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FrankensteinMary Shelley 1818
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.
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
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
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)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
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
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"When It Changed"Joanna Russ 1972
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
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
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 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
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
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 Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein 1961
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
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
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
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
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)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
DhalgrenSamuel R. Delany 1975
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
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
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
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury 1953
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary 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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
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 Drowned WorldJ. G. Ballard 1962
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
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
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes 1966
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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 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)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Sandkings"George R. R. Martin 1979
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1980The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
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
"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
The City & The CityChina Miéville 2009
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
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
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin 1969
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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.
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
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
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
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
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
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
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
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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 Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Liberation of Earth"William Tenn 1953
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979Science Fiction of the Fifties edited by Greenberg and Olander
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
Out of the Silent PlanetC. S. Lewis 1938
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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)
"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
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
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
DuneFrank Herbert 1965
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula 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.
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
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
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
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
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016SF Masterworks
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
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
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)
Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart 1949
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
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
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
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
ExhalationTed Chiang 2008
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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 Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
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
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
HothouseBrian W. Aldiss 1962
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Inverted WorldChristopher Priest 1974
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
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
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
KindredOctavia E. Butler 1979
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
The Machine StopsE. M. Forster 1909
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
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"A Martian Odyssey"Stanley G. Weinbaum 1934
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
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
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
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
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
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ModeranDavid R. Bunch 1971
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
The RoadCormac McCarthy 2006
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2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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Roadside PicnicArkady StrugatskyBoris Strugatsky 1972
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
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Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1969
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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Star MakerOlaf Stapledon 1937
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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
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WeYevgeny Zamyatin 1924
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
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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2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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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
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Altered CarbonRichard K. Morgan 2002
Philip K. Dick Award
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
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Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie 2013
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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Annie BotCaragh M. O'Brien 2024
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Babel-17Samuel R. Delany 1966
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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
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
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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
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BoneshakerCherie Priest 2009
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell 2004
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
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2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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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
A Deepness in the SkyVernor Vinge 1999
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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)
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The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson 1995
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
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2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin 1974
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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Double StarRobert A. Heinlein 1956
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
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
2016SF Masterworks
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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Downbelow StationC. J. Cherryh 1981
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
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Downward to the EarthRobert Silverberg 1969
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016SF Masterworks
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
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DragonflightAnne McCaffrey 1968
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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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
EmbassytownChina Miéville 2011
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Fifth Head of CerberusGene Wolfe 1972
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
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
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Flowers for Algernon"Daniel Keyes 1959
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1961Best SF Four: 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
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Good News from the Vatican"Robert Silverberg 1971
Nebula Award - Story Winner
1972Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
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 Island of Doctor MoreauH. G. Wells 1896
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"The Last Question"Isaac Asimov 1956
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2005The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint
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
The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guin 1971
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Little BrotherCory Doctorow 2008
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula 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
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
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)
Lord of LightRoger Zelazny 1967
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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.
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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 Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro 2005
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
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
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
Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi 2005
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Oryx and CrakeMargaret Atwood 2003
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
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)
"Rachel in Love"Pat Murphy 1987
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon winner
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1988The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett
1988The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1988The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson 1992
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman"Harlan Ellison 1965
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 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
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
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
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Sailing to Byzantium"Robert Silverberg 1985
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1986The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
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
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Second Variety"Philip K. Dick 1953
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1954Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
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 Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1959
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
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
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
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
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
Snow CrashNeal Stephenson 1992
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
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
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The SparrowMary Doria Russell 1996
Otherwise Award
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
British Science Fiction Association Awards
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)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
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
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"Speech Sounds"Octavia E. Butler 1983
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
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
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester 1956
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
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel 2014
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
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)
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
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Story of Your Life"Ted Chiang 1998
Sturgeon winner
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1999Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell
1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth 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
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
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
UbikPhilip K. Dick 1969
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
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
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells 1898
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
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
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
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)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi 2009
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
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
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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)
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
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
"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
"Appearance of Life"Brian W. Aldiss 1976
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
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
"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
"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
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
"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
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
"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
"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
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
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
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
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
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
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 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
"Day Million"Frederik Pohl 1966
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
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
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
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Desertion"Clifford D. Simak 1944
1950Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
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
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick 1968
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
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
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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)
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
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
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
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Female ManJoanna Russ 1975
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Otherwise Award
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
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
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
A Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vinge 1992
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016SF Masterworks
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Forever WarJoe Haldeman 1975
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
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
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
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
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
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
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The Foundation TrilogyIsaac Asimov 1951-53
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
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.
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
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 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
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
GatewayFrederik Pohl 1977
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In"James Tiptree, Jr. 1973
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
1999Locus All Time Poll
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 Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimov 1972
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
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
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
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
GrassSheri S. Tepper 1989
Hugo 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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood 1985
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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
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)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Hardfought"Greg Bear 1983
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo 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
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Hell Is the Absence of God"Ted Chiang 2001
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story 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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"Harlan Ellison 1967
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
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
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"It's a Good Life"Jerome Bixby 1953
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1961Best SF Four: 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
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Last and First MenOlaf Stapledon 1930
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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.
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
"The Lucky Strike"Kim Stanley Robinson 1984
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
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
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
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
The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. Dick 1962
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist"Kij Johnson 2011
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story 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 Short SF Novels 2 edited by Allan Kaster
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Man Who Lost the Sea"Theodore Sturgeon 1959
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1960The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1990The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2019Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
The Man Who Saw SecondsAlexander Boldizar 2024
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
"A Meeting with Medusa"Arthur C. Clarke 1971
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1972Best SF: 1971 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
NeuromancerWilliam Gibson 1984
Philip K. Dick Award
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
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
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)
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
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
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
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
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
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell 1949
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
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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
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)
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
NovaSamuel R. Delany 1968
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2020Library of America Science Fiction
PavaneKeith Roberts 1968
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
2016SF Masterworks
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Player of GamesIain M. Banks 1988
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke 1973
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
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)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds 2000
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
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
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Scanners Live in Vain"Cordwainer Smith 1950
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 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
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
The Snow QueenJoan D. Vinge 1980
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
SolarisStanislaw Lem 1970
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
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
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
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"A Song for Lya"George R. R. Martin 1974
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1975The 1975 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Space MerchantsFrederik PohlC. M. Kornbluth 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
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
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016SF Masterworks
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
The StandStephen King 1978
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner 1968
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
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
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
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Starship TroopersRobert A. Heinlein 1959
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie 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)
Startide RisingDavid Brin 1983
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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)
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"Stranger Station"Damon Knight 1956
1957SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Swarm"Bruce Sterling 1982
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1983The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"There Will Come Soft Rains"Ray Bradbury 1950
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
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
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Things"Peter Watts 2010
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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
2011The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2011The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3 edited by Allan Kaster
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
The Time MachineH. G. Wells 1895
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999Locus All Time Poll
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)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Time Traveler's WifeAudrey Niffenegger 2003
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
To Your Scattered Bodies GoPhilip José Farmer 1971
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
Way StationClifford D. Simak 1963
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
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
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
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Who Goes There?"John W. Campbell, Jr. 1938
Hugo Award - Story Winner
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
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
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
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle 1962
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
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
"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
"Arena"Fredric Brown 1944
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
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Aye, and Gomorrah …"Samuel R. Delany 1967
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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
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
"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
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
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
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
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"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
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
The Day of the TriffidsJohn Wyndham 1951
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
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
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century 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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
The Demolished ManAlfred Bester 1952
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
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
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
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
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
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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
Doomsday BookConnie Willis 1992
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
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
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
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
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Door into OceanJoan Slonczewski 1986
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
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
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyre 1978
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Einstein IntersectionSamuel R. Delany 1967
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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
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
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
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
Ender's GameOrson Scott Card 1985
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
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 100
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Even the Queen"Connie Willis 1992
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1993The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
The Fall of HyperionDan Simmons 1990
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
"Fondly Fahrenheit"Alfred Bester 1954
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1987The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) 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
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
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
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Game of Rat and Dragon"Cordwainer Smith 1955
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
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
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2006The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
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
"Great Work of Time"John Crowley 1989
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1990The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
Helliconia SpringBrian W. Aldiss 1982
British Science Fiction Association Awards
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"James Tiptree, Jr. 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
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins 2008
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
HyperionDan Simmons 1989
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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
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
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
I, RobotIsaac Asimov 1950
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
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
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"The Island"Peter Watts 2009
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
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
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Jeffty Is Five"Harlan Ellison 1977
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Light of Other Days"Bob Shaw 1966
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Little Black Bag"C. M. Kornbluth 1950
Hugo Award - Story Winner
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
1984The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
"Lobsters"Charles Stross 2001
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2002The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2007Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology edited by Sheila Williams
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The MartianAndy Weir 2012
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
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
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"Ted Chiang 2007
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2008The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
2008The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
Mission of GravityHal Clement 1954
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
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
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
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
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
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
The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. Heinlein 1966
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
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
2016SF Masterworks
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Moon Moth"Jack Vance 1961
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1991The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
The Mote in God's EyeLarry NivenJerry Pournelle 1974
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Mountains of Mourning"Lois McMaster Bujold 1989
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
Neutron StarLarry Niven 1968
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 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
"The Nine Billion Names of God"Arthur C. Clarke 1953
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
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
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Nine Lives"Ursula K. Le Guin 1969
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1970World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
Odd JohnOlaf Stapledon 1935
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
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
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
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
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
"Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand"Vonda N. McIntyre 1973
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1974The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1982The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
"Or All the Seas with Oysters"Avram Davidson 1958
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1959SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1990The Great SF Stories 20 (1958) 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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Persistence of VisionJohn Varley 1978
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1979Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1979The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr
1979The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
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
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
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
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The PostmanDavid Brin 1985
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"Press ENTER ■"John Varley 1984
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
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
1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs 1917
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.
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
"The Queen of Air and Darkness"Poul Anderson 1971
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
RingworldLarry Niven 1970
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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.
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
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
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Rogue MoonAlgis Budrys 1960
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
"A Rose for Ecclesiastes"Roger Zelazny 1963
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
196510th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril
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
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick 1977
British Science Fiction Association Awards
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Library of America Science Fiction
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Screwfly Solution"James Tiptree, Jr. 1977
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1978The 1978 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1978The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr
1978Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Sentinel"Arthur C. Clarke 1951
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
1985The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
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
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
"A Series of Steaks"Vina Jie-Min Prasad 2017
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2018The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve edited by Jonathan Strahan
2018The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke
2018The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10 edited by Allan Kaster
2019The New Voices of Science Fiction edited by Hannu Rajaniemi and Jacob Weisman
SlanA. E. van Vogt 1946
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"Snow"John Crowley 1985
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2005The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Card 1986
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie 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)
"Surface Tension"James Blish 1952
1953Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
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
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
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
SynnersPat Cadigan 1991
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Tau ZeroPoul Anderson 1970
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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.
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016SF Masterworks
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"That Only a Mother"Judith Merril 1948
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1978Science Fiction of the Forties edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
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
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
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
Think Like a DinosaurJames Patrick Kelly 1997
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Think Like a Dinosaur"James Patrick Kelly 1995
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1996Year's Best SF edited by David G. Hartwell
1996The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
This ImmortalRoger Zelazny 1966
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu 2014
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
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
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
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
"Vaster Than Empires and More Slow"Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1972The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Vintage Season"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1946
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1948A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
1982The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Way of Cross and Dragon"George R. R. Martin 1979
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1980The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1980Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
1999Locus All Time Poll
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelm 1976
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"The Women Men Don't See"James Tiptree, Jr. 1973
1974The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1975Best SF: 1974 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarMax Brooks 2006
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
"At the Rialto"Connie Willis 1989
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"The Day Before the Revolution"Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1980Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Dead Past"Isaac Asimov 1956
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Death of Doctor Island"Gene Wolfe 1973
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1974The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
1999Locus All Time Poll
2004The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
DriftglassSamuel R. Delany 1971
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
"Driftglass"Samuel R. Delany 1967
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1968World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
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
Dying InsideRobert Silverberg 1972
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"The Earth Quarter"Damon Knight 1955
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
"Fermi and Frost"Frederik Pohl 1985
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1986The 1986 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Fire Watch"Connie Willis 1982
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"First Contact"Murray Leinster 1945
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1946The Best 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
1982The Great SF Stories 7 (1945) 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
FledglingOctavia E. Butler 2005
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor)
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
"For a Breath I Tarry"Roger Zelazny 1966
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Forgiveness Day"Ursula K. Le Guin 1994
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Sturgeon winner
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth 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
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Novellas
"The Gold at the Starbow's End"Frederik Pohl 1972
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1973The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Harrison Bergeron"Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1961
1970Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2000The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams 1979
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016SF Masterworks
2018The Great American Read - PBS
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"How Erg the Self-Inducting Slew a Paleface"Stanislaw Lem 1977
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobučar"Rich Larson 2020
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
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
"The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast"Theodore Sturgeon 1949
1950The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1984The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
I Am LegendRichard Matheson 1954
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd 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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie 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)
"Inconstant Moon"Larry Niven 1971
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
Journey to the Center of the EarthJules Verne 1864
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
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
Lest Darkness FallL. Sprague de Camp 1941
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
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
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
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
"Little Free Library"Naomi Kritzer 2020
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Lot"Ward Moore 1953
1954The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
1973The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007)
1986The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
The Martian ChroniclesRay Bradbury 1950
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
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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.
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
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
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"Microcosmic God"Theodore Sturgeon 1941
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1965Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz
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
1978Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr
1980The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
"A Midwinter's Tale"Michael Swanwick 1988
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1943
1948A Treasury 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
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1999Locus All Time Poll
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 Minority Report"Philip K. Dick 1956
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon 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
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
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
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
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
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
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
"The Muse"Anthony Burgess 1968
1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
"Neutron Star"Larry Niven 1966
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1986Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
"Nightfall"Isaac Asimov 1941
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
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)
1978Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1980The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1988Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
"Nobody's Home"Joanna Russ 1972
1973The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr
1975Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes
1983The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Only Neat Thing to Do"James Tiptree, Jr. 1985
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1986Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 edited by Terry Carr
1986The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Party Line"Gérard Klein 1976
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Passengers"Robert Silverberg 1968
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
1999Locus All Time Poll
2001Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
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
"Poor Superman"Fritz Leiber 1951
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"The Proud Robot"Henry KuttnerC. L. Moore 1943
1946Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas
1981The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1999Locus All Time Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Public Hating"Steve Allen 1955
1956S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy edited by Judith Merril
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Sector General"James White 1957
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Seven American Nights"Gene Wolfe 1978
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1979The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr
1979Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"The Short Life"Francis Donovan 1955
1961Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
"A Sign in Space"Italo Calvino 1968
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Silent Brother"Algis Budrys 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
"Souls"Joanna Russ 1982
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1983The 1983 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1983The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 edited by Terry Carr
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1996Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf
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
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The Spiral"Italo Calvino 1968
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"The Star"Arthur C. Clarke 1955
Hugo Award - Story Winner
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1963Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin
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)
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
1988The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
1999Locus All Time Poll
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
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Star Pit"Samuel R. Delany 1967
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1968SF 12 edited by Judith Merril
1980The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
1994Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2019Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
2022Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones"Samuel R. Delany 1968
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Winner
1969World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 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
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
TimescapeGregory Benford 1980
British Science Fiction Association Awards
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
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
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
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016SF Masterworks
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis 1998
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaJules Verne 1872
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
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
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
"Twilight"John W. Campbell, Jr. 1934
1943The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim
1970The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
1978Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn
1983Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin
2011Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"The Ugly Chickens"Howard Waldrop 1980
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo 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
1981Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"The Voices of Time"J. G. Ballard 1960
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1968One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1991The Great SF Stories 22 (1960) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Way to Amalteia"Arkady StrugatskyBoris Strugatsky 1985
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"Philip K. Dick 1966
1967World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
1979The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn
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
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Weihnachtsabend"Keith Roberts 1972
1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"Zero Hour"Ray Bradbury 1947
1956Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
1977The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton
1983The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
1989The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell
"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
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"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
"Abominable"Fredric Brown 1960
1961The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"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
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
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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"Paolo Bacigalupi 2010
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"The Alchemist"Charles L. Harness 1966
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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
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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
"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 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
"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
"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 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
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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 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
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"… 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
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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
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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
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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
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2012The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2 edited by Allan Kaster
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2006Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
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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
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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
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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
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"Animal Farm"George Orwell 1946
Hugo Award - Story Winner
The Animals in That CountryLaura Jean McKay 2020
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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"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
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
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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
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201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2010Year's Best SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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2018The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek
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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
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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
"Another World"J. -H. Rosny aîné 1895
1962A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight
1997The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell
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
2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
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Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1968Best SF: 1967 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
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1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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2013Year's Best SF 18 edited by David G. Hartwell
AnthemAyn Rand 1938
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1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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2001The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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2012The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2012The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2 edited by Allan Kaster
The Anubis GatesTim Powers 1983
Philip K. Dick Award
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Anything Box"Zenna Henderson 1956
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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"The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary"Kij Johnson 2015
2016The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by John Joseph Adams and Karen Joy Fowler
"Apartness"Vernor Vinge 1965
1966World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
ApexRamez Naam 2015
Philip K. Dick Award
"An Apollo Asteroid"Brian W. Aldiss 1999
2000Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell
"Apology to Inky"Robert M. Green, Jr. 1966
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1972A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight
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AppleseedJohn Clute 2001
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
"Application"Lewis Shiner 2012
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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1969Best SF: 1968 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
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1999The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
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2005Best Short Novels: 2005 edited by Jonathan Strahan
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2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
AramayaJane Routley 1999
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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
2013The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 5 edited by Allan Kaster
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2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
"Argonautica"Walter Jon Williams 1999
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
AristoiWalter Jon Williams 1992
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
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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
"Arkfall"Carolyn Ives Gilman 2008
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"ARM"Larry Niven 1975
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
ArmageddonStanley Waterloo 1898
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"Armageddon"Fredric Brown 1941
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
Armageddon ComethJ. K. Accinni 2012
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
The Armageddon RagGeorge R. R. Martin 1983
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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19711971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
"Armaja Das"Joe Haldeman 1976
1977Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Armed CampsKit Reed 1969
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
ArmorJohn Steakley 1984
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
Around the MoonJules Verne 1870
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne 1873
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
Arrows of the QueenMercedes Lackey 1987
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
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1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
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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
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2017The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2017The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 edited by Allan Kaster
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2008Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition edited by Rich Horton
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2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
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2002The Hard SF Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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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
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2015The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers edited by Mike Ashley
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2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
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1966Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin
"Arvies"Adam-Troy Castro 2010
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2011The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 edited by Rich Horton
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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
"As For Our Fatal Continuity …"Brian W. Aldiss 1971
1973Best SF: 1972 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
"As Never Was"P. Schuyler Miller 1944
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
As She Climbed Across the TableJonathan Lethem 1997
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 Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
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
Ash: A Secret HistoryMary Gentle 2000
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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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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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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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
"Asylum"Katharine Kerr 1994
1995The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
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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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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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1985The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second 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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2003The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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1972Best Science Fiction for 1972 edited by Frederik Pohl
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2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
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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
AtomisedMichel Houellebecq 2000
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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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2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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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
AuroraKim Stanley Robinson 2015
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
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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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"Autumntime"A. Lentini 1971
1972Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year edited by Lester del Rey
"The Available Data on the Worp Reaction"Lion Miller 1953
1958Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin
The AvatarPoul Anderson 1978
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
"Avery Cates: The Walled City"Jeff Somers 2015
Sturgeon finalist
"Awake in the Night"John C. Wright 2003
2004Best Short Novels: 2004 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2004The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Awakening"Judith Berman 2007
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Away With the Wolves"Sarah Gailey 2019
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Awlo of Ulm"S. P. Meek 1931
1974Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov
"The Axiom of Choice"David W. Goldman 2011
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Axolotl"Robert Abernathy 1954
1955The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty
Aye, and GomorrahSamuel R. Delany 2003
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
"Aymara"Lucius Shepard 1986
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1987Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 edited by Terry Carr
Aztec CenturyChristopher Evans 1993
British Science Fiction Association Awards
"Aztecs"Vonda N. McIntyre 1977
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories
1978The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 edited by Terry Carr
"Año Nuevo"Ray Nayler 2021
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Finalist
Baba Yaga Laid an EggDubravka Ugresic 2010
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
BabelR. F. Kuang 2022
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
BabyJ. K. Accinni 2013
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
"Baby Doll"Johanna Sinisalo 2002
Sturgeon finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2016The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"The Baby Eaters"Ian McHugh 2016
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
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories
1973The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova
1981Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories
2010Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Baby, You Were Great"Kate Wilhelm 1967
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
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
"Back to the Stone Age"Jake Saunders 1976
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
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
"A Bad Day for Sales"Fritz Leiber 1953
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
"Bad Day on Boscobel"Alexander Jablokov 2013
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
BannerlessCarrie Vaughn 2017
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
"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
"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 MurdersJohn Varley 1980
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
"The Barbie Murders"John Varley 1978
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1979The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr
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
"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
"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 1969
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
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
"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 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 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
"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
"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 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 GlassKaren Joy Fowler 1998
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
"Black Glass"Karen Joy Fowler 1991
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
"Black Glass"Fritz Leiber 1978
1979The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 edited by Terry Carr
"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
"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 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 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
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
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
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
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
"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 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-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
"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 RatsMichael Blumlein 1990
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
"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
"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"Cory Doctorow 2011
2012The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan
"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
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 Bridge"Kathleen Ann Goonan 2007
2008Year's Best SF 13 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
The BridgeIain M. Banks 1986
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
"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
"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
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"Ursula K. Le Guin 2001
2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"The Building"Herbert W. Franke 1998
1998The Road to Science Fiction v. 6: Around the World edited by James Gunn
"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 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
The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro 2015
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
"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 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 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
CamouflageJoe Haldeman 2006
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
"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
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
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2018The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 2 edited by Allan Kaster
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2020The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 edited by Gabaldon & Adams
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2012The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 edited by Rich Horton
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2018ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
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1956Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty
1999Locus All Time Poll
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
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2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
"The Cartesian Theater"Robert Charles Wilson 2006
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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
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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
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2005Year's Best SF 10 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
"Cascade Point"Timothy Zahn 1983
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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
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"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
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1985The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
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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
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2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
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2011Year's Best SF 16 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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2004Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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1996The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
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1970Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss
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2013The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 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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1984The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
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Hugo Award - Story Finalist
"Cat Pictures Please"Naomi Kritzer 2015
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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
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2010The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four edited by Jonathan Strahan
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2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
"The Cat's Pajamas"James Morrow 2001
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2002Year's Best SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
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1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 edited by Rich Horton
"A Catalog of Storms"Fran Wilde 2019
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2020The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 edited by Rich Horton
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2018The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3 edited by Neil Clarke
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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
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1976The 1976 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
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2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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