My favorites, mostly coming from the hispanic world because I read a lot more short stories in Spanish than I do in English for academic reasons. - The House of Asterion by Jorge Luis Borges - Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis, Tertius by Jorge Luis Borges - Graffiti by Julio Cortázar - A story for Eurydice by Cristina Peri Rossi - Plums for Tomasa by Marvel Moreno (this is a weird one, but I’ve grown to appreciate it) - Death of the Strategist by Álvaro Mutis
Hard to limit this to just five, but here goes: The Cold Equations, Tom Godwin Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (the short version came before the novel) Nightfall, Isaac Asimov Flowers for Algernon (again, this was a short piece first), Daniel Keyes Last of the Winnebagos, Connie Willis And because I couldn't pick one, I'll mention Heinlein's entire short story oeuvre. But a few that particularly stand out: The Long Watch, Jerry Was a Man, Requiem, Searchlight, The Green Hills of Earth, Coventry, Waldo, ..... It's not just the novels that made him one of the true masters of the genre.
After watching this video, I realized I had a O Henry collection on my shelf, and opened it to see if The Skylight Room was in it. It was. So I read it. Mary is right. It’s fantastic.
One of my favorite under appreciated old short sci-fi works is "Second Game" by Katherine MacLean and Charles De Vet. It came out in March 1958 in Astounding and was a finalist for the 1959 Hugo for novelette (so technically not a short story, but Frost and Fire and Weyr Search are technically novellas, so even longer, so I figure it could count). I guess it was lengthened to a novel in the 1980s that might not have been as good, but the '58 story I remember being really quite good.
Liar! by Asimov is my favorite. It really delves into his concept of robots as mere machines following a program, and the flaws of humans, and the spectrum of "harm". So good.
This is a popular choice but my favorite has to be Unaccompanied Sonata by Orson Scott Card. Both a gut punch and makes you think. I've also liked several of Harlan Ellison's short stories and one that I just can not ever forget is Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz by David Marusek. The only reason I can give is that it's just neat.
I have been discovered the works of TH-cam Brandon for the last Ten Days and just as I finish another video, this pops up, uploaded not even an hour ago. Brandon get out of my walls (thanks for the lectures uploaded to the internet though)
Lots of good stuff there. My favs include "Jefty was Five" by Harlan Elison; "The Long Watch" by Heinlein; and "Swords Against the Marluk" by Katherine Kurtz.
In regards to omelas, if we continue to use the unethical but convenient prooduct of suffering, we're /in/ omelas. Walking away is refusing to participate in the system, which is a more ethical choice, but also why N.K Jemisin wrote those who stay and fight, becauserefusing to participate is a good choice, but when you leave someone behind and the abusive system still running, refusing to participate isn't necessarily enough.
Trying to think of just five, there,s a lot of good ones, but I keep thinking of Alastair Reynolds' Zima Blue, which is just hauntinhly beautiful to me.
Love to see some Dragonriders of Pern, even if some of the stuff in the novels didn't age super well. Still up there among my favorites. One of the few series that have made me weep openly, repeatedly.
I've been meaning to get to Pern for ages, and its pretty high up on my TBR list for this year... what kind of stuff didn't age very well? I get the impression from how Brandon's talking it might be some 70's era free love hippie sort of stuff?
Anyone wondering if there are a LOT of young people going "card catalog?" :D Bunch of new stories for my TBR (although I did read and love Dragonflight).
speaking of things that didn't age well, the first foundation book has two women in it, one an unpleasant shrew, the other simply there to demonstrate a piece of tech(no lines) and both are jammed in near the end of the book like they were an afterthought
Does anyone have the name of Brandon's honorable mention? The story about the family getting murdered in the was one by one told from the grandmother's perspective? I would very much like to read that.
I don't know if I could rank individual stories, but most of my favorites would be by Neil Gaiman. "Other People" is quite good as is "Click-Clack the Rattlebag." Truly chilling stuff.
I love the books and I like the series, the series is doing its best when they try their own stuff, the genetic dinasty and the space elevator are excellent concepts, same with making Demerzel have faith in a God, its a shame we have to wait so long between new seasons
Great list of short stories to look into if you aren't familiar with the genre or medium of short stories. I love brandon and his writing, but it really annoys me that he's writing a foreword for foundation. Almost the entirety of his writing is fantasy. Neithr one of them had asmov in their lists, even the extras at the end. Which just feels like a crime to me.
She is pretentious. I used to listen to Writing Excuses when Brandon was on it. I can't remember who it was but they had a guest author on once who called her sanctimonious when she got offended by something he said. I got a kick out of it.
My favorites, mostly coming from the hispanic world because I read a lot more short stories in Spanish than I do in English for academic reasons.
- The House of Asterion by Jorge Luis Borges
- Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis, Tertius by Jorge Luis Borges
- Graffiti by Julio Cortázar
- A story for Eurydice by Cristina Peri Rossi
- Plums for Tomasa by Marvel Moreno (this is a weird one, but I’ve grown to appreciate it)
- Death of the Strategist by Álvaro Mutis
House of Asterion is WONDERFUL, Borges is super good at that "compelling but brief" flavor of short story!
Yeah its probably my all time favorite short story.
Borges is sooooo good, I will definitely check out your other ones.
Are there any anthologies with these stories that you’d recommend?
@@lex6252 I read all these separately. But you should be able to find several online.
Love Ursula, a true titan of the field.
Isaac Asimov's short stories were probably my big introduction to sci-fi. The Complete Stories Vol. 2.
Hard to limit this to just five, but here goes:
The Cold Equations, Tom Godwin
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (the short version came before the novel)
Nightfall, Isaac Asimov
Flowers for Algernon (again, this was a short piece first), Daniel Keyes
Last of the Winnebagos, Connie Willis
And because I couldn't pick one, I'll mention Heinlein's entire short story oeuvre. But a few that particularly stand out: The Long Watch, Jerry Was a Man, Requiem, Searchlight, The Green Hills of Earth, Coventry, Waldo, ..... It's not just the novels that made him one of the true masters of the genre.
wonderful video. thank you for including where all of thse are!
After watching this video, I realized I had a O Henry collection on my shelf, and opened it to see if The Skylight Room was in it. It was. So I read it. Mary is right. It’s fantastic.
My favorite short story has long been 'The Last Question' by Asimov.
One of my favorite under appreciated old short sci-fi works is "Second Game" by Katherine MacLean and Charles De Vet. It came out in March 1958 in Astounding and was a finalist for the 1959 Hugo for novelette (so technically not a short story, but Frost and Fire and Weyr Search are technically novellas, so even longer, so I figure it could count). I guess it was lengthened to a novel in the 1980s that might not have been as good, but the '58 story I remember being really quite good.
I just read Omelas today so this was good timing! I do need to give my time to more short stories.
Brandon's non-sci-fi short story is called "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
Not that sh*t, please.
Liar! by Asimov is my favorite. It really delves into his concept of robots as mere machines following a program, and the flaws of humans, and the spectrum of "harm". So good.
I was so hoping Fire and Ice would be on one of the lists, and I am glad it was.
Been waiting for this episode since Dragonsteel, I didn't get the entire list down when I was writing it..... Good stuff of what i read
My favorite short story of all time is Mary Robinette's Lady Astronaut of Mars. Mary Robinette is an absolute gem, as is Brandon.
This is a popular choice but my favorite has to be Unaccompanied Sonata by Orson Scott Card. Both a gut punch and makes you think. I've also liked several of Harlan Ellison's short stories and one that I just can not ever forget is Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz by David Marusek. The only reason I can give is that it's just neat.
12:00 This story is also called Mistborn Era 3, the age of commoditized Freruchemy
Just great... now I have to find and read 10 more things this weekend.
I have been discovered the works of TH-cam Brandon for the last Ten Days and just as I finish another video, this pops up, uploaded not even an hour ago. Brandon get out of my walls (thanks for the lectures uploaded to the internet though)
Mary Robinette Kowal is so pleasant to listen to...
She does do audiobooks
Lots of good stuff there. My favs include "Jefty was Five" by Harlan Elison; "The Long Watch" by Heinlein; and "Swords Against the Marluk" by Katherine Kurtz.
In regards to omelas, if we continue to use the unethical but convenient prooduct of suffering, we're /in/ omelas. Walking away is refusing to participate in the system, which is a more ethical choice, but also why N.K Jemisin wrote those who stay and fight, becauserefusing to participate is a good choice, but when you leave someone behind and the abusive system still running, refusing to participate isn't necessarily enough.
Trying to think of just five, there,s a lot of good ones, but I keep thinking of Alastair Reynolds' Zima Blue, which is just hauntinhly beautiful to me.
Oooh good one. Only know it through Love Death and Robots though.
@@robertdullnig3625 I do recommend reading it if you liked the episode
Love to see some Dragonriders of Pern, even if some of the stuff in the novels didn't age super well. Still up there among my favorites. One of the few series that have made me weep openly, repeatedly.
I've been meaning to get to Pern for ages, and its pretty high up on my TBR list for this year... what kind of stuff didn't age very well? I get the impression from how Brandon's talking it might be some 70's era free love hippie sort of stuff?
21:50 So that is where he can the inspirition for Sunlit from
Anyone wondering if there are a LOT of young people going "card catalog?" :D Bunch of new stories for my TBR (although I did read and love Dragonflight).
Suprised not to see Sandkings mentioned
Great story. But as a short story, it's a lot of unlikable characters, so I understand that that's less of Brandon's bag.
As someone who's binged Writing excuses for the last couple of months, I now realize I had no idea what Mary actually looked like. :D
speaking of things that didn't age well, the first foundation book has two women in it, one an unpleasant shrew, the other simply there to demonstrate a piece of tech(no lines) and both are jammed in near the end of the book like they were an afterthought
Does anyone have the name of Brandon's honorable mention?
The story about the family getting murdered in the was one by one told from the grandmother's perspective?
I would very much like to read that.
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. Read it in college as an assignment, can confirm it is pretty haunting.
Her anthology is worth reading, they’re all super good
The premise of Crystallization is giving me vibes of La Autopista del Sur by Julio Cortázar, though that one has characters.
I had exactly the same thought!
I don't know if I could rank individual stories, but most of my favorites would be by Neil Gaiman. "Other People" is quite good as is "Click-Clack the Rattlebag." Truly chilling stuff.
Mary is baaaaack!
I love the books and I like the series, the series is doing its best when they try their own stuff, the genetic dinasty and the space elevator are excellent concepts, same with making Demerzel have faith in a God, its a shame we have to wait so long between new seasons
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor. I have a tattoo of O’Connor on my left wrist.
The Red Tower is another good one without any characters.
Hm, I hoped on The Jaunt or some other King story ...
The Jaunt rules
Adoooonalsium
No Asimov on Brandon's list??
A good man is hard to find is f o Connor story
What'd the name of that shady sci-fi/fantasy writer's club where they tried to protect a sexual predator member? Wasn't she its president at the time?
I think it was Samuel Delany. She’s a pedo defender through and through. It’s why I stopped reading sci fi. Disgusting Sanderson had her on here.
No idea what your talking about. Going to have to be more specific
Do you mean the Catholic Church?
@@knittingblackbelt40 😂😂😂
Great list of short stories to look into if you aren't familiar with the genre or medium of short stories.
I love brandon and his writing, but it really annoys me that he's writing a foreword for foundation. Almost the entirety of his writing is fantasy. Neithr one of them had asmov in their lists, even the extras at the end. Which just feels like a crime to me.
Mary is the worst. Don't like her at all.
Why?
@@vaildog1 can't post it on youtube because of censorship
She is pretentious. I used to listen to Writing Excuses when Brandon was on it. I can't remember who it was but they had a guest author on once who called her sanctimonious when she got offended by something he said. I got a kick out of it.
@@dmi5664 that's exactly right, dmi! So true. She ruined writing excuses for me for a long time.