Classics of Science Fiction

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction v5 list.

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	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2018	The Great American Read - PBS
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
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	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

2016	The origins of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Percy and Mary Shelley)
2017	'Frankenstein' Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era (The Atlantic)
2017	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds (MIT Press)
2018	Frankenstein at 200 – why hasn't Mary Shelley been given the respect she deserves? (The Guardian)
2018	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Origins)
2018	Mary Shelley's Monster Turns 200 (New York State Library)
2018	Mary Shelley, Frankenstein & Moral Philosophy (Philosophy Now)
2018	The Strange and Twisted Life of "Frankenstein" (The New Yorker)
2020	Anatomy of tragedy: the skeptical gothic in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Nature)
2021	First Edition of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ Sells for Record-Breaking $1.17 Million (Smithsonian)
2021	Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: the birth of a gothic monster (BBC History Extra)

Dhalgren

Samuel R. Delany

1975

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	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	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022	The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine

2010	Difficult Books: Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany (The Millions)
2010	Formations and transformations: Samual Delany's Dhalgren (Tor.com)
2011	Dhalgren (Kara Reviews)
2016	Doing Dhalgren (Lightspeed)
2019	In Praise of Samuel R. Delany (The New York Times)
2020	Quarantine Reads: Dhalgren (The Paris Review)
2021	Book Review: Samuel R. Delany's "Dhalgren" - A Critical War of Words (The Arts Fuse)
2021	Unmoored in a City of Ruins: On the Revelatory Power of Samuel R. Delany's Dhalgren (Literary Hub)

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

2009	Gender and glaciers: Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness (Tor.com)
2018	How The Left Hand of Darkness Changed Everything (The Lit Hub)
2019	"The Left Hand of Darkness" Is the Anti-Nationalist Book We Need Right Now (Electric Lit)
2019	The Left Hand of Darkness at Fifty (The Paris Review)
2020	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Vector BSFA)
2020	The Strange Friendships of Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" (The New Yorker)

Dune

Frank Herbert

1965

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	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.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	The 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	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	SF Masterworks
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	Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult

2015	Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world (The Guardian)
2015	Frank Herbert's Dune - A guide for further study: Articles (Pollak Library)
2018	Elitist Classic: Dune (Elitist Book Reviews)
2020	Heresies of "Dune" (Los Angeles Review of Books)
2021	What Accounts for the Lasting Appeal of Dune? (Literary Hub)

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	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2024	The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled

2001	Hothouse (SF Site)
2012	Review of "Hothouse" by Brian Aldiss (Speculiction)
2014	'Hothouse' by Brian Aldiss. Book review and analysis (Heart and Sole)
2016	Review – Hothouse by Brian Aldiss (Nat Newman)
2022	Book Review: Hothouse (variant title: The Long Afternoon of Earth), Brian W. Aldiss (1962) (Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations)

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

1994	Hell's My Destination: Imprisonment in the Works of Alfred Bester (Science Fiction Studies)
2001	The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester (Infinity Plus)
2011	Outer Space Awaits: A Sci-Fi Escape To 'The Stars' (NPR)
2012	Review of "The Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester (Speculiction)
2020	The Stars My Destination (Media Death Cult - Yahoo)

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

	James Morrow on A Case of Conscience (Library of America)
1982	Covering A Case of Conscience (Science Fiction Studies)
2010	Aliens and Jesuits: James Blish's A Case of Conscience (Tor.com)
2015	Classic SciFi 1: James Blish, A Case of Conscience (Breadtag Sagas)

Lord of Light

Roger Zelazny

1967

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	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.
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011	Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	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

2000	Lord of Light (SF Site)
2009	Fantasy disguised as science fiction disguised as fantasy: Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light (Tor.com)
2010	Back to the Hugos: Lord of Light by Robert Zelazny (The Guardian)
2017	The book that Argo forgot: SF Classic Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light (Factor Daily)

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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
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

2014	A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders (The New Yorker)
2021	The crux of religious belief: Walter Miller Jr.’s ‘A Canticle for Leibowitz’ (America)
2021	In Service to God and Science: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (Tor.com)

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	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
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

1953	Childhood's End (The New York Times)
2012	Wow! Wait, What? Wow!: Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End (Tor.com)
2013	BioSci Fi: Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke, 1953 (Stanford Law School)

The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

1956

1956	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel

2013	Review of The City & the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke (Speculiction)
2015	Review: The City and the Stars (Waiving Entropy)
2018	Two Improvised Fugues: Arthur C. Clarke's The City and the Stars and Against the Fall of Night (Tor.com)

The Foundation Trilogy

Isaac Asimov

1951-53

1952	Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011	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	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2021	29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK

1976	Isaac Asimov's FOUNDATION Novels: Historical Materialism Distorted into Cyclical Psycho-History (Science Fiction Studies)
2012	Paul Krugman: Asimov's Foundation novels grounded my economics (The Guardian)
2020	Isaac Asimov’s Comforting Technocratic Fable (National Review)

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

2010	Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men (Vaguely Borgesian)
2013	1930: Last and First Men (Stapledon, Olaf) (Potpourri of Science Fiction Literature)
2014	Last and First Men: a pioneering work of science fiction (Northern Soul)

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	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	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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	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
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

1962	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Kirkus Reviews)
2020	Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle (John Pistelli)
2022	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (conceptual fiction)

A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1917

1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Library of America Science Fiction

	A Princess of Mars (New York Journal of Books)
2011	Review: A Princess of Mars (The Literary Omnivore)
2012	A Princess of Mars (SF Reviews)

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

	Michael Dirda on The Space Merchants (Library of America)
2009	Advertising dystopia: Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth's The Space Merchants (Tor.com)
2012	The best science fiction novel about Madison Ave you'll ever read (Gizmodo)

Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner

1968

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	British Science Fiction Association Awards
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011	Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

2010	Back to the Hugos: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (The Guardian)
2013	The Weird 1969 New Wave Sci-Fi Novel that Correctly Predicted the Current Day (The Millions)
2019	The 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today (BBC)

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	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	SF Masterworks
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	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

2013	HG Wells The Time Machine and the Issue of Race (The Boomerang)
2015	The Story Behind A First Edition Book - The Time Machine (Rare & Antique Books)
2018	The Time Machine: Notes Towards an Analysis of Wells's Novella (Interesting Literature)

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

1966

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1975	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	SF Masterworks
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
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

2015	The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Kara Reviews)
2019	Is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Heinlein's All-Time Greatest Work? (Tor.com)

Odd John

Olaf Stapledon

1935

1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2012	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

2012	Odd John By Olaf Stapledon (SFBook.com)
2012	Odd John by Olaf Stapledon (SFFWorld.com)

Ringworld

Larry Niven

1970

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011	Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	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
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

2017	Book Review: Ringworld by Larry Niven (Medium)
2018	Revisiting Ringworld: Larry Niven's Timeless Classic (Tor.com)

Tau Zero

Poul Anderson

1970

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
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

2014	To Outlive Eternity (James Nicoll Reviews)
2016	Book Review: Tau Zero, Poul Anderson (1970) (Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations)

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	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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
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	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019	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

2019	The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury (Rich Horton)

More Than Human

Theodore Sturgeon

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

2000	More Than Human (SF Site)

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

And Chaos Died

Joanna Russ

1970

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn

At the Mountains of Madness

H. P. Lovecraft

1936

1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn

The Big Time

Fritz Leiber

1958

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2020	Library of America Science Fiction

The Centauri Device

M. John Harrison

1974

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011	Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein

1957

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel

The Cornelius Chronicles

Michael Moorcock

1977

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell

Dangerous Visions

Harlan Ellison

1967

1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	SF Masterworks

The Dark World

Henry Kuttner

1965

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.

Dorsai!

Gordon R. Dickson

1975

1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

The Dying Earth

Jack Vance

1950

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
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

Earth's Last Citadel

Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore

1964

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.

First Lensman

Edward E. Smith

1950

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.

From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne

1865

1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
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	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	50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe

The Humanoids

Jack Williamson

1949

1952	Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

Little Fuzzy

H. Beam Piper

1962

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
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

A Martian Odyssey and Others

Stanley G. Weinbaum

1949

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell

The Midwich Cuckoos

John Wyndham

1957

1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
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
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	SF Masterworks
2023	The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller

The Moon Pool

A. Merritt

1919

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.
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

Needle

Hal Clement

1950

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

The Night Land

William Hope Hodgson

1912

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn

Norstrilia

Cordwainer Smith

1975

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
1998	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2003	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	SF Masterworks

Vermillion Sands

J. G. Ballard

1971

1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1994	The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle

The World Below

S. Fowler Wright

1929

1949	The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1952	Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron

The World of Null-A

A. E. van Vogt

1948

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
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979	A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
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
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

Books: 49

A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction