Your favorite short stories

[farid_h]

You like short stories? Then this thread is for you.

Edit: Perhaps it's best to start with Franchise, then read Nightfall, and leave The Dead Past as the main story.


I'll start with my all-times favorite:

- Isaac Asimov's "The Dead Past"

http://readnovelonline.com/ScienceFiction/Asimov41/27323.html

(It's not the last Asimov story I'll suggest, but it's hard to find full texts online. I'll suggest others by title only even if I don't find the corresponding full text)

Enjoy... and remember: No spoilers!

 

[farid_h]

Next Asimov short story, and true masterpiece is undoubtedly "Nightfall":

http://readnovelonline.com/ScienceFiction/Asimov41/27349.html

Read this! It is relevant even today, and you'll soon understand why. I won't spoil the fun. Just read it.

 

[farid_h]

My final Asimov short story suggestion for today is "Franchise":

http://readnovelonline.com/ScienceFiction/Asimov41/27325.html

This about the voting system for the next POTUS. So considering how Trump was elected, you may as well start here, and the continue with "Nightfall" and finish up with "The Dead Past"

More short stories by Asimov here.