Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is a very special video where lots of booktubers recommend great science fiction short stories to look for that show off how wonderful science fiction is.
Huge thanks to the people that took part and sent me their videos.
Please check out their channels and subscribe as they all hugely deserve your attention and love.
These are the booktubers who recommended stories:
Myself - Robert Sheckley story
Scott @WildDieWoodard
Gavin @GenreBooks23
Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Jeff @JeffsCaveofCoolBooks
Brandy @TheBookclectic
Richard @vintagesf
Chris @LiminalSpaces03
Roy @royreadsanything
Lekden @arockinsamsara
Chris @TheBustedShelf
Ally @genteelblackhole
Randy @LiterateTexan
Dave @BookBlather
Debs @RaynorReadsStuff
Elaine @Cobaltdragon
Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617
(ending with the host of Rocket Summer)

The stories, NOT in the order they appear (I had to reorder the videos during editing) are:

Robert Sheckley - Prize of Peril
Anthony Rud - Molten Bullet
William Tenn - The Brooklyn Project
Roger Zelazny - For a Breath I Tarry
Isaac Asimov - Youth
HP Lovecraft - Color Out Of Space
Theodore Sturgeon - Microcosmic God
Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon
Steven Baxter - Mayflower 2
Adrian Tchaikovsky - Speak Friend and Enter
HG Wells - The Star
Ray Bradbury - The Pedestrian
Ray Bradbury - The Veldt
Ted Thomas - The Doctor
Frederick Pohl - The Census Takers
Hal Clement - Impediment
Murray Leinster - Exploration Team
JG Ballard - The Concentration City

- and my story "Whatever Happened to Ethel Inchworthy" which was a very generous contribution that wasn't requested by me!!

Delve into science fiction and you'll discover some amazing stories.

Thanks for watching!