Best sci-fi short story on Reddit
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#1
Ray Bradbury
4.9
(13)
"Are two MUST read classics."
"Are two MUST read classics."
"Are two MUST read classics."
"Are two MUST read classics."
"*The Illustrated Man* collection by Bradbury is a must-read"
"* The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury"
"The Illustrated Man."
"By the one and only Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles."
"*The Illustrated Man*."
"Ray Bradbury has about a million of them. Check out *The Martian Chronicles*."
#2
Isaac Asimov
4.8
(11)
"I Robot - Isaac Asimov"
"Is an excellent collection of classic SF."
"Is the closest thing we have to a 'best of' of his works."
"Are basically essential reading."
"Nightfall by Isaac Asimov"
"Nightfall, Azimov"
"Try anything Asimov. I’m not a big fan of his novels, but his short stories condense his brilliance."
"I, Robot by Isaac Asimov."
"Where Do We Go from Here, edited by Asimov is an excellent collection."
"Issac Asimov: nine tomorrows"
#3
William Gibson
4.9
(7)
"Burning Chrome by William Gibson."
"Burning Chrome by Gibson."
"Gibson's Burning Chrome collection."
"Burning Chrome, by William Gibson"
#4
Philip K. Dick
4.7
(6)
"Many short story anthologies are wonderful."
"He's at his very best when it comes to the short-story format."
"I Hope Shall Arrive Soon by Dick."
"My favourite are all "New Wave" science fiction - Philip K Dick, honestly the best sci-fi short story writer there is."
"All early Philip K Dick, Robert Shockley's stuff, Neutron Star by Larry Niven."
"Philip K. Dick writes a lot of good short stories."
#5
Greg Egan
4.5
(6)
"Greg Egans short fiction collections are excellent. Try Axiomatic."
"Axiomatic by Greg Egan."
"I have Greg Eagan’s best of book, I’m loving it so far."
"Greg Egan — *Axiomatic*"
#6
Ken Liu
5.0
(5)
"Any collection by Ken Liu."
"The Paper Menagerie and other stories by Ken Liu."
"For similar quality in single-author collections, perhaps try Ken Liu's collections "The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories"."
"* The Paper Tiger by Ken Liu"
#7
Harlan Ellison
4.8
(5)
""The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective" is an amazing collection."
"The Deathbird by Ellison."
"I've only read one or two volumes of his, but *I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream* would be enough for me to recommend him."
"If you know Ellison already, you've probably read "Deathbird"."
"PainGod and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison."
#8
Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
(4)
"*Changing Planes* is more thematically connected."
"* Changing Planes by Ursula Le Guin."
"Any of Ursula le Guin’s short story collections are worth reading."
#9
Harry Turtledove
5.0
(4)
"Vilacamba By Harry turtledove."
#10
Alastair Reynolds
5.0
(3)
"Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds."
"I really enjoyed."
"Beyond the Aquila Rift by Alastair Reynolds"
#11
Joe Haldeman
5.0
(3)
#12
Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
4.7
(3)
"I’d recommend Ann and Jeff Vandermeers big book of science fiction."
"I would highly encourage you to check out the VanderMeers' various anthologies."
"The Big Book of Science Fiction, edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer"
#13
Bruce Sterling
4.3
(3)
"Mirrorshades edited by Bruce Sterling"
"Mirrorshades, edited by Bruce Sterling"
#14
Kurt Vonnegut
4.3
(3)
"Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut."
"Welcome to the Monkeyhouse by Kurt Vonnegut if you’re open to softer sci fi and humour."
"Welcome to the Monkey House by Vonnegut has a wide range of short stories."
#15
Roger Zelazny
5.0
(2)
"Anything Zelazny."
"Any of Roger Zelazny's collections."
#16
Octavia Butler
5.0
(2)
"It's a classic for a reason!"
#17
Orson Scott Card
5.0
(2)
"Masterpieces, edited by Orson Scott Card"
"I quite like Orson Scott Card's "Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century"."
#18
Wesleyan
5.0
(2)
"I highly recommend "The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction"."
#19
Arthur C. Clarke
5.0
(2)
"The Collected Stories of Arthur C Clarke"
#20
Larry Niven
4.5
(2)
"N Space ‐ Larry Niven"
#21
Robert Heinlein
4.5
(2)
"The Past Through Tomorrow is a really great collection."
"Future History by Robert Heinlein."
#22
R. A. Lafferty
4.0
(2)
"The Best of R.A. Lafferty."
"The Best of R. A. Lafferty."
#23
Avram Davidson
4.0
(2)
"The Avram Davidson Treasury."
"Look for *The Avram Davidson Treasury* for a good cross section of his wide-ranging and very literate stories."
#24
Howard Waldrop
4.0
(2)
"Things Will Never Be The Same: A Howard Waldrop Reader."
"Heart of Whitenesse by Howard Waldrop."
#25
Gene Wolfe
5.0
(1)
"The Best of Gene Wolfe by Gene Wolfe"
#26
Ted Chiang
5.0
(1)
"Ted Chiang. Ted Chiang. Ted Chiang."
#27
John Campbell
5.0
(1)
"Who Goes There by John Campbell - i read that it's the most anthologized sci fi short story ever"
#28
Terry Brissom
5.0
(1)
"They're Made Out Of Meat by Terry Brissom - it's only a couple pages and it's a wonderful view of humans from the outside"
#29
Gardner Dozois
5.0
(1)
"There’s lots of great collections. Check out “the years best science fiction short stories” series edited by gardener dozois throughout the years."
#30
Jack Vance
5.0
(1)
"The moon moth by jack Vance"
#31
Greg Bear
5.0
(1)
"Tangents - Greg Bear. Has an amazing range considering it's from one author."
#32
Peter Watts
5.0
(1)
"I really liked Peter Watts' Sunflower Cycle."
#33
Sarah Pinsker
5.0
(1)
"Sarah Pinsker is my favorite working writer of short sf."
#34
Brian Aldiss
5.0
(1)
"The Science Fiction omnibus by Brian Aldiss."
#35
David Brin
5.0
(1)
"David Brin's collection River of Time has two of my favorite short stories in it."
#36
Dan Simmons
5.0
(1)
"I'm rereading Hyperion by Dan Simmons right now."
#37
SFWA
5.0
(1)
"The SFWA Hall of Fame anthologies are absolutely essential."
#38
Samuel R. Delany
5.0
(1)
"Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany"
#39
Stanislaw Lem
5.0
(1)
"- Stanislaw Lem: Cyberiad, Pirx"
#40
Octavia E. Butler
5.0
(1)
"Octavia E. Butler's Bloodchild."
#41
Gardiner Dozois
5.0
(1)
"Any of the Gardiner Dozois-edited "Best of the Year" anthologies are top notch"
#42
Subterranean Press
5.0
(1)
"Subterranean Press publishes Best of collections that are very high quality."
#43
Kij Johnson
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Kij Johnson's collection "At the Mouth of the River of Bees"."
#44
Vandana Singh
5.0
(1)
"If you enjoyed Chiang, I think you'll really love Vandana Singh's **Ambiguity Machines, and Other Stories**!"
#45
Ballard
5.0
(1)
"Ballard. All his short stories are worth your time."
#46
Theodore Sturgeon
5.0
(1)
"While not exclusively sci-fi, if you are looking for the some of the best short story collections I highly HIGHLY recommend Theodore Sturgeon."
#47
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
5.0
(1)
"I recently gave someone a copy of the Science Fiction Hall or Fame vol 1 and vol 2a."
#48
Nebula Award
4.0
(1)
"The Nebula Award Winners. There a a lot of these."
#49
Lesley Arimah
4.0
(1)
"What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Arimah."
#50
Charles Yu
4.0
(1)
"Third Class Superhero by Charles Yu"
#51
Leo P. Kelley
4.0
(1)
"One of my favorite collections is: Themes in Science Fiction: A Journey Into Wonder by Leo P. Kelley."
#52
David G. Hartwell
4.0
(1)
""The Science Fiction Century," edited by David G Hartwell."
#53
James Gunn
4.0
(1)
"The anthology series *The Road to Science Fiction* edited by the late James Gunn is also worth a look."
#54
M. John Harrison
4.0
(1)
"The Machine in Shaft Ten and Other Stories by M. John Harrison"
#55
John Varley
4.0
(1)
"The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction."
#56
Pamela Zoline
4.0
(1)
"The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories by Pamela Zoline."
#57
Walter Jon Williams
4.0
(1)
"I enjoyed The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories by Walter Jon Williams"
#58
Exurb1a
4.0
(1)
"The Fifth Science by Exurb1a is a collection of 12 stories"
#59
David Hartwell
4.0
(1)
"The Dark Descent, a large horror anthology edited by David Hartwell."
#60
Otto Penzler
4.0
(1)
"The Big Book of Ghost Stories edited by Otto Penzler."
#61
Groff Conklin
4.0
(1)
"The "spectrum" series and anything by groff conklin are worth a look."
#62
Cory Doctorow
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Radicalized by Cory Doctorow."
#63
Sigi
4.0
(1)
"Memories Of The Future by Sigi."
#64
Karin Tidbeck
4.0
(1)
"Not really SF, more like New Weird, but Jagganath by Karin Tidbeck is really good"
#65
James Tiptree, Jr.
4.0
(1)
"Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr."
#66
John Brunner
4.0
(1)
"The Best of John Brunner."
#67
Nancy Kress
4.0
(1)
"*Beaker's Dozen* by Nancy Kress."
#68
Johnathan Strahan
4.0
(1)
"Johnathan strahan’s annual collection of SF and fantasy."
#69
Alfred Hitchcock
4.0
(1)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents: 12 Stories for Late at Night edited by Alfred Hitchcock."
#70
How High We Go In The Dark
4.0
(1)
"I'm reading How High We Go In The Dark and it's a book but it's set up as a bunch of loosely connected short stories."
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