Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections

1.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,617 ratings
2.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating β€” 120,090 ratings
3.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 369,884 ratings
4.
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology 3.94 avg rating β€” 9,146 ratings
5.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 4.31 avg rating β€” 6,418 ratings
6.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,908 ratings
7.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating β€” 105,357 ratings
8.
Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0)
Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0) 4.06 avg rating β€” 41,914 ratings
9.
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4.26 avg rating β€” 4,102 ratings
10.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)
by: Ben Bova
4.31 avg rating β€” 4,301 ratings
11.
Again, Dangerous Visions
Again, Dangerous Visions 4.15 avg rating β€” 4,284 ratings
12.
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Wastelands #1)
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Wastelands #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 10,559 ratings
13.
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,101 ratings
14.
Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s
Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s 4.17 avg rating β€” 220 ratings
15.
The Past Through Tomorrow (Future History, #1-21)
The Past Through Tomorrow (Future History, #1-21) 4.16 avg rating β€” 16,723 ratings
16.
The Hugo Winners 1955-1961
The Hugo Winners 1955-1961 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,022 ratings
17.
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 3.89 avg rating β€” 47,876 ratings
18.
The Hugo Winners Vol 1 and 2 1955-1970
The Hugo Winners Vol 1 and 2 1955-1970 4.36 avg rating β€” 537 ratings
19.
Convergence Problems
Convergence Problems 4.09 avg rating β€” 262 ratings
20.
The October Country: Stories
The October Country: Stories 4.11 avg rating β€” 20,536 ratings
21.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 4.18 avg rating β€” 4,620 ratings
22.
The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad 4.14 avg rating β€” 13,811 ratings
23.
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 4.08 avg rating β€” 2,373 ratings
24.
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
The Best of Cordwainer Smith 4.13 avg rating β€” 3,545 ratings
25.
The Callahan Chronicals (Callahan's, #1-3)
The Callahan Chronicals (Callahan's, #1-3) 4.30 avg rating β€” 2,662 ratings
26.
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 4.06 avg rating β€” 7,605 ratings
27.
The Persistence of Vision
The Persistence of Vision 4.13 avg rating β€” 2,247 ratings
28.
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,199 ratings
29.
No Way Home
No Way Home 4.12 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
30.
Wyrd Worlds
Wyrd Worlds 3.43 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
31.
Axiomatic
Axiomatic
by: Greg Egan
4.27 avg rating β€” 6,235 ratings
32.
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 4.43 avg rating β€” 5,413 ratings
33.
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 4.35 avg rating β€” 1,212 ratings
34.
N-Space
N-Space 3.93 avg rating β€” 2,595 ratings
35.
Wild Cards
Wild Cards 3.69 avg rating β€” 13,985 ratings
36.
Shatterday
Shatterday 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,845 ratings
37.
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 4.13 avg rating β€” 925 ratings
38.
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 4.11 avg rating β€” 245 ratings
39.
2013: A Stellar Collection
2013: A Stellar Collection 4.07 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
40.
Dreamsongs, Volume I
Dreamsongs, Volume I 3.97 avg rating β€” 5,101 ratings
41.
Pump Six and Other Stories
Pump Six and Other Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 8,739 ratings
42.
AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers
AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers 3.94 avg rating β€” 294 ratings
43.
Aye, and Gomorrah
Aye, and Gomorrah 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,047 ratings
44.
The Draco Tavern
The Draco Tavern 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,613 ratings
45.
Driftglass
Driftglass 3.86 avg rating β€” 866 ratings
46.
Wireless
Wireless 3.91 avg rating β€” 3,124 ratings
47.
Vermilion Sands
Vermilion Sands 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,852 ratings
48.
TNT: Telzey Amberdon & Trigger Argee Together
TNT: Telzey Amberdon & Trigger Argee Together 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,061 ratings
49.
Orsinian Tales
Orsinian Tales 3.66 avg rating β€” 2,172 ratings
50.
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell 4.36 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
51.
The Prometheus Saga: A Science Fiction Anthology
The Prometheus Saga: A Science Fiction Anthology 3.92 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
52.
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space 4.20 avg rating β€” 309 ratings
53.
The Super Hugos
The Super Hugos 4.40 avg rating β€” 86 ratings
54.
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,909 ratings
55.
Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home 3.82 avg rating β€” 977 ratings
56.
The New Space Opera
The New Space Opera 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,362 ratings
57.
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume VI: Baby Is Three
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume VI: Baby Is Three 4.31 avg rating β€” 190 ratings
58.
A Touch of Strange
A Touch of Strange 3.82 avg rating β€” 314 ratings
59.
Expanded Universe
Expanded Universe 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,373 ratings
60.
Telzey Amberdon
Telzey Amberdon really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
61.
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God 4.19 avg rating β€” 427 ratings
62.
Untouched by Human Hands
Untouched by Human Hands 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,631 ratings
63.
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,720 ratings
64.
The New Weird
The New Weird 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,319 ratings
65.
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9)
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9) 4.33 avg rating β€” 6,031 ratings
66.
Women of Wonder: Science-Fiction Stories by Women about Women
Women of Wonder: Science-Fiction Stories by Women about Women 3.96 avg rating β€” 359 ratings
67.
The Best Science Fiction Stories
The Best Science Fiction Stories 4.11 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
67.
The Seeds of Time
The Seeds of Time 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,707 ratings
69.
The Best of Eric Frank Russell
The Best of Eric Frank Russell 3.96 avg rating β€” 208 ratings
70.
About Time: 12 Short Stories
About Time: 12 Short Stories 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,734 ratings
70.
The Barbie Murders
The Barbie Murders 4.06 avg rating β€” 676 ratings
72.
The Menace from Earth (Future History, #18)
The Menace from Earth (Future History, #18) 3.89 avg rating β€” 6,401 ratings
73.
Fall and Rise: Post-Apocalyptic Stories Challenging the Paradigm: "Survival of the Fittest"...
Fall and Rise: Post-Apocalyptic Stories Challenging the Paradigm: "Survival of the Fittest"... 4.67 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
74.
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,071 ratings
75.
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition 4.10 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
76.
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,434 ratings
77.
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford 4.16 avg rating β€” 9,476 ratings
78.
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy 4.22 avg rating β€” 11,559 ratings
79.
Unconquered Countries
Unconquered Countries 3.93 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
80.
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories 3.67 avg rating β€” 263 ratings
81.
Distant Stars
Distant Stars 3.86 avg rating β€” 166 ratings
81.
Men, Martians and Machines
Men, Martians and Machines 3.80 avg rating β€” 271 ratings
83.
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One 4.28 avg rating β€” 205 ratings
84.
The Golden Helix
The Golden Helix 3.92 avg rating β€” 215 ratings
85.
The New Space Opera 2
The New Space Opera 2 3.78 avg rating β€” 941 ratings
86.
The Adventures of Alyx
The Adventures of Alyx 3.64 avg rating β€” 324 ratings
87.
The Good Stuff
The Good Stuff 3.83 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
88.
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,439 ratings
89.
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum 4.08 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
90.
City
City 4.08 avg rating β€” 18,700 ratings
91.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2B)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2B)
by: Ben Bova
4.28 avg rating β€” 1,419 ratings
92.
Wanderers of Time
Wanderers of Time 3.53 avg rating β€” 354 ratings
93.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating β€” 24,670 ratings
94.
A Science Fiction Omnibus
A Science Fiction Omnibus 3.99 avg rating β€” 552 ratings
94.
A is for Alien
A is for Alien 3.99 avg rating β€” 172 ratings
94.
The Dragon's Rocketship Presents: The Ship's Log
The Dragon's Rocketship Presents: The Ship's Log 3.82 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
94.
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 3.76 avg rating β€” 269 ratings
94.
Beyond the Latch and Lever
Beyond the Latch and Lever 4.84 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
99.
A Mosque Among the Stars
A Mosque Among the Stars 3.15 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
99.
Colorado State of Mind (Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group Anthology, #3)
Colorado State of Mind (Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group Anthology, #3) liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
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