| Flatland | Edwin A. Abbott |
1884 |
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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| Leviathan Wakes | Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck |
2011 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams |
1979 |
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Non-Stop | Brian W. Aldiss |
1958 |
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| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
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| "Who Can Replace a Man?" | Brian W. Aldiss |
1958 |
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|
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| Hothouse | Brian W. Aldiss |
1962 |
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Greybeard | Brian W. Aldiss |
1964 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| Helliconia Spring | Brian W. Aldiss |
1982 |
|
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| Brain Wave | Poul Anderson |
1954 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "The Man Who Came Early" | Poul Anderson |
1956 |
|
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| The High Crusade | Poul Anderson |
1960 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| Tau Zero | Poul Anderson |
1970 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| "The Queen of Air and Darkness" | Poul Anderson |
1971 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Goat Song" | Poul Anderson |
1972 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Robbie" | Isaac Asimov |
1940 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Reason" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
|
|
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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|
| "Nightfall" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
|
|
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| I, Robot | Isaac Asimov |
1950 |
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Foundation Trilogy | Isaac Asimov |
1951-53 |
|
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Caves of Steel | Isaac Asimov |
1954 |
|
|
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The End of Eternity | Isaac Asimov |
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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| "The Last Question" | Isaac Asimov |
1956 |
|
|
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| The Gods Themselves | Isaac Asimov |
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "The Bicentennial Man" | Isaac Asimov |
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1977 | The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| Foundation's Edge | Isaac Asimov |
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood |
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
|
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|
| Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood |
2003 |
|
|
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| "The People of Sand and Slag" | Paolo Bacigalupi |
2004 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 2005 | Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan |
| 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| The Windup Girl | Paolo Bacigalupi |
2009 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| "The Voices of Time" | J. G. Ballard |
1960 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
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|
| The Drowned World | J. G. Ballard |
1962 |
|
|
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| "The Terminal Beach" | J. G. Ballard |
1964 |
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| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| The Crystal World | J. G. Ballard |
1966 |
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| Consider Phlebas | Iain M. Banks |
1987 |
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| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Player of Games | Iain M. Banks |
1988 |
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| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Use of Weapons | Iain M. Banks |
1990 |
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| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Time Ships | Stephen Baxter |
1995 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| "Blood Music" | Greg Bear |
1983 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1984 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1984 | The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Hardfought" | Greg Bear |
1983 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1984 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1984 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| Blood Music | Greg Bear |
1985 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| Eon | Greg Bear |
1985 |
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| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Darwin's Radio | Greg Bear |
1999 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| Looking Backward | Edward Bellamy |
1888 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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| Timescape | Gregory Benford |
1980 |
|
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| The Demolished Man | Alfred Bester |
1952 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" | Alfred Bester |
1954 |
|
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| The Stars My Destination | Alfred Bester |
1956 |
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| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" | Alfred Bester |
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| No Enemy But Time | Michael Bishop |
1982 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| "Bears Discover Fire" | Terry Bisson |
1990 |
|
|
| Sturgeon winner |
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories |
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| "It's a Good Life" | Jerome Bixby |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Surface Tension" | James Blish |
1952 |
|
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| 1953 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| A Case of Conscience | James Blish |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
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| Cities in Flight | James Blish |
1970 |
|
|
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| The Long Tomorrow | Leigh Brackett |
1955 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| "Mars Is Heaven!" | Ray Bradbury |
1948 |
|
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1949 | The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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|
| The Martian Chronicles | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
|
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "There Will Come Soft Rains" | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
|
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| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Illustrated Man | Ray Bradbury |
1951 |
|
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury |
1953 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Startide Rising | David Brin |
1983 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Postman | David Brin |
1985 |
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| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Uplift War | David Brin |
1987 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War | Max Brooks |
2006 |
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| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| "Arena" | Fredric Brown |
1944 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Stand on Zanzibar | John Brunner |
1968 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Sheep Look Up | John Brunner |
1972 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "Nobody Bothers Gus" | Algis Budrys |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
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| Rogue Moon | Algis Budrys |
1960 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| Falling Free | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1988 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "The Mountains of Mourning" | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1989 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| The Vor Game | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1990 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| Barrayar | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1991 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| Memory | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1996 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
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| A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess |
1962 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| A Princess of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
1917 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| Kindred | Octavia E. Butler |
1979 |
|
|
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| "Speech Sounds" | Octavia E. Butler |
1983 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Bloodchild" | Octavia E. Butler |
1984 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Dawn | Octavia E. Butler |
1987 |
|
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| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Parable of the Sower | Octavia E. Butler |
1993 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "Pretty Boy Crossover" | Pat Cadigan |
1986 |
|
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1987 | The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
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| Synners | Pat Cadigan |
1991 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Twilight" | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
1934 |
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
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| "Who Goes There?" | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
1938 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| R.U.R. | Karel Čapek |
1923 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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| Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card |
1985 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Speaker for the Dead | Orson Scott Card |
1986 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Ender's Shadow | Orson Scott Card |
1999 |
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| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| The Yiddish Policemen's Union | Michael Chabon |
2007 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Walk to the End of the World | Suzy McKee Charnas |
1974 |
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| Otherwise Award |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| Downbelow Station | C. J. Cherryh |
1981 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| Cyteen | C. J. Cherryh |
1988 |
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| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Story of Your Life" | Ted Chiang |
1998 |
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| Sturgeon winner |
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1999 | Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| "Hell Is the Absence of God" | Ted Chiang |
2001 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang |
2002 |
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| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" | Ted Chiang |
2007 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2008 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2008 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| Exhalation | Ted Chiang |
2008 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2009 | Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer |
| 2009 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2009 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories |
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| "Rescue Party" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1946 |
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| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Sentinel" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1951 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Nine Billion Names of God" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Childhood's End | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
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| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Star" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1955 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| The City and the Stars | Arthur C. Clarke |
1956 |
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| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Arthur C. Clarke |
1968 |
|
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "A Meeting with Medusa" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1971 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
| 1972 | Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Rendezvous with Rama | Arthur C. Clarke |
1973 |
|
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Fountains of Paradise | Arthur C. Clarke |
1979 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Mission of Gravity | Hal Clement |
1954 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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|
| Ready Player One | Ernest Cline |
2011 |
|
|
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins |
2008 |
|
|
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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| Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins |
2009 |
|
|
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins |
2010 |
|
|
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton |
1990 |
|
|
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
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| Engine Summer | John Crowley |
1979 |
|
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
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| "Snow" | John Crowley |
1985 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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| "Great Work of Time" | John Crowley |
1989 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| "Or All the Seas with Oysters" | Avram Davidson |
1958 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1959 | SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Lest Darkness Fall | L. Sprague de Camp |
1941 |
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| Babel-17 | Samuel R. Delany |
1966 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "Driftglass" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
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| "Aye, and Gomorrah …" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Star Pit" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| The Einstein Intersection | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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|
| Nova | Samuel R. Delany |
1968 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" | Samuel R. Delany |
1968 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1969 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany |
1975 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "Second Variety" | Philip K. Dick |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1954 | Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Man in the High Castle | Philip K. Dick |
1962 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Martian Time-Slip | Philip K. Dick |
1964 |
|
|
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | Philip K. Dick |
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" | Philip K. Dick |
1966 |
|
|
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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|
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick |
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Ubik | Philip K. Dick |
1969 |
|
|
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said | Philip K. Dick |
1974 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
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|
| A Scanner Darkly | Philip K. Dick |
1977 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Camp Concentration | Thomas M. Disch |
1968 |
|
|
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
|
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|
| 334 | Thomas M. Disch |
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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|
| On Wings of Song | Thomas M. Disch |
1979 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
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|
| Little Brother | Cory Doctorow |
2008 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| The Lost World | Arthur Conan Doyle |
1912 |
|
|
| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Permutation City | Greg Egan |
1994 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
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|
| This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone |
2019 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" | Harlan Ellison |
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| Dangerous Visions | Harlan Ellison |
1967 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" | Harlan Ellison |
1967 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1968 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "A Boy and His Dog" | Harlan Ellison |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Deathbird" | Harlan Ellison |
1973 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1974 | The 1974 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Deathbird Stories | Harlan Ellison |
1975 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| "Jeffty Is Five" | Harlan Ellison |
1977 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1978 | The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| To Your Scattered Bodies Go | Philip José Farmer |
1971 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
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| The Machine Stops | E. M. Forster |
1909 |
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Sarah Canary | Karen Joy Fowler |
1991 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| "The Ray-Gun: A Love Story" | James Alan Gardner |
2008 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Sturgeon winner |
| 2009 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2009 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
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| "Burning Chrome" | William Gibson |
1982 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Neuromancer | William Gibson |
1984 |
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| Philip K. Dick Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Herland | Charlotte Perkins Gilman |
1915 |
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| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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| "The Cold Equations" | Tom Godwin |
1954 |
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| 1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Ammonite | Nicola Griffith |
1993 |
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| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| The Forever War | Joe Haldeman |
1975 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Hemingway Hoax | Joe Haldeman |
1990 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| Forever Peace | Joe Haldeman |
1997 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Pandora's Star | Peter F. Hamilton |
2004 |
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| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Stainless Steel Rat | Harry Harrison |
1961 |
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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| Make Room! Make Room! | Harry Harrison |
1966 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| Light | M. John Harrison |
2002 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
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| Adventures in Time and Space | Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas |
1946 |
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| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| "Requiem" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1940 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Roads Must Roll" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1940 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "… And He Built a Crooked House" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
|
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "By His Bootstraps" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1941 |
|
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Green Hills of Earth" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1947 |
|
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| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Man Who Sold the Moon | Robert A. Heinlein |
1950 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1959 | A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Double Star | Robert A. Heinlein |
1956 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| The Door into Summer | Robert A. Heinlein |
1957 |
|
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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| Have Space Suit-Will Travel | Robert A. Heinlein |
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "All You Zombies—" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Starship Troopers | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert A. Heinlein |
1961 |
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|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Robert A. Heinlein |
1966 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Past Through Tomorrow | Robert A. Heinlein |
1967 |
|
|
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| Time Enough for Love | Robert A. Heinlein |
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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| Dune | Frank Herbert |
1965 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Riddley Walker | Russell Hoban |
1980 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
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|
| Brown Girl in the Ring | Nalo Hopkinson |
1998 |
|
|
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| Midnight Robber | Nalo Hopkinson |
2000 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
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| Wool Omnibus | Hugh Howey |
2012 |
|
|
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Brave New World | Aldous Huxley |
1932 |
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| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro |
2005 |
|
|
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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| The Children of Men | P. D. James |
1992 |
|
|
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
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| The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin |
2015 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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| "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" | Kij Johnson |
2008 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 2009 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2009 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories |
|
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|
| "The Man Who Bridged the Mist" | Kij Johnson |
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2012 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2012 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2012 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Think Like a Dinosaur" | James Patrick Kelly |
1995 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1996 | Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories |
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| "Flowers for Algernon" | Daniel Keyes |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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|
| Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes |
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Stand | Stephen King |
1978 |
|
|
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| "The Country of the Kind" | Damon Knight |
1956 |
|
|
| 1956 | S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| "The Little Black Bag" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1950 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "The Marching Morons" | C. M. Kornbluth |
1951 |
|
|
| 1952 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1985 | The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| The Calculating Stars | Mary Robinette Kowal |
2018 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| Beggars in Spain | Nancy Kress |
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1992 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
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|
| Beggars in Spain | Nancy Kress |
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
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| "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1943 |
|
|
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| "Vintage Season" | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore |
1946 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1948 | A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle |
1962 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| "The Sultan of the Clouds" | Geoffrey A. Landis |
2010 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Sturgeon winner |
| 2011 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2011 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2011 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | The Year's Top Short SF Novels 1 edited by Allan Kaster |
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| Ancillary Justice | Ann Leckie |
2013 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Ancillary Sword | Ann Leckie |
2014 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Nine Lives" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1971 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1972 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Lathe of Heaven | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1971 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "The Word for World Is Forest" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1972 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1973 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1974 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Day Before the Revolution" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1974 |
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|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1987 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| "Forgiveness Day" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1994 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Sturgeon winner |
| 1995 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| "Coming Attraction" | Fritz Leiber |
1950 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Big Time | Fritz Leiber |
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| The Wanderer | Fritz Leiber |
1964 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
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| "First Contact" | Murray Leinster |
1945 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1946 | The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Solaris | Stanislaw Lem |
1970 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age | Stanislaw Lem |
1974 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| Shikasta | Doris Lessing |
1979 |
|
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| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| Out of the Silent Planet | C. S. Lewis |
1938 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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| Perelandra | C. S. Lewis |
1943 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| That Hideous Strength | C. S. Lewis |
1945 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| "Magic for Beginners" | Kelly Link |
2005 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2006 | Best Short Novels 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu |
2014 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Paper Menagerie | Ken Liu |
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2012 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
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| The Scarlet Plague | Jack London |
1912 |
|
|
| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| "Enemy Mine" | Barry B. Longyear |
1979 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1980 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Colour Out of Space" | H. P. Lovecraft |
1927 |
|
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Giver | Lois Lowry |
1993 |
|
|
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| Beyond Apollo | Barry N. Malzberg |
1972 |
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| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel |
2014 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "A Song for Lya" | George R. R. Martin |
1974 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1975 | The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Sandkings" | George R. R. Martin |
1979 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1980 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Way of Cross and Dragon" | George R. R. Martin |
1979 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1980 | The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1980 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Born of Man and Woman" | Richard Matheson |
1950 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| I Am Legend | Richard Matheson |
1954 |
|
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "The Ship Who Sang" | Anne McCaffrey |
1961 |
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| 1962 | The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Dragonflight | Anne McCaffrey |
1968 |
|
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| The Ship Who Sang | Anne McCaffrey |
1969 |
|
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
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| The Road | Cormac McCarthy |
2006 |
|
|
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| River of Gods | Ian McDonald |
2004 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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| "The Little Goddess" | Ian McDonald |
2005 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2006 | Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2006 | Best Short Novels 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2006 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2019 | The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| China Mountain Zhang | Maureen F. McHugh |
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "The Lincoln Train" | Maureen F. McHugh |
1995 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories |
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| "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" | Vonda N. McIntyre |
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
|
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|
| Dreamsnake | Vonda N. McIntyre |
1978 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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|
| "That Only a Mother" | Judith Merril |
1948 |
|
|
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1978 | Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
|
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|
| The Moon Pool | A. Merritt |
1919 |
|
|
| 1970 | Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920 edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| A Canticle for Leibowitz | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell |
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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| The City & The City | China Miéville |
2009 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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|
| Embassytown | China Miéville |
2011 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
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|
| The Speed of Dark | Elizabeth Moon |
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
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|
| Bring the Jubilee | Ward Moore |
1953 |
|
|
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Altered Carbon | Richard K. Morgan |
2002 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| "Rachel in Love" | Pat Murphy |
1987 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon winner |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| "The Martian Obelisk" | Linda Nagata |
2017 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2018 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2018 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2018 | The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2018 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke |
| 2018 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2018 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10 edited by Allan Kaster |
|
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|
| The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger |
2003 |
|
|
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
|
|
|
| "Neutron Star" | Larry Niven |
1966 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
|
|
| Ringworld | Larry Niven |
1970 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Inconstant Moon" | Larry Niven |
1971 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1972 | Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| The Mote in God's Eye | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle |
1974 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Lucifer's Hammer | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle |
1977 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Binti | Nnedi Okorafor |
2015 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2016 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 Edition edited by Paula Guran |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Nineteen Eighty-Four | George Orwell |
1949 |
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| A Mirror for Observers | Edgar Pangborn |
1954 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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| Rite of Passage | Alexei Panshin |
1968 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
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|
| Woman on the Edge of Time | Marge Piercy |
1976 |
|
|
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| The Space Merchants | Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth |
1953 |
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| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "Day Million" | Frederik Pohl |
1966 |
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| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
|
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|
| "The Gold at the Starbow's End" | Frederik Pohl |
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1972 | Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl |
| 1973 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Man Plus | Frederik Pohl |
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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|
| Gateway | Frederik Pohl |
1977 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Anubis Gates | Tim Powers |
1983 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
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|
| "A Series of Steaks" | Vina Jie-Min Prasad |
2017 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 2018 | The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2018 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke |
| 2018 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2018 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2019 | The New Voices of Science Fiction edited by Hannu Rajaniemi and Jacob Weisman |
|
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| Boneshaker | Cherie Priest |
2009 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| Inverted World | Christopher Priest |
1974 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
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|
| "Kirinyaga" | Mike Resnick |
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1989 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
|
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|
| "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" | Mike Resnick |
1994 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1995 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
|
|
| Revelation Space | Alastair Reynolds |
2000 |
|
|
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
|
| House of Suns | Alastair Reynolds |
2008 |
|
|
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
|
| Pavane | Keith Roberts |
1968 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
| "The Lucky Strike" | Kim Stanley Robinson |
1984 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
|
|
|
| Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson |
1992 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| Green Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson |
1993 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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|
| The Years of Rice and Salt | Kim Stanley Robinson |
2002 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| "Allamagoosa" | Eric Frank Russell |
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
|
| The Sparrow | Mary Doria Russell |
1996 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Nobody's Home" | Joanna Russ |
1972 |
|
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| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "When It Changed" | Joanna Russ |
1972 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Female Man | Joanna Russ |
1975 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Otherwise Award |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| "Souls" | Joanna Russ |
1982 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Child Garden | Geoff Ryman |
1989 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| Air | Geoff Ryman |
2004 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Contact | Carl Sagan |
1985 |
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| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| Hominids | Robert J. Sawyer |
2002 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Old Man's War | John Scalzi |
2005 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Redshirts | John Scalzi |
2012 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| "Light of Other Days" | Bob Shaw |
1966 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley |
1818 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "R & R" | Lucius Shepard |
1986 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1987 | The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| "E for Effort" | T. L. Sherred |
1947 |
|
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| On the Beach | Nevil Shute |
1957 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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| "Passengers" | Robert Silverberg |
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Downward to the Earth | Robert Silverberg |
1969 |
|
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| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| A Time of Changes | Robert Silverberg |
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
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| Dying Inside | Robert Silverberg |
1972 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "Born with the Dead" | Robert Silverberg |
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Sailing to Byzantium" | Robert Silverberg |
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1986 | The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2007 | The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
|
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|
| "Desertion" | Clifford D. Simak |
1944 |
|
|
| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| City | Clifford D. Simak |
1952 |
|
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| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| "The Big Front Yard" | Clifford D. Simak |
1958 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Way Station | Clifford D. Simak |
1963 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
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| Ilium | Dan Simmons |
2003 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| A Door into Ocean | Joan Slonczewski |
1986 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Scanners Live in Vain" | Cordwainer Smith |
1950 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Game of Rat and Dragon" | Cordwainer Smith |
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Norstrilia | Cordwainer Smith |
1975 |
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| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Bug Jack Barron | Norman Spinrad |
1969 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| Last and First Men | Olaf Stapledon |
1930 |
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| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Odd John | Olaf Stapledon |
1935 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| Star Maker | Olaf Stapledon |
1937 |
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| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson |
1992 |
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| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Diamond Age | Neal Stephenson |
1995 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Cryptonomicon | Neal Stephenson |
1999 |
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|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
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| Anathem | Neal Stephenson |
2008 |
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| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Swarm" | Bruce Sterling |
1982 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1983 | The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Dori Bangs" | Bruce Sterling |
1989 |
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1990 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
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| Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Robert Louis Stevenson |
1886 |
|
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| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Earth Abides | George R. Stewart |
1949 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Lobsters" | Charles Stross |
2001 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 2002 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Accelerando | Charles Stross |
2005 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Roadside Picnic | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky |
1972 |
|
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| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Microcosmic God" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1941 |
|
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "Thunder and Roses" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1947 |
|
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| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "A Saucer of Loneliness" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| More Than Human | Theodore Sturgeon |
1953 |
|
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| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Man Who Lost the Sea" | Theodore Sturgeon |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1983 | The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1990 | The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2019 | Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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|
| Stations of the Tide | Michael Swanwick |
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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|
| "Eros, Philia, Agape" | Rachel Swirsky |
2009 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2010 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2013 | Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden |
| 2024 | Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas |
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| Children of Time | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
2015 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Liberation of Earth" | William Tenn |
1953 |
|
|
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
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|
| The Gate to Women's Country | Sheri S. Tepper |
1988 |
|
|
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| Grass | Sheri S. Tepper |
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
|
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|
| "The Women Men Don't See" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1973 |
|
|
| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1975 | Best SF: 1974 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1977 | The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Screwfly Solution" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1977 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1978 | The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1978 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1978 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "The Only Neat Thing to Do" | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1985 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1986 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | James Tiptree, Jr. |
1990 |
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| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Mark Twain |
1889 |
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| "The Moon Moth" | Jack Vance |
1961 |
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| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1991 | The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Last Castle" | Jack Vance |
1966 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer |
2014 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "Black Destroyer" | A. E. van Vogt |
1939 |
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Weapon Shop" | A. E. van Vogt |
1942 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Slan | A. E. van Vogt |
1946 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| The World of Null-A | A. E. van Vogt |
1948 |
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| "Air Raid" | John Varley |
1977 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1977 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| The Persistence of Vision | John Varley |
1978 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Press ENTER ■" | John Varley |
1984 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
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| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jules Verne |
1864 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| From the Earth to the Moon | Jules Verne |
1865 |
|
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne |
1872 |
|
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Snow Queen | Joan D. Vinge |
1980 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| A Fire Upon the Deep | Vernor Vinge |
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| A Deepness in the Sky | Vernor Vinge |
1999 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Rainbows End | Vernor Vinge |
2006 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Player Piano | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1952 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
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|
| The Sirens of Titan | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| "Harrison Bergeron" | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1961 |
|
|
| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Cat's Cradle | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1963 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
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|
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
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| "The Ugly Chickens" | Howard Waldrop |
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1981 | The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1981 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
|
|
| Among Others | Jo Walton |
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| The Embedding | Ian Watson |
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Blindsight | Peter Watts |
2006 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| "The Island" | Peter Watts |
2009 |
|
|
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 2010 | Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer |
| 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2010 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2010 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2013 | Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden |
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| "The Things" | Peter Watts |
2010 |
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| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2011 | The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton |
| 2011 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan |
| 2011 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3 edited by Allan Kaster |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
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| "A Martian Odyssey" | Stanley G. Weinbaum |
1934 |
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| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The Martian | Andy Weir |
2012 |
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| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Time Machine | H. G. Wells |
1895 |
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| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Island of Doctor Moreau | H. G. Wells |
1896 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "The Star" | H. G. Wells |
1897 |
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| 1966 | Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr |
| 1977 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
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| The Invisible Man | H. G. Wells |
1897 |
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| 1964 | A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells |
1898 |
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The First Men in the Moon | H. G. Wells |
1901 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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| All Systems Red | Martha Wells |
2017 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Kate Wilhelm |
1976 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Forever Yours, Anna" | Kate Wilhelm |
1987 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
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| The Humanoids | Jack Williamson |
1949 |
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| "Fire Watch" | Connie Willis |
1982 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "The Last of the Winnebagos" | Connie Willis |
1988 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1989 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| "At the Rialto" | Connie Willis |
1989 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1990 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Doomsday Book | Connie Willis |
1992 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| "Even the Queen" | Connie Willis |
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Sturgeon finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Winner |
| 1993 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
|
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|
| To Say Nothing of the Dog | Connie Willis |
1998 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| Passage | Connie Willis |
2001 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
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| Blackout/All Clear | Connie Willis |
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| Spin | Robert Charles Wilson |
2005 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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| The Fifth Head of Cerberus | Gene Wolfe |
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
|
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| "The Death of Doctor Island" | Gene Wolfe |
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1994 | Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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|
| "Seven American Nights" | Gene Wolfe |
1978 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Story Finalist |
| 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| The Book of the New Sun | Gene Wolfe |
1980-87 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
| 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) |
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| The Day of the Triffids | John Wyndham |
1951 |
|
|
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Chrysalids | John Wyndham |
1955 |
|
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| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Midwich Cuckoos | John Wyndham |
1957 |
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
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| We | Yevgeny Zamyatin |
1924 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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| "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" | Roger Zelazny |
1963 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1965 | 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" | Roger Zelazny |
1965 |
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| Nebula Award - Story Winner |
| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1970 | Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| This Immortal | Roger Zelazny |
1966 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| "For a Breath I Tarry" | Roger Zelazny |
1966 |
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| Hugo Award - Story Finalist |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny |
1967 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories | Roger Zelazny |
1971 |
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| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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