Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

as you can all tell, I'm extremely bored tonight.

so...this time i'll do a seeded elimination tournament.

Two rules:

No novellas or novels...ONLY short stories. I'll define it as one you should be able to read in one sitting without a problem.

No stories less than ten years old.

I'll nominate the obvious one first:

Nightfall - Isaac Asimov

and one of my favorites:

The Cold Equations - Tom Godwin

and one more from the modern era:

Blood Music - Greg Bear


so let's here 'em...

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

The Nine Billion Names of God - Arthur C. Clarke

Unaccompanied Sonata - Orson Scott Card

Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes (Although even the original story may be too long under the rules.)

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

I think Ender's Game is probably too long to qualify, although it first appeared as a short story.

Parts of The Martian Chronicles are also great, but they form a larger work.

I agree Cold Equations is awesome.

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

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as you can all tell, I'm extremely bored tonight.

so...this time i'll do a seeded elimination tournament.

Two rules:

No novellas or novels...ONLY short stories. I'll define it as one you should be able to read in one sitting without a problem.

No stories less than ten years old.

I'll nominate the obvious one first:

Nightfall - Isaac Asimov

and one of my favorites:

The Cold Equations - Tom Godwin

and one more from the modern era:

Blood Music - Greg Bear


so let's here 'em...

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I have to concur on Nightfall. I don't care for the short story genre, but Nightfall is at the top of my list even so.

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

what is the story where the girl on venus misses the sun coming out? that one is pretty good.

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

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what is the story where the girl on venus misses the sun coming out? that one is pretty good.

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i know what you're talking about! I just can't remember the name or the author...heartbreaking story.

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I have to concur on Nightfall. I don't care for the short story genre, but Nightfall is at the top of my list even so.

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??? Science fiction is ALL about the short story. If you haven't read many, you're really missing out.

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

I second 9 billion names of God

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I have to concur on Nightfall. I don't care for the short story genre, but Nightfall is at the top of my list even so.

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??? Science fiction is ALL about the short story. If you haven't read many, you're really missing out.

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I've read 'em--I just don't like the short story form, whether it is SF or mainstream literary fiction. I am a novel person.

Re: Best science fiction story of all-time nomination thread
 

Bump for those too lazy to go past the first 3 pages.