"The Gulf Between" is a 1953 science fiction novella by Tom Godwin. It is about 2 soldiers who after the war compete for control of the world’s most powerful computer.
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The Best Science Fiction Short Stories – and where to find them!
2
Jan
"The Gulf Between" is a 1953 science fiction novella by Tom Godwin. It is about 2 soldiers who after the war compete for control of the world’s most powerful computer.
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12
Dec
"The Stutterer" is a 1955 science fiction novelette by R. R. Merliss. It is about a strange galactic fugitive who flees to Earth.
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30
Nov
Strange Eden is about a man that sets out to explore an uncharted planet, and realizes he isn’t the first one there.
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24
Oct
"The Beautiful People" is a 1952 science fiction short story by Charles Beaumont. It is about a normal young woman who refuses to have surgery to make her beautiful, and all the problems that causes!
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23
Sep
This is a guest post by Martin Dugas.
“Flowers for Algernon”, a 1959 short story by Daniel Keyes, is about a human test subject whose intelligence significantly increases after undergoing a special surgery.
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22
Sep
This is a guest post by Timothy Darling.
"Lulungomeena" by Gordon R. Dickson
Page Count: 24
The story
The setting is Frontier Station 563 just beyond Sirius. But the title is named after another place: Lulungomeena on the planet Tarsus, the native home of Clay Harbank.
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21
Sep
Fair Game is a short story by Philip K. Dick, about a man that feels he is being watched by another species.
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15
Aug
"Keep Your Shape" is a 1953 science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It is about some aliens who try to invade a nuclear plant on Earth.
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10
Aug
The Animated Pinup is a 1953 short story by Lewis Parker about an illustration of a beautiful woman that comes to life.
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1
Aug
"The Hell Ship" is a 1952 science fiction novelette by Ray Palmer. It is about a man who is pressed into service on a horrific space ship.
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4
Jul
"The Cosmic Expense Account" is a 1956 science fiction novelette by C.M. Kornbluth. It is about 2 men who journey into a plague area to convince a powerful woman that her strange beliefs are incorrect.
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29
Jun
Adjustment Team is a 1954 short story by Philip K. Dick about a man that stumbles upon a reality altering process that he is not supposed to see.
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15
Jun
The Minority Report is a 1956 short story written by Philip K. Dick, about a man that learns he is predicted to commit murder within the week. That doesn’t seem likely, as he heads up the police division that has stopped murder altogether.
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13
Apr
Paycheck, a 1953 novelette written by Philip K. Dick, is the story of a man that has his memory erased after working for a company for two years. When he arrives to pick up his Paycheck, he is in for a big surprise.
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28
Feb
"The World That Couldn’t Be" is a 1958 science fiction novelette by Clifford D. Simak. It is about a farmer who tries to save his crops by hunting a very dangerous alien beast.
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16
Feb
“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury is the story of an automated house. Or
is it the story of the humans who used to live in that automated house? There have been
many discussions circling that question: “Who is the main character of this story?”
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9
Feb
The Veldt is a 1950 short story written by Ray Bradbury. It is about a family that lives in an automated house with a virtual nursery. When the children start using the nursery to conjure up images of Africa and lions, the parents decide it’s time for a break. But will their ruling stand?
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19
Jan
"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Kenneth O’Hara, a.k.a. Bryce Walton. It is about a man who tries a desperate ploy to shake his crew mates out of an overly long communal slumber.
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3
Jan
“The Gun” is a 1952 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about the crew of a spaceship who discover a deadly automatic weapon.
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13
Dec
"The Tunnel Under The World" is a 1955 science fiction novelette by Frederik Pohl. It is about a man who keeps living the same advertising-laden day over and over again.
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