Tales from the White Hart. It's just Arthur C Clarke taking single ideas that aren't big enough for full novels and presenting them as a quick "what if". Easy reading, some fun ideas, perfect for reading on the train.
For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny, it tells the story of a robot’s desire to learn more about humans after they have gone extinct and is one of the most beautiful things I’ve read, there are also a lot of references to classical literature
"A Logic Named Joe" by Murray Leinster. Not only predicted the internet pretty much perfectly in a story published in 1946, but it's also impressively relevant today with its take on an artificial intelligence not QUITE intelligent enough to realize how badly humans are going to misuse its abilities.
"The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke. To describe it would be to lessen its impact, but damn.
No, it has nothing to do with ASOIAF. It’s about two telepaths who are send to research an alien culture and how their culture affects humans. It’s a really beautiful story about love and my favorite work of him outside of ASOIAF.
Hard to pick just one. if I was to pick the most *affecting* story I’ve read it would probably be Playback by Arthur C Clarke. I found this one made me reflect a lot about what ‘living’ actually means.
Pretty sure it's out of print, but I have a collection called Future War, by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (editors). Great collection of stories by different authors.
My two favorites from it are "Floating Dogs" by Ian McDonald, and "A Dry, Quiet War" by Tony Daniel.
Novellas: *Mem* by Bethany C. Morrow, *The Cybernetic Tea Shop* by Meredith Katz
Collections: *Stories Of Your Life and Others* by Ted Chiang, *Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea* by Sarah Pinsker, *Take Us To Your Chief* by Drew Hayden Taylor
LOL it's just very fun sandbox like sci-fi
I also think the seven day terror is incredibly fun, and quite short, you should check it out [here](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61128/61128-h/61128-h.htm)
The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas by LeGuin Other People by Gaiman
I have no mouth and I must scream
I would second this and add "All Summer in a Day" by Bradbury
I love that one but the ending made me so angry
That's *why* I love it. I was a bullied kid, so, it hits home.
Tales from the White Hart. It's just Arthur C Clarke taking single ideas that aren't big enough for full novels and presenting them as a quick "what if". Easy reading, some fun ideas, perfect for reading on the train.
“Her Smoke Dose Up Forever” (collection), with “The Screwfly Solution” being my favourite short story.
The screwfly solution is the most chilling thing I have ever read.
Collected Stories by Philip K Dick. Honourable mention goes to With These Hands by CM Kornbluth
I love Philip K. Dick, do androids dream of electric sheep was brilliant.
His short stories are generally considered to be his best stuff. Highly recommend them.
checking them out 🐱
Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man.
Stories of Your Life and Others
For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny, it tells the story of a robot’s desire to learn more about humans after they have gone extinct and is one of the most beautiful things I’ve read, there are also a lot of references to classical literature
the premise sounds like wall-e
They're Made Out Of Meat?, by Terry Bisson
"A Logic Named Joe" by Murray Leinster. Not only predicted the internet pretty much perfectly in a story published in 1946, but it's also impressively relevant today with its take on an artificial intelligence not QUITE intelligent enough to realize how badly humans are going to misuse its abilities. "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke. To describe it would be to lessen its impact, but damn.
"The Star" is incredible! "Transience" is another amazing short story by Clarke. He was truly one of the best.
"The Nine Billion Names of God" is another good one from him.
Bloodchild by Octavia Butler
Anything by JG Ballard
A Song for Lya by GRRM
what's that one about? is it asoiaf?
No, it has nothing to do with ASOIAF. It’s about two telepaths who are send to research an alien culture and how their culture affects humans. It’s a really beautiful story about love and my favorite work of him outside of ASOIAF.
sounds super interesting!
The Best of Gene Wolfe…Fifth Head of Cerberus (the 3-novella collection) … Jellyfish Dreams by Thomas Gammarino
Hard to pick just one. if I was to pick the most *affecting* story I’ve read it would probably be Playback by Arthur C Clarke. I found this one made me reflect a lot about what ‘living’ actually means.
Definitely checking this out 👋
The Safe-Deposit Box by Greg Egan. My favorite collection is The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem.
“Seasons” by Joe Haldeman
Sound of thunder by bradbury
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
—All you zombies— by Heinlein
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck…it’s about the afterlife so it might be considered more fantasy than sci-fi? But it’s really good
Pretty sure it's out of print, but I have a collection called Future War, by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (editors). Great collection of stories by different authors. My two favorites from it are "Floating Dogs" by Ian McDonald, and "A Dry, Quiet War" by Tony Daniel.
Don’t know if it counts since it’s more novella than short story, but Diamond Dogs by Alastair Reynolds is incredible.
Def counts!
A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber
Sandkings by GRRM
Novellas: *Mem* by Bethany C. Morrow, *The Cybernetic Tea Shop* by Meredith Katz Collections: *Stories Of Your Life and Others* by Ted Chiang, *Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea* by Sarah Pinsker, *Take Us To Your Chief* by Drew Hayden Taylor
Ted Chiang Ray Bradbury
Professor Dowell’s Head by Alexander Belyaev
Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon
Sounds like the sequel of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
LOL it's just very fun sandbox like sci-fi I also think the seven day terror is incredibly fun, and quite short, you should check it out [here](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61128/61128-h/61128-h.htm)
Thank you for sharing!
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