| The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
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|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| Dune | Frank Herbert |
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| A Canticle for Leibowitz | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Nineteen Eighty-Four | George Orwell |
1949 |
|
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| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
|
| The Martian Chronicles | Ray Bradbury |
1950 |
|
|
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
|
| Childhood's End | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
|
| The Time Machine | H. G. Wells |
1895 |
|
|
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
|
| The Foundation Trilogy | Isaac Asimov |
1951-53 |
|
|
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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|
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley |
1818 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| Ringworld | Larry Niven |
1970 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Brave New World | Aldous Huxley |
1932 |
|
|
| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes |
1966 |
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|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood |
1985 |
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| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
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| The Demolished Man | Alfred Bester |
1952 |
|
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| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Man in the High Castle | Philip K. Dick |
1962 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| The Stars My Destination | Alfred Bester |
1956 |
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| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert A. Heinlein |
1961 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury |
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| The Forever War | Joe Haldeman |
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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|
| Neuromancer | William Gibson |
1984 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| The War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells |
1898 |
|
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Doomsday Book | Connie Willis |
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| Rendezvous with Rama | Arthur C. Clarke |
1973 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Robert A. Heinlein |
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick |
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| The Female Man | Joanna Russ |
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Otherwise Award |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
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|
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams |
1979 |
|
|
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| More Than Human | Theodore Sturgeon |
1953 |
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|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
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|
| Stand on Zanzibar | John Brunner |
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
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|
| Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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|
| Starship Troopers | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card |
1985 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Gateway | Frederik Pohl |
1977 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Solaris | Stanislaw Lem |
1970 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
|
| A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess |
1962 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
|
| Earth Abides | George R. Stewart |
1949 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson |
1992 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
|
| The Book of the New Sun | Gene Wolfe |
1980-87 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| The Sparrow | Mary Doria Russell |
1996 |
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|
| Otherwise Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Way Station | Clifford D. Simak |
1963 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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| A Fire Upon the Deep | Vernor Vinge |
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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|
|
| Last and First Men | Olaf Stapledon |
1930 |
|
|
| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| The Sirens of Titan | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
|
| Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson |
1992 |
|
|
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
| A Case of Conscience | James Blish |
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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|
|
| City | Clifford D. Simak |
1952 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
|
| I, Robot | Isaac Asimov |
1950 |
|
|
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
|
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|
| Mission of Gravity | Hal Clement |
1954 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
|
| Ubik | Philip K. Dick |
1969 |
|
|
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Cat's Cradle | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
1963 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The City and the Stars | Arthur C. Clarke |
1956 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
|
| The Day of the Triffids | John Wyndham |
1951 |
|
|
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany |
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
|
| A Princess of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
1917 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The Space Merchants | Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth |
1953 |
|
|
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Timescape | Gregory Benford |
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| To Your Scattered Bodies Go | Philip José Farmer |
1971 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle |
1962 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| The Fifth Head of Cerberus | Gene Wolfe |
1972 |
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|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1992 | Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| The Gods Themselves | Isaac Asimov |
1972 |
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|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "Bloodchild" | Octavia E. Butler |
1984 |
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|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Nebula winner - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1985 | Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1985 | The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| The Diamond Age | Neal Stephenson |
1995 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Dying Inside | Robert Silverberg |
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| The Mote in God's Eye | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle |
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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|
| The Persistence of Vision | John Varley |
1978 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1979 | Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1979 | The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1 edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The 1979 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Star Maker | Olaf Stapledon |
1937 |
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| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| Startide Rising | David Brin |
1983 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Arthur C. Clarke |
1968 |
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Caves of Steel | Isaac Asimov |
1954 |
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| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Cyteen | C. J. Cherryh |
1988 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| "The Game of Rat and Dragon" | Cordwainer Smith |
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1956 | Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2006 | The Space Opera Renaissance edited by Hartwell & Cramer |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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|
| The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins |
2008 |
|
|
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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|
| Speaker for the Dead | Orson Scott Card |
1986 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| The Windup Girl | Paolo Bacigalupi |
2009 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| Babel-17 | Samuel R. Delany |
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
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|
| China Mountain Zhang | Maureen F. McHugh |
1992 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
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| Downbelow Station | C. J. Cherryh |
1981 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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|
| "A Martian Odyssey" | Stanley G. Weinbaum |
1934 |
|
|
| 1943 | The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1992 | The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
|
|
| The Road | Cormac McCarthy |
2006 |
|
|
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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|
| Roadside Picnic | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky |
1972 |
|
|
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| "The Star" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1962 | A Century of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1963 | Best SF Five edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne |
1872 |
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| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| "When It Changed" | Joanna Russ |
1972 |
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| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| Altered Carbon | Richard K. Morgan |
2002 |
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| Philip K. Dick Award |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| Ammonite | Nicola Griffith |
1993 |
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|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| Ancillary Justice | Ann Leckie |
2013 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| "Bears Discover Fire" | Terry Bisson |
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Sturgeon winner |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| "Blood Music" | Greg Bear |
1983 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - story |
| Nebula winner - story |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1984 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1984 | The 1984 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Hartwell & Wolf |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Blood Music | Greg Bear |
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| Dragonflight | Anne McCaffrey |
1968 |
|
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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| The Drowned World | J. G. Ballard |
1962 |
|
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| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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| "Flowers for Algernon" | Daniel Keyes |
1959 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril |
| 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| I Am Legend | Richard Matheson |
1954 |
|
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| "Light of Other Days" | Bob Shaw |
1966 |
|
|
| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1968 | SF 12 edited by Judith Merril |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1982 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 4: From Here to Forever edited by James Gunn |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
| 2022 | Hugo Award Hindsight by Dave Hook |
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| The Player of Games | Iain M. Banks |
1988 |
|
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| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
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| ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" | Harlan Ellison |
1965 |
|
|
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1966 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1997 | The Science Fiction Century edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| Rogue Moon | Algis Budrys |
1960 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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|
| Slan | A. E. van Vogt |
1946 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| The Snow Queen | Joan D. Vinge |
1980 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
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| We | Yevgeny Zamyatin |
1924 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
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|
| Barrayar | Lois McMaster Bujold |
1991 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| A Deepness in the Sky | Vernor Vinge |
1999 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
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|
| Double Star | Robert A. Heinlein |
1956 |
|
|
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
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| The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
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| The Island of Doctor Moreau | H. G. Wells |
1896 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jules Verne |
1864 |
|
|
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| The Lathe of Heaven | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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|
| "Story of Your Life" | Ted Chiang |
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Sturgeon winner |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1999 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1999 | Year's Best SF 4 edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 2005 | The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
|
|
|
| Tau Zero | Poul Anderson |
1970 |
|
|
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Kate Wilhelm |
1976 |
|
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| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
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| "Day Million" | Frederik Pohl |
1966 |
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| 1967 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1993 | The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Fondly Fahrenheit" | Alfred Bester |
1954 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1981 | Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Grass | Sheri S. Tepper |
1989 |
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| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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| Kindred | Octavia E. Butler |
1979 |
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| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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| The Martian | Andy Weir |
2012 |
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| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| "Nightfall" | Isaac Asimov |
1941 |
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| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "The Nine Billion Names of God" | Arthur C. Clarke |
1953 |
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| Hugo winner - story |
| 1956 | Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1968 | One Hundred Years of Science Fiction edited by Damon Knight |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1986 | The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
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| "Nine Lives" | Ursula K. Le Guin |
1969 |
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| Nebula finalist - story |
| 1970 | World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr |
| 1970 | Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2018 | The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2019 | Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories |
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| Old Man's War | John Scalzi |
2005 |
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| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| Out of the Silent Planet | C. S. Lewis |
1938 |
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| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| "Rachel in Love" | Pat Murphy |
1987 |
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| Sturgeon winner |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| Nebula winner - story |
| 1975 | Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes |
| 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois |
| 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 edited by David S. Garnett |
| 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2004 | The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB All Time Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Synners | Pat Cadigan |
1991 |
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| Nebula finalist - novel |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger |
2003 |
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| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| To Say Nothing of the Dog | Connie Willis |
1998 |
|
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| Hugo winner - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
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| "All You Zombies—" | Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
|
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| Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2001 | Masterpieces edited by Orson Scott Card |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Anathem | Neal Stephenson |
2008 |
|
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| Hugo finalist - novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| "Arena" | Fredric Brown |
1944 |
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| 1950 | Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) |
| 1981 | The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2011 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Aye, and Gomorrah …" | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - story |
| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1982 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor |
| 1989 | The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2010 | Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2016 | The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| The City & The City | China Miéville |
2009 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| "The Cold Equations" | Tom Godwin |
1954 |
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| 1955 | The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 edited by T. E. Dikty |
| 1958 | Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Modern SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1987 | The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2005 | The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint |
| 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "Coming Attraction" | Fritz Leiber |
1950 |
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| Hugo finalist - story |
| 1951 | The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty |
| 1965 | Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton |
| 1978 | Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology edited by Greenberg, Olander, Warrick |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 3: From Heinlein to Here edited by James Gunn |
| 1980 | Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction edited by Greenberg, Olander, Pohl |
| 1984 | The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg |
| 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al |
| 2012 | Locus All Centuries Poll |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| Consider Phlebas | Iain M. Banks |
1987 |
|
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| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| The Crystal World | J. G. Ballard |
1966 |
|
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| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| A Door into Ocean | Joan Slonczewski |
1986 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| Dreamsnake | Vonda N. McIntyre |
1978 |
|
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| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo winner - novel |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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| The Einstein Intersection | Samuel R. Delany |
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula winner - novel |
| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
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|
| Helliconia Spring | Brian W. Aldiss |
1982 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula finalist - novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| Lest Darkness Fall | L. Sprague de Camp |
1941 |
|
|
| 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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| Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro |
2005 |
|
|
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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| Nova | Samuel R. Delany |
1968 |
|
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| Hugo finalist - novel |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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|
| Odd John | Olaf Stapledon |
1935 |
|
|
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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