Sargent
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
1990
“Bears Discover Fire” by Terry Bisson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Masterpieces ed. Orson Scott Card
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Hemingway Hoax” by Joe Haldeman
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Mr. Boy” by James Patrick Kelly
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Tower of Babylon” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1991
“Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1992
“Even the Queen” by Connie Willis
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1993
“Wall, Stone, Craft” by Walter Jon Williams
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Anthologies ed. Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
1994
“Forgiveness Day” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge” by Mike Resnick
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1995
“The Lincoln Train” by Maureen F. McHugh
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Think Like a Dinosaur” by James Patrick Kelly
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1997
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” by James Patrick Kelly
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
1998
“Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon winner
- Anthologies ed. Brian Aldiss
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts ed. Heather Masri
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
1999
“macs” by Terry Bisson
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2000
“Radiant Green Star” by Lucius Shepard
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Seventy-Two Letters” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
2001
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” by Michael Swanwick
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“Hell Is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Lobsters” by Charles Stross
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Undone” by James Patrick Kelly
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2002
“Breathmoss” by Ian R. MacLeod
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
2003
“The Cookie Monster” by Vernor Vinge
- Hugo winner
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“The Empress of Mars” by Kage Baker
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2004
“The People of Sand and Slag” by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Singing My Sister Down” by Margo Lanagan
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“The Voluntary State” by Christopher Rowe
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
2005
“The Calorie Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Little Faces” by Vonda N. McIntyre
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman
“The Little Goddess” by Ian McDonald
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“Magic for Beginners” by Kelly Link
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2006
“The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
“Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
2007
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
2008
“26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Exhalation” by Ted Chiang
- Hugo winner
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction ed. Evans et al
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
“The Ray-Gun: A Love Story” by James Alan Gardner
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
2009
“Eros, Philia, Agape” by Rachel Swirsky
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“The Island” by Peter Watts
- Hugo winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“Spar” by Kij Johnson
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
2010
“The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window” by Rachel Swirsky
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
“The Sultan of the Clouds” by Geoffrey A. Landis
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
“The Things” by Peter Watts
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- Sci-Fi Lists Top 200
“Under the Moons of Venus” by Damien Broderick
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
2011
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Locus All Centuries Poll
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2012
“Close Encounters” by Andy Duncan
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Year’s Best SF ed. Hartwell and Cramer
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
2015
“Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan” by Ian McDonald
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
“The Game of Smash and Recovery” by Kelly Link
- Sturgeon winner
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Adams et al
2016
“Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El-Mohtar
- Hugo winner
- Nebula winner
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- ISFDB All Time Short Stories
“Things with Beards” by Sam J. Miller
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
“Touring with the Alien” by Carolyn Ives Gilman
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
“The Visitor from Taured” by Ian R. MacLeod
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
2017
“The Martian Obelisk” by Linda Nagata
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
“The Secret Life of Bots” by Suzanne Palmer
- Hugo finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- Annual Anthologies ed. Rich Horton
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
“A Series of Steaks” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad
- Hugo finalist
- Nebula finalist
- Sturgeon finalist
- Annual Anthologies ed. Gardner Dozois
- Annual Anthologies ed. Strahan, Silverberg, Haber
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year ed. Neil Clarke
Total stories: 275