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"1/72 Scale"Ian R. MacLeod 1990
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"10 Steps to a Whole New You"Tonya Liburd 2021
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"10 to 16 to 1"James Patrick Kelly 1999
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2000The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"100 Candles"Curt Wohleber 1999
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
"102 H-Bombs"Thomas M. Disch 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
11/22/63Stephen King 2011
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
14Peter Clines 2012
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"1937 AD!"John Sladek 1967
1968Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1Q84Haruki Murakami 2011
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"The 1st Interspecies Solidarity Fair and Parade"Bogi Takács 2020
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
"2 B R 0 2 B"Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1962
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2001: A Space OdysseyArthur C. Clarke 1968
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2010Arthur C. Clarke 1982
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"2064, or Thereabouts"David R. Bunch 1964
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"2066: Election Day"Michael Shaara 1956
1958Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2312Kim Stanley Robinson 2012
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"237 Talking Statues, Etc."Fritz Leiber 1963
1964The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
"24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai"Roger Zelazny 1985
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
253: The Print RemixGeoff Ryman 1998
Philip K. Dick Award
"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss"Kij Johnson 2008
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"3-adica"Greg Egan 2018
2019The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 edited by Allan Kaster
"The 32nd of May"Paul Ernst 1935
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
334Thomas M. Disch 1972
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"The 43 Antarean Dynasties"Mike Resnick 1997
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"5,271,009"Alfred Bester 1954
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"50 Things Every AI Working With Humans Should Know"Ken Liu 2020
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
A.D. 2000Alvarado Fuller 1890
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Aarne-Thompson Classification Revue"Holly Black 2010
2011The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan
Abaddon's GateDaniel AbrahamTy Franck 2013
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Abandon in Place"Jerry Oltion 1996
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Abandonware"An Owomoyela 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
"Abe Lincoln in McDonald's"James Morrow 1989
1990The 1990 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1990The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett
"Aberration"Genevieve Valentine 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2015 edited by Rich Horton
"Abominable"Fredric Brown 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Abominable"Carol Emshwiller 1980
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"About a Secret Crocodile"R. A. Lafferty 1970
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
"About Fairies"Pat Murphy 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
"About It"Terry Bisson 2010
2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Absalom"Henry Kuttner 1946
1982The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile …"S. P. Somtow 1981
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1982The 1982 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
The Absolute at LargeKarel Čapek 1927
1964A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Damon Knight
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
Absolution GapAlastair Reynolds 2003
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"The Academy"Robert Sheckley 1954
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Acadie"Dave Hutchinson 2016
2018The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 2 edited by Allan Kaster
AccelerandoCharles Stross 2005
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
An Acceptable TimeMadeleine L'Engle 1989
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
The Accidental Time MachineJoe Haldeman 2007
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"The Accord"Keith Brooke 2007
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"An Account of the Land of Witches"Sofia Samatar 2017
2018The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2018 edited by Rich Horton
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"The Accursed Galaxy"Edmond Hamilton 1935
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
The Achievements of Luther TrantWilliam MacHargEdwin Balmer 1910
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Achronos"Lee Killough 1980
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. Powell 2012
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Acme Novelty Library #19Chris Ware 2008
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
"Acres of Perhaps"Will Ludwigsen 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
Across RealtimeVernor Vinge 1986
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Across the Green Grass Fields"Seanan McGuire 2021
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Across the Sea of SunsGregory Benford 1984
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Across the ZodiacPercy Greg 1880
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"Across Three Millennia"Emily Smith 1997
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Act of God"Jack McDevitt 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Act One"Nancy Kress 2009
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Ad Astra"Harry Harrison 1974
1975Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
AdaVladimir Nabokov 1969
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
"The Adakian Eagle"Bradley Denton 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
"Adam and No Eve"Alfred Bester 1941
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1980The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Adaptation"John Wyndham 1949
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
"The Adaptive Ultimate"Stanley G. Weinbaum 1935
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
"The Adinkra Cloth"Mary C. Aldridge 1989
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The AdjacentChristopher Priest 2013
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
"Adjustment Team"Philip K. Dick 1954
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Ado About Nothing"Robert K. Ottum 1965
196611th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Adrift Among the Ghosts"Jack L. Chalker 1988
1989The 1989 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Adrift in the UnknownWilliam Wallace Cook 1904
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W"Harlan Ellison 1974
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Adrift on the Policy Level"Chan Davis 1959
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Adulthood RitesOctavia E. Butler 1988
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
"Advanced Word Problems in Portal Math"Aimee Picchi 2020
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Advantage, Bellarmine"Paul Levinson 1998
Sturgeon finalist
"The Advent on Channel Twelve"C. M. Kornbluth 1958
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Adventure of the Extraterrestrial"Mack Reynolds 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound"Poul AndersonGordon R. Dickson 1953
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Adventure Story"Neil Gaiman 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
Adventures in Time and SpaceRaymond J. HealyJ. Francis McComas 1946
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiS. A. Chakraborty 2023
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
The Adventures of Captain HatterasJules Verne 1866
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
The AdversaryJulian May 1984
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
Advise and ConsentAllen Drury 1959
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
AelitaAleksey Tolstoy 1923
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
The Aeronaut's WindlassJim Butcher 2015
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Aestival TideElizabeth Hand 1992
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Affair"Robert Silverberg 1984
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
AffinitySarah Waters 1999
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
The AffirmationChristopher Priest 1981
2016SF Masterworks
"After a Lean Winter"Dave Wolverton 1996
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
After AtlasEmma Newman 2016
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
"After Kerry"Ian McDonald 1997
1998The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"After King Kong Fell"Philip José Farmer 1973
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1975Best SF: 1974 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
After LondonRichard Jefferies 1885
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
After Long SilenceSheri S. Tepper 1987
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
After Many a Summer Dies the SwanAldous Huxley 1939
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"After the Apocalypse"Maureen F. McHugh 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
"After the Days of Dead-Eye 'Dee"Pat Cadigan 1985
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"After the Dreamtime"Richard A. Lupoff 1974
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall"Nancy Kress 2012
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"After the Myths Went Home"Robert Silverberg 1969
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"After the Siege"Cory Doctorow 2006
2007Best Short Novels 2007 edited by Jonathan Strahan
After UtopiaMack Reynolds 1977
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"Afterlife"Jack Williamson 2002
2003Year's Best SF 8 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
AfterpartyDaryl Gregory 2014
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Again and Again and Again"Rachel Swirsky 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Again, Dangerous VisionsHarlan Ellison 1972
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Against a Dark BackgroundIain M. Banks 1993
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
"Against Babylon"Robert Silverberg 1986
1987The 1987 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Against InfinityGregory Benford 1983
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Against the Current"Robert Silverberg 2007
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Against the Fall of NightArthur C. Clarke 1949
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Against the Lafayette Escadrille"Gene Wolfe 1972
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Agape Among the Robots"Allen Steele 2000
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Age of Aquarius"William Barton 1996
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Age of Ice"Liz Williams 2006
2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Age of Innocence"Brian Stableford 1995
Sturgeon finalist
The Age of RuinJohn M. Faucette 1968
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
The Age of the PussyfootFrederik Pohl 1969
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Agent of the UnknownMargaret St. Clair 1956
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
"An Agent of Utopia"Andy Duncan 2018
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2019The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Agent Provocateur"Alex Irvine 2002
2003The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Agent to the StarsJohn Scalzi 2005
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Agents"Paul Di Filippo 1987
1988The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett
"Ailoura"Paul Di Filippo 2002
2003Year's Best SF 8 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"Brenda W. Clough 1988
1989The 1989 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
AirGeoff Ryman 2004
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
"Air Gap"Eric Cline 2018
2019The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories edited by Allan Kaster
"Air Raid"John Varley 1977
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Air Serpent"Will A. Page 1911
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
"AirBody"Sameem Siddiqui 2020
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
The Airtight GarageMoebius 1976-79
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"The Alabaster Garden"Teresa Inglés 1977
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Alas, All Thinking!"Harry Bates 1935
1976Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
Alas, BabylonPat Frank 1959
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
"Alastair Baffle's Emporium of Wonders"Mike Resnick 2008
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Albertine Notes"Rick Moody 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Albian Message"Oliver Morton 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"The Album of Dr. Moreau"Daryl Gregory 2021
Sturgeon finalist
"The Alchemist"Charles L. Harness 1966
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Alchemist"Paolo Bacigalupi 2010
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The Aleph and Other StoriesJorge Luis Borges 1949
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other WorldsWladislaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma 1883
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"Alexander the Bait"William Tenn 1946
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Alexia and Graham Bell"Rosaleen Love 1987
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
"Alfred"Lisa Goldstein 1992
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The AlgebraistIain M. Banks 2004
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"The Algorithm Will See You Now"Justin C. Key 2021
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"The Algorithms for Love"Ken Liu 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Alice Payne Arrives"Kate Heartfield 2018
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"An Alien Agony"Harry Harrison 1962
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
"Alien Archeology"Neal Asher 2007
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Alien Ball"Kristine Kathryn Rusch 2021
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Finalist
"Alien Bootlegger"Rebecca Ore 1993
1994The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Alien Bootlegger and Other StoriesRebecca Ore 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky 2024
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
"Alien Earth"Edmond Hamilton 1949
1984The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Alien EmbassyIan Watson 1977
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"Alien Embassy"Garry Kilworth 2006
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
Alien InfluencesKristine Kathryn Rusch 1994
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
"Alien Jane"Kelley Eskridge 1995
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
An Alien LightNancy Kress 1988
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex"Stix Hiscock 2016
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Alien TasteWen Spencer 2001
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Aliens"Murray Leinster 1959
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
The Aliens of EarthNancy Kress 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything"George Alec Effinger 1984
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
Alif the UnseenG. Willow Wilson 2012
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Alive, Alive Oh"Sylvia Spruck Wrigley 2013
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
All Around the MoonJules Verne 1870
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"All Cats Are Gray"Andre Norton 1953
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"All Fall Down"Don Sakers 1987
1988The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
All Flesh is GrassClifford D. Simak 1965
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"All My Darling Daughters"Connie Willis 1985
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"All of Us Can Almost …"Carol Emshwiller 2004
2005Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"All Pieces of a River Shore"R. A. Lafferty 1970
1972The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"All Seated on the Ground"Connie Willis 2007
Hugo Award - Story Winner
"All Summer in a Day"Ray Bradbury 1954
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
All Systems RedMartha Wells 2017
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"All that Robot Shit"Rich Larson 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2017 edited by Rich Horton
"All That Touches The Air"An Owomoyela 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders 2016
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"All the Colors of the Rainbow"Leigh Brackett 1957
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"All the Flavors"Ken Liu 2012
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"All the Hues of Hell"Gene Wolfe 1987
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"All the King's Men"Barrington J. Bayley 1965
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
"All the Last Wars at Once"George Alec Effinger 1971
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
"All the Lies that Are My Life"Harlan Ellison 1980
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"All the Love in the World"Cat Sparks 2010
2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"All the Myriad Ways"Larry Niven 1968
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
All the Myriad WaysLarry Niven 1971
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"All the Sounds of Fear"Harlan Ellison 1962
1963The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"All the Tea in China"Reginald Bretnor 1961
1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"All the Things You Are"Mike Resnick 2006
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"All the Time We've Left to Spend"Alyssa Wong 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 edited by Neil Clarke
"All the Way Back"Michael Shaara 1952
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
All the Weyrs of PernAnne McCaffrey 1991
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
"All Vows"Esther M. Friesner 1992
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"All You Zombies—"Robert A. Heinlein 1959
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The All-Consuming"Lucius ShepardRobert Frazier 1990
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Allamagoosa"Eric Frank Russell 1955
Hugo Award - Story Winner
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Allan QuatermainH. Rider Haggard 1887
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Allegiances"Michael Bishop 1975
1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Alley Man"Philip José Farmer 1959
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Alliance RisingC. J. CherryhJane S. Fancher 2019
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Allies"Mark S. Geston 1998
1999Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Almuric"Robert E. Howard 1939
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"Aloha"Ken Wharton 2003
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Alone"Robert Reed 2010
2011The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan
Alone Against TomorrowHarlan Ellison 1971
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Along"Robert Reed 2010
2011The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3 edited by Allan Kaster
"Alpha Ralpha Boulevard"Cordwainer Smith 1961
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Alphas"Gregory Benford 1989
1990The 1990 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
AlrauneHanns Heinz Ewer 1911
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"The Altar at Midnight"C. M. Kornbluth 1952
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1979The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
The AlterationKingsley Amis 1976
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
Altered CarbonRichard K. Morgan 2002
Philip K. Dick Award
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Altered StatesPaddy Chayefsky 1978
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer"Ken Liu 2011
2012Year's Best SF 17 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Alvin JourneymanOrson Scott Card 1995
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Always"Karen Joy Fowler 2007
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
Always Coming HomeUrsula K. Le Guin 1985
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016SF Masterworks
2020Library of America Science Fiction
"Always True to Thee, in My Fashion"Nancy Kress 1997
1998Year's Best SF 3 edited by David G. Hartwell
AlyxJoanna Russ 1976
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"Amanda and the Alien"Robert Silverberg 1983
1984The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 edited by Terry Carr
"Amaryllis"Carrie Vaughn 2010
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
AmatkaKarin Tidbeck 2017
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
"Amba"William Sanders 2005
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Ambassador to Verdammt"Colin Kapp 1967
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
AmberloughLara Elena Donnelly 2017
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Ambient Intelligence"Todd McAulty 2020
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
"Ambiguity Machines: An Examination"Vandana Singh 2015
2016The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by John Joseph Adams and Karen Joy Fowler
"Amen and Out"Brian W. Aldiss 1966
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"America"Orson Scott Card 1987
1988The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"An American Childhood"Pat Murphy 1993
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The American Dead"Jay Lake 2006
2007The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume One edited by Jonathan Strahan
American WarOmar El Akkad 2017
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"Amicae Aeternum"Ellen Klages 2014
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2015The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7 edited by Allan Kaster
AmmoniteNicola Griffith 1993
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
"Amnesia"Jack Dann 1981
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Amnesty"Octavia E. Butler 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Among OthersJo Walton 2011
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Among the Dangs"George P. Elliott 1958
1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Among the Water Buffaloes, a Tiger's Steps"Aliette de Bodard 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 edited by Neil Clarke
"Among Us"Robert Reed 2013
2014The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6 edited by Allan Kaster
"Amor Fugit"Alexandra Duncan 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
"Amor Vincit Omnia"Tom Holt 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
2011The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan
Amphibian ManAlexander Belyae 1928
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
The AmphibiansS. Fowler Wright 1924-25
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"Anachron"Damon Knight 1954
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Analogues"Damon Knight 1952
1979The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini
Anansi BoysNeil Gaiman 2005
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
AnathemNeal Stephenson 2008
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Anchorite Wakes"R. S. A. Garcia 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 edited by Neil Clarke
"Ancient Engines"Michael Swanwick 1999
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
"The Ancient Mind at Work"Suzy McKee Charnas 1979
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Ancient of DaysMichael Bishop 1985
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Ancient ShoresJack McDevitt 1996
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Ancient, AncientKiini Ibura Salaam 2012
Otherwise Award
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie 2013
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Ancillary MercyAnn Leckie 2015
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie 2014
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"And Be Merry …"Katherine MacLean 1950
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
And Chaos DiedJoanna Russ 1970
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"And Future King …"Adam Roberts 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"… And He Built a Crooked House"Robert A. Heinlein 1941
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1978Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"And He Not Busy Being Born"Brian Stableford 1986
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"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
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"And Ministers of Grace"Tad Williams 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"And More Changes Still"Henri Michaux 1968
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
"… And My Fear Is Great …"Theodore Sturgeon 1953
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"And Name My Name"R. A. Lafferty 1974
1975Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
"And Now His Lordship Is Laughing"Shiv Ramdas 2019
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
"And Now the News …"Theodore Sturgeon 1956
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"… And Now You Don't"Isaac Asimov 1950
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"And Seven Times Never Kill Man"George R. R. Martin 1975
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"And So Say All of Us"Bruce McAllister 1969
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"And So To Bed"Harry Turtledove 1986
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
… And Some Were HumanLester del Rey 1948
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"And the Angels Sing"Kate Wilhelm 1990
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
And the Angels SingKate Wilhelm 1992
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon"Paul Di Filippo 2003
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"And the Gods Laughed"Fredric Brown 1944
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
"… And the Moon Be Still as Bright"Ray Bradbury 1948
1949The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
"And the Rock Cried Out"Ray Bradbury 1953
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"And Then There Were (N-One)"Sarah Pinsker 2017
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2018 edited by Rich Horton
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
"… And Then There Were None"Eric Frank Russell 1951
1952Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"And Then, One Day, the Air was Full of Voices"Margaret Ronald 2016
2017The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 2 edited by Neil Clarke
"And This Is How to Stay Alive"Shingai Kagunda 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"And Weep Like Alexander"Neil Gaiman 2011
2012Year's Best SF 17 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
"And What Can We Offer You Tonight"Premee Mohamed 2021
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"And Wild for to Hold"Nancy Kress 1991
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"And Yet"A. T. Greenblatt 2018
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead"Brooke Bolander 2015
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
The Android's DreamJohn Scalzi 2006
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Androids Don't Cry"Edward Wellen 1973
1974Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
AndromedaIvan Antonovich Yefremov 1959
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
The Andromeda StrainMichael Crichton 1969
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
"Angel"Pat Cadigan 1987
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1988The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
Angel At ApogeeShariann Lewitt 1987
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
Angel IslandInez Haynes Irwin 1914
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"The Angel of Death"Michael Shea 1979
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Angel of Europa"Allen Steele 2011
2012The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2 edited by Allan Kaster
"Angel of Light"Joe Haldeman 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Angel of RuinKim Wilkins 2001
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Angel of the RevolutionGeorge Griffith 1893
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"The Angel of Violence"Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg 1997
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
"Angel's Egg"Edgar Pangborn 1951
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Angela's Satyr"Brian Cleeve 1962
1963The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Angels in Love"Kathe Koja 1991
1992The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
An Anglo-American AllianceGregory Casparian 1906
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"Angouleme"Thomas M. Disch 1971
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
Angry CandyHarlan Ellison 1988
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Angry PlanetJohn Keir Cross 1945
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Animae Celestes"Gregory Feeley 1998
Sturgeon finalist
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
"The Animal Fair"Alfred Bester 1972
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Animal Farm"George Orwell 1946
Hugo Award - Story Winner
The Animals in That CountryLaura Jean McKay 2020
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Annabel Lee"Nancy Kress 2013
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Annex"John D. MacDonald 1968
1969Best SF: 1968 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
Annie BotCaragh M. O'Brien 2024
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer 2014
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's DestinyJulius Vogel 1889
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"Annuity Clinic"Nigel Brown 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
The AnnunciateSeverna Park 1999
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Anomalies"Gregory Benford 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Anomalous Structures of My Dreams"M. Shayne Bell 2003
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The AnomalyHervé Le Tellier 2021
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
"Anosognosia"John Crowley 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
"Another Avatar"S. P. Somtow 2019
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"Another Girl Under the Iron Bell"Angela Liu 2024
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Another Heaven, Another EarthH. M. Hoover 1981
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Another Life"Charles Oberndorf 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Another Orphan"John Kessel 1982
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Another Rib"Juanita CoulsonMarion Zimmer Bradley 1963
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Another Story, or, A Fisherman of the Inland Sea"Ursula K. Le Guin 1994
Sturgeon finalist
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"Another Word for Map Is Faith"Christopher Rowe 2006
Sturgeon finalist
2007Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton
2007The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume One edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Another Word for World"Ann Leckie 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
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1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Answer"Fredric Brown 1954
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
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1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
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2016The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by John Joseph Adams and Karen Joy Fowler
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1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
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2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
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1977The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
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2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
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2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
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2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
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1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
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1953The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
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2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 edited by Rich Horton
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1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
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1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
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2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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1980The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Armageddon 2419 A.D.Philip Francis Nowlan 1962
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
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1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
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2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
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2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
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2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
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2015The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley
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1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
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1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
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1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
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1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
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2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
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1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
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1984The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
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2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 edited by Allan Kaster
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2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
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2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
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1990The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett
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2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
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2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
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1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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1968Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
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2018The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1954Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
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1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
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1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
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2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
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2013The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1980The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
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1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
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2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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2003Year's Best SF 8 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
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2012The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
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1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
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1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
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1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
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1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
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1990The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
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1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
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2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
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1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
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1972The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
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2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
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1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Automatic Pistol"Fritz Leiber 1940
1979The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
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196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
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2015The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley
2017Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims
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1972Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey
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1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
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1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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2004Best Short Novels: 2004 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
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1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
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2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Aye, and Gomorrah …"Samuel R. Delany 1967
Nebula Award - Story Winner
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1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
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1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
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1978The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr
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Otherwise Award
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1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
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2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
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2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
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2017The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Baby HP"Juan José Arreola 1952
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Baby Is Three"Theodore Sturgeon 1952
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1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
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1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Babylon"Dave Hutchinson 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Babylon Lottery"Jorge Luis Borges 1981
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
Back to MethuselahGeorge Bernard Shaw 1921
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
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1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Backfire"Ross Rocklynne 1943
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Backtracked"Burt K. Filer 1968
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
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1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
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2014The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bad Doors"John Wiswell 2023
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Bad Graft"Karen Russell 2014
2015The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 edited by John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill
"Bad Medicine"Jack Dann 1984
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"Rae Carson 2020
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Bahrain Underground Bazaar"Nadia Afifi 2020
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Balaam"Anthony Boucher 1954
1961Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Balance"John Christopher 1951
1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Balanced Ecology"James H. Schmitz 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"Balancing Accounts"James L. Cambias 2008
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Balinese Dancer"Gwyneth Jones 1997
1998The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Ballad of Beta-2,The"Samuel R. Delany 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Ballad of Black Tom"Victor LaValle 2016
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell"Cordwainer Smith 1962
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1992The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Ballenger's People"Kris Neville 1967
1979Neglected Visions edited by Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander
"The Balloon"Donald Barthelme 1966
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
"Bank Run"Tom Purdom 2005
2006Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition edited by Rich Horton
"Bannerless"Carrie Vaughn 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
BannerlessCarrie Vaughn 2017
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Barbarian"Joanna Russ 1968
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"The Barbarian Princess"Vernor Vinge 1986
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Barbie Murders"John Varley 1978
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr
The Barbie MurdersJohn Varley 1980
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Barefoot in the HeadBrian W. Aldiss 1969
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"A Bargain with Cashel"Gerald Kersh 1963
1964The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
"Bark, Blood, and Sacrifice"Alexandra Seidel 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
"Barnaby in Exile"Mike Resnick 1994
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Barnacle Bill the Spacer"Lucius Shepard 1992
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
The Baroque CycleNeal Stephenson 2004
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
BarrayarLois McMaster Bujold 1991
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Barrier"Anthony Boucher 1942
1980The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Barrow"Ursula K. Le Guin 1976
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Barry's Deal"Lawrence M. Schoen 2017
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Barry's Tale"Lawrence M. Schoen 2012
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Barsk: The Elephants' GraveyardLawrence M. Schoen 2015
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Barsoom Series"Edgar Rice Burroughs 1964
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Basement Magic"Ellen Klages 2003
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Basil the Dog"Frances Sherwood 1999
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Basilisk"Harlan Ellison 1972
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Battery of Hate"John W. Campbell, Jr. 1933
1976Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight
"The Battle"Robert Sheckley 1954
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
Battle CirclePiers Anthony 1978
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"The Battle of Candle Arc"Yoon Ha Lee 2012
2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
The Battle of DorkingSir George Chesney 1871
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"The Battle of Long Island"Nancy Kress 1993
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Battle of the Abaco Reefs"Hilbert Schenck 1979
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Battle of York"James Stoddard 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Battlefield EarthL. Ron Hubbard 1982
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
"The Baum Plan for Financial Independence"John Kessel 2004
Sturgeon finalist
"BAXBR/DAXBR"Evelyn E. Smith 1954
1961Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"Be of Good Cheer"Fritz Leiber 1964
196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
"Beach Scene"Marshall King 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
BeachheadJack Williamson 1992
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones"Genevieve Valentine 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
Beaker's DozenNancy Kress 1998
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Beam Us Home"James Tiptree, Jr. 1969
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Beancounter's Cat"Damien Broderick 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bear Trap"Charles Stross 2000
2006The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
"The Bear with the Knot on His Tail"Stephen Tall 1971
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1972The 1972 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Bear's Baby"Judith Moffett 2003
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bears Discover Fire"Terry Bisson 1990
Sturgeon winner
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"The Beast Adjoins"Ted Kosmatka 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the WorldHarlan Ellison 1968
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the WorldHarlan Ellison 1969
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
"Beastchild"Dean Koontz 1970
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Beat Cluster"Fritz Leiber 1961
1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
Beating Heart CadaversRokeya Sakhawat Hossain 2016
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"Beatnik Bayou"John Varley 1980
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
"Beautiful"Juliet Marillier 2018
2019The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 edited by Rich Horton
"The Beautiful and the Sublime"Bruce Sterling 1986
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Beautiful Boys"Theodora Goss 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Beautiful Things"Arthur Zirul 1958
1959SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
BeautySheri S. Tepper 1991
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Beauty Addict"Ray Aldridge 1993
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Beauty and the Opéra or the Phantom Beast"Suzy McKee Charnas 1996
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Beauty in the Night"Robert Silverberg 1997
1998Year's Best SF 3 edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Becalmed in Hell"Larry Niven 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
"Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived By Her Mercy"Charlie Jane Anders 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Becoming AlienRebecca Ore 1987
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
The BedbugVladimir Mayakovsky 1929
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"The Bees from Borneo"Will H. Gray 1931
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly"Benjanun Sriduangkaew 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 edited by Rich Horton
"The Bees of Knowledge"Barrington J. Bayley 1975
1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Beetle in the AnthillArkady StrugatskyBoris Strugatsky 1980
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
Before AdamJack London 1906
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Before Eden"Arthur C. Clarke 1961
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
"Before I Wake"Kim Stanley Robinson 1989
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Before My Last Breath"Robert Reed 2009
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 edited by Allan Kaster
Before the DawnJohn Taine 1934
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
Before the Golden AgeIsaac Asimov 1974
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"The Beggar in the Living Room"William John Watkins 1993
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Beggars & ChoosersNancy Kress 1994
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
Beggars in SpainNancy Kress 1991
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1992The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2007The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
Beggars in SpainNancy Kress 1993
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
Beggars RideNancy Kress 1996
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
The Begum's FortuneJules Verne 1879
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"Behind Our Irises"Tlotio Tsamaase 2020
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Behold the Man"Michael Moorcock 1966
Nebula Award - Story Winner
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Behold the ManMichael Moorcock 1969
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016SF Masterworks
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Beholder's EyeJulie E. Czerneda 1998
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
Being AlienRebecca Ore 1989
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
Being ThereJerzy Kosinski 1970
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"The Bell-Tower"Herman Melville 1855
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
"Belladonna Nights"Alastair Reynolds 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Bellman"John Varley 2003
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
BellwetherConnie Willis 1996
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Belly Up"Maggie Clark 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke
Below the RootZilpha Keatley Snyder 1975
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Beluthahatchie"Andy Duncan 1997
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Bending the Landscape: Science FictionNicola GriffithStephen Pagel 1998
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Beneath the Sugar Sky"Seanan McGuire 2018
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"A Benefactor of Humanity"James T. Farrell 1958
196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
BenefitsZoe Fairbairns 1979
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
"Bereft, I Come to a Nameless World"Benjamin Rosenbaum 2020
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Bernardo's House"James Patrick Kelly 2003
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"Bernie the Faust"William Tenn 1963
1964The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1992The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Bernoulli War"Gord Sellar 2012
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 edited by Rich Horton
"Beside the Damned River"D. J. Cockburn 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bespoke"Genevieve Valentine 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
"The Best and the Rest of James Joyce"Ian McDonald 1992
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Best Christmas Ever"James Patrick Kelly 2004
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2005Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
The Best From Fantasy and Science FictionAnthony BoucherJ. Francis McComas 1952
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
The Best of All Possible WorldsKaren Lord 2013
2015The Year's Top Short SF Novels 5 edited by Allan Kaster
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
The Best of Avram DavidsonAvram Davidson 1979
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
The Best of C. L. MooreC. L. Moore 1975
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of C. M. KornbluthC. M. Kornbluth 1976
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Cordwainer SmithCordwainer Smith 1975
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Damon KnightDamon Knight 1976
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Eric Frank RussellEric Frank Russell 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of Frederik PohlFrederik Pohl 1975
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Fredric BrownFredric Brown 1977
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
The Best of Fritz LeiberFritz Leiber 1974
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Best of Henry KuttnerHenry Kuttner 1975
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of J.G. BallardJ. G. Ballard 1977
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
The Best of Jack VanceJack Vance 1976
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
The Best of Jack WilliamsonJack Williamson 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of John SladekJohn Sladek 1981
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
The Best of John W. CampbellJohn W. Campbell, Jr. 1976
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Judith MerrilJudith Merril 1976
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Best of L. Sprague de CampL. Sprague de Camp 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
The Best of Leigh BrackettLeigh BrackettEdmond Hamilton 1977
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of Lester del ReyLester del Rey 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer Bradley 1985
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
The Best of Murray LeinsterMurray Leinster 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
The Best of Pamela SargentPamela Sargent 1987
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
The Best of Philip K. DickPhilip K. Dick 1977
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of Raymond Z. GallunRaymond Z. Gallun 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best of Science FictionGroff Conklin 1946
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Best of Stanley G. WeinbaumStanley G. Weinbaum 1974
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
The Best Science Fiction of the YearTerry Carr 1972-87
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"The Best Science Fiction of the Year Three"Ken MacLeod 2011
2012Year's Best SF 17 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. AldissBrian W. Aldiss 1965
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
Best Science Fiction Stories of C.M. KornbluthC. M. Kornbluth 1968
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949Everett F. BleilerT. E. Dikty 1949
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
Best SF Stories of Brian AldissBrian W. Aldiss 1988
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
Best SF: 1967Harry HarrisonBrian W. Aldiss 1968
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
The Best Short Stories of J.G. BallardJ. G. Ballard 1978
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
"The Best We Can"Carrie Vaughn 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2014The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6 edited by Allan Kaster
2019The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Betelgeuse Bridge"William Tenn 1951
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
"Better Living Through Algorithms"Naomi Kritzer 2023
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
"A Better Mousehole"Edgar Pangborn 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Better Than Ever"Alex Kirs 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
196611th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"A Better Way to Die"Paul Cornell 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2015 edited by Rich Horton
"Bettyann"Kris Neville 1951
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
"Between Nine and Eleven"Adam Roberts 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2017 edited by Rich Horton
"Between the Dark and the Dark"Deji Bryce Olukotun 2019
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
Between the Dark and the DaylightWilliam Dean Howells 1907
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Between the Dark and the Daylight"Algis Budrys 1958
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
Beyond ApolloBarry N. Malzberg 1972
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Beyond Bedlam"Wyman Guin 1951
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Beyond Lies the Wub"Philip K. Dick 1952
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Beyond Space and Time"Joel Townsley Rogers 1938
1959A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher
"Beyond the Aquila Rift"Alastair Reynolds 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
Beyond the Blue Event HorizonFrederik Pohl 1980
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Beyond the Curve"Kobo Abe 1966
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Beyond the Dead Reef"James Tiptree, Jr. 1983
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Beyond the Dragon's Gate"Yoon Ha Lee 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
Beyond the LabyrinthGillian Rubinstein 1988
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Beyond the Sea Gates of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe"Garth Nix 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Beyond the Tattered Veil of Stars"Mercurio D. Rivera 2020
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Beyond the Wall"Justin Stanchfield 2007
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Beyond the Weeds"Peter Tate 1966
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
"Beyond These Stars Other Tribulations of Love"Usman T. Malik 2020
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
Beyond This HorizonRobert A. Heinlein 1948
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"Bibi"Mike ResnickSusan Shwartz 1995
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Bible Repairman"Tim Powers 2006
2007The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume One edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge"James Morrow 1988
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"The Bicentennial Man"Isaac Asimov 1976
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1977The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1977The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Bicycle Repairman"Bruce Sterling 1996
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
1997The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
The Big Book of Science FictionJeff VanderMeerAnn VanderMeer 2016
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
"Big Boys Don't Cry"Tom Kratman 2014
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Big Flash"Norman Spinrad 1969
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
"The Big Front Yard"Clifford D. Simak 1958
Hugo Award - Story Winner
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Big Game"Isaac Asimov 1974
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
"The Big Holiday"Fritz Leiber 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Big Ice"Jay LakeRuth Nestvold 2006
2007The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Big TimeFritz Leiber 1958
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2020Library of America Science Fiction
"Bill for Delivery"Christopher Anvil 1964
1965World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
Bill, the Galactic HeroHarry Harrison 1965
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Billennium"J. G. Ballard 1961
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Billiard Ball"Isaac Asimov 1967
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Billie the Kid"Rick Wilber 2021
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Finalist
"A Billion Eves"Robert Reed 2006
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2007Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton
2007Best Short Novels 2007 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
"Billy Tumult"Nick Harkaway 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bindlestiff"James Blish 1950
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
BintiNnedi Okorafor 2015
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 Edition edited by Paula Guran
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Binti: Home"Nnedi Okorafor 2017
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Binti: The Night Masquerade"Nnedi Okorafor 2018
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince"Jake Kerr 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Biographical Notes to "A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes""Benjamin Rosenbaum 2004
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Birch Clump Cylinder"Clifford D. Simak 1974
1975Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
"Bircher"A. A. Walde 1966
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Bird in the Hand"Larry Niven 1970
1971World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
The Bird KingG. Willow Wilson 2019
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"The Birds"Thomas M. Disch 1973
1974Best SF: 1973 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Birds Can't Count"Mildred Clingerman 1955
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
"Birth Day"Robert Reed 1992
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Birth Days"Geoff Ryman 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Birth of a Gardener"Doris Pitkin Buck 1961
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
The Birth of the People's Republic of AntarcticaJohn Calvin Batchelor 1983
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
"A Birthday"Esther M. Friesner 1995
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Birthday of the World"Ursula K. Le Guin 2000
Sturgeon finalist
2001Year's Best SF 6 edited by David G. Hartwell
2001The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The BirthgraveTanith Lee 1975
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Birthmark"Nathaniel Hawthorne 1843
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
"Bishop's Opening"R. S. A. Garcia 2022
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Bit Rot"Charles Stross 2010
2012The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
Biting the SunTanith Lee 1999
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
Bitter AngelsSarah Zettel 2009
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Bitter Bread"Poul Anderson 1975
1976Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
"Bitterblooms"George R. R. Martin 1977
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles"Gabriel Garcia Márquez 1971
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Black Air"Kim Stanley Robinson 1983
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Black as the Pit, from Pole to Pole"Steven UtleyHoward Waldrop 1977
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Black Charlie"Gordon R. Dickson 1954
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
The Black CloudFred Hoyle 1957
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Black Coral"Lucius Shepard 1984
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Black Destroyer"A. E. van Vogt 1939
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Black Dog"Neil Gaiman 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
Black EasterJames Blish 1968
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Black Feminist's Guide to Science Fiction Film Editing"Sandra McDonald 2012
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 edited by Rich Horton
Black GenesisL. Ron Hubbard 1986
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
"Black Glass"Fritz Leiber 1978
1979The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr
"Black Glass"Karen Joy Fowler 1991
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Black GlassKaren Joy Fowler 1998
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Black God's Drums"P. Djèlí Clark 2018
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Black God's Kiss"C. L. Moore 1934
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
Black Gods & Scarlet DreamsC. L. Moore 2002
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
"Black is Beautiful"Robert Silverberg 1970
1971Best SF: 1970 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
Black Leopard Red WolfMarlon James 2019
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Black ManRichard K. Morgan 2007
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
The Black MonarchPaul Ernst 1930
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
Black No MoreGeorge Samuels Schuyler 1931
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Black Powder"Maria Dahvana Headley 2017
2018The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 edited by John Joseph Adams and N. K. Jemisin
"The Black Shadow"Own Oliver 1903
1979Science Fiction Rivals of H. G. Wells edited by Alan K. Russell
The Black Star PassesJohn W. Campbell, Jr. 1953
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
Black SunRebecca Roanhorse 2020
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Black Sun RisingC. S. Friedman 1991
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
"Black Swan"Bruce Sterling 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Black Tides of Heaven"J. Y. Yang 2017
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Black WineCandas Jane Dorsey 1997
Otherwise Award
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Blackfish CitySam J. Miller 2018
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Blackmail"Fred Hoyle 1967
1968Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
BlackoutSeanan McGuire 2012
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
Blackout/All ClearConnie Willis 2010
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Blade of FortriuJuliet Marillier 2005
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Blanchefleur"Theodora Goss 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 edited by Rich Horton
The Blazing WorldMargaret Cavendish 1666
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
"The Bleeding Man"Craig Strete 1974
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1975The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Blemmye's Strategem"Bruce Sterling 2005
Sturgeon finalist
2006Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"A Blessing of Unicorns"Elizabeth Bear 2021
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Winner
"Blessings"Naomi Novik 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Blind Alley"Isaac Asimov 1945
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1982The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
The Blind AssassinMargaret Atwood 2000
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
"Blind Cat Dance"Alexander Jablokov 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Blind Geometer"Kim Stanley Robinson 1986
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
Blind LakeRobert Charles Wilson 2003
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
The Blind Man and the ElephantRussell M. Griffin 1982
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"The Blind Pilot"Nathalie-Charles Henneberg 1960
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Blind Shemmy"Jack Dann 1983
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1984The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 edited by Terry Carr
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blind Spot"Jayge Carr 1981
1982The 1982 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Blind VoicesTom Reamy 1978
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
"The Blindman's World"Edward Bellamy 1886
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
BlindnessJosé Saramago 1997
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
"Blindsight"Robert Silverberg 1986
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
BlindsightPeter Watts 2006
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Bliss"Leah Bobet 2004
2006Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition edited by Rich Horton
"The Bliss of Solitude"J. T. McIntosh 1952
1961Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"Blocked"Geoff Ryman 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
BloodMichael Moorcock 1994
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
"Blood Dauber"Ted KosmatkaMichael Poore 2009
Sturgeon finalist
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blood Drive"Jeffrey Ford 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Blood Grains Speak Through Memories"Jason Sanford 2016
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2017 edited by Rich Horton
"Blood Is Another Word for Hunger"Rivers Solomon 2019
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Blood Music"Greg Bear 1983
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Nebula Award - Story Winner
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1984The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Blood MusicGreg Bear 1985
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
Blood of DreamsSusan Parisi 2007
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Blood of the Dragon"George R. R. Martin 1996
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Blood Sisters"Joe Haldeman 1979
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blood Sisters"Greg Egan 1991
1992The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blood Wedding"Robert Reed 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Blood's a Rover"Chad Oliver 1952
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
"Blood, Ash, Braids"Genevieve Valentine 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Bloodchild"Octavia E. Butler 1984
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
Bloodchild and Other StoriesOctavia E. Butler 1995
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Blooded on Arachne"Michael Bishop 1975
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Bloodsport"Gene Wolfe 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
BloomWil McCarthy 1998
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
"Bloom"Gregory Norman Bossert 2013
Sturgeon finalist
"Blowups Happen"Robert A. Heinlein 1940
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever"Daniel H. Wilson 2014
2015The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 edited by John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill
"A Blue and Cloudless Sky"Bernhard Ribbeck 2007
2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
The Blue BerilMaurice Renard 1910
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"Blue Champagne"John Varley 1981
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Blue Fairy's Manifesto"Annalee Newitz 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen edited by Jonathan Strahan
2019The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories edited by Allan Kaster
"The Blue Giraffe"L. Sprague de Camp 1939
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Blue Laboratory"L. T. MeadeRobert Eustace 1897
2010The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women edited by Mike Ashley
Blue LightWalter Mosley 1998
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson 1997
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"The Blue Planet"Robert J. Sawyer 1999
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Blue Vervain Murder Ballad #2: Jack of Diamonds"Erik Amundsen 2008
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"Blued Moon"Connie Willis 1984
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1985Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bluewater Dreams"Sydney J. Van Scyoc 1981
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
"Bluff"Harry Turtledove 1985
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
"The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye"Sarah Pinsker 2019
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The Boat of a Million YearsPoul Anderson 1989
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"The Bob Dylan Tambourine Software & Satori Support Services Consortium, Ltd."Michael Bishop 1985
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
The Body ScoutLincoln Michel 2021
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
The Body SnatchersJack Finney 1955
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
"The Body-Snatcher"Robert Louis Stevenson 1884
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
The Bohr MakerLinda Nagata 1995
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Bold as LoveGwyneth Jones 2001
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
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Bone DanceEmma Bull 1991
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"The Bone Flute"Lisa Tuttle 1981
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"The Bone Swans of Amandale"C. S. E. Cooney 2015
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 Edition edited by Paula Guran
"The Boneless One"Alec Nevala-Lee 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Bones"Pat Murphy 1990
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Bones of the Earth"Ursula K. Le Guin 2001
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwick 2002
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2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
The Bones of TimeKathleen Ann Goonan 1996
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
BoneshakerCherie Priest 2009
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Boobs"Suzy McKee Charnas 1989
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
"Boojum"Elizabeth BearSarah Monette 2008
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"The Book Learners"Liz Hufford 1975
1976Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
The Book of LoveKelly Link 2024
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
The Book of PhoenixNnedi Okorafor 2015
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
"The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)"Nnedi Okorafor 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Book of SkullsRobert Silverberg 1971
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016SF Masterworks
The Book of the New SunGene 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
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The Book of the Unnamed MidwifeMeg Elison 2014
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Book of ThreeLloyd Alexander 1964
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Book Seller"Lavie Tidhar 2013
2014The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eight edited by Jonathan Strahan
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Bookcase Expedition"Jeffrey Ford 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species"Ken Liu 2012
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Bookman"Jack London 1903
1979Science Fiction Rivals of H. G. Wells edited by Alan K. Russell
"The Books"Kage Baker 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Bookstore at the End of America"Charlie Jane Anders 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"The Boolean Gate"Walter Jon Williams 2012
2013The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3 edited by Allan Kaster
"Bordeaux Mixture"Charles Dexter Ward 2000
2001Year's Best SF 6 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Border Guards"Greg Egan 1999
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
2000The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
"The Borderland of Sol"Larry Niven 1975
Hugo Award - Story Winner
BorderlineMishell Baker 2016
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Borders of InfinityLois McMaster Bujold 1989
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"Born of Man and Woman"Richard Matheson 1950
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
Born of Man and WomanRichard Matheson 1954
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Born of the Sun"Jack Williamson 1934
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
"Born with the Dead"Robert Silverberg 1974
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Born-Again"K. D. Wentworth 2005
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
BorneJeff VanderMeer 2017
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Boss in the Wall: A Treatise on the House Devil"Avram DavidsonGrania Davis 1998
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan"Ian McDonald 2015
Sturgeon finalist
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 edited by Allan Kaster
"Botch Town"Jeffrey Ford 2006
2007Best Short Novels 2007 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Bots of the Lost Ark"Suzanne Palmer 2021
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Bound for MarsArthur W. Ballou 1970
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Bow Shock"Gregory Benford 2006
2007The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
"The Box"James Blish 1949
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"A Boy and His Dog"Harlan Ellison 1969
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Boy Who Cast No Shadow"Thomas Olde Heuvelt 2012
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Boy Who Plaited Manes"Nancy Springer 1986
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever"James Tiptree, Jr. 1982
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Boy, the Dog and the Spaceship"Nicholas Fisk 1974
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Braiding the Ghosts"C. S. E. Cooney 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
"Brain"S. Fowler Wright 1932
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
Brain PlagueJoan Slonczewski 2000
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Brain Raid"Alexander Jablokov 2007
2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
Brain RoseNancy Kress 1990
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Brain Stealers of Mars"John W. Campbell, Jr. 1936
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
Brain TwisterRandall GarrettLaurence M. Janifer 1962
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Brain WavePoul Anderson 1954
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Brainchild"Joseph H. Delaney 1982
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Brains of Rats"Michael Blumlein 1986
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
The Brains of RatsMichael Blumlein 1990
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
"Branches on My Back, Sparrows in My Ear"Nikki J. North 2012
2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
BrasylIan McDonald 2007
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Brave Little Toaster"Thomas M. Disch 1980
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Brave Little Toaster"Cory Doctorow 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley 1932
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Brave New World/Brave New World RevisitedAldous Huxley 1960
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
"A Braver Thing"Charles Sheffield 1990
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
"Bread and Bombs"M. Rickert 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Bread and Circuits"Misha Lenau 2021
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Finalist
"Break! Break! Break!"Charlie Jane Anders 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2015 edited by Rich Horton
"Breakaway, Backdown"James Patrick Kelly 1996
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
BreakdownKatherine Amt Hanna 2012
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
Breakfast of ChampionsKurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1973
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
BreakthroughRichard Cowper 1967
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"The Breath of War"Aliette de Bodard 2014
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep"Thomas F. Monteleone 1975
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Breathmoss"Ian R. MacLeod 2002
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2003The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"Breckenridge and the Continuum"Robert Silverberg 1973
1974The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr
"Breeds There a Man …?"Isaac Asimov 1951
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Briar RoseJane Yolen 1992
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Brick MoonEdward Everett Hale 1869
1967Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"Bricks, Sticks, Straw"Gwyneth Jones 2012
2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
2013The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 5 edited by Allan Kaster
"The Bride of Elvis"Kathleen Ann Goonan 1996
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Bride of Frankenstein"Mike Resnick 2009
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Brides of High Hill"Nghi Vo 2024
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
The Brides of Rollrock IslandMargo Lanagan 2012
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Bridesicle"Will McIntosh 2009
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
The BridgeIain M. Banks 1986
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Bridge"Kathleen Ann Goonan 2007
2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Bridge of Dreams"Gregory Feeley 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2017 edited by Rich Horton
"Bridle and Saddle"Isaac Asimov 1942
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"A Brief and Fearful Star"Carmen Maria Machado 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Brief History of the Dead"Kevin Brockmeier 2003
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel"Ken Liu 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 edited by Rich Horton
"A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy"Rebecca Roanhorse 2019
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"Bright Red Star"Bud Sparhawk 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Brightened Star, Ascending Dawn"A. Merc Rustad 2017
2018The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 edited by John Joseph Adams and N. K. Jemisin
"Brightness Falls from the Air"Margaret St. Clair 1951
1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
Brightness Falls from the AirJames Tiptree, Jr. 1985
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Brightness ReefDavid Brin 1995
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Brightside Crossing"Alan E. Nourse 1956
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Brillo"Ben BovaHarlan Ellison 1970
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Bring the Jubilee"Ward Moore 1952
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
Bring the JubileeWard Moore 1953
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Bring Your Own Spoon"Saad Z. Hossain 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
Brittle InningsMichael Bishop 1994
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Broad Dutty Water"Nalo Hopkinson 2021
Sturgeon winner
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
Broken AngelsRichard K. Morgan 2003
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"Broken Symmetry"Michael A. Burstein 1997
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Bronte's Egg"Richard Chwedyk 2002
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
Brontomek!Michael G. Coney 1976
British Science Fiction Association Awards
"The Brooklyn Project"William Tenn 1948
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Brother"Clifford D. Simak 1977
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Brother in the LandRobert Swindells 1984
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Brother Rifle"Daryl Gregory 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
Brother TermitePatricia Anthony 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
Brother to DragonsCharles Sheffield 1992
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls"Kate Wilhelm 1974
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"Terry Bisson 2006
2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Brotherhood of Keepers"Dean McLaughlin 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video"Thomas Ha 2024
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Brothers in ArmsLois McMaster Bujold 1989
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
Brothers of EarthC. J. Cherryh 1976
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
Brown Girl in the RingNalo Hopkinson 1998
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Brute OrbitsGeorge Zebrowski 1998
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Bubble and Squeak"David GerroldCtein 2018
2019The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 edited by Rich Horton
Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on GanymedeBradley Denton 1991
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Budget Planet"Robert Sheckley 1968
1969Best SF: 1968 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Buffalo"John Kessel 1991
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal PresencesUrsula K. Le Guin 1987
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight"Ursula K. Le Guin 1987
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
Bug Jack BarronNorman Spinrad 1969
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Builders"Daniel Polansky 2015
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Building"Herbert W. Franke 1998
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"The Building"Ursula K. Le Guin 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Building Block"Sonya Dorman 1975
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
"Built Up Logically"Howard Schoenfeld 1949
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
"Built Upon the Sands of Time"Michael F. Flynn 2000
2001Year's Best SF 6 edited by David G. Hartwell
2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
"Bulkhead"Theodore Sturgeon 1955
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
"Bullard Reflects"Malcolm Jameson 1941
1959A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher
"Bullet Point"Elizabeth Bear 2018
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"Bully!"Mike Resnick 1990
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Bumberboom"Avram Davidson 1966
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Bumpship"Susan Mosser 2003
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"The Burial of Sir John Mawe at Cassini"Chaz Brenchley 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro 2015
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"The Buried Giant"Lavie Tidhar 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 edited by Neil Clarke
2019The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 edited by Rich Horton
2019The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories edited by Allan Kaster
"Burn"James Patrick Kelly 2005
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"Burn or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super"A. T. Greenblatt 2020
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
Burning BrightMelissa Scott 1993
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Burning Bright"K. D. Wentworth 1996
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Burning Chrome"William Gibson 1982
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Burning ChromeWilliam Gibson 1986
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Burning Day"Glenn Grant 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Burning Girls"Veronica Schanoes 2013
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Burning of the Brain"Cordwainer Smith 1958
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Burning Sky"Rachel Pollack 1989
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
The Burning WorldJ. G. Ballard 1964
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
Burning Your BoatsAngela Carter 1995
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
"Business as Usual, During Alterations"Ralph Williams 1958
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Business, as Usual"Mack Reynolds 1952
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Busy About the Tree of LifePamela Zoline 1988
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Butcher of Khardov"Dan Wells 2013
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Butcher of the Forest"Premee Mohamed 2024
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Butterfly Bomb"Dominic Green 2009
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Butterfly KidChester Anderson 1967
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Butterfly, Falling at Dawn"Aliette de Bodard 2008
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Button Bin"Mike Allen 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Butyl and the Breather"Theodore Sturgeon 1940
1979The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"By Any Other Name"Spider Robinson 1976
Hugo Award - Story Winner
"By Degrees and Dilatory Time"S. L. Huang 2015
2016The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by John Joseph Adams and Karen Joy Fowler
"By Fools Like Me"Nancy Kress 2007
2008The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
"By His Bootstraps"Robert A. Heinlein 1941
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1978Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"By Moonlight"Peter S. Beagle 2009
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
"By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars"Premee Mohamed 2024
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"By the Falls"Harry Harrison 1970
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"By the Mirror of My Youth"Kathe Koja 1992
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"By the Warmth of Their Calculus"Tobias S. Buckell 2019
2020The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 5 edited by Neil Clarke
2020The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4 edited by Allan Kaster
"By the Waters of Babylon"Stephen Vincent Benét 1937
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
"The Byrds"Michael G. Coney 1983
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
The ByworlderPoul Anderson 1971
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Byzantine Empathy"Ken Liu 2018
2019The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 edited by Neil Clarke
BêteAdam Roberts 2014
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"A Cabin on the Coast"Gene Wolfe 1984
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Cabinet of Edgar Allan Poe"Angela Carter 1982
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
"The Cabinet of Oliver Naylor"Barrington J. Bayley 1976
1977The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Caesar's ColumnIgnatius Donnelly 1890
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
"The Cage"A. Bertram Chandler 1957
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Cage of Sand"J. G. Ballard 1962
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
CagebirdKarin Lowachee 2005
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Cairene Purse"Michael Moorcock 1990
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Calculating GodRobert J. Sawyer 2000
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal 2018
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
"The Calculus Plague"Marissa Lingen 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
The Calcutta ChromosomeAmitav Ghosh 1995
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
Caldé of the Long SunGene Wolfe 1994
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Caleb Catlum's AmericaVincent McHugh 1936
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Calendrical Regression"Lawrence M. Schoen 2014
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Caliban"Robert Silverberg 1972
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
Caliban's WarDaniel AbrahamTy Franck 2012
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"California Dreamer"Mary Rosenblum 1994
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Caligo Lane"Ellen Klages 2013
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Call Girl"Tang Fei 2013
2014The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 edited by Rich Horton
The Call GirlsArthur Koestler 1972
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"Call Him Lord"Gordon R. Dickson 1966
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1982The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
"Call Me Dumbo"Bob Shaw 1966
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
"Call Me Joe"Poul Anderson 1957
1958Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series edited by T. E. Dikty
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1989The Great SF Stories 19 (1957) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Call of Cthulhu"H. P. Lovecraft 1928
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird StoriesH. P. Lovecraft 1999
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
The Call of EarthOrson Scott Card 1992
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Callahan's Crosstime SaloonSpider Robinson 1977
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
"Calling Dr. Clockwork"Ron Goulart 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Calling Your Name"Howard Waldrop 2003
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Calorie Man"Paolo Bacigalupi 2005
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
2006Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Caltraps of TimeDavid I. Masson 1968
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2016SF Masterworks
"Calved"Sam J. Miller 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2019The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019The New Voices of Science Fiction edited by Hannu Rajaniemi and Jacob Weisman
"The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians"Bradley Denton 1988
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Cambist and Lord Iron"Daniel Abraham 2007
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics"Daniel Abraham 2007
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2008The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Camera Obscura"Thomas F. Monteleone 1977
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Camouflage"Henry Kuttner 1945
1966Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin
1982The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Camouflage"Robert Reed 2005
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
CamouflageJoe Haldeman 2006
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
Camp ConcentrationThomas M. Disch 1968
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Camps"Jack Dann 1979
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Can These Bones Live?"Ted Reynolds 1979
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1980The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?"Robert Sheckley 1969
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
"The Canadian Who Came Almost All the Way Back from the Stars"Jay LakeRuth Nestvold 2005
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Canary Land"Tom Purdom 1997
1998Year's Best SF 3 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Cancerqueen"Tommaso Landolfi 1950
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Candle in a Cosmic Wind"Joseph Manzione 1987
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cannibal Acts"Maureen F. McHugh 2017
2018The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 edited by John Joseph Adams and N. K. Jemisin
"Canoe"Nancy Kress 2017
2018The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 2 edited by Allan Kaster
"Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan"Christopher Caldwell 2019
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"Canterbury Hollow"Chris Lawson 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
"The Canterville Ghost"Oscar Wilde 1887
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"A Canticle for Leibowitz"Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1955
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr. 1959
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016SF Masterworks
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
CapillariaFrigyes Karinthy 1921
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"Capitalism in the 22nd Century or A.I.r."Geoff Ryman 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Capricorn Games"Robert Silverberg 1974
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Captain and the Quartermaster"C. L. Clark 2021
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"Captain Nemo's Last Adventure"Josef Nesvadba 1973
1974Best SF: 1973 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
Captain Vorpatril's AllianceLois McMaster Bujold 2012
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
"The Captive Djinn"Christopher Anvil 1965
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Captive Girl"Jennifer Pelland 2006
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Captive Market"Philip K. Dick 1955
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Captivity"Zenna Henderson 1958
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Car Pool"Rosel George Brown 1959
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Car Sinister"Gene Wolfe 1970
1971Best SF: 1970 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
Cards of GriefJane Yolen 1984
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn"Diana Peterfreund 2010
2011The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Careless Love"Albert C. Friborg 1954
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
"The Caress"Greg Egan 1990
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Carhullan ArmySarah Hall 2007
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Carmen DogCarol Emshwiller 1988
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Carnival Nine"Caroline M. Yoachim 2017
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
2018The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 edited by John Joseph Adams and N. K. Jemisin
"Carouseling"Rich Larson 2018
2019The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 edited by Rich Horton
"Carpe Glitter"Cat Rambo 2019
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Carrion Comfort"Dan Simmons 1983
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Carrion ComfortDan Simmons 1989
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
"Carruthers' Last Stand"Dan Henderson 1978
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Carson Effect"Richard Wilson 1964
196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
Carson of VenusEdgar Rice Burroughs 1939
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Cartesian Theater"Robert Charles Wilson 2006
Sturgeon winner
2007Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton
2007The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume One edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees"E. Lily Yu 2011
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"The Cascade"Sean McMullen 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Cascade Point"Timothy Zahn 1983
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Case and the Dreamer"Theodore Sturgeon 1973
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward"H. P. Lovecraft 1941
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"A Case of Conscience"James Blish 1953
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1955Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
A Case of ConscienceJames Blish 1958
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016SF Masterworks
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
"A Case of Consilience"Ken MacLeod 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Case of Death and Honey"Neil Gaiman 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Casey Agonistes"Richard McKenna 1958
1959SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy StoriesRichard McKenna 1973
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
"Cash Crop"Connie Willis 1984
1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Cask of Amontillado"Edgar Allan Poe 1846
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Caspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do?"Nick Wolven 2016
2017The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles Yu
"Cassandra"C. J. Cherryh 1978
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
The Cassandra ComplexBrian Stableford 2001
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
"The Cassandra Project"Jack McDevitt 2010
2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Cassandra's Photographs"Lisa Goldstein 1987
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The Cassini DivisionKen MacLeod 1998
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
"Castaway"Gene Wolfe 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Casting at Pegasus"Mary Rosenblum 1995
1996The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Castle of OtrantoHorace Walpole 1764
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
"The Castle on the Crag"Pg Wyal 1969
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"The Castle That Jack Built"Emily Gilman 2012
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 edited by Rich Horton
"Castoff World"Kay Kenyon 2010
2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Cat"Gene Wolfe 1983
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cat and Mouse"Ralph Williams 1959
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Cat Pictures Please"Naomi Kritzer 2015
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
"The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles"Kij Johnson 2009
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Cat Who Walks Through WallsRobert A. Heinlein 1985
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
Cat's CradleKurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1963
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
"The Cat's Pajamas"James Morrow 2001
Sturgeon finalist
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Catacomb YearsMichael Bishop 1979
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Catalog"Eugene Mirabelli 2009
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
"A Catalog of Storms"Fran Wilde 2019
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
"A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World"A. C. Wise 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke
"Catastrophic Disruption of the Head"Margo Lanagan 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Catch That Martian"Damon Knight 1952
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Catch That Zeppelin!"Fritz Leiber 1975
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
Catching FireSuzanne Collins 2009
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Category Phoenix"Boyd Ellanby 1952
1953Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Catfish Lullaby"A. C. Wise 2019
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Cathadonian Odyssey"Michael Bishop 1974
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Catherine Drewe"Paul Cornell 2008
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"Catnip"Robert Bloch 1948
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
Catori's WorldMurielle Cyr 2014
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
CatseyeAndre Norton 1961
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
CatspawJoan D. Vinge 1988
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
CauldronJack McDevitt 2007
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The Cave"P. Schuyler Miller 1943
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Cave and Julia"M. John Harrison 2013
2014The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eight edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Cave of Night"James E. Gunn 1955
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Cave of StarsGeorge Zebrowski 1999
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
The Caves of SteelIsaac Asimov 1954
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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Caxton's BookW. H. Rhodes 1876
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Cease Fire"Frank Herbert 1958
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
CelestisPaul Park 1993
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
The Centauri DeviceM. John Harrison 1974
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
Central StationLavie Tidhar 2016
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
A Century of Science FictionDamon Knight 1966
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
"The Cerebrative Psittacoid"H. Nearing, Jr. 1953
1955Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin
The Certainty of a Future Life on MarsLouis Pope Gratacap 1903
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
CetagandaLois McMaster Bujold 1996
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"Chac-Mool"Carlos Fuentes 1973
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Chaff"Greg Egan 1993
1994The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
ChagaIan McDonald 1995
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Chains of the Sea"Gardner Dozois 1973
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
ChameleonK. T. Hanna 2015
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"The Chameleon's Gloves"Yoon Ha Lee 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
2018The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10 edited by Allan Kaster
"Championship B'tok"Edward M. Lerner 2014
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Chance"Connie Willis 1986
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
Chance and Other Gestures of the Hand of FateNancy Springer 1987
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Change of Heart"A. Bertram Chandler 1961
1963The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
Change the Sky, and Other StoriesMargaret St. Clair 1974
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Change WarFritz Leiber 1978
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The ChangelingVictor LaValle 2017
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"Changelings"Lisa Tuttle 1975
1976Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Changes"William Barton 1996
1997The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Changing Woman"Wallace Macfarlane 1972
1973The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
The Chantry GuildGordon R. Dickson 1988
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Chanur's HomecomingC. J. Cherryh 1986
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
Chanur's VentureC. J. Cherryh 1984
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Chaplain's Legacy"Brad R. Torgersen 2013
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Character Flu"Robert Reed 2008
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"The Charge and the Storm"An Owomoyela 2016
2017The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 2 edited by Neil Clarke
2018The Year's Top Short SF Novels 7 edited by Allan Kaster
"Charlie's Angels"Terry Bisson 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Chaser"John Collier 1940
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Chasing Ivory"Ted Kosmatka 2016
2017The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 1 edited by Allan Kaster
Chasm CityAlastair Reynolds 2001
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
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"The Chaste Planet"John Updike 1975
1976Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Chatter of Monkeys"Bond Elam 2017
2018The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 2 edited by Allan Kaster
"Cheat!"Allan Baillie 1995
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Cheats"Gwyneth Jones 2008
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Checkerboard Planet"Eleanor Arnason 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls"Richard Parks 2013
2014The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eight edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Chessman of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs 1922
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
"Chicken Icarus"Carol Emshwiller 1966
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
"Chicken Little"Cory Doctorow 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Chief"Henry Slesar 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1991The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Chief Designer"Andy Duncan 2001
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
2002The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Child BuyerJohn Hersey 1960
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
The Child GardenGeoff Ryman 1989
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2016SF Masterworks
"A Child Is Crying"John D. MacDonald 1948
1983The Great SF Stories 10 (1948) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Child of All Ages"P. J. Plauger 1975
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1976The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr
1976Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
Child of FortuneNorman Spinrad 1972
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Child of the Green Light"Leigh Brackett 1942
1978Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr
Child of the RiverPaul J. McAuley 1997
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"Child of the Sun"James E. Gunn 1977
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"A Child's Christmas in Florida"William Browning Spencer 1993
1994The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Child's Play"William Tenn 1947
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1983The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Child, Maiden, Mother, Crone"Terry Bramlett 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Child-Empress of Mars"Theodora Goss 2009
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
"Childfinder"Octavia E. Butler 2014
Sturgeon finalist
Childhood's EndArthur C. Clarke 1953
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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2016SF Masterworks
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
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The Children of AnthiJay D. Blakeney 1985
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
Children of DuneFrank Herbert 1976
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"The Children of Gal"Allen Steele 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Children of GodMary Doria Russell 1998
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
The Children of MenP. D. James 1992
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2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
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2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
"The Children of Night"Frederik Pohl 1964
1970Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
Children of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky 2019
British Science Fiction Association Awards
"Children of the "Betsy B""Malcolm Jameson 1939
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
Children of the DuskJanet BerlinerGeorge Guthridge 1997
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Children of the MindOrson Scott Card 1996
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
Children of the WindKate Wilhelm 1989
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Children of Thorns, Children of Water"Aliette de Bodard 2017
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
The Children of TimeStephen Baxter 2005
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
Children of TimeAdrian Tchaikovsky 2015
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Children StarJoan Slonczewski 1998
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"The Children's Crusade"Robin Wayne Bailey 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Children's Hour"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1944
1959A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
ChillElizabeth Bear 2010
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Chimbwi"Jim Hawkins 2010
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Chimera"Jayge Carr 1989
1990The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three edited by David S. Garnett
ChimeraMary Rosenblum 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
The ChimesAnna Smaill 2015
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
China Mountain ZhangMaureen F. McHugh 1992
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
ChindiJack McDevitt 2002
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Chip Runner"Robert Silverberg 1989
1990The 1990 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Chippoke Na Gomi"Misha 1989
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"Chitai Heiki Koronbin"David Moles 2012
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Choice"W. Hilton-Young 1952
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"The Choice"Paul J. McAuley 2011
Sturgeon winner
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
A Choice of GodsClifford D. Simak 1972
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Choose Your Own Adventure"Kat Howard 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
"The Chop Girl"Ian R. MacLeod 1999
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Chop Line"Stephen Baxter 2003
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"Christmas 200,000 B.C."Stanley Waterloo 1887
1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
"Christmas Treason"James White 1962
1963The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1992The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Christmas Trombone"Raymond E. Banks 1954
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
The Chronicles of Pern: First FallAnne McCaffrey 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull"Anthony Boucher 1946
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
The ChronolithsRobert Charles Wilson 2001
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"The Chronology Protection Case"Paul Levinson 1995
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Chronopolis"J. G. Ballard 1960
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
Chronopolis and Other StoriesJ. G. Ballard 1971
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
The ChrysalidsJohn Wyndham 1955
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Chrysalis"P. Schuyler Miller 1936
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Chrysalis"Robert Reed 1996
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1997The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
ChthonPiers Anthony 1967
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Chu and the Nants"Rudy Rucker 2006
2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Church of Birds"Micah Dean Hicks 2017
2018The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 edited by John Joseph Adams and N. K. Jemisin
"The Churn: An Expanse Novella"Daniel AbrahamTy Franck 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2015 Edition edited by Paula Guran
"Cibola"Connie Willis 1990
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
Cibola BurnDaniel AbrahamTy Franck 2014
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Cicada Queen"Bruce Sterling 1983
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cilia-of-Gold"Stephen Baxter 1994
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology"Theodora Goss 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2015 edited by Rich Horton
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
2015The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 edited by John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"The Cinderella Game"Kelly Link 2009
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
The CipherKathe Koja 1991
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
CirceMadeline Miller 2018
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"The Circuit Riders"R. C. FitzPatrick 1962
1963The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"The Circular Ruins"Jorge Luis Borges 1940
196611th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"The Citadel of Weeping Pearls"Aliette de Bodard 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 Edition edited by Paula Guran
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Year's Top Short SF Novels 6 edited by Allan Kaster
Cities in FlightJames Blish 1970
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
"Citizen 504"Charles H. Palmer 1892
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
Citizen in SpaceRobert Sheckley 1955
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
Citizen of the GalaxyRobert A. Heinlein 1957
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
"City"Clifford D. Simak 1944
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The City"Ray Bradbury 1950
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
CityClifford D. Simak 1952
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The City & The CityChina Miéville 2009
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
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2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The City and the StarsArthur C. Clarke 1956
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
City at World's EndEdmond Hamilton 1951
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
"The City Born Great"N. K. Jemisin 2016
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2017The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles Yu
City Come A-Walkin'John Shirley 1980
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders 2019
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"City of Ash"Paolo Bacigalupi 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The City of BrassS. A. Chakraborty 2017
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
City of DiamondDoris Egan 1996
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
The City of EmberJeanne DuPrau 2003
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings 1920
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
City of Golden ShadowTad Williams 1996
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
City of IllusionsUrsula K. Le Guin 1967
2020Library of America Science Fiction
City of Last ChancesAdrian Tchaikovsky 2022
British Science Fiction Association Awards
"City of Reason"Matthew Jarpe 2005
2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
City of StairsRobert Jackson Bennett 2014
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"City of the Dead"Paul J. McAuley 2008
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
"The City of the Singing Flame"Clark Ashton Smith 1931
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
"City of Truth"James Morrow 1991
Nebula Award - Story Winner
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
City on FireWalter Jon Williams 1997
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"The City on the Sand"George Alec Effinger 1973
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
The City We BecameN. K. Jemisin 2020
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Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The City, Not Long AfterPat Murphy 1989
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
A Civil CampaignLois McMaster Bujold 1999
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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"The Clapping Hands of God"Michael F. Flynn 2004
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2005The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Clash By Night"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1943
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
A Clash of KingsGeorge R. R. Martin 1998
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Clash of Star-Kings"Avram Davidson 1966
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden AgeTerry Carr 1978
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
"Claudius Rex"John P. Murphy 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2015 Edition edited by Paula Guran
2015The Year's Top Short SF Novels 5 edited by Allan Kaster
"Clay Suburb"Robert F. Young 1975
1976The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr
"Clay's Pride"Bud Sparhawk 2004
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"A Clean Escape"John Kessel 1985
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
"The Cleaners"Ken Liu 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"The Clear Blue Seas of Luna"Gregory Benford 2002
2003The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand"Fran Wilde 2017
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
ClementineCherie Priest 2010
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Clerical Error"Mark Clifton 1956
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1979Neglected Visions edited by Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
The Clewiston TestKate Wilhelm 1976
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"The Cloak and the Staff"Gordon R. Dickson 1980
Hugo Award - Story Winner
"Cloak of Aesir"John W. Campbell, Jr. 1939
1979The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Cloak of Anarchy"Larry Niven 1972
1973Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Clock That Went Backwards"Edward Page Mitchell 1881
1981Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2017Frankenstein Dreams edited by Michael Sims
"Clockatrice"Tanith Lee 2009
Sturgeon finalist
"The Clockwork Atom Bomb"Dominic Green 2005
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Clockwork ManE. V. Odle 1923
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
A Clockwork OrangeAnthony Burgess 1962
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The CloneTheodore L. ThomasKate Wilhelm 1965
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"Close Encounters"Andy Duncan 2012
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2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2013The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 5 edited by Allan Kaster
"Close Enough for Jazz"John Chu 2019
2020The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 5 edited by Neil Clarke
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky Chambers 2016
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"Cloud"Michael Swanwick 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's TalesGreer Gilman 2009
Otherwise Award
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Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell 2004
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2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
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2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
"The Cloud Lake Unicorn"Karen Russell 2021
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"The Cloud Sculptors of Coral D"J. G. Ballard 1967
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
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2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
2020The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4 edited by Allan Kaster
"The Cloudbuilders"Colin Kapp 1968
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Co-Operate—Or Else!"A. E. van Vogt 1942
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1980The Great SF Stories 4 (1942) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Coat of Stars"Holly Black 2007
2008The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Cocoon"Greg Egan 1994
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Cocoons"Nancy Kress 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
Code Of ConductKristine Smith 1999
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Code Three"Rick Raphael 1963
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
"Codemus"Tor Åge Bringsvaerd 1976
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Cody"Pat Cadigan 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Coelacanths"Robert Reed 2002
Sturgeon finalist
2003Year's Best SF 8 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2003The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
CoelestisPaul Park 1993
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"A Coffee Cup/Alien Invasion Story"Douglas Lain 2005
2006Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition edited by Rich Horton
"The Coffin Cure"Alan E. Nourse 1957
1970Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"The Cohen Dog Exclusion Act"Steven Schrader 1971
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
Cold AlliesPatricia Anthony 1993
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Cold Blue Sky"J. E. Bates 2018
2019The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories edited by Allan Kaster
"The Cold Calculations"Aimee Ogden 2021
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"Cold Comfort"Pat MurphyPaul Doherty 2016
2017The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"A Cold Dark Night with Snow"Kate Wilhelm 1970
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Cold Equations"Tom Godwin 1954
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Cold Friend"Harlan Ellison 1973
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
"Cold Hands"Jeff Duntemann 1980
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Cold Inequalities"Yoon Ha Lee 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
"Cold Iron"Michael Swanwick 1993
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Cold Light"Ian Watson 1986
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
"The Cold Step Beyond"Ian R. MacLeod 2011
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Cold War"Henry Kuttner 1949
1984The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Cold Wind"Nicola Griffith 2014
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
"A Cold, Dry Cradle"Gregory BenfordElisabeth Malartre 1997
1998The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"A Colder War"Charles Stross 2000
2001The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Coldest Girl in Coldtown"Holly Black 2009
2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi 2017
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The CollapsiumWil McCarthy 2000
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Collateral"Peter Watts 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2015 edited by Rich Horton
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert SheckleyRobert Sheckley 1991
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
Collected StoriesArthur C. Clarke 2001
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Collected Stories of Greg BearGreg Bear 2002
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Collected Stories of Philip K. DickPhilip K. Dick 1987
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg Volume One: Secret SharersRobert Silverberg 1992
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg: Volumes One-SixRobert Silverberg 1992-97
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"The Collectors"G. Gordon DeweyPeter Grainger 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Collision"Gwyneth Jones 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Collision CourseBarrington J. Bayley 1973
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"The Colonel"Peter Watts 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2015The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7 edited by Allan Kaster
Colonial SurveyMurray Leinster 1957
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"The Color Least Used by Nature"Ted Kosmatka 2012
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Color of DistanceAmy Thomson 1995
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
The Color Out of SpaceH. P. Lovecraft 1927
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"The Color Winter"Steven Popkes 1988
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2022The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by Rebecca Roanhorse
"Colossus"Donald Wandrei 1934
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectD. F. Jones 1966
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
"The Colour Out of Space"H. P. Lovecraft 1927
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1967Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Columbiad"Stephen Baxter 1996
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
A Columbus of SpaceGarrett P. Serviss 1911
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Coma Kings"Jessica Barber 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Comber"Gene Wolfe 2005
2006The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Come See the Living Dryad"Theodora Goss 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Come the Revolution"Ian Tregillis 2020
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
"Come to the Party"Frank HerbertF. M. Busby 1978
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Come to Venus Melancholy"Thomas M. Disch 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1970Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"Come Tumbling Down"Seanan McGuire 2020
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Comedian"Tim Sullivan 1982
1983The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Comedian's Children"Theodore Sturgeon 1958
1959SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
"Comes Now the Power"Roger Zelazny 1966
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"The Comet"W. E. B. Du Bois 1920
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Coming Attraction"Fritz Leiber 1950
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Coming HomeJack McDevitt 2014
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Coming of Age in Karhide"Ursula K. Le Guin 1995
1996Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell
1996The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
The Coming of the AmazonsOwen McMahon Johnson 1931
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Coming of the Goonga"Gary W. Shockley 1984
1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Coming of Vertumnus"Ian Watson 1992
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Coming RaceEdward Bulwer-Lytton 1871
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
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"Coming to Grips with the Great Plague"Brian Stableford 1997
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"Coming to Terms"Eileen Gunn 2004
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Coming-of-Age Day"A. K. Jorgensson 1965
196611th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"The Command"L. Sprague de Camp 1938
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
"Command Performance"Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1952
1953The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Common Denominator"John D. MacDonald 1951
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"Common Time"James Blish 1953
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Communion"Mary Anne Mohanraj 2014
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Commuter"Philip K. Dick 1953
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Company in the Wings"R. A. Lafferty 1983
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
The Compass RoseUrsula K. Le Guin 1982
2016SF Masterworks
"The Competitors"Jack B. Lawson 1964
1965World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
The Compleat EnchanterL. Sprague de CampFletcher Pratt 1975
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
"The Compleat Werewolf"Anthony Boucher 1942
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The Complete Compleat EnchanterL. Sprague de CampFletcher Pratt 1989
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Complete RobotIsaac Asimov 1982
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
The Complete RoderickJohn Sladek 2001
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2016SF Masterworks
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The Complete Short Stories of H.G. WellsH. G. Wells 1998
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Complete StoriesIsaac Asimov 1990-92
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Complete StoriesJ. G. Ballard 2001
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Complete Stories of Theodore SturgeonTheodore Sturgeon 1994-10
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"Compounded Interest"Mack Reynolds 1956
1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Compton DividedRobert Sheckley 1978
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
The Computer ConnectionAlfred Bester 1975
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
"Computer Friendly"Eileen Gunn 1989
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"Computer Virus"Nancy Kress 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2002The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Computers Don't Argue"Gordon R. Dickson 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
Conan the ConquerorRobert E. Howard 1950
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Concessions"Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
Concrete IslandJ. G. Ballard 1974
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"The Concrete Jungle"Charles Stross 2004
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2005Best Short Novels: 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
The Condition of MuzakMichael Moorcock 1977
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"Conditional Love"Felicity Shoulders 2010
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Conditionally Human"Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1952
1953Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Confessions"Ron Goulart 1970
1971World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
"Confessions of a Con Girl"Nick Wolven 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Confessions of the First Number"Cliff Owsley 1963
1964The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
"Confluence"Brian W. Aldiss 1967
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
The ConfusionNeal Stephenson 2004
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"Confusions of Uñi"Ursula K. Le Guin 2003
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
"Congealing the Ice Trust"H. G. Bishop 1907
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
"Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation"Raphael Carter 1998
Sturgeon finalist
Conjure WifeFritz Leiber 1953
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain 1889
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
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2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
"The Conqueror"Mark Clifton 1952
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1953The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
The Conqueror's ChildSuzy McKee Charnas 1999
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"Conqueror's Isle"Nelson S. Bond 1946
1982The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Conquest"Barry N. Malzberg 1971
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
The Conquest of AmericaCleveland Langston Moffett 1916
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Conquest of Gola"Leslie F. Stone 1931
1946The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"The Consciousness Problem"Mary Robinette Kowal 2009
2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Consider Her Ways"John Wyndham 1956
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
Consider PhlebasIain M. Banks 1987
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
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2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Consolation"John Kessel 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Constable of Abal"Kelly Link 2007
2008The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Construction Shack"Clifford D. Simak 1973
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1974The 1974 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1974Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection edited by Lester del Rey
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
ContactCarl Sagan 1985
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
"Contact"Jerry OltionLee Goodloe 1991
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Contact, Incorporated"Robertson Osborne 1949
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Contagion"Katherine MacLean 1950
1951The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Contagion's Eve at the House Noctambulous"Rich Larson 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Continued on Next Rock"R. A. Lafferty 1970
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1971World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
The Continuous Katherine MortenhoeD. G. Compton 1974
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
"The Contrary Gardener"Christopher Rowe 2012
2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 edited by Rich Horton
2013The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven edited by Jonathan Strahan
2013The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 5 edited by Allan Kaster
"Conversational Mode"Grahame Leman 1972
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
Conversations on the Plurality of WorldsBernard de Fontenelle 1686
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"The Cookie Monster"Vernor Vinge 2003
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2003Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks: A Squeezed Novel by Mr Skunk"Dafydd Ab Hugh 1990
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1991The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Copenhagen Interpretation"Paul Cornell 2011
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Copper Dahlia"Gerald Kersh 1949
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"The Copyright Notice Case"Paul Levinson 1996
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Coraline"Neil Gaiman 2002
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"Coranda"Keith Roberts 1967
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
Cordelia's HonorLois McMaster Bujold 1996
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
The Cornelius ChroniclesMichael Moorcock 1977
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
"A Corner in Lightning"George Griffith 1898
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"The Corpse Painter's Masterpiece"M. Rickert 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
CorrespondenceSue Thomas 1992
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
"Correspondence Course"Raymond F. Jones 1945
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1982The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Corridors"Barry N. Malzberg 1982
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Corrosion"Ye Yonglie 1981
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"Cosmic Corkscrew"Michael A. Burstein 1998
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Cosmic Expense Account"C. M. Kornbluth 1956
1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
The Cosmic PuppetPhilip K. Dick 1957
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
"Cosmic Spring"Ken Liu 2018
2019The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 edited by Allan Kaster
CosmicomicsItalo Calvino 1965
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
"Cosmology of the Wider World"Jeffrey Ford 2005
2006Best Short Novels 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan
Cosmonaut KeepKen MacLeod 2000
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"The Cost of Doing Business"Leslie What 1999
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Cost of Living"Robert Sheckley 1952
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1986The Great SF Stories 14 (1952) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Cost to Be Wise"Maureen F. McHugh 1996
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1997The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2007The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Council of Drones"W. K. Sonnemann 1936
1976Science Fiction of the Thirties edited by Damon Knight
"Count the Clock That Tells the Time"Harlan Ellison 1978
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr
Count ZeroWilliam Gibson 1986
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"The Countdown"John Haase 1961
1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Countdown"Seanan McGuire 2011
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Countdown CityBen H. Winters 2013
Philip K. Dick Award
"Counter Charm"Peter Phillips 1951
1952Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
Counter-Clock WorldPhilip K. Dick 1967
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"Counter-Transference"William F. Temple 1952
1953The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
"Counterfactual"Gardner Dozois 2006
2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Counterfeit"Alan E. Nourse 1952
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
"Counterspy"Kelley Edwards 1953
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
"Countess"Suzan Palumbo 2024
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Counting Cats In Zanzibar"Gene Wolfe 1996
1997Year's Best SF 2 edited by David G. Hartwell
1997The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Counting HeadsDavid Marusek 2005
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
"A Country Called Winter"Theodora Goss 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
"The Country of the Blind"H. G. Wells 1904
1967Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"The Country of the Kind"Damon Knight 1956
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Courier's New BicycleKim Westwood 2011
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Court Magician"Sarah Pinsker 2018
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2019The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 edited by Rich Horton
Courtship RiteDonald Kingsbury 1982
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Cousins"Bernard Deitchman 1978
1979Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Covenant"Elizabeth Bear 2014
2015The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine edited by Jonathan Strahan
2015The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2015The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7 edited by Allan Kaster
"Covenant of Souls"Michael Swanwick 1986
1987The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Coventry"Robert A. Heinlein 1940
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Coyote at the End of History"Michael Swanwick 2003
2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Crab Lice"Gregory Feeley 1997
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Crab-Apple Crisis"George MacBeth 1966
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
"Crane Fly"Eliot Fintushel 1998
Sturgeon finalist
"The Crane Husband"Kelly Barnhill 2023
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Craphound"Cory Doctorow 1998
Sturgeon finalist
1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
CrashJ. G. Ballard 1973
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
CrashcourseWilhelmina Baird 1993
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Cratered"Karen Osborne 2019
2020The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 5 edited by Neil Clarke
"Craters"Kristine Kathryn Rusch 2007
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Crawfather"Mel Kassel 2020
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"Created He Them"Alice Eleanor Jones 1955
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
"Creation"Jeffrey Ford 2002
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"The Creation of Bennie Good"James Sallis 1970
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Creative Destruction"Edward M. Lerner 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Creator"David J. Lake 1978
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Creature"Carol Emshwiller 2001
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Creature of the Snows"William Sambrot 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Creatures of the Light"Sophie Wenzel Ellis 1930
2015The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley
Crescent City RhapsodyKathleen Ann Goonan 2000
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Cri de Coeur"Michael Bishop 1994
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal"Cordwainer Smith 1964
2001The Great SF Stories (1964) edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
"Crimes and Glory"Paul J. McAuley 2009
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2010The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 edited by Allan Kaster
"A Criminal Act"Harry Harrison 1967
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"Criminal in Utopia"Mack Reynolds 1968
1969Best SF: 1968 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Crispin's Model"Max Gladstone 2017
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Critical Factor"Hal Clement 1953
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
"Croatoan"Harlan Ellison 1975
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1976The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 edited by Terry Carr
"Crocodile Rock"Lucius Shepard 1999
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Le Croix (The Cross)"Barry N. Malzberg 1980
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
Cross of FireBarry N. Malzberg 1982
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Crossing Chao Meng Fu"G. David Nordley 1997
1998The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"A Crowd of Shadows"Charles L. Grant 1976
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Crown of StarsJames Tiptree, Jr. 1988
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Crucible of TimeJohn Brunner 1983
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Crucifixus Etiam"Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Crux"Albert E. Cowdrey 2000
2001The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Crying in the Rain"Tanith Lee 1987
1988The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
CryoburnLois McMaster Bujold 2010
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
"Cryptic"Jack McDevitt 1983
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Cryptic Age"Robert Reed 2014
Sturgeon finalist
CryptonomiconNeal Stephenson 1999
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
A Crystal AgeW. H. Hudson 1887
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
The Crystal CityOrson Scott Card 2003
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"The Crystal Egg"H. G. Wells 1897
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
Crystal ExpressBruce Sterling 1989
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Crystal Nights"Greg Egan 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Crystal SingerAnne McCaffrey 1982
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"The Crystal Spheres"David Brin 1984
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
The Crystal WorldJ. G. Ballard 1966
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
Cuckoo SongFrances Hardinge 2014
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Cuckoo's Boys"Robert Reed 1998
1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Cuckoo's EggC. J. Cherryh 1985
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
Cugel's SagaJack Vance 1983
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
"Culture"Jerry Shelton 1944
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
"Cupido"Rich Larson 2017
2018The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2018 edited by Rich Horton
"The Cure"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1946
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
A Cure for CancerMichael Moorcock 1971
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
"The Cure for Everything"Severna Park 2000
Nebula Award - Story Winner
2001The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Curious Experience of Thomas Dunbar"Francis Stevens 1904
2010The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women edited by Mike Ashley
"A Curious Fragment"Jack London 1908
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
The Curse of ChalionLois McMaster Bujold 2001
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
"The Curse of Kings"Connie Willis 1985
1986The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Cush"Neal Barrett, Jr. 1993
1994The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Custer's Last Jump"Steven UtleyHoward Waldrop 1976
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1977The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 edited by Terry Carr
1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Custodians"Richard Cowper 1975
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1976Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Custom Fitting"James White 1976
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"Cut"Robin Hobb 2001
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Cyber and Justice Holmes"Frank Riley 1955
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic AgeStanislaw Lem 1974
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Cyclops"Fritz Leiber 1965
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Cyclops"David Brin 1984
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Cyclopterus"Peter Watts 2019
2020The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2020The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4 edited by Allan Kaster
"The Cyphertone"S. C. Sykes 1981
1982The 1982 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
CyteenC. J. Cherryh 1988
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"D. A."Connie Willis 2006
2007The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume One edited by Jonathan Strahan
"D.I.Y"John Wiswell 2022
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Da Vinci Rising"Jack Dann 1995
Nebula Award - Story Winner
"Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny"Ted Chiang 2011
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Daddy's World"Walter Jon Williams 1999
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
2000The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
DaemonDaniel Suarez 2006
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Dagon"H. P. Lovecraft 1919
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
"Daisy, In the Sun"Connie Willis 1979
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1980The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Dala Horse"Michael Swanwick 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Daltharee"Jeffrey Ford 2008
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"The Dam"Hugh S. Johnson 1911
1968Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 edited by Sam Moskowitz
"Damage"David D. Levine 2015
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2016The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited by Neil Clarke
2016The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 edited by Allan Kaster
"Damascus"Daryl Gregory 2006
2007Year's Best SF 12 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2007The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Damnation Alley"Roger Zelazny 1967
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"The Damned Thing"Ambrose Bierce 1893
1977The Road to Science Fiction v. 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells edited by James Gunn
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
"The Damnedest Thing"Garson Kanin 1956
1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
"Dance at the Edge"L. Timmel Duchamp 1998
Sturgeon finalist
"Dance Band on the Titanic"Jack L. Chalker 1978
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Dance of the Changer and the Three"Terry Carr 1968
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
"Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites"William Shunn 2000
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"A Dance to Strange Musics"Gregory Benford 1998
1999Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Dancer in the Dark"David Gerrold 2004
Sturgeon finalist
The Dancers at the End of TimeMichael Moorcock 1972-76
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2016SF Masterworks
"The Dancing Floor"Cherry Wilder 1998
1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Dancing on Air"Nancy Kress 1993
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1994The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
Dancing on the VolcanoAnne Gay 1993
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
"Dancing with the Chairs"James Patrick Kelly 1989
Sturgeon finalist
"Dancy vs. the Pterosaur"Caitlín R. Kiernan 2015
2016The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Dandelion Girl"Robert F. Young 1961
1962The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
Dandelion WineRay Bradbury 1957
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Dangerous Games"Marta Randall 1980
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Dangerous Space"Kelley Eskridge 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Dangerous VisionsHarlan Ellison 1967
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
"The Dannold Cheque"Ken W. Purdy 1969
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"Danny Goes to Mars"Pamela Sargent 1992
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Dapple: A Hwarhath Historical Romance"Eleanor Arnason 1999
Sturgeon finalist
2000The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
"The Darfsteller"Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1955
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Dark"Karen Joy Fowler 1991
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1992The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Dark BenedictionWalter M. Miller, Jr. 1980
2016SF Masterworks
The Dark Between the StarsKevin J. Anderson 2014
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Dark EdenChris Beckett 2012
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Dark Force RisingTimothy Zahn 1992
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
The Dark ForestCixin Liu 2015
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Dark Heaven"Gregory Benford 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Dark Icarus"Bob Shaw 1974
1975The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr
"Dark Integers"Greg Egan 2007
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
"Dark Interlude"Fredric BrownMack Reynolds 1951
1952The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
The Dark Light YearsBrian W. Aldiss 1964
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Dark Lot of One Saul"M. P. Shiel 1912
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
Dark MatterBlake Crouch 2016
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Dark Mission"Lester del Rey 1940
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Dark Ride"John Kessel 2021
Sturgeon finalist
"Dark Rooms"Lisa Goldstein 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
The Dark Side of the EarthAlfred Bester 1964
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
"The Dark Side of Town"James Patrick Kelly 2004
2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"Ray Bradbury 1949
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Dark UniverseDaniel F. Galouye 1961
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Dark WorldHenry Kuttner 1965
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
DarkchildSydney J. Van Scyoc 1982
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
A Darker Shade of MagicVictoria Schwab 2015
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Darker Than You ThinkJack Williamson 1948
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
DarkmansNicola Barker 2007
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
"Darkness"André Carneiro 1963
1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
Darkness and DawnGeorge Allan England 1914
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
Darkness VisibleWilliam Golding 1979
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
Darkover LandfallMarion Zimmer Bradley 1972
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
Darkship ThievesSarah A. Hoyt 2010
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Darwin's RadioGreg Bear 1999
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
DarwiniaRobert Charles Wilson 1998
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
"Darwinian Pool Room"Isaac Asimov 1950
1979The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Malzberg and Pronzini
The Daughter of Doctor MoreauSilvia Moreno-Garcia 2022
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
A Daughter of No NationA. M. Dellamonica 2015
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Daughters of a Coral DawnKatherine V. Forrest 1984
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
Daughters of Copper WomanAnne Cameron 1981
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
Daughters of Earth and Other StoriesJudith Merril 1985
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
Daughters of ElysiumJoan Slonczewski 1993
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"The Daughters of John Demetrius"Joe Pitkin 2015
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016 edited by Rich Horton
2016The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Daughters of the NorthSarah Hall 2007
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
"Davey Jones' Ambassador"Raymond Z. Gallun 1935