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- Isaac Asimov, ‘ Nightfall ’. This 1941 short story, written while Asimov was still only in his early twenties, is widely regarded as one of the greatest science-fiction short stories of all time. Indeed, in 1968 the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science fiction short story written before 1965.
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This 1941 short story, written while Asimov was still only in his early twenties, is widely regarded as one of the greatest science-fiction short stories of all time. Indeed, in 1968 the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science fiction short story written before 1965.
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- NIGHTFALL by Isaac Asimov (1941) Voted by the SFWA as the greatest sci-fi short story of all time. A classic tale of wonderment, paranoia, insanity, and introspection.
- MIMSY WERE THE BOROGROVES by Lewis Padgett (1943) A top ten finisher in the SFWA vote, this marvelous, very believable story takes one back into the excitement and puzzlement of childhood.
- ARENA by Frederic Brown (1944) The original “kill or be killed”, man versus alien contest. The storyline was the prototype for many follow-on movies and TV episodes in the 1950’s/60’s.
- THE WEAPON SHOP by A.E. van Vogt (1942) A classic tale of pride, tradition, introspection, tyranny, and freedom. Fara’s journey from obstinate believer to doubter to enlightened awareness is something we all can connect with.
Anyone who reads the magazines as they came out would sense the evolution of science fiction, especially by reading the most famous titles: Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories, Astounding Stories, Astounding/Analog, F&SF, Galaxy, IF, and Asimov’s.
- Best Science Fiction Stories of All Time
- Best Science Fiction Stories Ever
- "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester
- "Time in Advance" by William Tenn
- "Daisy, in The Sun" by Connie Willis
- "The Time Locker" by Lewis Padgett
These are the best science fiction stories of all time, according to somebody who spent much of her life thinking that science fiction sucked. You see, it was only a few years ago that I admitted that I don't like modern science fiction short stories. I much prefer the fantastic science fiction shorts of the Golden Age that first appeared in scienc...
Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit"William Tenn, "Time in Advance"Connie Willis, "Daisy in the Sun"Lewis Padgett, "Time Locker"Alfred Bester won a 1953 Hugo Award for his novel The Demolished Man. Besides being a true personality and a novelist, he was a rare beast amongst Golden Age science fiction writers. He didn't just tell a great tale—he could write. Many Golden Age writers (including one of the best-known, Robert Heinlein) were far better storytellers than they were...
(Note: Don't confuse the short story "Time in Advance" with the title of the volume of four stories that contains it, called Time in Advance.) William Tenn is one of those science fiction writers who are well-known by dedicated fans and hardly known by casual readers. When asked to choose a favorite William Tenn science fiction short story, many wo...
Connie Willis, speculative fiction novelist and author of tragic science fiction (Passage) and comic science fiction (To Say Nothing of the Dog), is one of the most popular modern science fiction authors writing today. A story she published back in 1979, "Daisy, In the Sun," appearing in the short story collection Fire Watch, is one of the few (iro...
Henry Kuttner and his wife, C.L. Moore, produced an amazing body of work, both in quantity and quality. These were mostly short stories, written both individually and co-authored under several pseudonyms in the 1940s and 1950s. One major pen name was Lewis Padgett. As Lewis Padgett, this writing team wrote marvelous science fiction and fantasy stor...
- The Egg by Andy Weir. Andy Weir best known for his book, The Martian, adapted into the Hollywood blockbuster takes a philosophical stance in this story.
- Exhalation by Ted Chang. This story follows an alien scientist investigating a curious incident which quickly escalates to have far-reaching consequences.
- Smear by Brian Evans. Smear is a mixture of horror and thriller all wrapped up under the science fiction umbrella. After a passenger awakes on a long journey from suspension the passenger is unable to move with the ship's AI faltering and unhelpful.
- How to Get Back to the Forest by Sofia Samatar. This story starts out as a typical summer camp story. However, Sofia Samatar slowly sows the seeds of doubt in the reader's mind and you can't help but think that everything isn't quite right.
Oct 7, 2015 · For the first time ever, the renowned Best American series of anthologies has published a collection of the country's best science fiction and fantasy stories.
Jul 7, 2020 · Often considered the best science fiction short story of the 20th century, including by this Locus Magazine poll, The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke combines science and spirituality. Of course, what would science fiction writers be if not ardent questioners of life’s biggest questions. 3.)
