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Reddit mentions of The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas
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| Release date | March 1994 |
In a lifetime of reading mostly SF novels, some short stories have just rocked me. They really stand out in my mind. I'm gonna name some of the classic stories and also some lesser-known stuff that's also in the same range, IMHO. You've probably read most or all of the classics, but here they are, just in case:
Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. The John Carpenter "The Thing" movie is based on it. There was a 50s movie supposedly based on it, but damn, it was stupid.
Surface Tension by James Blish
It's a GOOD Life by Jerome Bixby (was the basis of a great Twilight Zone episode)
Red Nails Robert E. Howard (more fantasy than SF, but very memorable)
The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe. I never liked Wofle's novels, but damn what a story this was.
Getting into the lesser known stuff ...
"Idio" by Doris L. Piserchia. Can't find any links to this one online, but it was published in Damon Knight's Orbit 13 short story collection, and I remember it vividly. Great story.
OK. I was gonna recommend Medusa's Web by Tim Powers as a great short story, but on checking out the link to the story, I find it's a novel. I was SURE it was a short story! It READ like a short story! So I'm gonna recommend it anyway, because DAMN it's a hell of a story, of whatever length.
The Gnurrs Come From the Voodvork Out by Reginald Bretnor was a memorable and fun little read that fandom picked up on
I could go on all night. So many good stories, can't remember them all, but that'll do for now.