Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Fictionados' Finest Short Stories

I have been thinking of making a list our favorite short stories. This list will serve as a bench mark for comparing other stories, and possibly as a monthly reading selection. In no particular order, here are my nominees:

(1) Larry Niven - The Fourth Profession.
(2) Bruce Sterling - Swarm.
(3) David I. Masson - Traveler's Rest.
(4) John Varley - The Pusher.
(5) Gene Wolfe - Seven American Nights.
(6) Philip K. Dick - We Can Remember it for You Wholesale.
(7) William Tenn - Child's Play.
(8) Mack Renolds - Compound Interest.
(9) Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore - Vintage Season.
(10) Larry Niven - The Return of William Proxmire.
(11) John Varley - The Phantom of Kansas.
(12) John Varley - Just Another Perfect Day.
(13) David Lake - Re-deem the Time.
(14) Larry Niven - Not Long Before the End.
(15) Robert Heinlein - All You Zombies.
(16) Isaac Asimov - The Last Question.
(17) Arthur C. Clarke - The Nine Billion Names of God.
(18) Gary Killworth - Let's Go to Golgotha.
(19) Arthur C. Clarke - The Star.
(20) Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore - Mimsy Were the Borogoves.
(21) Gene Wolfe - The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories.
(22) Murray Leinster - Sidwise in Time.
(23) Larry Niven - Convergent Series.
(24) James Tiptree Jr. - Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
(25) Robert Heinlein - By His Bootetraps.
(26) William Tenn - Generation of Noah.
(27) William Tenn - Wednesday's Child.
(28) William Tenn - Winthrop Was Stubborn.
(29) William Gibson - Burning Chrome.
(30) Daniel Keys - Flowers for Algernon.
(31) Bob Shaw - Light of Other Days.
(32) Larry Niven - Inconstant Moon.
(33) John Varley - Truth, Justice and the Politically Correct Socialist Path.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree

JE Boyd

7:43 PM  

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