Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 2 | Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories | 1949 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 3 | Fantastic, Fall 1952 | 1952 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 4 | 6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction | 1954 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 5 | The Ghoul Keepers | 1961 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 6 | 50 Short Science Fiction Tales | 1963 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 7 | Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1963 | 1963 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 8 | Connoisseur’s Science Fiction | 1964 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 9 | Alfred Hitchcock’s Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers | 1965 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 10 | The Microcosmic God | 1965 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 11 | Dangerous Visions 3 | 1967 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 12 | Amazing Stories, Vol. 41, No. 4 | 1967 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 13 | Demon Lovers and Strange Seductions | 1971 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 14 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series | 1971 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 15 | Young Demons | 1972 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 16 | Nebula Award 6 | 1972 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 17 | Nebula Awards 7 | 1972 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 18 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A | 1973 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 19 | The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding | 1973 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 20 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow… | 1974 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 21 | Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium | 1975 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 22 | Antigrav | 1975 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 23 | Chrysalis 1 | 1977 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 24 | Alpha 8 | 1977 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 25 | Rod Serling’s Other Worlds | 1978 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 26 | Chrysalis Volume 2 | 1978 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 27 | Chrysalis 3 | 1978 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 28 | The Best of Astounding | 1979 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 29 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 1980 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 30 | The Best of All Possible Worlds | 1980 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 31 | Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor | 1982 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 32 | Great Fantasy | 1983 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 33 | Analog: Writers’ Choice Volume II | 1984 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 34 | Fourth Planet from the Sun | 1984 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 35 | Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1985 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 36 | Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow | 1987 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 37 | The Monster Book of Monsters | 1988 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 38 | The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats | 1988 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 39 | Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror | 1989 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 40 | Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield | 1990 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 41 | The Horror Hall of Fame | 1991 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 42 | UFOs | 1997 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 43 | The World Turned Upside Down | 2005 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 44 | The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction | 2006 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 45 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 46 | In Space No One Can Hear You Scream | 2013 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 47 | The Time Traveler’s Almanac | 2013 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 48 | Science Fiction Gems, Volume Twelve | 2016 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
| 49 | Space Pioneers | 2018 | Theodore Sturgeon | Buy |
Theodore Sturgeon’s short fiction was anthologized throughout his career and has continued to appear in new collections long after his death. The range covers everything from early pulp-era collections like The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction (1943) to academic anthologies like The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010), showing how his work has been claimed by both popular and literary readers of the genre.
Major compilations like The Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the Nebula Awards annuals positioned him alongside Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, and other first-generation science fiction writers. More specialist collections like Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror (1989) and The Time Traveler’s Almanac (2013) show the variety of contexts in which his work has found new audiences.