334 |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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Adventures in Time and Space |
J. Francis McComas,
Raymond J. Healy
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1946 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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|
Again, Dangerous Visions |
Harlan Ellison
|
1972 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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The Alteration |
Kingsley Amis
|
1976 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Arslan |
M. J. Engh
|
1976 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
The Best of Cordwainer Smith |
Cordwainer Smith
|
1975 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Best of J.G. Ballard |
J. G. Ballard
|
1977 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
The Best Science Fiction of the Year |
Terry Carr
|
1972-87 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1965 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Best Short Stories of J.G. Ballard |
J. G. Ballard
|
1978 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
Blood Music |
Greg Bear
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
The Book of the New Sun |
Gene Wolfe
|
1980-87 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | 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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Brains of Rats |
Michael Blumlein
|
1990 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Bring the Jubilee |
Ward Moore
|
1953 |
|
|
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Camp Concentration |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1968 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
|
A Canticle for Leibowitz |
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
|
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
A Case of Conscience |
James Blish
|
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
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 | 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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
|
|
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories |
Richard McKenna
|
1973 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Cat's Cradle |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1963 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
|
|
A Century of Science Fiction |
Damon Knight
|
1966 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
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 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Coelestis |
Paul Park
|
1993 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
|
|
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe |
D. G. Compton
|
1974 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
|
The Crystal World |
J. G. Ballard
|
1966 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
The Day of the Triffids |
John Wyndham
|
1951 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Demolished Man |
Alfred Bester
|
1952 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Dispossessed |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (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 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Dr. Bloodmoney or How We Got Along After the Bomb |
Philip K. Dick
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
The Drowned World |
J. G. Ballard
|
1962 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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Earth Abides |
George R. Stewart
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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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Embedding |
Ian Watson
|
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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Engine Summer |
John Crowley
|
1979 |
|
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1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus |
Gene Wolfe
|
1972 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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A Fire Upon the Deep |
Vernor Vinge
|
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The First Men in the Moon |
H. G. Wells
|
1901 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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Flowers for Algernon |
Daniel Keyes
|
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Fools |
Pat Cadigan
|
1992 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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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 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Fundamental Disch |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1980 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
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Greybeard |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1964 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Have Space Suit-Will Travel |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Helliconia Spring |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1982 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Heroes and Villains |
Angela Carter
|
1969 |
|
|
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 |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
|
Hothouse |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1962 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Hyperion |
Dan Simmons
|
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The 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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Illustrated Man |
Ray Bradbury
|
1951 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Inheritors |
William Golding
|
1955 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories |
Gene Wolfe
|
1980 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Jaguar Hunter |
Lucius Shepard
|
1987 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
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 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
The Left Hand of Darkness |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1969 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Limbo |
Bernard Wolfe
|
1952 |
|
|
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
The Lost World |
Arthur Conan Doyle
|
1912 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
The Man in the High Castle |
Philip K. Dick
|
1962 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Martian Time-Slip |
Philip K. Dick
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1964 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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Memories of the Space Age |
J. G. Ballard
|
1988 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
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More Than Human |
Theodore Sturgeon
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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 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Naked Lunch |
William S. Burroughs
|
1959 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
|
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Neuromancer |
William Gibson
|
1984 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| 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 | 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) |
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 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Nine Hundred Grandmothers |
R. A. Lafferty
|
1970 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Nineteen Eighty-Four |
George Orwell
|
1949 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Non-Stop |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1958 |
|
|
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
|
|
The Norton Book of Science Fiction |
Ursula K. Le Guin,
Brian Attebery
|
1993 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Novelty |
John Crowley
|
1989 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
On Wings of Song |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1979 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Out of the Mouth of the Dragon |
Mark S. Geston
|
1969 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
Pavane |
Keith Roberts
|
1968 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1973 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
Queen of Angels |
Greg Bear
|
1990 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
|
|
The Quiet Woman |
Christopher Priest
|
1990 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
Red Dust |
Paul J. McAuley
|
1993 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
|
|
Red Mars |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1992 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
Roderick |
John Sladek
|
1980 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One |
Robert Silverberg
|
1970 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st 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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe |
Edgar Allan Poe
|
1976 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
The Short Stories of H.G. Wells |
H. G. Wells
|
1927 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
The Sirens of Titan |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
Solaris |
Stanislaw Lem
|
1970 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
Star Maker |
Olaf Stapledon
|
1937 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
|
|
Star Songs of an Old Primate |
James Tiptree, Jr.
|
1978 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
The Stars My Destination |
Alfred Bester
|
1956 |
|
|
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Stations of the Tide |
Michael Swanwick
|
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
Terminal Beach |
J. G. Ballard
|
1964 |
|
|
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
|
|
The Time Machine |
H. G. Wells
|
1895 |
|
|
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 |
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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
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 | 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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Timescape |
Gregory Benford
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1980 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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A Touch of Sturgeon |
Theodore Sturgeon
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1987 |
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1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
Jules Verne
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1872 |
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1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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The Unconquered Country |
Geoff Ryman
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1986 |
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1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
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Vermillion Sands |
J. G. Ballard
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1971 |
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1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
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The Voices of Time and Other Stories |
J. G. Ballard
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1962 |
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1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
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The Wanderer |
Fritz Leiber
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1964 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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The War in the Air |
H. G. Wells
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1908 |
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1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
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The War of the Worlds |
H. G. Wells
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1898 |
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1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | 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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Warm Worlds and Otherwise |
James Tiptree, Jr.
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1975 |
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1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters |
Ursula K. Le Guin
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1975 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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Woman on the Edge of Time |
Marge Piercy
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1976 |
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1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection |
Gardner Dozois
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1984 |
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1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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