86 Anthologies + 25 Author Collections + 15 Slates of Award Finalists + 3 Magazine Issues + 1 Novel(la). Since: January 2020
“The beating heart of Science Fiction lies within the genre’s short fiction. This website is where I review all the SF short story anthologies as I read them.”
- Austin Beeman
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“The future remains unwritten, though not from lack of trying.” - Bruce Sterling. Mirrorshades, 1986.
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Stephen Robinett, Max Brooks, D M Rowles, Richard E Peck, Edward Bryant, Stephen Dedman, Cecil Castellucci, Steve Herbst, A E van Vogt, John Morressy, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Fast, Howard Fast, Robert Wissner, Steven Utley, Robert Sheckley, David Brin, Dan Simmons, Ward Moore, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hartenbaum, P C Hodgell, Midred Downey Broxon, James S A Corey
Stephen Robinett, Max Brooks, D M Rowles, Richard E Peck, Edward Bryant, Stephen Dedman, Cecil Castellucci, Steve Herbst, A E van Vogt, John Morressy, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Fast, Howard Fast, Robert Wissner, Steven Utley, Robert Sheckley, David Brin, Dan Simmons, Ward Moore, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hartenbaum, P C Hodgell, Midred Downey Broxon, James S A Corey
Stephen Robinett, Max Brooks, D M Rowles, Richard E Peck, Edward Bryant, Stephen Dedman, Cecil Castellucci, Steve Herbst, A E van Vogt, John Morressy, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Fast, Howard Fast, Robert Wissner, Steven Utley, Robert Sheckley, David Brin, Dan Simmons, Ward Moore, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hartenbaum, P C Hodgell, Midred Downey Broxon, James S A Corey
C.R. Kellogg, Shannon Spieler, Daryl Gregory, Trae Hawkins, Taylor Lykiardopoulos, Julie Danvers, Rowan Copley, Alec J Marsh, Charlotte Ahlin, Sophia Tao, Adianu Etinose, Brigette Winter, Allison Pottern, Avani Vaghela, Melinda A Smith, Victor Pope, Neil Flinchbaugh, Elizabeth Bear, Catherine Castellani, Nick DePasquale, A.E. Kirchoff, Ash Howell, Chris Campbell, F.E. Choe
C.R. Kellogg, Shannon Spieler, Daryl Gregory, Trae Hawkins, Taylor Lykiardopoulos, Julie Danvers, Rowan Copley, Alec J Marsh, Charlotte Ahlin, Sophia Tao, Adianu Etinose, Brigette Winter, Allison Pottern, Avani Vaghela, Melinda A Smith, Victor Pope, Neil Flinchbaugh, Elizabeth Bear, Catherine Castellani, Nick DePasquale, A.E. Kirchoff, Ash Howell, Chris Campbell, F.E. Choe
C.R. Kellogg, Shannon Spieler, Daryl Gregory, Trae Hawkins, Taylor Lykiardopoulos, Julie Danvers, Rowan Copley, Alec J Marsh, Charlotte Ahlin, Sophia Tao, Adianu Etinose, Brigette Winter, Allison Pottern, Avani Vaghela, Melinda A Smith, Victor Pope, Neil Flinchbaugh, Elizabeth Bear, Catherine Castellani, Nick DePasquale, A.E. Kirchoff, Ash Howell, Chris Campbell, F.E. Choe
Bruce Sterling, James Tiptree Jr, Ian Watson, Poul Anderson, Howard Waldrop, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Margaret St Clair, Robert Silverberg, Jack McDevitt, Connie Willis, Laff, Jack Dann, Pat Murphy, Tanith Lee, Leigh Kennedy, Rand B Lee, Gene Wolfe, George R. R. Martin, Pat Cadigan, John Kessel, Dan Simmons, Vernor Vinge, Kim Stanley Robinson
Bruce Sterling, James Tiptree Jr, Ian Watson, Poul Anderson, Howard Waldrop, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Margaret St Clair, Robert Silverberg, Jack McDevitt, Connie Willis, Laff, Jack Dann, Pat Murphy, Tanith Lee, Leigh Kennedy, Rand B Lee, Gene Wolfe, George R. R. Martin, Pat Cadigan, John Kessel, Dan Simmons, Vernor Vinge, Kim Stanley Robinson
Bruce Sterling, James Tiptree Jr, Ian Watson, Poul Anderson, Howard Waldrop, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Margaret St Clair, Robert Silverberg, Jack McDevitt, Connie Willis, Laff, Jack Dann, Pat Murphy, Tanith Lee, Leigh Kennedy, Rand B Lee, Gene Wolfe, George R. R. Martin, Pat Cadigan, John Kessel, Dan Simmons, Vernor Vinge, Kim Stanley Robinson
Lester del Rey, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Philip José Farmer, Miriam Allen deFord, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Brian W Aldiss, Howard Rodman, Philip K Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Joe L Hensley, Poul Anderson, David R Bunch, James Cross, Carol Emshwiller, Damon Knight, Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Elsenberg, Henry Slesar, Sonya Dorman, John Sladek, Jonathan Brand, Kris Neville, R A Lafferty, J G Ballard, John Brunner, Keith Laumer, Norman Spinrad, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany
Lester del Rey, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Philip José Farmer, Miriam Allen deFord, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Brian W Aldiss, Howard Rodman, Philip K Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Joe L Hensley, Poul Anderson, David R Bunch, James Cross, Carol Emshwiller, Damon Knight, Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Elsenberg, Henry Slesar, Sonya Dorman, John Sladek, Jonathan Brand, Kris Neville, R A Lafferty, J G Ballard, John Brunner, Keith Laumer, Norman Spinrad, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany
Lester del Rey, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Philip José Farmer, Miriam Allen deFord, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Brian W Aldiss, Howard Rodman, Philip K Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Joe L Hensley, Poul Anderson, David R Bunch, James Cross, Carol Emshwiller, Damon Knight, Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Elsenberg, Henry Slesar, Sonya Dorman, John Sladek, Jonathan Brand, Kris Neville, R A Lafferty, J G Ballard, John Brunner, Keith Laumer, Norman Spinrad, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany
Charlie Jane Anders, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Leigh Bardugo, Brooke Bolander, Jonathan Carroll, Tina Connolly, Aaron Corwin, Indrapramit Das, Sunyi Dean, Seth Dickinson, Brian Evenson, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Daryl Gregory, N K Jemisin, Cheri Kamei, Cassandra Khaw, Yoon Ha Lee, Haralambi Markov, Helen Marshall, Malka Older, Brenda Peynado, Sarah Pinsker, Veronica Schanoes, Rivers Solomon, Jeff VanderMeer, Kai Ashante Wilson, E Lily Yu, Yefrim Zozulya
Charlie Jane Anders, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Leigh Bardugo, Brooke Bolander, Jonathan Carroll, Tina Connolly, Aaron Corwin, Indrapramit Das, Sunyi Dean, Seth Dickinson, Brian Evenson, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Daryl Gregory, N K Jemisin, Cheri Kamei, Cassandra Khaw, Yoon Ha Lee, Haralambi Markov, Helen Marshall, Malka Older, Brenda Peynado, Sarah Pinsker, Veronica Schanoes, Rivers Solomon, Jeff VanderMeer, Kai Ashante Wilson, E Lily Yu, Yefrim Zozulya
Charlie Jane Anders, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Leigh Bardugo, Brooke Bolander, Jonathan Carroll, Tina Connolly, Aaron Corwin, Indrapramit Das, Sunyi Dean, Seth Dickinson, Brian Evenson, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Daryl Gregory, N K Jemisin, Cheri Kamei, Cassandra Khaw, Yoon Ha Lee, Haralambi Markov, Helen Marshall, Malka Older, Brenda Peynado, Sarah Pinsker, Veronica Schanoes, Rivers Solomon, Jeff VanderMeer, Kai Ashante Wilson, E Lily Yu, Yefrim Zozulya
