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New Scientist Magazine Writers Pick the 26 Best Science Fiction Short Stories of All Time

Sometimes you're in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven't got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, the mind-expanding and the futuristic in pocket-sized format.
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
1
H.G. Wells
The Machine Stops (E. M. Forster)
The Machine Stops
2
E. M. Forster
Nightfall (Isaac Asimov)
Nightfall
3
Isaac Asimov
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
4
Shirley Jackson
There Will Come Soft Rains (Ray Bradbury)
There Will Come Soft Rains
5
Ray Bradbury
The Pedestrian (Ray Bradbury)
The Pedestrian
6
Ray Bradbury
The Nine Billion Names of God (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Nine Billion Names of God
7
Arthur C. Clarke
All You Zombies (Robert A. Heinlein)
All You Zombies
8
Robert A. Heinlein
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
9
Daniel Keyes
2BR02B (Kurt Vonnegut)
2BR02B
10
Kurt Vonnegut
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Philip K. Dick)
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
11
Philip K. Dick
When It Changed (Joanna Russ)
When It Changed
12
Joanna Russ
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
13
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Screwfly Solution (James Tiptree Jr.)
The Screwfly Solution
14
James Tiptree Jr.
Sandkings
Sandkings
15
Fire Watch (Connie Willis)
Fire Watch
16
Connie Willis
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
Burning Chrome
17
William Gibson
Bloodchild (Octavia E. Butler)
Bloodchild
18
Octavia E. Butler
Swarm (Bruce Sterling)
Swarm
19
Bruce Sterling
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
20
Jacqueline Harpman
Cloud of Poems (Cixin Liu)
Cloud of Poems
21
Cixin Liu
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary (Ken Liu)
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary
22
Ken Liu
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience
23
Rebecca Roanhorse
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
24
Martha Wells
The Ones Who Stay and Fight (N.K. Jemisin)
The Ones Who Stay and Fight
25
N.K. Jemisin
Lena (Qntm)
Lena
26
Qntm
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