The Best Sci-Fi Short Stories

1.
Donavan: From Michael Bunker's World of "PENNSYLVANIA"
Donavan: From Michael Bunker's World of "PENNSYLVANIA" 4.82 avg rating — 72 ratings
2.
The Last Question
The Last Question 4.53 avg rating — 28,888 ratings
3.
Nightfall
Nightfall 4.06 avg rating — 37,447 ratings
4.
The Egg
The Egg
by: Andy Weir
4.21 avg rating — 36,049 ratings
5.
Eight O'Clock in the Morning
Eight O'Clock in the Morning 3.92 avg rating — 782 ratings
6.
To Serve Man
To Serve Man 3.93 avg rating — 447 ratings
6.
They're Made Out of Meat
They're Made Out of Meat 4.05 avg rating — 4,496 ratings
8.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,601 ratings
9.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 4.37 avg rating — 49,652 ratings
10.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops 4.07 avg rating — 19,677 ratings
11.
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology 3.94 avg rating — 9,146 ratings
12.
Herbert West—Reanimator
Herbert West—Reanimator 3.83 avg rating — 7,644 ratings
13.
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 4.43 avg rating — 5,413 ratings
13.
All Summer in a Day
All Summer in a Day really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,135 ratings
15.
I Am the Doorway
I Am the Doorway 3.67 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
16.
A Martian Odyssey
A Martian Odyssey 3.77 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
17.
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron 4.14 avg rating — 21,949 ratings
18.
A Taste of Earth (Avar-Tek Event #1)
A Taste of Earth (Avar-Tek Event #1) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
19.
Short Story Collections by Philip K. Dick: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, the Philip K. Dick Reader, Beyond Lies the Wub
Short Story Collections by Philip K. Dick: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, the Philip K. Dick Reader, Beyond Lies the Wub
by: Books LLC
3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
19.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating — 115,387 ratings
21.
The Star
The Star 3.64 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
22.
Death Has No Shadow (Avar-Tek Event #2)
Death Has No Shadow (Avar-Tek Event #2) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
22.
Cohesion Lost (Avar-Tek Event #3)
Cohesion Lost (Avar-Tek Event #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
22.
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God 4.06 avg rating — 8,477 ratings
22.
The Crystal Egg
The Crystal Egg 3.37 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
26.
Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time
Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time 3.48 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
26.
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall 3.04 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
28.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,104 ratings
29.
There Will Come Soft Rains
There Will Come Soft Rains 4.22 avg rating — 9,186 ratings
30.
From Beyond
From Beyond 3.78 avg rating — 2,247 ratings
31.
The Star
The Star 3.64 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
32.
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion 3.05 avg rating — 511 ratings
32.
The October Country
The October Country 4.11 avg rating — 20,537 ratings
32.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,367 ratings
35.
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder 4.08 avg rating — 8,326 ratings
36.
Cool Air
Cool Air 3.59 avg rating — 2,915 ratings
37.
The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun 4.05 avg rating — 10,389 ratings
37.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,638 ratings
39.
The Fog Horn
The Fog Horn 4.28 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
40.
Order of the Path
Order of the Path 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
40.
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman 4.13 avg rating — 3,758 ratings
40.
More Weird Tales Including The Bad Review
More Weird Tales Including The Bad Review 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
40.
Spikebreaker
Spikebreaker 3.03 avg rating — 59 ratings
40.
The Retro
The Retro 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
40.
Free Verse and Other Stories
Free Verse and Other Stories 4.12 avg rating — 43 ratings
40.
The pragmatic hitchhiker (Acoustic Funambulist #5)
The pragmatic hitchhiker (Acoustic Funambulist #5) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
40.
Capitol
Capitol 3.90 avg rating — 392 ratings
40.
It's Such a Beautiful Day
It's Such a Beautiful Day 4.03 avg rating — 191 ratings
40.
Movemind
Movemind 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings
40.
The Horror on Howth Hill
The Horror on Howth Hill liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
40.
Earthmen Bearing Gifts
Earthmen Bearing Gifts 3.57 avg rating — 174 ratings
40.
Scorpid
Scorpid 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
40.
Hearts and Swords (Celta's Heartmates # 0.05, 6.5, 7.3, 9.5)
Hearts and Swords (Celta's Heartmates # 0.05, 6.5, 7.3, 9.5) 4.13 avg rating — 1,005 ratings
40.
Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist's Edition
Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist's Edition 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
55.
Weird Tales
Weird Tales 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
55.
Eat Fish and Die
Eat Fish and Die 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings
55.
Dual Void
Dual Void 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
55.
Isaac Asimov's Earth
Isaac Asimov's Earth 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
55.
Gimmicks Three
Gimmicks Three 3.48 avg rating — 86 ratings
55.
A Pail of Air
A Pail of Air 3.93 avg rating — 462 ratings
55.
The Shipshape Miracle and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #10)
The Shipshape Miracle and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #10) 4.34 avg rating — 82 ratings
55.
Adjustment Team
Adjustment Team 3.75 avg rating — 2,945 ratings
55.
The Million Year Picnic and Other Stories
The Million Year Picnic and Other Stories 3.62 avg rating — 39 ratings
64.
Free Lancers (Alien Stars #4)
Free Lancers (Alien Stars #4) 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings
64.
Stephen King's N.
Stephen King's N. 4.23 avg rating — 14,799 ratings
64.
Fireflood And Other Stories
Fireflood And Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 208 ratings
64.
The Smallest Dragonboy
The Smallest Dragonboy 4.28 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
64.
Vintage Season
Vintage Season 4.08 avg rating — 232 ratings
64.
Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems
Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems 4.06 avg rating — 343 ratings
64.
A Rose for Ecclesiastes
A Rose for Ecclesiastes 3.99 avg rating — 83 ratings
64.
Valley of Dreams
Valley of Dreams 3.73 avg rating — 110 ratings
64.
Spawn of Mars and Other Stories (The Fantagraphics EC Comics Artists Library, 12)
Spawn of Mars and Other Stories (The Fantagraphics EC Comics Artists Library, 12) 4.17 avg rating — 104 ratings
64.
Two Timer
Two Timer 3.47 avg rating — 103 ratings
74.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 4.30 avg rating — 6,276 ratings
74.
Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)
Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3) 4.26 avg rating — 11,883 ratings
74.
The Horror of the Heights
The Horror of the Heights 3.35 avg rating — 597 ratings
74.
The Other Side of the Hedge
The Other Side of the Hedge 3.48 avg rating — 197 ratings
74.
Full Spectrum 4
Full Spectrum 4 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings
74.
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales 3.79 avg rating — 2,587 ratings
74.
The Xipéhux
The Xipéhux 3.60 avg rating — 107 ratings
74.
The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 4: The Long Tomorrow and Other Science Fiction Stories (The Collected Fantasies of Jean Giraud, #4)
The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 4: The Long Tomorrow and Other Science Fiction Stories (The Collected Fantasies of Jean Giraud, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 765 ratings
74.
Sentry
Sentry 3.71 avg rating — 59 ratings
83.
A Colder War
A Colder War 4.14 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
83.
Dagon et autres nouvelles de terreur
Dagon et autres nouvelles de terreur 4.06 avg rating — 7,430 ratings
83.
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories 3.92 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
83.
By the Waters of Babylon
By the Waters of Babylon 3.86 avg rating — 872 ratings
83.
50 Girls 50 and Other Stories
50 Girls 50 and Other Stories 4.21 avg rating — 117 ratings
83.
Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors 3.81 avg rating — 159 ratings
89.
Science Fiction Stories of Walter M. Miller
Science Fiction Stories of Walter M. Miller 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
89.
Overtime (Laundry Files, #3.5)
Overtime (Laundry Files, #3.5) 3.92 avg rating — 4,082 ratings
89.
He
He 3.08 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
89.
Grotto of the Dancing Deer and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #4)
Grotto of the Dancing Deer and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #4) 4.08 avg rating — 232 ratings
89.
And He Built a Crooked House
And He Built a Crooked House 3.91 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
89.
Founding Father
Founding Father
by: J.F. Bone
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
89.
Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories
Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories 3.86 avg rating — 114 ratings
89.
Happy Ending
Happy Ending 3.43 avg rating — 77 ratings
97.
Wireless
Wireless 3.91 avg rating — 3,124 ratings
97.
Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #8)
Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #8) 4.31 avg rating — 104 ratings
97.
The NRACP
The NRACP really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
97.
The Martian Monster and Other Stories
The Martian Monster and Other Stories 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings
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