| The Left Hand of Darkness |
Ursula K. Le Guin
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1969 |
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6
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| 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 (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
| 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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| Walk to the End of the World |
Suzy McKee Charnas
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1974 |
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|
| Otherwise Award |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 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 |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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| The Female Man |
Joanna Russ
|
1975 |
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3
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Otherwise Award |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1996 | 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 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels 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 |
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| Motherlines |
Suzy McKee Charnas
|
1978 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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| White Queen |
Gwyneth Jones
|
1991 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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| A Woman of the Iron People |
Eleanor Arnason
|
1991 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| China Mountain Zhang |
Maureen F. McHugh
|
1992 |
|
4
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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| Ammonite |
Nicola Griffith
|
1993 |
|
3
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| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
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|
| Larque on the Wing |
Nancy Springer
|
1994 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| Waking the Moon |
Elizabeth Hand
|
1994 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Memoirs Of Elizabeth Frankenstein |
Theodore Roszak
|
1995 |
|
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|
|
|
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| The Sparrow |
Mary Doria Russell
|
1996 |
|
4
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Black Wine |
Candas Jane Dorsey
|
1997 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Conqueror's Child |
Suzy McKee Charnas
|
1999 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Wild Life |
Molly Gloss
|
2000 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Kappa Child |
Hiromi Goto
|
2002 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Light |
M. John Harrison
|
2002 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| Not Before Sundown |
Johanna Sinisalo
|
2003 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Set This House In Order: A Romance Of Souls |
Matt Ruff
|
2003 |
|
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|
|
|
|
| Air |
Geoff Ryman
|
2004 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Ōoku: The Inner Chambers |
Fumi Yoshinaga
|
2005 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Camouflage |
Joe Haldeman
|
2006 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Otherwise Award |
|
|
|
| Half Life |
Shelley Jackson
|
2006 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden |
Catherynne M. Valente
|
2006 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Carhullan Army |
Sarah Hall
|
2007 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Filter House |
Nisi Shawl
|
2008 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Knife of Never Letting Go |
Patrick Ness
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales |
Greer Gilman
|
2009 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Baba Yaga Laid an Egg |
Dubravka Ugresic
|
2010 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Redwood and Wildfire |
Andrea Hairston
|
2011 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Ancient, Ancient |
Kiini Ibura Salaam
|
2012 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Drowning Girl |
Caitlín R. Kiernan
|
2012 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Rupetta |
N. A. Sulway
|
2013 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Girl in the Road |
Monica Byrne
|
2014 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| My Real Children |
Jo Walton
|
2014 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Lizard Radio |
Pat Schmatz
|
2015 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The New Mother |
Eugene Fischer
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When the Moon Was Ours |
Anna-Marie McLemore
|
2016 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Who Runs the World? |
Virginia Bergin
|
2017 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Freshwater |
Akwaeke Emezi
|
2018 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| They Will Dream in the Garden |
Gabriela Damián Miravete
|
2018 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon |
Ekpeki Donald Oghenechovwe
|
2020 |
|
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|
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| Light From Uncommon Stars |
Ryka Aoki
|
2021 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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| Sorrowland |
Rivers Solomon
|
2021 |
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