Book Citations

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Philip K. Dick Award 2
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist 3
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers 4
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller 4
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy 4
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn 4
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler 4
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers 5
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn 5
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) 5
Otherwise Award 5
Arthur C. Clarke Awards 6
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward 6
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled 7
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon 7
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books 7
2018The Great American Read - PBS 8
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell 9
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller 10
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 10
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors 11
British Science Fiction Association Awards 11
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist 13
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books 13
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors 14
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels 14
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) 14
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult 14
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books 15
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) 15
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time 15
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK 16
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 16
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales 16
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll 17
2020Library of America Science Fiction 18
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors 20
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books 21
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century 21
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) 22
Nebula Award - Novel Winner 22
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn 24
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors 24
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. 24
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist 25
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo 25
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad 26
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington 26
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 27
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine 28
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 28
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House 30
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist 30
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books 32
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 33
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn 34
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn 36
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) 36
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle 36
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey 38
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle 39
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 40
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read 42
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe 42
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) 43
Hugo Award - Novel Winner 43
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove 45
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell 46
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime 47
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 47
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery 49
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult 49
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels 53
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books 53
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron 56
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel 58
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 62
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time 62
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans 64
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels 66
2016SF Masterworks 68
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction 70
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 73
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron 75
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn 80
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time 85
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron 87
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 89
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library 103
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel 108