Best short SF (15 books)

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A list of favourite science fiction, fantasy and horror stories of less than 40,000 words: short stories, novelettes and novellas.

I've seeded this with my favourite stories read in early 2017.

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1		Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 4.25 avg rating — 128,547 ratings score: 598, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 4.52 avg rating — 30,919 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 81,607 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Intruders: Short Stories by Mohale Mashigo 4.06 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Scorpid by Adam Ressler (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.90 avg rating — 976 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renée Thomas (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 1,461 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Jeffty Is Five by Harlan Ellison 4.08 avg rating — 474 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 386,463 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang 4.38 avg rating — 6,085 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,261 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.37 avg rating — 55,335 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison 4.12 avg rating — 4,043 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.07 avg rating — 46,154 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 39,585 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 9 voters · list created April 28th, 2017 by jmnw (votes) .

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Jan 11, 2022 01:27PM

S. Daisy

I voted for Scorpid because it is a really good, short and funny sci-fi story. I just wish the author got the recognition he deserves. The book is fairly new, as is the author.

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