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The Unwilling Professor by Arthur Porges
"The Unwilling Professor" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Arthur Porges. It is about a smart alien from Venus who comes to Earth and is captured by two dumb kids. I wasn’t too bad at math when...
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Vampires of Venus by Anthony Pelcher
"Vampires of Venus" is a 1930 science fiction short story by Anthony Pelcher. It is about an entomologist who is taken to Venus to help study and vanquish a newly discovered monster. Non-Spoiler...
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Planet of Dreams by James McKimmey
"Planet of Dreams" is a 1953 science fiction short story by James McKimmey, Jr. It is about the leader of a world where robots do everything for humans. Ever since reading Isaac Asimov’s excellent...
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Love Is an Imaginary Number by Roger Zelazny
"Love Is an Imaginary Number" is a 1966 science fiction short story by Roger Zelazny. It is about a renegade who can shift through time and space. Have you ever read The Chronicles of Amber? It is a...
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Revolt! by Christopher Anvil
"Revolt!" is a 1958 science fiction short story by Christopher Anvil. It is about some advanced mining suits that cause quite an uproar between competing government agencies! Non-Spoiler Summary...
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The Machine That Saved The World by Murray Leinster
"The Machine That Saved The World" is a 1957 science fiction short story by Murray Leinster. It is about some strange broadcasts that come from the future, and the intelligent machine that deciphers...
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Heavy Planet by Lee Gregor
"Heavy Planet" is a 1939 science fiction short story by Lee Gregor. It is about an alien on a very dense planet who finds a crashed spaceship. Non-Spoiler Summary This story takes place on a planet...
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The Moon Moth by Jack Vance
“The Moon Moth” is a 1961 science fiction short story by Jack Vance. It is about an unconfident, rookie diplomat on a planet where everyone wears masks and communicates using hard-to-understand social...
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Trigger Tide by Wyman Guin
“Trigger Tide” is a 1950 science fiction short story by Wyman Guin. It is about a special operations agent sent to a water planet to assassinate the leader of the war movement. “Time and tide wait for...
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Spawn of the Comet by Harold Thompson Rich
“Spawn of the Comet” is a 1931 science fiction short story by Harold Thompson Rich. It is about a comet that seeds the Earth with the eggs of a fiery insect-like species. Comet Trash? Every year during...
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The 25 Best Science Fiction Short Stories: 10 Years in the Making!
Happy 10th anniversary to BestScienceFictionStories.com! Today marks 10 years since I started this web site – and to celebrate the occasion I want to share with you my 25 favorite science fiction short...
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The Mold of Yancy by Philip K. Dick
“The Mold of Yancy” is a 1955 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about a highly influential man near Jupiter, whose opinions attract some high level and unwanted attention. The Mold...
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Upstarts by L. J. Stecher
“Upstarts” is a 1960 science fiction short story by L. J. Stecher. It is about the human ambassador to a universal empire, and the sneaky way he travels around the universe! Large Empires I barely...
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-And Devious the Line of Duty by Tom Godwin
“-And Devious the Line of Duty” is a 1962 science fiction short story by Tom Godwin. It is about a young Space Patrol lieutenant who is assigned to an inter-planetary peace conference. A New Cartoon? I...
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The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Murray Leinster
“The Ambulance Made Two Trips” is a 1960 science fiction short story by Murray Leinster. It is about a detective who discovers a man with unbelievably good luck. New Psi-tech Ugh, technology moves so...
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The Gentle Earth by Christopher Anvil
“The Gentle Earth” is a 1957 science fiction short story by Christopher Anvil. It is about an alien invasion force that has a lot of trouble with all of Earth’s peculiarities! Crazy Mother Earth I live...
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The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
“The Stainless Steel Rat” is a 1957 science fiction short story by Harry Harrison. It is about a futuristic con-man and thief who is looking for another high paying job in a galaxy where there is...
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His Master’s Vice by Howard L. Myers
This week’s short story review is a classic from 1968: “His Master’s Vice” by Howard L. Myers. Let’s dive right in and see if it is up to snuff! Non-Spoiler Summary Admiral Ixton has been sent to the...
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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
Hi everyone! This week’s story appeared on my radar after I recently watched two great movies: A Passage to India and Howards End. I didn’t realize that both were based on books by the author E. M....
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