![]() ![]() When I read through his list I feel like I’m fairly well acquainted with science fiction history. I like his results because many of the stories on his list are ones I remember. Visitors to his site vote for stories and can nominate new ones. Peter Sykes at Sci-Fi Lists used anthologies and other sources to create a ballot. ISFDB Most-Viewed Short Fiction Since 2005.Locus 1999 All-Time Poll – Novella – Novelette – Short Story.Here are the fan polls we’re working with: However, a list of stories that many others love is a great tool for finding fiction you might love too. So the truest best list of stories is the one you make for yourself. Of course, as individuals, we often fondly recall stories that meant something to us but not to others. ![]() ![]() For now, I’m seeking the wisdom of crowds.įan polls are a good method for identifying stories that we collectively remember. One day I hope to feel confident enough to make my own list of stories I believe others should take the time to read. It means they were great at triggering your emotions. That doesn’t necessarily mean they were the best stories, deserving to be remembered, or even well-written stories. For fiction, either novels or short stories, it’s the tales that stay with us that we put on personal lists. One side-effect of being a list maker is learning about how we remember the past. We’ve been studying those lists and how they were made. The internet provides countless lists of best SF novels, but damn few for short stories. My friend Mike, a programming wizard, volunteered to churn through our data. Recently, Piet Nel and I decided to create a Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories list for my site Classics of Science Fiction. I’ve found a handful of dedicated fans of short science fiction. I also joined the Classic Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story club. 1-25 (1939-1963) to discuss the stories in the Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Then I started an online reading club, The Great SF Stories v. I’m slowly developing a sense of how science fiction developed over time.Īt first, I was just going to make a list of my favorite stories for my own use. I’ve also been randomly jumping around through the years from the 19th to the 21st centuries. THE TWONKY SHORT STORY PLUSPlus an anthology of the best SF stories of the 1950s. In 2018 I’ve been reading lots of short science fiction. Of course, this runs counter to the prevailing winds of long novels, trilogies, and endless series. Short science fiction focuses on the science fictional idea, and that’s what I love best about the genre. I’ve always considered the science fiction magazine, first the pulps, then the digests, and now the online magazines, to be the heart of science fiction. We’re hoping short science fiction is making a comeback. (And yesterday I read “ The Rise of the Sci-Fi Novella: All the Imagination, None of the Burden” by Jason Kehe.) We want to help SF fans find the older stories that are becoming forgotten that evolved the genre. That suggests a healthy interest in the shorter forms of science fiction. Science fiction magazines have damn few subscribers nowadays but there are or will be at least 11 best-of-the-year anthologies collecting short works of science fiction this year. Anthologies and author story collections sell poorly. I’m open to suggestions and recommendations. This is a time-consuming project, and I’m using this blog to think about how we’re doing it. We’re collecting lists of recommended stories into a database and intend to make the most frequently remembered stories into our Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories list. Instead, we’re studying all the ways SF short stories are remembered by readers, critics, editors, and writers. We don’t want to list our personal favorites. THE TWONKY SHORT STORY HOW TOThe problem is how to create a great list. My friends Mike, Piet, and I are making a list of the most remembered science fiction short stories. By James Wallace Harris, Thursday, August 2, 2018 ![]()
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