ISFDB Top Short Stories by Year
2003
55 The Seasons of the Ansarac Ursula K. Le Guin
2002
185 Madonna of the Maquiladora Gregory Frost
170 The Wild Girls Ursula K. Le Guin
146 Breathmoss Ian R. MacLeod
141 Bronte's Egg Richard Chwedyk
141 Stories for Men John Kessel
140 Creation Jeffrey Ford
135 A Year in the Linear City Paul Di Filippo
128 Halo Charles Stross
106 Liking What You See: A Documentary Ted Chiang
94 The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport Michael Swanwick
92 The Political Officer Charles Coleman Finlay
85 October in the Chair Neil Gaiman
81 Router Charles Stross
80 Singleton Greg Egan
77 Lambing Season Molly Gloss
75 The Human Front Ken MacLeod
74 Knapsack Poems Eleanor Arnason
72 The Essayist in the Wilderness William Browning Spencer
71 Over Yonder Lucius Shepard
65 With Caesar in the Underworld Robert Silverberg
64 Seven Wild Sisters Charles de Lint
64 She Sees My Monsters Now Robert Reed
63 In Paradise Bruce Sterling
58 "Hello," Said the Stick Michael Swanwick
57 What I Didn't See Karen Joy Fowler
54 The Weight of Words Jeffrey Ford
52 Presence Maureen F. McHugh
52 If Lions Could Speak: Imagining the Alien Paul Park
52 Veritas Robert Reed
52 The Potter of Bones Eleanor Arnason
50 The Tain China Miéville
50 les Nuits de Leningrad Graham Joyce
50 À n'importe quel prix Jamil Nasir
50 Death and Suffrage Dale Bailey
50 Falling onto Mars Geoffrey A. Landis
50 King of All and the Metal Sentinel Deborah Biancotti
50 La Guerre sans temps Sylvie Bérard
50 Ineluctable Robert J. Sawyer
50 Walk to the Full Moon Sean McMullen
50 Calling Into Silence Bryn Neuenschwander
2001
340 Coraline Neil Gaiman
204 The Diamond Pit Jack Dann
185 Hell Is the Absence of God Ted Chiang
184 The Dog Said Bow-Wow Michael Swanwick
178 The Chief Designer Andy Duncan
154 Undone James Patrick Kelly
151 Lobsters Charles Stross
134 Eternity and Afterward Lucius Shepard
125 The Days Between Allen Steele
113 Stealing Alabama Allen Steele (as Allen M. Steele)
110 May Be Some Time B. W. Clough (as Brenda W. Clough)
108 Slow Life Michael Swanwick
105 Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's Adam-Troy Castro
101 El Dia De Los Muertos Brian A. Hopkins
100 My Work Is Not Yet Done Thomas Ligotti
99 In Spirit Pat Forde
98 Isabel of the Fall Ian R. MacLeod
93 The Ghost Pit Stephen Baxter
86 The Finder Ursula K. Le Guin
85 The Bones of the Earth Ursula K. Le Guin
85 Fast Times at Fairmont High Vernor Vinge
85 Absolute Uncertainty Lucy Sussex
83 Cut Megan Lindholm
80 Old MacDonald Had a Farm Mike Resnick
80 Tower of Wings Sean McMullen
78 The Hunters of Pangaea Stephen Baxter
74 Creature Carol Emshwiller
70 Details China Miéville
70 Nearly People Conrad Williams
70 Within Twilight Chris McMahon
65 deck.halls@boughs/holly Connie Willis
63 Into Greenwood Jim Grimsley
62 New Light on the Drake Equation Ian R. MacLeod
61 The Return of Spring Shane Tourtellotte
58 Karuna, Inc. Paul Di Filippo
57 Have Not Have Geoff Ryman
57 The Measure of All Things Richard Chwedyk
56 Look Away Stephen L. Burns
55 Computer Virus Nancy Kress
53 The Caravan from Troon Kage Baker
51 The Prospect Cards Don Tumasonis
51 Pavane for a Prince of the Air Elizabeth Hand
50 Vita Brevis, Ars Longa Julian West
50 Queen for a Day Albert E. Cowdrey
50 Empire William Sanders
50 The Misfit Child Grows Fat on Despair Tom Piccirilli
50 Louise's Ghost Kelly Link
50 His Own Back Yard James P. Blaylock
50 Retour au foyer Christopher Priest
50 Synesthésie Olivier Paquet
50 Goblin City Lights Simon Clark
50 Souvenirs De Lumi`re Daniel Sernine
50 Left Foot on a Blind Man Julie E. Czerneda
50 Tashi and the Haunted House Anna Fienberg and
Kim Gamble
50 Oracle Kim Westwood
50 Making Waves Lena DeTar
50 Jake, Me, and the Zipper Rajnar Vajra
2000
212 Radiant Green Star Lucius Shepard
189 The Ultimate Earth Jack Williamson
177 Seventy-Two Letters Ted Chiang
170 A Roll of the Dice Catherine Asaro
164 The Elephants on Neptune Mike Resnick
155 On the Orion Line Stephen Baxter
150 The Man on the Ceiling Steve Rasnic Tem and
Melanie Tem
140 Kaddish for the Last Survivor Michael A. Burstein
127 Moon Dogs Michael Swanwick
114 Oracle Greg Egan
114 Sheena 5 Stephen Baxter
109 Heart of Glass William Barton
105 The Pottawatomie Giant Andy Duncan
105 Cleopatra Brimstone Elizabeth Hand
100 Millennium Babies Kristine Kathryn Rusch
94 The Fantasy Writer's Assistant Jeffrey Ford
92 Redchapel Mike Resnick
91 Lincoln in Frogmore Andy Duncan
90 Savior Nancy Kress
86 The Saltimbanques Terry Dowling
85 The Birthday of the World Ursula K. Le Guin
85 Different Kinds of Darkness David Langford
85 The Taranth Stone Ron Collins
85 The Retrieval Artist Kristine Kathryn Rusch
83 Feel the Zaz James Patrick Kelly
75 First to the Moon! Stephen Baxter and
Simon Bradshaw
70 Whispers Rick Kennett and
Paul Collins
70 Rotten Times Robert Hood
65 Agape Among the Robots Allen Steele
65 Silver Ghost Stephen Baxter
64 Tendeléo's Story Ian McDonald
64 Generation Gap Stanley Schmidt
63 Blue Kansas Sky Michael Bishop
62 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O Michael Swanwick
62 The Suspect Genome Peter F. Hamilton
59 Path of the Dragon George R. R. Martin
58 The Royals of Hegn Ursula K. Le Guin
56 The Gravity Mine Stephen Baxter
56 Fly-By-Night Larry Niven
53 Auspicious Eggs James Morrow
52 Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol Elizabeth Hand
51 The Bird Catcher S. P. Somtow
51 Goddesses Linda Nagata
51 The Cure for Everything Severna Park
51 The Woman of Endor Sue Isle
51 Interstitial Paul J. McAuley
51 The Cloud Man Eleanor Arnason
51 One-Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings R. Garcia y Robertson
50 Nucleon David D. Levine
50 Think Tank Mark Dunn
50 Reconstructing Amy Tim Lebbon
50 In These Final Days of Sales Steve Rasnic Tem
50 The Missing Mass Larry Niven
50 Onion Caitlín R. Kiernan
50 Children of Winter Eric Brown
50 La Danse des esprits Douglas Smith
50 Cafe on Callisto Jackie French
50 Dreamwalker Isobelle Carmody and
Steven Wollman
50 Sleight of Hand Simon Haynes
50 The Weatherboard Spaceship Adam Browne
50 Conquering Europa Mark Jacobsen
50 Stones of Significance David Brin
1999
191 Hunting the Snark Mike Resnick
189 The Chop Girl Ian R. MacLeod
170 The Wedding Album David Marusek
168 The Astronaut from Wyoming Adam-Troy Castro and
Jerry Oltion
166 Stellar Harvest Eleanor Arnason
166 The Executioners' Guild Andy Duncan
164 macs Terry Bisson
157 Crocodile Rock Lucius Shepard
155 Ancient Engines Michael Swanwick
144 Scherzo with Tyrannosaur Michael Swanwick
144 The Winds of Marble Arch Connie Willis
110 Son Observe the Time Kage Baker
109 Hothouse Flowers Mike Resnick
101 Written in Blood Chris Lawson
101 Reality Check Michael A. Burstein
97 The Naming of Parts Tim Lebbon
97 A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Gardner Dozois
95 Daddy's World Walter Jon Williams
95 Jennifer, Just Before Midnight William Sanders
95 10 to 16 to 1 James Patrick Kelly
93 Dapple: A Hwarhath Historical Romance Eleanor Arnason
90 How to Make Unicorn Pie Esther M. Friesner
90 Argonautica Walter Jon Williams
87 Forty, Counting Down Harry Turtledove
86 White Tim Lebbon
85 The Emperor's Old Bones Gemma Files
85 The First and Final Game Deborah Biancotti
85 The Devotee Stephen Dedman
83 Leningrad Nights Graham Joyce
82 The Secret History of the Ornithopter Jan Lars Jensen
80 Border Guards Greg Egan
77 The Queen of Erewhon Lucy Sussex
77 Human Bay Robert Reed
71 Down Here in the Garden Tia V. Travis
71 Mr. Dark's Carnival Glen Hirshberg
71 Living Trust L. Timmel Duchamp
70 Halloween Street Steve Rasnic Tem
70 Riding the Bullet Stephen King
70 No Story in It Ramsey Campbell
70 The Entertainment Ramsey Campbell
70 That Old Black Graffiti Robert Hood
70 The Boy Who Didn't Yearn Margo Lanagan
67 The Window Judith Berman
59 Sexual Dimorphism Kim Stanley Robinson
59 Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to
Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
58 A Hero of the Empire Robert Silverberg
56 Everywhere Geoff Ryman
55 A Martian Romance Kim Stanley Robinson
53 Twenty-One, Counting Up Harry Turtledove
52 Sky Eyes Laurel Winter
52 Democritus' Violin G. David Nordley
52 The Giftie James E. Gunn (as James Gunn)
51 The Cost of Doing Business Leslie What
51 Orphans of the Helix Dan Simmons
51 Smart Alec Kage Baker
51 The Transformation of Martin Lake Jeff VanderMeer
51 Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz David Marusek
50 Gone Jack Ketchum
50 Huddle Stephen Baxter
50 Monsieur Boum-Boum Jeanne Faivre D'arcier
50 Hunting the Slarque Eric Brown
50 Souvenirs du Saudade Express Éric Gauthier
50 Stream of Consciousness Robert J. Sawyer
50 The Queen's Notice Margo Lanagan
50 The World According to Kipling (A Plain
Tale from the Hills) Geoffrey Maloney
50 Infinite Monkey Damien Broderick
50 Repeating Patterns Beth Adele Long
1998
234 Echea Kristine Kathryn Rusch
223 Story of Your Life Ted Chiang
221 The Summer Isles Ian R. MacLeod
221 Oceanic Greg Egan
197 Aurora in Four Voices Catherine Asaro
170 Taklamakan Bruce Sterling
151 Radiant Doors Michael Swanwick
127 Lovestory James Patrick Kelly
121 Maneki Neko Bruce Sterling
120 Five Days in April Brian A. Hopkins
117 The Eye of God Mary Rosenblum
102 The Very Pulse of the Machine Michael Swanwick
100 Zwarte Piet's Tale Allen Steele
91 Wild Minds Michael Swanwick
88 Waiting for the End Robert Silverberg
87 Jumping Off the Planet David Gerrold
86 Whiptail Robert Reed
86 The Stubbornest Broad on Earth Janet Kagan
85 The Dead Boy at Your Window Bruce Holland Rogers
85 La Cenerentola Gwyneth Jones
83 Steamship Soldier on the Information Front Nancy Kress
81 Get Me to the Church on Time Terry Bisson
79 Moon-Calf Stephen Baxter
77 Radio Praha Tony Daniel
72 Lost Girls Jane Yolen
71 Dragonfly Ursula K. Le Guin
70 Reading the Bones Sheila Finch
70 Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Morgue Kim Newman
70 Tall One K. D. Wentworth
67 Time Gypsy Ellen Klages
65 The Boss in the Wall Avram Davidson and
Grania Davis
65 The Hedge Knight George R. R. Martin
65 Craphound Cory Doctorow
62 Every Angel is Terrifying John Kessel
62 Building the Building of the World Robert Reed
58 17 Paul J. McAuley
56 The Year of the Mouse Norman Spinrad
55 US Howard Waldrop
53 Dante Dreams Stephen Baxter
53 Starfall R. Garcia y Robertson
52 Divided by Infinity Robert Charles Wilson
51 Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation by
K. N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin Raphael Carter
51 Approaching Perimelasma Geoffrey A. Landis
51 Ancestral Voices Gardner Dozois and
Michael Swanwick
50 The Specialist's Hat Kelly Link
50 After Shock F. Paul Wilson
50 Mad Dog Summer Joe R. Lansdale
50 The Emperor's New Clothes Hans Christian Andersen
50 Thirteen Ways to Water Bruce Holland Rogers
50 The Wire Continuum Stephen Baxter and
Arthur C. Clarke
50 The Song My Sister Sang Stephen Laws
50 Hockey's Night in Canada Edo van Belkom
50 Atrax Sean Williams and
Simon Brown
50 In the Gardens and the Graves Marissa Lingen
1997
270 "...Where Angels Fear to Tread" Allen Steele
201 The 43 Antarean Dynasties Mike Resnick
195 The Undiscovered William Sanders
183 Itsy Bitsy Spider James Patrick Kelly
173 Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes
in the Human Bloodstream James Alan Gardner
160 We Will Drink a Fish Together... Bill Johnson
140 Coppola's Dracula Kim Newman
135 Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff Peter Straub
134 Loose Ends Paul Levinson
133 Get a Grip Paul Park
132 The Hand You're Dealt Robert J. Sawyer
131 Lethe Walter Jon Williams
115 Moon Six Stephen Baxter
114 The Planck Dive Greg Egan
105 The Word Ramsey Campbell
100 The Truth About Weena David Lake
99 Everything's Eventual Stephen King
91 Winter Fire Geoffrey A. Landis
90 Ecopoiesis Geoffrey A. Landis
87 The Funeral March of the Marionettes Adam-Troy Castro
86 Dust Motes P. D. Cacek
86 Standing Room Only Karen Joy Fowler
85 Merlusine Lucy Sussex
78 Newsletter Connie Willis
77 Izzy and the Father of Terror Eliot Fintushel
75 House of Dreams Michael F. Flynn
70 The Zombies of Madison County Douglas E. Winter
70 Fortune and Misfortune Lisa Goldstein
70 What Would You Do for Love John Shirley
70 As Above, So Below Brian Hodge
70 The Marsh Runners Paul Brandon
70 To Avalon Jane Routley
70 Queen of Soulmates Sean McMullen
70 Lucent Carbon Russell Blackford
64 Reasons to Be Cheerful Greg Egan
63 One Good Juror Mary Rosenblum and
James Sarafin
58 Scientifiction Howard Waldrop
58 Messengers of Chaos G. David Nordley
57 Echoes Alan Brennert
56 Marrow Robert Reed
56 Zemlya Stephen Baxter
56 The Golden Keeper Ian R. MacLeod
55 No Planets Strike Gene Wolfe
55 Blood and Judgment John Brunner
54 Beluthahatchie Andy Duncan
54 Always True to Thee, in My Fashion Nancy Kress
52 Quinn's Deal L. Timmel Duchamp
51 In the Furnace of the Night James Sarafin
50 Streetcar Dreams Richard Bowes
50 Rat Food Edo van Belkom and
David Nickle
50 The Big Blow Joe R. Lansdale
50 Calcutta, seigneur des nerfs Poppy Z. Brite
50 Déchiffrer la trame Jean-Claude Dunyach
50 Dead Blue Lucy Taylor
50 Face of God Barb Galler-Smith
50 War Birds Stephen Baxter
50 Wageslaves Christopher Fowler
50 Une lettre de ma mère Yves Meynard
50 A Positive Kaaron Warren
50 Jenny Come to Play Terry Dowling
50 A Walk-On Part in the War Stephen Dedman
50 Wormholes Emily Thornbury
50 Already in Heaven Brian Plante
50 Trial by Ordeal Grey Rollins
50 Starsong Timothy Zahn
1996
227 Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast Suzy McKee Charnas
221 Age of Aquarius William Barton
220 Blood of the Dragon George R. R. Martin
211 The Flowers of Aulit Prison Nancy Kress
176 Gas Fish Mary Rosenblum
164 The Land of Nod Mike Resnick
157 Mountain Ways Ursula K. Le Guin
155 Time Travelers Never Die Jack McDevitt
148 Gone John Crowley
138 Primrose and Thorn Bud Sparhawk
134 Decency Robert Reed
131 Abandon in Place Jerry Oltion
130 Bicycle Repairman Bruce Sterling
108 The Soul Selects Her Own Society: Invasion
and Repulsion: A Chronological
Reinterpretation of Two of Emily
Dickinson's Poems: A Wellsian Perspective Connie Willis
104 Un-Birthday Boy James White
100 The Sword of God Russell Blackford
100 Niagara Falling Janeen Webb and
Jack Dann
95 The Dead Michael Swanwick
93 The Miracle of Ivar Avenue John Kessel
89 Chrysalis Robert Reed
86 Bellwether Connie Willis
86 The Copyright Notice Case Paul Levinson
85 Thirteen Phantasms James P. Blaylock
85 Underbed Graham Masterton
85 Brimstone and Salt S. P. Somtow
85 The Cost to Be Wise Maureen F. McHugh
85 The Red Tower Thomas Ligotti
85 Borderline Leanne Frahm
74 Breakaway, Backdown James Patrick Kelly
70 The Elizabeth Complex Karen Joy Fowler
70 Five Fucks Jonathan Lethem
70 Erase/Record/Play: A Drama for Print John M. Ford
70 Hell Hath Enlarged Herself Michael Marshall Smith
70 The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse Terry Dowling
64 Kilroy Was Here Jack Cady
63 The Dog's Story Eleanor Arnason
62 On Sequoia Time Daniel Keys Moran
62 The Edge of the Universe Terry Bisson
62 The Three Labors of Bubba Bud Webster
57 Community Gardner Dozois
57 A Dry, Quiet War Tony Daniel
55 After a Lean Winter Dave Wolverton
51 Foreign Devils Walter Jon Williams
51 Peking Man Robert J. Sawyer
51 The Peacock Throne Charles Sheffield
51 Appointment in Sinai Ben Bova
50 A City in Winter Mark Helprin
50 Sister Emily's Lightship Jane Yolen
50 Cram John Shirley
50 The Symmetry of Duty Louise Rowder
50 Above It All Robert J. Sawyer
50 A Crab Must Try Barrington J. Bayley
50 Dancing About Architecture Martin Simpson
50 Lamente-toi, Sagesse! Jean-Louis Trudel
50 The Twist in the Tale Ruth Starke
50 Lest We Forget David Kirtley
50 Living It Is the Best Revenge Ian Randal Strock
1995
250 Think Like a Dinosaur James Patrick Kelly
240 The Lincoln Train Maureen F. McHugh
225 When the Old Gods Die Mike Resnick
223 Bibi Mike Resnick and
Susan Shwartz
173 The Death of Captain Future Allen Steele
150 Fault Lines Nancy Kress
150 A Woman's Liberation Ursula K. Le Guin
144 Radio Waves Michael Swanwick
140 Home for Christmas Nina Kiriki Hoffman
134 Luminous Greg Egan
131 Mortimer Gray's "History of Death" Brian Stableford
130 TeleAbsence Michael A. Burstein
121 The Perseids Robert Charles Wilson
119 Must and Shall Harry Turtledove
114 A Birthday Esther M. Friesner
106 Immersion Gregory Benford
106 Life on the Moon Tony Daniel
105 Angel Thing Petrina Smith
100 Chatting with Anubis Harlan Ellison
99 Ether OR Ursula K. Le Guin
94 A Man of the People Ursula K. Le Guin
89 We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy David Marusek
86 Fish Tank Gregory Bennett
85 Loop Douglas E. Winter
85 More Tomorrow Michael Marshall Smith
85 Green Monkey Dreams Isobelle Carmody
82 Walking Out Michael Swanwick
82 The Good Rat Allen Steele
82 In Forests Afloat Upon the Sea Daniel Hatch
78 Human History Lucius Shepard
78 Da Vinci Rising Jack Dann
70 The Chronology Protection Case Paul Levinson
70 A Map of the Mines of Barnath Sean Williams
70 From Whom All Blessings Flow Stephen Dedman
69 TAP Greg Egan
65 Wang's Carpets Greg Egan
62 The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires Brian Stableford
61 I, Iscariot Michael Bishop
59 Across the Darkness Geoffrey A. Landis
57 The Ant-Men of Tibet Stephen Baxter
56 The Age of Innocence Brian Stableford
51 A Portrait of My Grandfather Doug Larsen
50 The Grass Princess Gwyneth Jones
50 Brigantia's Angels Stephen Baxter
50 Metalica P. D. Cacek
50 Lifeboat on a Burning Sea Bruce Holland Rogers
50 The Bars on Satan's Jailhouse Norman Partridge
50 Schrödinger's Fridge Ian Gunn
50 Équinoxe Yves Meynard
50 Passing the Bone Sean Williams
50 Olympia Francis Payne
50 Harvest Bay Karen Attard
50 He Believed in Probablity Dylan Otto Krider
1994
285 Forgiveness Day Ursula K. Le Guin
258 None So Blind Joe Haldeman
249 Cocoon Greg Egan
235 Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge Mike Resnick
200 The Martian Child David Gerrold
181 The Singular Habits of Wasps Geoffrey A. Landis
168 The Matter of Seggri Ursula K. Le Guin
160 Last Summer at Mars Hill Elizabeth Hand
157 Nekropolis Maureen F. McHugh
147 Cri de Coeur Michael Bishop
136 Melodies of the Heart Michael F. Flynn
134 I Know What You're Thinking Kate Wilhelm
120 Understanding Entropy Barry N. Malzberg
119 Barnaby in Exile Mike Resnick
117 Dead Man's Curve Terry Bisson
109 Solitude Ursula K. Le Guin
99 Virtual Love Maureen F. McHugh
97 The Lovers Eleanor Arnason
96 Haunted Humans Nina Kiriki Hoffman
93 A Little Knowledge Mike Resnick
90 The Changeling's Tale Michael Swanwick
86 Death and the Librarian Esther M. Friesner
81 Mrs. Lincoln's China M. Shayne Bell
77 Dedication Eric Choi
70 Entropy Leanne Frahm
66 Via Roma Robert Silverberg
65 Adaptation Connie Willis
62 Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Ian McDonald
61 Unchosen Love Ursula K. Le Guin
61 Another Story Ursula K. Le Guin
60 Yaguara Nicola Griffith
59 The Last Time Lucius Shepard
57 The Narcissus Plague Lisa Goldstein
57 The Hole in the Hole Terry Bisson
55 Fan Geoff Ryman
55 The Last Plague Gregory Bennett
55 Our Lady of Chernobyl Greg Egan
53 Symphony for Skyfall Rick Cook and
Peter L. Manly
52 The God Who Slept with Women Brian W. Aldiss
52 Inspiration Ben Bova
52 Remains of Adam A. A. Attanasio
51 The Temptation of Dr. Stein Paul J. McAuley
51 The Fragrance of Orchids Sally McBride
50 The Man in the Black Suit Stephen King
50 Under the Crust Terry Lamsley
50 The Box Jack Ketchum
50 Cafe Endless: Spring Rain Nancy Holder
50 The Scent of Vinegar Robert Bloch
50 l'Une rêve et l'autre pas Nancy Kress
50 Dans l'abîme Serge Lehman
50 The Safety of Unknown Cities Lucy Taylor
50 Black Sun Douglas E. Winter
50 Driftglider Jeffrey Osier
50 The Double Felix Paul Di Filippo
50 L'Homme qui fouillait la lumière Alain Bergeron
50 The Cinderella Project Shannon Fowler
50 Digital Music Alan Gordon
50 Bubba Pritchert and the Space Aliens Bud Webster
1993
294 The Night We Buried Road Dog Jack Cady
270 Death on the Nile Connie Willis
232 Mefisto in Onyx Harlan Ellison
203 Wall, Stone, Craft Walter Jon Williams
190 Dancing on Air Nancy Kress
169 Into the Miranda Rift G. David Nordley
162 Georgia on My Mind Charles Sheffield
159 England Underway Terry Bisson
150 The Good Pup Bridget McKenna
146 Mwalimu in the Squared Circle Mike Resnick
135 Death in Bangkok Dan Simmons
123 Deep Eddy Bruce Sterling
110 The Franchise John Kessel
105 Down in the Bottomlands Harry Turtledove
95 The Shadow Knows Terry Bisson
92 The Story So Far Martha Soukup
85 Entropy's Bed at Midnight Dan Simmons
85 The Dog Park Dennis Etchison
80 An American Childhood Pat Murphy
79 Martin on a Wednesday Nancy Kress
77 The Battle of Long Island Nancy Kress
77 Close Encounter Connie Willis
73 Inn Connie Willis
71 Cold Iron Michael Swanwick
70 Some Strange Desire Ian McDonald
64 Flashback Dan Simmons
61 The Beauty Addict Ray Aldridge
60 One Morning in the Looney Bin Maggie Flinn
57 Darker Angels S. P. Somtow
57 Cush Neal Barrett, Jr.
52 A Defense of the Social Contracts Martha Soukup
51 Fox Magic Kij Johnson
51 The Arrival of Truth Kristine Kathryn Rusch
51 White Room Stephen L. Burns
50 The Lodger Fred Chappell
50 I Hear the Mermaids Singing Nancy Holder
50 Chemistry James Patrick Kelly
50 Une Katherine Quenot
50 Beast George Alec Effinger
50 Catalyst Leanne Frahm
50 Just Like Old Times Robert J. Sawyer
50 Sister Alice Robert Reed
1992
260 Danny Goes to Mars Pamela Sargent
250 Even the Queen Connie Willis
235 Barnacle Bill the Spacer Lucius Shepard
192 Protection Maureen F. McHugh
165 Suppose They Gave a Peace... Susan Shwartz
165 The Nutcracker Coup Janet Kagan
154 The Arbitrary Placement of Walls Martha Soukup
150 This Year's Class Picture Dan Simmons
140 Stopping at Slowyear Frederik Pohl
135 The Mountain to Mohammed Nancy Kress
130 Graves Joe Haldeman
126 The Territory Bradley Denton
126 The Winterberry Nicholas A. DiChario
115 Cleon the Emperor Isaac Asimov
110 Alfred Lisa Goldstein
101 Naming the Flowers Kate Wilhelm
100 True Faces Pat Cadigan
91 The Lotus and the Spear Mike Resnick
90 Uh-Oh City Jonathan Carroll
88 In Memoriam Poul Anderson
88 In the Stone House Barry N. Malzberg
88 Grownups Ian R. MacLeod
87 All Vows Esther M. Friesner
77 Steelcollar Worker Vonda N. McIntyre
73 City of Truth James Morrow
70 Seeing Andrew Weiner
70 Farm Wife Nancy Kilpatrick
70 The July Ward Sharon N. Farber (as S. N. Dyer)
64 Into Darkness Greg Egan
63 Thebes of the Hundred Gates Robert Silverberg
60 Innocents Ian McDonald
58 Synthesis Mary Rosenblum
56 Breakfast Cereal Killers R. Garcia y Robertson
55 Dust Greg Egan
50 The Ghost Village Peter Straub
50 The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found
in a Harlequin Romance Joe R. Lansdale
50 Accident d'amour Wildy Petoud
50 Black Ice Barbara Delaplace
50 Closer Greg Egan
50 Night Shift Sister Nicholas Royle
50 Base de negociation Jean Dion
50 Love, Dad Jeffery D. Kooistra
50 Poles Apart G. David Nordley
1991
235 Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress
232 The Gallery of His Dreams Kristine Kathryn Rusch
158 Jack Connie Willis
132 In the Late Cretaceous Connie Willis
115 Vinland the Dream Kim Stanley Robinson
115 A Walk in the Sun Geoffrey A. Landis
110 One Perfect Morning, with Jackals Mike Resnick
107 The Ragthorn Robert Holdstock and
Garry Kilworth
107 Gold Isaac Asimov
106 Dispatches from the Revolution Pat Cadigan
105 The Happy Man Jonathan Lethem
98 Understand Ted Chiang
91 Press Ann Terry Bisson
87 Miracle Connie Willis
85 Ma Qui Alan Brennert
85 Gate of Faces Ray Aldridge
85 Song of a Dry River Mike Resnick
83 And Wild for to Hold Nancy Kress
73 Dog's Life Martha Soukup
70 Colour Michael Moorcock
65 Matter's End Gregory Benford
65 Contact Jerry Oltion and
Lee Goodloe
63 Black Glass Karen Joy Fowler
61 Fetish Edward Bryant
59 The Dark Karen Joy Fowler
59 Our Lady of the Harbour Charles de Lint
59 A History of the Twentieth Century, with
Illustrations Kim Stanley Robinson
57 The Better Boy James P. Blaylock and
Tim Powers
57 Dream Cargoes J. G. Ballard
55 What Continues, What Fails... David Brin
52 Winter Solstice Mike Resnick
50 The Somewhere Doors Fred Chappell
50 Lady Madonna Nancy Holder
50 The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves David Morrell
50 All Dracula's Children Dan Simmons
50 M'éveiller à nouveau près de toi, mon amour Alain Dorémieux
50 Bad Timing Molly Brown
50 The Dark Land Michael Marshall Smith
50 Breaking Ball Michael Skeet
50 The Cold Solution Don Sakers
50 Ode to Joy Dean McLaughlin
1990
370 Bears Discover Fire Terry Bisson
228 The Hemingway Hoax Joe Haldeman
220 The Manamouki Mike Resnick
202 Bully! Mike Resnick
168 Bones Pat Murphy
162 Buffalo John Kessel
159 Cibola Connie Willis
153 Griffin's Egg Michael Swanwick
144 Tower of Babylon Ted Chiang
136 A Short, Sharp Shock Kim Stanley Robinson
130 Godspeed Charles Sheffield
117 A Braver Thing Charles Sheffield
111 The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His
Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk Dafydd ab Hugh
108 Mr. Boy James Patrick Kelly
103 Weatherman Lois McMaster Bujold
100 Naught for Hire John E. Stith
98 Over the Long Haul Martha Soukup
90 Stephen Elizabeth Massie
90 Fool to Believe Pat Cadigan
89 VRM-547 W. R. Thompson
86 Bwana Mike Resnick
75 The Caress Greg Egan
70 Designated Hitter Harry Turtledove
65 The Shobies' Story Ursula K. Le Guin
63 Lion Time in Timbuctoo Robert Silverberg
62 Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates Pat Murphy
58 The All-Consuming Lucius Shepard and
Robert Frazier
58 My Advice to the Civilized John Barnes
57 Axiomatic Greg Egan
54 Lieserl Karen Joy Fowler
54 Skull City Lucius Shepard
52 The Utility Man Robert Reed
52 Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl
51 Learning to Be Me Greg Egan
50 A Midsummer Night's Dream Neil Gaiman and
Charles Vess
50 The Illusionist Steven Millhauser
50 The Calling David B. Silva
50 While the Gate is Open Sean McMullen
50 The Original Dr. Shade Kim Newman
50 The Man Who Drew Cats Michael Marshall Smith
50 Ici, des tigres Élisabeth Vonarburg
50 A Niche Peter Watts
50 Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at
Large James Alan Gardner
50 The Safe-Deposit Box Greg Egan
50 Getting the Bugs Out Janet Kagan
1989
209 The Mountains of Mourning Lois McMaster Bujold
178 The Father of Stones Lucius Shepard
177 Boobs Suzy McKee Charnas
169 Dori Bangs Bruce Sterling
150 Lost Boys Orson Scott Card
150 Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another Robert Silverberg
149 For I Have Touched the Sky Mike Resnick
144 At the Rialto Connie Willis
144 Great Work of Time John Crowley
142 The Edge of the World Michael Swanwick
135 On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with
Dead Folks Joe R. Lansdale
135 A Touch of Lavender Megan Lindholm
119 Tiny Tango Judith Moffett
114 Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man Megan Lindholm
106 Dogwalker Orson Scott Card
105 A Dozen Tough Jobs Howard Waldrop
90 A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned Edward Bryant
84 Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai
Thubana Michael Bishop
84 Everything But Honor George Alec Effinger
83 The Price of Oranges Nancy Kress
81 Fast Cars Kristine Kathryn Rusch
81 Time Out Connie Willis
80 Labyrinth Lois McMaster Bujold
75 Computer Friendly Eileen Gunn
70 The Power and the Passion Pat Cadigan
69 The Loch Moose Monster Janet Kagan
63 Sisters Greg Bear
63 Pageant Wagon Orson Scott Card
61 Dilemma Connie Willis
58 In Another Country Robert Silverberg
51 Surrender Lucius Shepard
51 The True Nature of Shangri-La Kim Stanley Robinson
51 Soul of the City Michael F. Flynn
50 Eat Me Robert R. McCammon
50 The Quiet Redemption of Andy the House Terry Dowling
50 In Translation Lisa Tuttle
50 Carpe Diem Eileen Kernaghan
50 Windwagon Smith and the Martians Lawrence Watt-Evans
50 The Happy Dead Amy Bechtel
1988
235 The Last of the Winnebagos Connie Willis
228 Schrödinger's Kitten George Alec Effinger
225 The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter Lucius Shepard
200 Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance Howard Waldrop
172 Ripples in the Dirac Sea Geoffrey A. Landis
170 Kirinyaga Mike Resnick
143 The Function of Dream Sleep Harlan Ellison
125 Journals of the Plague Years Norman Spinrad
124 Peaches for Mad Molly Steven Gould
122 Surfacing Walter Jon Williams
111 The Skin Trade George R. R. Martin
96 The Hob Judith Moffett
88 The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians Bradley Denton
86 Mrs. Shummel Exits a Winner John Kessel
86 Glacier Kim Stanley Robinson
85 Dowser Orson Scott Card
82 The Fort Moxie Branch Jack McDevitt
82 Our Neural Chernobyl Bruce Sterling
77 A Midwinter's Tale Michael Swanwick
74 Stairs Neal Barrett, Jr.
70 The Color Winter Steven Popkes
70 The Devil's Arithmetic Jane Yolen
64 The Giving Plague David Brin
60 The Circus Horse Amy Bechtel
60 Sanctuary James White
59 Voices of the Kill Thomas M. Disch
56 Dark Night in Toyland Bob Shaw
52 The Earth Doth Like a Snake Renew James Tiptree, Jr.
50 Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity David Morrell
50 Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The
Deluge James Morrow
50 Eidolons Harlan Ellison
50 My Lady Tongue Lucy Sussex
50 Fruiting Bodies Brian Lumley
50 Survie sur Mars Joël Champetier
50 Sleeping in a Box Candas Jane Dorsey
50 We Are for the Dark Robert Silverberg
1987
270 Rachel in Love Pat Murphy
209 Angel Pat Cadigan
200 Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight Ursula K. Le Guin
200 The Secret Sharer Robert Silverberg
179 The Blind Geometer Kim Stanley Robinson
162 Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers Lawrence Watt-Evans
146 The Evening and the Morning and the Night Octavia E. Butler
145 Forever Yours, Anna Kate Wilhelm
115 Dinosaurs Walter Jon Williams
115 Eye for Eye Orson Scott Card
113 Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus Neal Barrett, Jr.
108 Mother Goddess of the World Kim Stanley Robinson
100 The Pear-Shaped Man George R. R. Martin
98 The Faithful Companion at Forty Karen Joy Fowler
95 Friend's Best Man Jonathan Carroll
93 Flowers of Edo Bruce Sterling
91 Dream Baby Bruce McAllister
88 Cassandra's Photographs Lisa Goldstein
87 The Forest of Time Michael F. Flynn (as Michael Flynn)
85 Night They Missed the Horror Show Joe R. Lansdale
85 The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead Alan Rodgers
85 The Gift Pat Forde
75 Love Sickness Geoff Ryman
70 Pamela's Get David J. Schow
70 Shades Lucius Shepard
65 The Circular Library of Stones Carol Emshwiller
57 Fugue State John M. Ford
57 To Hell with the Stars Jack McDevitt
55 On the Border Lucius Shepard
55 Yanqui Doodle James Tiptree, Jr.
53 Night of the Cooters Howard Waldrop
52 Winter's Tale Connie Willis
52 Anasazi Dean Ing
50 The Deep End Robert R. McCammon
50 The Last Elephant Terry Dowling
50 For As Long As You Burn Terry Dowling
50 Leaks Steve Rasnic Tem
50 The Love Song of Laura Morrison Jerry Oltion
1986
215 R & R Lucius Shepard
214 Hatrack River Orson Scott Card
200 Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov
172 Gilgamesh in the Outback Robert Silverberg
169 Escape from Kathmandu Kim Stanley Robinson
164 Tangents Greg Bear
144 Pretty Boy Crossover Pat Cadigan
128 The Boy Who Plaited Manes Nancy Springer
123 Rat James Patrick Kelly
115 Thor Meets Captain America David Brin
113 Permafrost Roger Zelazny
111 Aymara Lucius Shepard
106 Spice Pogrom Connie Willis
97 Eifelheim Michael F. Flynn
90 The Lions Are Asleep This Night Howard Waldrop
90 Surviving Judith Moffett
72 The Girl Who Fell into the Sky Kate Wilhelm
65 Down and Out in the Year 2000 Kim Stanley Robinson
60 The Prisoner of Chillon James Patrick Kelly
59 The Glass Flower George R. R. Martin
58 Dydeetown Girl F. Paul Wilson
56 Voice in the Dark Jack McDevitt
55 Windows Ian Watson
54 Chance Connie Willis
52 Newton Sleep Gregory Benford
52 Jeff Beck Lewis Shiner
50 Red Light David J. Schow
50 The Man Who Lost Red Terry Dowling
50 The Olympic Runner Dennis Etchison
50 La Carte du tendre Élisabeth Vonarburg
50 Phreak Encounter Roger MacBride Allen
1985
199 The Winter Market William Gibson
165 Paladin of the Lost Hour Harlan Ellison
165 Portraits of His Children George R. R. Martin
165 The Only Neat Thing to Do James Tiptree, Jr.
153 Paper Dragons James P. Blaylock
150 Sailing to Byzantium Robert Silverberg
129 Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
115 Fermi and Frost Frederik Pohl
113 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai Roger Zelazny
100 The Fringe Orson Scott Card
99 The Jaguar Hunter Lucius Shepard
95 Snow John Crowley
95 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll Howard Waldrop
92 The Gorgon Field Kate Wilhelm
90 The Scapegoat C. J. Cherryh
85 Hong's Bluff William F. Wu
77 Rockabye Baby S. C. Sykes
76 Loaves and Fishes George R. R. Martin
69 Out of All Them Bright Stars Nancy Kress
59 The Gods of Mars Gardner Dozois and
Jack Dann and
Michael Swanwick
59 Green Days in Brunei Bruce Sterling
59 The Plague Star George R. R. Martin
57 Dinner in Audoghast Bruce Sterling
53 Kitemistress Keith Roberts
53 The Road Not Taken Harry Turtledove
51 The Slovo Stove Avram Davidson
51 Flight Peter Dickinson
50 Nadelman's God T. E. D. Klein
50 With Virgil Oddum at the East Pole Harlan Ellison
50 The Bullet That Grows in the Gun Terry Dowling
50 Kaeti and the Hangman Keith Roberts
50 Cube Root David Langford
50 The Forbidden Clive Barker
50 Yadjine et la Mort Daniel Sernine
50 A Touch Beyond Stephen L. Burns
1984
205 The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule Lucius Shepard
200 Bloodchild Octavia E. Butler
200 Press Enter [] John Varley
164 Salvador Lucius Shepard
156 The Unconquered Country Geoff Ryman
135 The Crystal Spheres David Brin
130 The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, *Everything* George Alec Effinger
124 The Lucky Strike Kim Stanley Robinson
98 A Traveler's Tale Lucius Shepard
96 Morning Child Gardner Dozois (as Gardner R. Dozois)
94 Bad Medicine Jack Dann
92 Trinity Nancy Kress
84 Summer Solstice Charles L. Harness
80 Valentina Joseph H. Delaney and
Marc Stiegler
73 A Troll and Two Roses Patricia A. McKillip
65 The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet Stephen King
65 Symphony for a Lost Traveler Lee Killough
64 Time's Rub Gregory Benford
62 The Weigher Eric Vinicoff and
Marcia Martin
61 Marrow Death Michael Swanwick
59 Blued Moon Connie Willis
58 In the Sumerian Marshes Gerald Pearce
58 Return to the Fold Timothy Zahn
57 The Greening of Bed-Stuy Frederik Pohl
55 Trojan Horse Michael Swanwick
55 Ridge Running Kim Stanley Robinson
55 Rory Steven Gould
54 Sunken Gardens Bruce Sterling
54 Silicon Muse Hilbert Schenck
54 Cyclops David Brin
50 The Bones Wizard Alan Ryan
50 Still Life with Scorpion Scott Baker
50 In the Hills, the Cities Clive Barker
1983
198 Black Air Kim Stanley Robinson
164 The Peacemaker Gardner Dozois
159 Blood Music Greg Bear
148 Hardfought Greg Bear
135 Her Habiline Husband Michael Bishop
123 Wong's Lost and Found Emporium William F. Wu
120 The Monkey Treatment George R. R. Martin
120 The Geometry of Narrative Hilbert Schenck
120 Cascade Point Timothy Zahn
109 Seeking David R. Palmer
94 Slow Birds Ian Watson
94 Her Furry Face Leigh Kennedy
94 Homefaring Robert Silverberg
92 The Sidon in the Mirror Connie Willis
90 Blind Shemmy Jack Dann
78 Speech Sounds Octavia E. Butler
64 Servant of the People Frederik Pohl
57 The Monkey's Bride Michael Bishop
56 Solitario's Eyes Lucius Shepard
55 Hurricane Claude Hilbert Schenck
53 In the Face of My Enemy Joseph H. Delaney
53 Brothers Richard Cowper
52 Cicada Queen Bruce Sterling
52 The Final Report on the Lifeline Experiment Timothy Zahn
51 Into Whose Hands Karl Edward Wagner
50 Beyond the Dead Reef James Tiptree, Jr.
50 Above Atlas His Shoulders Andrew Whitmore
50 Neither Brute nor Human Karl Edward Wagner
50 Wizard Goes A-Courtin' John Morressy
50 Deborah's Children Grant Callin (as Grant D. Callin)
1982
214 Fire Watch Connie Willis
185 Souls Joanna Russ
147 Petra Greg Bear
128 Melancholy Elephants Spider Robinson
110 The Breathing Method Stephen King
105 Pawn's Gambit Timothy Zahn
104 Another Orphan John Kessel
100 Myths of the Near Future J. G. Ballard
98 Horrible Imaginings Fritz Leiber
90 Swarm Bruce Sterling
85 Sur Ursula K. Le Guin
83 Kitemaster Keith Roberts
80 Brainchild Joseph H. Delaney
76 The Gorgon Tanith Lee
65 The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever James Tiptree, Jr.
64 The Postman David Brin
63 High Steel Jack C. Haldeman II and
Jack Dann
59 Spider Rose Bruce Sterling
58 The Man Who Met Picasso Michael Swanwick
57 Nightlife Phyllis Eisenstein
56 The Pope of the Chimps Robert Silverberg
54 Moon of Ice Brad Linaweaver
51 Burning Chrome William Gibson
51 To Leave a Mark Kim Stanley Robinson
50 Confess the Seasons Charles L. Grant
50 Djinn, No Chaser Harlan Ellison
50 After-Images Malcolm Edwards
1981
185 The Pusher John Varley
165 The Saturn Game Poul Anderson
150 In the Western Tradition Phyllis Eisenstein
141 The Fire When It Comes Parke Godwin
114 Guardians George R. R. Martin
105 Mummer Kiss Michael Swanwick
101 The Quickening Michael Bishop
100 Unsound Variations George R. R. Martin
100 The Dark Country Dennis Etchison
98 Emergence David R. Palmer
96 Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock
95 The Thermals of August Edward Bryant
89 The Quiet George Florance-Guthridge
88 True Names Vernor Vinge
88 Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile... S. P. Somtow (as Somtow Sucharitkul)
80 Blue Champagne John Varley
70 The River of Night's Dreaming Karl Edward Wagner
64 A Cabin on the Coast Gene Wolfe
62 The Woman the Unicorn Loved Gene Wolfe
61 Ealdwood C. J. Cherryh
59 Lirios: A Tale of the Quintana Roo James Tiptree, Jr.
59 The Winter Beach Kate Wilhelm
58 The Bone Flute Lisa Tuttle
58 Understanding Human Behavior Thomas M. Disch
57 Swarmer, Skimmer Gregory Benford
54 Amnesia Jack Dann
53 The Scourge James White
52 Disciples Gardner Dozois (as Gardner R. Dozois)
52 With Thimbles, with Forks, and Hope Kate Wilhelm
52 Petals of Rose Marc Stiegler
51 Venice Drowned Kim Stanley Robinson
50 Where Silence Rules Keith Taylor
50 A Thief in Korianth C. J. Cherryh
50 Green Winter F. Paul Wilson
1980
200 Grotto of the Dancing Deer Clifford D. Simak
199 The Brave Little Toaster Thomas M. Disch
190 The Ugly Chickens Howard Waldrop
130 Nightflyers George R. R. Martin
115 The Web of the Magi Richard Cowper
112 Unicorn Tapestry Suzy McKee Charnas
110 Lost Dorsai Gordon R. Dickson
105 The Cloak and the Staff Gordon R. Dickson
105 One-Wing George R. R. Martin and
Lisa Tuttle
100 Beatnik Bayou John Varley
92 The Autopsy Michael Shea
91 The Lordly Ones Keith Roberts
83 Savage Planet Barry B. Longyear
70 Children of the Kingdom T. E. D. Klein
65 The Way Station Stephen King
65 Our Lady of the Sauropods Robert Silverberg
64 Window Bob Leman
64 Strata Edward Bryant
63 Dangerous Games Marta Randall
61 Feesters in the Lake Bob Leman
59 The World Science Fiction Convention of
2080 Ian Watson
57 The Feast of St. Janis Michael Swanwick
57 There Beneath the Silky-Trees and Whelmed
in Deeper Gulphs Than Me Avram Davidson
56 Secrets of the Heart Charles L. Grant
54 Rautavaara's Case Philip K. Dick
52 All the Lies That Are My Life Harlan Ellison
50 Deus Ex Corporus Leanne Frahm
50 Stains Robert Aickman
1979
185 Sandkings George R. R. Martin
150 Enemy Mine Barry B. Longyear
144 The Button Molder Fritz Leiber
130 The Way of Cross and Dragon George R. R. Martin
120 Songhouse Orson Scott Card
114 giANTS Edward Bryant
107 Palely Loitering Christopher Priest
98 Options John Varley
97 Unaccompanied Sonata Orson Scott Card
97 Camps Jack Dann
95 Can These Bones Live? Ted Reynolds
91 The Battle of the Abaco Reefs Hilbert Schenck
87 Red as Blood Tanith Lee
86 The Moon Goddess and the Son Donald Kingsbury
82 The Locusts Larry Niven and
Steven Barnes
80 The War Beneath the Tree Gene Wolfe
64 Mars Masked Frederik Pohl
61 The Pathways of Desire Ursula K. Le Guin
60 The Angel of Death Michael Shea
59 Fireflood Vonda N. McIntyre
58 The Story Writer Richard Wilson
57 The Tale of Gorgik Samuel R. Delany
55 The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie
Bertrand Joanna Russ
54 Ker-Plop Ted Reynolds
53 Prose Bowl Bill Pronzini and
Barry N. Malzberg
51 Daisy, in the Sun Connie Willis
50 The Woman Who Loved the Moon Elizabeth A. Lynn
50 Mackintosh Willy Ramsey Campbell
50 A Quiet Revolution for Death Jack Dann
50 The Last Defender of Camelot Roger Zelazny
1978
185 The Persistence of Vision John Varley
135 The Barbie Murders John Varley
122 Fireship Joan D. Vinge
115 Stone Edward Bryant
112 Cassandra C. J. Cherryh
100 Mikal's Songbird Orson Scott Card
100 Seven American Nights Gene Wolfe
93 Devil You Don't Know Dean Ing
85 Count the Clock That Tells the Time Harlan Ellison
85 Hunter's Moon Poul Anderson
66 The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven and
Esteban Maroto
65 The Watched Christopher Priest
57 The Very Slow Time Machine Ian Watson
55 The Man Who Had No Idea Thomas M. Disch
53 Vernalfest Morning Michael Bishop
52 Within the Walls of Tyre Michael Bishop
50 Naples Avram Davidson
50 Death from Exposure Pat Cadigan
1977
150 Stardance Spider Robinson and
Jeanne Robinson
115 The Screwfly Solution James Tiptree, Jr. (as Raccoona Sheldon)
100 Air Raid John Varley (as Herb Boehm)
97 In the Hall of the Martian Kings John Varley
92 The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven
and Other Lost Songs Carter Scholz
78 Eyes of Amber Joan D. Vinge
70 A Snark in the Night Gregory Benford
64 A Rite of Spring Fritz Leiber
61 The Stone City George R. R. Martin
59 Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
58 The Bagful of Dreams Jack Vance
58 The Wonderful Secret Keith Laumer
56 The House of Compassionate Sharers Michael Bishop
55 Particle Theory Edward Bryant
53 Prismatica Samuel R. Delany
51 Camera Obscura Thomas F. Monteleone
50 The Chimney Ramsey Campbell
50 A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye Charles L. Grant
50 Albert's Bellyful Francis Payne
50 In the Bag Ramsey Campbell
1976
170 Piper at the Gates of Dawn Richard Cowper
150 The Bicentennial Man Isaac Asimov
135 Tricentennial Joe Haldeman
130 Houston, Houston, Do You Read? James Tiptree, Jr.
120 The Samurai and the Willows Michael Bishop
113 A Crowd of Shadows Charles L. Grant (as C. L. Grant)
95 Aztecs Vonda N. McIntyre
85 The Ins and Outs of the Hadhya City State Phillipa Maddern
85 Two Suns Setting Karl Edward Wagner
74 By Any Other Name Spider Robinson
71 The Diary of the Rose Ursula K. Le Guin
70 I See You Damon Knight
65 Custom Fitting James White
65 Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance John Varley
64 The Phantom of Kansas John Varley
57 The Eyeflash Miracles Gene Wolfe
56 Custer's Last Jump Steven Utley and
Howard Waldrop
52 Mary Margaret Road-Grader Howard Waldrop
50 Stone Circle Lisa Tuttle
1975
270 Jeffty Is Five Harlan Ellison
122 Catch That Zeppelin! Fritz Leiber
120 The New Atlantis Ursula K. Le Guin
120 The Storms of Windhaven George R. R. Martin and
Lisa Tuttle
100 San Diego Lightfoot Sue Tom Reamy
95 Child of All Ages P. J. Plauger
87 Sail the Tide of Mourning Richard A. Lupoff
85 Croatoan Harlan Ellison
83 The Custodians Richard Cowper
80 Doing Lennon Gregory Benford
80 The Borderland of Sol Larry Niven
70 Down to a Sunless Sea Cordwainer Smith and
Genevieve Linebarger
61 In the Bowl John Varley
60 And Seven Times Never Kill Man George R. R. Martin
59 Retrograde Summer John Varley
58 Find the Lady Nicholas Fisk
58 Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman Avram Davidson
58 The Silent Eyes of Time Algis Budrys
58 ARM Larry Niven
57 A Galaxy Called Rome Barry N. Malzberg
56 A Momentary Taste of Being James Tiptree, Jr.
54 Rogue Tomato Michael Bishop
53 Blooded on Arachne Michael Bishop
50 Belsen Express Fritz Leiber
1974
135 The Day Before the Revolution Ursula K. Le Guin
120 A Song for Lya George R. R. Martin
100 Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans:
Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13"
W Harlan Ellison
85 The Hole Man Larry Niven
85 Sticks Karl Edward Wagner
75 If the Stars Are Gods Gordon Eklund and
Gregory Benford
65 Schwartz Between the Galaxies Robert Silverberg
65 Riding the Torch Norman Spinrad
64 Assault on a City Jack Vance
63 The Engine at Heartspring's Center Roger Zelazny
63 Strangers Gardner Dozois
62 The Four-Hour Fugue Alfred Bester
61 Cathadonian Odyssey Michael Bishop
61 Nix Olympica William Walling
59 After the Dreamtime Richard A. Lupoff
59 Midnight by the Morphy Watch Fritz Leiber
58 The Seventeen Virgins Jack Vance
51 A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls Kate Wilhelm
50 There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding Russell Kirk
50 The Jade Man's Eyes Michael Moorcock
1973
135 The Deathbird Harlan Ellison
135 The Death of Doctor Island Gene Wolfe
120 Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand Vonda N. McIntyre
114 The Girl Who Was Plugged In James Tiptree, Jr.
110 Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death James Tiptree, Jr.
105 The White Otters of Childhood Michael Bishop
96 Wings Vonda N. McIntyre
95 With Morning Comes Mistfall George R. R. Martin
91 Death and Designation Among the Asadi Michael Bishop
77 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Ursula K. Le Guin
57 Junction Jack Dann
54 Case and the Dreamer Theodore Sturgeon
1972
162 When It Changed Joanna Russ
130 Goat Song Poul Anderson
117 The Fifth Head of Cerberus Gene Wolfe
115 The Word for World is Forest Ursula K. Le Guin
114 The Gold at the Starbow's End Frederik Pohl
108 Basilisk Harlan Ellison
105 Patron of the Arts William Rotsler
90 A Kingdom by the Sea Gardner Dozois (as Gardner R. Dozois)
76 When We Went to See the End of the World Robert Silverberg
74 The Meeting Frederik Pohl and
C. M. Kornbluth
67 Eurema's Dam R. A. Lafferty
64 Hero Joe Haldeman
56 The Mercenary Jerry Pournelle
55 With the Bentfin Boomer Boys on Little Old
New Alabama Richard A. Lupoff
52 The Funeral Kate Wilhelm
50 Pages from a Young Girl's Journal Robert Aickman
50 Let It Ring John Foyster (as John Ossian)
50 The Fallible Fiend L. Sprague de Camp
1971
150 The Queen of Air and Darkness Poul Anderson
120 A Meeting with Medusa Arthur C. Clarke
98 Chains of the Sea Gardner Dozois
93 And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold
Hill's Side James Tiptree, Jr.
79 A Special Kind of Morning Gardner Dozois (as Gardner R. Dozois)
74 Inconstant Moon Larry Niven
62 Mount Charity Edgar Pangborn
62 All the Last Wars at Once George Alec Effinger
60 Painwise James Tiptree, Jr.
58 The Autumn Land Clifford D. Simak
54 Vaster Than Empires and More Slow Ursula K. Le Guin
52 Dread Empire John Brunner
50 Good News from the Vatican Robert Silverberg
50 The Missing Man Katherine MacLean
1970
145 The Region Between Harlan Ellison
135 Continued on Next Rock R. A. Lafferty
127 Slow Sculpture Theodore Sturgeon
119 Ill Met in Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
86 In the Queue Keith Laumer
70 The Thing in the Stone Clifford D. Simak
57 Beastchild Dean R. Koontz
54 The Asian Shore Thomas M. Disch
53 Entire and Perfect Chrysolite R. A. Lafferty
53 Brillo Ben Bova and
Harlan Ellison
51 The Fatal Fulfillment Poul Anderson
50 Dear Aunt Annie Gordon Eklund
50 The Bitter Pill A. Bertram Chandler
1969
85 A Boy and His Dog Harlan Ellison
85 Ship of Shadows Fritz Leiber
63 To Jorslem Robert Silverberg
60 Not Long Before the End Larry Niven
59 Dramatic Mission Anne McCaffrey
58 Deeper Than the Darkness Gregory Benford
1968
100 Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious
Stones Samuel R. Delany
85 Passengers Robert Silverberg
85 Mother to the World Richard Wilson
85 The Sharing of Flesh Poul Anderson
85 Nightwings Robert Silverberg
70 Masks Damon Knight
65 The Dance of the Changer and the Three Terry Carr
65 Lines of Power Samuel R. Delany
64 Hawk Among the Sparrows Dean McLaughlin
62 Total Environment Brian W. Aldiss
50 The Planners Kate Wilhelm
1967
100 Gonna Roll the Bones Fritz Leiber
85 Dragonrider Anne McCaffrey
85 Weyr Search Anne McCaffrey
85 Riders of the Purple Wage Philip José Farmer
70 Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes Harlan Ellison
70 Hawksbill Station Robert Silverberg
50 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison
1966
101 The Last Castle Jack Vance
85 Call Him Lord Gordon R. Dickson
70 Light of Other Days Bob Shaw
70 This Moment of the Storm Roger Zelazny
70 The Eskimo Invasion Hayden Howard
70 An Ornament to His Profession Charles L. Harness
70 The Alchemist Charles L. Harness
51 When I Was Miss Dow Sonya Dorman
51 Neutron Star Larry Niven
50 Behold the Man Michael Moorcock
1965
100 "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman Harlan Ellison
85 The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His
Mouth Roger Zelazny
70 Man in His Time Brian W. Aldiss
50 The Saliva Tree Brian W. Aldiss
1964
50 He Who Shapes Roger Zelazny
50 Soldier, Ask Not Gordon R. Dickson
1963
50 No Truce with Kings Poul Anderson
1962
50 The Dragon Masters Jack Vance
1961
50 All of Us Are Dying George Clayton Johnson
1960
50 The Longest Voyage Poul Anderson
1959
50 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes
1958
50 That Hell-Bound Train Robert Bloch
50 Or All the Seas with Oysters Avram Davidson
50 The Big Front Yard Clifford D. Simak
1956
50 Exploration Team Murray Leinster
1955
50 The Star Arthur C. Clarke
50 Allamagoosa Eric Frank Russell
50 The Darfsteller Walter M. Miller, Jr.
1950
50 To Serve Man Damon Knight
50 The Little Black Bag C. M. Kornbluth
50 The Man Who Sold the Moon Robert A. Heinlein
1945
50 Uncommon Sense Hal Clement
50 First Contact Murray Leinster
1941
50 The Mule Isaac Asimov
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