This is a selection of 18 stories that won Locus Awards, which are deteremined by poll by readers of Locus Magazine. The introduction describes the methodology of the selection: "We've gone through the thirty years of winners and picked what we think are the best."
“The Death of Dr. Island”,
Gene Wolfe
(Universe 3, 1973)
“The Day Before the Revolution”,
Ursula K. Le Guin
(Galaxy Aug 1974)