Most Popular Short Stories Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Short Stories books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Fifty-One Tales

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1915

Father Brown Collection #2

The Wisdom of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

1914

Father Brown Collection #1

The Innocence of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

1911

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus #2

Dagon and Other Macabre Tales

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1985

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1995

At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1985

Vorkosigan

Borders of Infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

October 1989

Elric Saga #3

The Weird of the White Wolf

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1977

The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1938

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick #1

Beyond Lies the Wub

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1987

Songs the Dead Men Sing

George R. R. Martin

Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1983

Dilvish Series

Dilvish, the Damned

Roger Zelazny

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1982

Horror-7

Robert Bloch

Horror · Short Stories

1963

The Outsider and Others

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1939

At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1971

Elric

Elric at the End of Time

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1984

Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1945

The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith

Cordwainer Smith

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1993

Tales of Three Hemispheres

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1919

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus #1

At the Mountains of Madness

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1985

Elric Saga #5

The Bane of the Black Sword

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1977

The Lurking Fear and Other Stories

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1971

The Tomb and Other Tales

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1970

Time and the Gods

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1906

My Name Is Legion

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

Four for Tomorrow

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1967

The Star Diaries

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1957

The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm

Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale · Short Stories

1993

The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1936

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1950

The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

Elric

The Singing Citadel

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1970

Elric

The Stealer of Souls

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1963

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1999

Dreamweaver's Dilemma

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1996

Robot Dreams

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1986