100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander
Doubleday
One hundred stories under fifteen hundred words in length and with surprise endings bring fun and excitement from the likes of Anderson, Clarke, Del Ray, Pohl, and Boucher<br>

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<p>xv The Science Fiction Blowgun (1978) essay by Isaac Asimov</p>

<p>1 A Loint of Paw (1957) short story by Isaac Asimov</p>

<p>2 The Advent on Channel Twelve (1958) short story by C. M.
Kornbluth</p>

<p>5 Plaything (1974) short story by Larry Niven</p>

<p>10 The Misfortune Cookie (1970) short story by Charles E.
Fritch</p>

<p>13 I Wish I May, I Wish I Might (1973) short story by Bill
Pronzini</p>

<p>16 FTA (1974) short story by George R. R. Martin</p>

<p>19 Trace (1961) short story by Jerome Bixby</p>

<p>22 The Ingenious Patriot [Fantastic Fables] (1891) short
story by Ambrose Bierce</p>

<p>23 Zoo (1958) short story by Edward D. Hoch</p>

<p>25 The Destiny of Milton Gomrath (1967) short story by
Alexei Panshin</p>

<p>27 The Devil and the Trombone (1948) short story by Martin
Gardner</p>

<p>30 Upstart (1977) short story by Steven Utley</p>

<p>33 How It All Went (1976) short story by Gregory Benford</p>

<p>37 Harry Protagonist, Brain-Drainer [Harry Protagonist] (1965)
short story by Richard Wilson</p>

<p>39 Peeping Tommy (1965) short story by Robert F. Young</p>

<p>42 Starting from Scratch (1970) short story by Robert
Sheckley</p>

<p>46 Corrida (1968) short story by Roger Zelazny</p>

<p>49 Shall the Dust Praise Thee? (1967) short story by Damon
Knight</p>

<p>52 Bug-Getter (1960) short story by Reginald Bretnor [as by
R. Bretnor]</p>

<p>55 The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass [Editor's Page
(Galaxy)] (1962) essay by Frederik Pohl</p>

<p>58 Fire Sale (1964) short story by Laurence M. Janifer</p>

<p>62 Safe at Any Speed [Known Space] (1967) short story by
Larry Niven</p>

<p>65 The Masks (1959) short story by James Blish</p>

<p>69 Innocence (1955) short story by Joanna Russ</p>

<p>71 Kin (1956) short story by Richard Wilson</p>

<p>73 The Long Night [The Exploits of Argo 2] (1961) short
story by Ray Russell</p>

<p>75 Sanity Clause (1975) short story by Edward Wellen</p>

<p>79 If at First You Don't Succeed, to Hell with It! (1972) short
story by Charles E. Fritch</p>

<p>85 The Question (1963) short story by Laurence M. Janifer
and Donald E. Westlake</p>

<p>88 The Perfect Woman (1953) short story by Robert Sheckley</p>

<p>91 The System (1968) short story by Ben Bova</p>

<p>93 Exile to Hell (1968) short story by Isaac Asimov</p>

<p>97 Inaugural (1976) short story by Barry N. Malzberg and
Bill Pronzini</p>

<p>99 Martha (1976) short story by Fred Saberhagen</p>

<p>101 Kindergarten (1963) short story by Fritz Leiber</p>

<p>103 Landscape with Sphinxes (1962) short story by Karen
Anderson</p>

<p>106 The Happiest Day of Your Life (1970) short story by Bob
Shaw</p>

<p>110 The Worlds of Monty Willson (1971) short story by
William F. Nolan</p>

<p>112 Punch (1961) short story by Frederik Pohl</p>

<p>116 Doctor short story by Henry Slesar (variant of After
1960)</p>

<p>117 The Man from When (1966) short story by Dannie Plachta</p>

<p>119 Crying Willow (1973) short story by Edward Rager</p>

<p>123 January 1975 (1975) short story by Barry N. Malzberg</p>

<p>125 Mail Supremacy [Chap Foey Rider 1] (1975) short story by
Hayford Peirce</p>

<p>128 Mistake (1976) short story by Larry Niven</p>

<p>130 Half-Baked Publisher's Delight (1974) short story by
Isaac Asimov and Jeffrey S. Hudson</p>

<p>134 Far from Home (1958) short story by Walter Tevis</p>

<p>138 Swords of Ifthan (1973) short story by James Sutherland
[as by James E. Sutherland]</p>

<p>140 Argent Blood (1967) short story by Joe L. Hensley</p>

<p>144 Collector's Fever (1964) short story by Roger Zelazny</p>

<p>147 Stubborn (1972) short story by Stephen Goldin</p>

<p>147 Sign at the End of the Universe (1974) short story by
Duane Ackerson</p>

<p>149 The Re-Creation (1972) short story by Robert E. Toomey,
Jr.</p>

<p>151 The Better Man (1966) short story by Ray Russell</p>

<p>154 Oom (1951) short story by Martin Gardner</p>

<p>155 Merchant (1978) short story by Henry Slesar</p>

<p>157 Don't Fence Me In (1956) short story by Richard Wilson</p>

<p>160 The Die-Hard (1958) short story by Alfred Bester</p>

<p>165 The First (1952) short story by Anthony Boucher</p>

<p>167 Eripmav (1958) short story by Damon Knight</p>

<p>168 Feeding Time (1953) short story by Robert Sheckley</p>

<p>172 The Voice from the Curious Cube (1937) short story by
Nelson S. Bond [as by Nelson Bond]</p>

<p>175 I'm Going to Get You (1974) short story by F. M. Busby</p>

<p>178 The Room (1961) short story by Ray Russell</p>

<p>180 Dry Spell (1970) short story by Bill Pronzini</p>

<p>182 Bohassian Learns (1971) short story by William Rotsler</p>

<p>186 Star Bride (1951) short story by Anthony Boucher</p>

<p>188 Latest Feature (1972) short story by Maggie Nadler</p>

<p>192 Chief (1960) short story by Henry Slesar</p>

<p>193 After You've Stood on the Log at the Center of the
Universe, What Is There Left to Do? (1974) short story by Grant Carrington</p>

<p>197 Maid to Measure (1964) short story by Damon Knight</p>

<p>199 Eyes Do More Than See (1965) short story by Isaac Asimov</p>

<p>202 Thang (1948) short story by Martin Gardner</p>

<p>203 How Now Purple Cow (1969) short story by Bill Pronzini</p>

<p>207 Revival Meeting (1969) short story by Dannie Plachta</p>

<p>208 Prototaph (1966) short story by Keith Laumer</p>

<p>212 The Rocket of 1955 (1939) short story by C. M. Kornbluth</p>

<p>214 Kindergarten (1970) short story by James E. Gunn</p>

<p>214 Science Fiction for Telepaths short story by E. Michael
Blake</p>

<p>216 A Little Knowledge (1975) short story by Paul Dellinger</p>

<p>218 A Cup of Hemlock (1978) short story by Lee Killough</p>

<p>219 Present Perfect (1974) short story by Thomas F.
Monteleone</p>

<p>223 A Lot to Learn (1978) short story by Robert T. Kurosaka</p>

<p>224 The Amphibious Cavalry Gap (1974) short story by James
E. Thompson</p>

<p>226 Not Counting Bridges (1963) short story by Robert L.
Fish</p>

<p>228 The Man Inside (1969) short story by Bruce McAllister</p>

<p>231 The Mars Stone (1974) short story by Paul Bond</p>

<p>233 Source Material (1974) short story by Mildred Downey
Broxon</p>

<p>235 The Compleat Consumators (1964) short story by Alan E.
Nourse</p>

<p>239 Examination Day (1958) short story by Henry Slesar</p>

<p>243 The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock (1950) short story
by Ralph Milne Farley</p>

<p>245 Patent Rights (1974) short story by Daniel A. Darlington</p>

<p>247 The Sky's an Oyster; the Stars Are Pearls (1975) short
story by David Bischoff [as by David F. Bischoff]</p>

<p>250 Alien Cornucopia (1959) short story by Walt Liebscher</p>

<p>251 The Last Paradox (1958) short story by Edward D. Hoch</p>

<p>254 Course of Empire (1956) short story by Richard Wilson</p>

<p>257 Synchronicity (1978) short story by James E. Thompson</p>

<p>262 Sweet Dreams, Melissa (1968) short story by Stephen
Goldin</p>

<p>266 The Man on Top (1951) short story by Reginald Bretnor
[as by R. Bretnor]</p>

<p>271 Rejection Slip (1978) short story by K. W. MacAnn</p>

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