The following is the list of my personal favorite science fiction stories shorter than a novel. I consider every one of them to be five stars, masterpieces, perfect as written.
7. The Cold Equations (1954) by Tom Godwin 6. The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells 5. That Only a Mother (1948) by Judith Merril 4. Mimsy Were the Borogroves (1943) by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) 3. Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 (2023) by R.S.A. Garcia 2. Flowers for Algernon (1959) by Daniel Keyes 1. Ender's Game (1977) by Orson Scott Card
Those are all the 5-star (4.5 stars don't count) stories that come to mind that I have read to date. As I encounter (or remember) more, I will place them on this list.
Which shorter-than-novel stories are in your top ten of all time?
7. The Cold Equations (1954) by Tom Godwin
6. The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells
5. That Only a Mother (1948) by Judith Merril
4. Mimsy Were the Borogroves (1943) by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore)
3. Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 (2023) by R.S.A. Garcia
2. Flowers for Algernon (1959) by Daniel Keyes
1. Ender's Game (1977) by Orson Scott Card
Those are all the 5-star (4.5 stars don't count) stories that come to mind that I have read to date. As I encounter (or remember) more, I will place them on this list.
Which shorter-than-novel stories are in your top ten of all time?