| Brave New World | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Aldous Huxley
                              
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                        1932 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey | 
                                             | 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle | 
                                             | 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans | 
                                             | 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel | 
                                             | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             | 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) | 
                                             | 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time | 
                                             | 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn | 
                                             | 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Foundation Trilogy | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Isaac Asimov
                              
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                        1951-53 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 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. | 
                                             | 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 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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library | 
                                             | 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time | 
                                             | 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction | 
                                             | 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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             | 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                George Orwell
                              
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                        1949 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad | 
                                             | 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove | 
                                             | 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle | 
                                             | 1987 | 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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library | 
                                             | 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction | 
                                             | 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-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | I, Robot | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Isaac Asimov
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1950 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll | 
                                             | 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans | 
                                             | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             | 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2016 | 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 | 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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery | 
                                             | 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Slan | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                A. E. van Vogt
                              
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                        1946 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Novel Winner | 
                                             | 1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler | 
                                             | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll | 
                                             | 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel | 
                                             | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             | 2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn | 
                                             | 2016 | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Lest Darkness Fall | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                L. Sprague de Camp
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1941 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey | 
                                             | 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             | 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             | 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 2016 | 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 Martian Chronicles | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ray Bradbury
                              
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                        1950 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 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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                            | Adventures in Time and Space | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                J. Francis McComas, 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                          
                            
                              Raymond J. Healy
                            
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                        1946 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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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                            | … And Some Were Human | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Lester del Rey
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John W. Campbell, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1952 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Best of Science Fiction | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Groff Conklin
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1946 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             | 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn | 
                                             | 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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                            | Beyond This Horizon | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
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                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Gray Lensman | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Edward E. Smith
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn | 
                                             | 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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                            | The Green Hills of Earth | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Humanoids | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jack Williamson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1949 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Illustrated Man | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ray Bradbury
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Man Who Sold the Moon | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Robert A. Heinlein
                              
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                        1950 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Moon is Hell | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John W. Campbell, Jr.
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1951 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Portable Novels of Science | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Donald A. Wollheim
                              
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                        1945 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Science Fiction Omnibus | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Everett F. Bleiler, 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                          
                            
                              T. E. Dikty
                            
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                        1952 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Seven Famous Novels | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. G. Wells
                              
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                        1934 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Short Stories of H.G. Wells | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                H. G. Wells
                              
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                        1927 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Sinister Barrier | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Eric Frank Russell
                              
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                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | A Treasury of Science Fiction | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Groff Conklin
                              
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                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Weapon Makers | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                A. E. van Vogt
                              
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                        1947 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Who Goes There? | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John W. Campbell, Jr.
                              
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                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             | 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The World Below | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                S. Fowler Wright
                              
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                        1929 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The World of Null-A | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                A. E. van Vogt
                              
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                        1948 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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