| Dhalgren |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1975 |
|
8
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The City & The City |
China Miéville
|
2009 |
|
6
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 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 |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Slaughterhouse-Five |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1969 |
|
5
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 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 |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
|
|
|
| Boneshaker |
Cherie Priest
|
2009 |
|
4
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| China Mountain Zhang |
Maureen F. McHugh
|
1992 |
|
4
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| Cloud Atlas |
David Mitchell
|
2004 |
|
4
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
|
|
|
| A Deepness in the Sky |
Vernor Vinge
|
1999 |
|
4
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | 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 |
|
|
|
| The Diamond Age |
Neal Stephenson
|
1995 |
|
4
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 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 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Embassytown |
China Miéville
|
2011 |
|
4
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century 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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| The Handmaid's Tale |
Margaret Atwood
|
1985 |
|
4
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 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 |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 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 |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 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 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
| 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Lathe of Heaven |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1971 |
|
4
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Little Brother |
Cory Doctorow
|
2008 |
|
4
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Lord of Light |
Roger Zelazny
|
1967 |
|
4
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| Barrayar |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1991 |
|
3
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? |
Philip K. Dick
|
1968 |
|
3
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 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 |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 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 | SF Masterworks |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Female Man |
Joanna Russ
|
1975 |
|
3
|
| 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 (Tor.com) |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| A Fire Upon the Deep |
Vernor Vinge
|
1992 |
|
3
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2011 | 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 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
| 2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
|
|
|
| The Snow Queen |
Joan D. Vinge
|
1980 |
|
3
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Stand on Zanzibar |
John Brunner
|
1968 |
|
3
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Three-Body Problem |
Cixin Liu
|
2014 |
|
3
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Blood Music |
Greg Bear
|
1985 |
|
2
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
|
| The Fall of Hyperion |
Dan Simmons
|
1990 |
|
2
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
|
|
|
| Helliconia Spring |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1982 |
|
2
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The Moon is a Harsh Mistress |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1966 |
|
2
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Mote in God's Eye |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1974 |
|
2
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 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 |
| 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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| The Postman |
David Brin
|
1985 |
|
2
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Synners |
Pat Cadigan
|
1991 |
|
2
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1976 |
|
2
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Dying Inside |
Robert Silverberg
|
1972 |
|
1
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 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 |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
|
|
|
| To Say Nothing of the Dog |
Connie Willis
|
1998 |
|
1
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Accidental Time Machine |
Joe Haldeman
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Against Infinity |
Gregory Benford
|
1983 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| All Flesh is Grass |
Clifford D. Simak
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Amberlough |
Lara Elena Donnelly
|
2017 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Ancient Shores |
Jack McDevitt
|
1996 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Ancillary Mercy |
Ann Leckie
|
2015 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Ancillary Sword |
Ann Leckie
|
2014 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| Assemblers of Infinity |
Kevin J. Anderson,
Doug Beason
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Autonomous |
Annalee Newitz
|
2017 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Autumn Angels |
Arthur Byron Cover
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard |
Lawrence M. Schoen
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Beggars & Choosers |
Nancy Kress
|
1994 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Beggars in Spain |
Nancy Kress
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 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 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
|
| Bellwether |
Connie Willis
|
1996 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Beyond the Blue Event Horizon |
Frederik Pohl
|
1980 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Birthgrave |
Tanith Lee
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Black Easter |
James Blish
|
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Black Sun |
Rebecca Roanhorse
|
2020 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
|
|
| Blackfish City |
Sam J. Miller
|
2018 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Blind Voices |
Tom Reamy
|
1978 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
|
|
|
| The Boat of a Million Years |
Poul Anderson
|
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
|
|
|
| Bone Dance |
Emma Bull
|
1991 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Bones of the Earth |
Michael Swanwick
|
2002 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| The Book of Skulls |
Robert Silverberg
|
1971 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| Borderline |
Mishell Baker
|
2016 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Brasyl |
Ian McDonald
|
2007 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Briar Rose |
Jane Yolen
|
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Bug Jack Barron |
Norman Spinrad
|
1969 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The Byworlder |
Poul Anderson
|
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Caldé of the Long Sun |
Gene Wolfe
|
1994 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Cassini Division |
Ken MacLeod
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
|
|
|
| Cauldron |
Jack McDevitt
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Celestis |
Paul Park
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Chindi |
Jack McDevitt
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Chthon |
Piers Anthony
|
1967 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
|
| The Citadel of the Autarch |
Gene Wolfe
|
1983 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| City on Fire |
Walter Jon Williams
|
1997 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The City We Became |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2020 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| A Civil Campaign |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1999 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
|
| A Clash of Kings |
George R. R. Martin
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Clone |
Kate Wilhelm,
Theodore L. Thomas
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Collapsium |
Wil McCarthy
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Coming Home |
Jack McDevitt
|
2014 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Computer Connection |
Alfred Bester
|
1975 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Count Zero |
William Gibson
|
1986 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Crescent City Rhapsody |
Kathleen Ann Goonan
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| The Death of the Necromancer |
Martha Wells
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Declare |
Tim Powers
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
|
|
|
| Deserted Cities of the Heart |
Lewis Shiner
|
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| A Desolation Called Peace |
Arkady Martine
|
2021 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Devil is Dead |
R. A. Lafferty
|
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Difference Engine |
Bruce Sterling,
William Gibson
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| Dinner at Deviant's Palace |
Tim Powers
|
1985 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Diplomatic Immunity |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Doorways in the Sand |
Roger Zelazny
|
1976 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
|
|
|
| Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |
Cory Doctorow
|
2003 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| Dr. Bloodmoney or How We Got Along After the Bomb |
Philip K. Dick
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The Drowning Girl |
Caitlín R. Kiernan
|
2012 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| Drowning Towers |
George Turner
|
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Echo |
Jack McDevitt
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Embedding |
Ian Watson
|
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| The Escape Orbit |
James White
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Eskimo Invasion |
Hayden Howard
|
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Eternity's End |
Jeffrey A. Carver
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Everfair |
Nisi Shawl
|
2016 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
|
|
|
| The Exile Waiting |
Vonda N. McIntyre
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Expiration Date |
Tim Powers
|
1995 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Faded Sun: Kesrith |
C. J. Cherryh
|
1978 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Farthing |
Jo Walton
|
2006 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
|
| The Fifth Season |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2015 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
| 2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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|
| Finch |
Jeff VanderMeer
|
2009 |
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|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Fire With Fire |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2013 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Firebird |
Jack McDevitt
|
2011 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Flesh and Fire |
Laura Anne Gilman
|
2009 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said |
Philip K. Dick
|
1974 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 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 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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| Forests of the Heart |
Charles de Lint
|
2000 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Forge of God |
Greg Bear
|
1987 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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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| Foundation's Edge |
Isaac Asimov
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Fourth Mansions |
R. A. Lafferty
|
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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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| Free Live Free |
Gene Wolfe
|
1984 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Friday |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1982 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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| From the Files of the Time Rangers |
Richard Bowes
|
2005 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Frontera |
Lewis Shiner
|
1984 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire |
Michael Bishop
|
1975 |
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|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| A Game of Thrones |
George R. R. Martin
|
1996 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Genocides |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
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| Gideon the Ninth |
Tamsyn Muir
|
2019 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
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| The Girl in the Glass |
Jeffrey Ford
|
2005 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Glamour in Glass |
Mary Robinette Kowal
|
2012 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Goblin Emperor |
Sarah Monette
|
2014 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
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| God's War |
Kameron Hurley
|
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| Gods of Jade and Shadow |
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
|
2019 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Godwhale |
T. J. Bass
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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|
| Going Postal |
Terry Pratchett
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Golem and the Jinni |
Helene Wecker
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Good News from Outer Space |
John Kessel
|
1989 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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| The Grace of Kings |
Ken Liu
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Gravity's Rainbow |
Thomas Pynchon
|
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
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| Great Sky River |
Gregory Benford
|
1987 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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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| Green Mars |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1993 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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| Guernica Night |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1975 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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| Half Past Human |
T. J. Bass
|
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| Hard Landing |
Algis Budrys
|
1993 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Helliconia Winter |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1985 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
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| The Heritage of Hastur |
Marion Zimmer Bradley
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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| Hild |
Nicola Griffith
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
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| How Few Remain |
Harry Turtledove
|
1997 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
|
| The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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| Inferno |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1976 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Infinity Beach |
Jack McDevitt
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| The Integral Trees |
Larry Niven
|
1984 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Invisible Cities |
Italo Calvino
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
|
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|
| The Iron Dream |
Norman Spinrad
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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| Ironskin |
Tina Connolly
|
2012 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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| Islands |
Marta Randall
|
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
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|
| Isle of the Dead |
Roger Zelazny
|
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Ivory |
Mike Resnick
|
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Jade City |
Fonda Lee
|
2017 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
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|
| The Jagged Orbit |
John Brunner
|
1969 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Jem |
Frederik Pohl
|
1979 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Job: A Comedy of Justice |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1984 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell |
Susanna Clarke
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Journal of Nicholas the American |
Leigh Kennedy
|
1986 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
|
|
| Juniper Time |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1979 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Kalki |
Gore Vidal
|
1978 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Killing Moon |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2012 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| King's Dragon |
Kate Elliott
|
1997 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Kingdom of Gods |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| The Knight |
Gene Wolfe
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Last Hawk |
Catherine Asaro
|
1997 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
|
|
|
| Legends & Lattes |
Travis Baldree
|
2022 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Light Music |
Kathleen Ann Goonan
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Little, Big |
John Crowley
|
1981 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Love We Share Without Knowing |
Christopher Barzak
|
2008 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Lyonesse |
Jack Vance
|
1983 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Machinehood |
S. B. Divya
|
2021 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Making Money |
Terry Pratchett
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Man Who Folded Himself |
David Gerrold
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Man Who Melted |
Jack Dann
|
1984 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Many-Colored Land |
Julian May
|
1981 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
|
| Margaret and I |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1971 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Marque of Caine |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2019 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mars Crossing |
Geoffrey A. Landis
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mary Reilly |
Valerie Martin
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Masks of Time |
Robert Silverberg
|
1968 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti |
Genevieve Valentine
|
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Memory |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1996 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
|
| A Memory Called Empire |
Arkady Martine
|
2019 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| Metropolitan |
Walter Jon Williams
|
1995 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mexican Gothic |
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
|
2020 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
|
|
| The Midnight Bargain |
C. L. Polk
|
2020 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Midnight Robber |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
2000 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| A Midsummer Tempest |
Poul Anderson
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| A Million Open Doors |
John Barnes
|
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Missing Man |
Katherine MacLean
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
|
|
| Mission Child |
Maureen F. McHugh
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Mockingbird |
Sean Stewart
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mockingbird |
Walter Tevis
|
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
|
| Mona Lisa Overdrive |
William Gibson
|
1988 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Moonfall |
Jack McDevitt
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Mother of Storms |
John Barnes
|
1995 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
|
|
|
| The Mount |
Carol Emshwiller
|
2002 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Mountain and the Sea |
Ray Nayler
|
2022 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Native Star |
M. K. Hobson
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Nettle & Bone |
Ursula Vernon
|
2022 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The New Moon's Arms |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| A Night in the Lonesome October |
Roger Zelazny
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Nightside the Long Sun |
Gene Wolfe
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Ninefox Gambit |
Yoon Ha Lee
|
2016 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
|
|
| Nona the Ninth |
Tamsyn Muir
|
2022 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Nova Express |
William S. Burroughs
|
1964 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
|
|
| The Obelisk Gate |
N. K. Jemisin
|
2016 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Ocean at the End of the Lane |
Neil Gaiman
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| Odyssey |
Jack McDevitt
|
2006 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Omega |
Jack McDevitt
|
2003 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| On Wings of Song |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1979 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Only Begotten Daughter |
James Morrow
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Orbital Resonance |
John Barnes
|
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Orphan |
Robert Stallman
|
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Orphans of Chaos |
John C. Wright
|
2005 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Other Wind |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
2001 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Parable of the Sower |
Octavia E. Butler
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
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|
| Passage |
Connie Willis
|
2001 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 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 (Tor.com) |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
|
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| Past Master |
R. A. Lafferty
|
1968 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
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|
| The People of the Wind |
Poul Anderson
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Perdido Street Station |
China Miéville
|
2000 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
| 2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
| 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
| Perfect Circle |
Sean Stewart
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Picoverse |
Robert A. Metzger
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Piranesi |
Susanna Clarke
|
2020 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
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|
| Plague Birds |
Jason Sanford
|
2021 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| A Plague of Demons |
Keith Laumer
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Polaris |
Jack McDevitt
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| The Poppy War |
R. F. Kuang
|
2018 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
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|
| Prentice Alvin |
Orson Scott Card
|
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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|
| The Privilege of the Sword |
Ellen Kushner
|
2006 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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|
| Radix |
A. A. Attanasio
|
1981 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Ragamuffin |
Tobias S. Buckell
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Ragtime |
E. L. Doctorow
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Raising Caine |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Red Prophet |
Orson Scott Card
|
1988 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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|
| The Red: First Light |
Linda Nagata
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
|
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|
| Redshift Rendezvous |
John E. Stith
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| The Remaking of Sigmund Freud |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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| Riddley Walker |
Russell Hoban
|
1980 |
|
|
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 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 |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
|
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|
| The Road to Corlay |
Richard Cowper
|
1978 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
|
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|
| Rogue Dragon |
Avram Davidson
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| The Salt Roads |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
2003 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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|
| Sarah Canary |
Karen Joy Fowler
|
1991 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
| 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
|
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|
| Schismatrix |
Bruce Sterling
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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|
| Shades of Milk and Honey |
Mary Robinette Kowal
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Shadow of the Torturer |
Gene Wolfe
|
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
|
|
|
| Shadrach in the Furnace |
Robert Silverberg
|
1976 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Sheep Look Up |
John Brunner
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
| 2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
|
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|
| Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon |
Wole Talabi
|
2023 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream |
G. C. Edmondson
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Silent Strength of Stones |
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
|
1995 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Sister Light, Sister Dark |
Jane Yolen
|
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
|
|
|
| Six Wakes |
Mur Lafferty
|
2017 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
|
|
|
| Soldier of the Mist |
Gene Wolfe
|
1986 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
|
|
|
| Solitaire |
Kelley Eskridge
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
|
| Spear |
Nicola Griffith
|
2022 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Spinning Silver |
Naomi Novik
|
2018 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
|
|
| Spoonbenders |
Daryl Gregory
|
2017 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Star Fox |
Poul Anderson
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Starplex |
Robert J. Sawyer
|
1996 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
|
|
|
| The Steel Crocodile |
D. G. Compton
|
1970 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Stochastic Man |
Robert Silverberg
|
1975 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| A Storm of Swords |
George R. R. Martin
|
2000 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter |
Theodora Goss
|
2017 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| A Stranger in Olondria |
Sofia Samatar
|
2012 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
|
|
|
| Strangers |
Gardner Dozois
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Superpowers |
David J. Schwartz
|
2008 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Sword of the Lictor |
Gene Wolfe
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Tea with the Black Dragon |
R. A. MacAvoy
|
1983 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Temporary Agency |
Rachel Pollack
|
1994 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Ten Thousand Doors of January |
Alix E. Harrow
|
2019 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Terraformers |
Annalee Newitz
|
2023 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| This is the Way the World Ends |
James Morrow
|
1986 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Thorns |
Robert Silverberg
|
1967 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch |
Philip K. Dick
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | SF Masterworks |
| 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Throne of the Crescent Moon |
Saladin Ahmed
|
2012 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Time Enough for Love |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
|
|
| Titan |
John Varley
|
1979 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| To Crush the Moon |
Wil McCarthy
|
2005 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Tower at Stony Wood |
Patricia A. McKillip
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Tower of Glass |
Robert Silverberg
|
1970 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Towing Jehovah |
James Morrow
|
1994 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Trail of Lightning |
Rebecca Roanhorse
|
2018 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
| 2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
|
|
|
| Translation State |
Ann Leckie
|
2023 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Transmigration of Timothy Archer |
Philip K. Dick
|
1982 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
|
| Trial by Fire |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2014 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Triton |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Unbroken |
C. L. Clark
|
2021 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Up the Line |
Robert Silverberg
|
1969 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Updraft |
Fran Wilde
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Uplift War |
David Brin
|
1987 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
| 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
| 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
| 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
|
| The Urth of the New Sun |
Gene Wolfe
|
1987 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Vampire Tapestry |
Suzy McKee Charnas
|
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Vergil in Averno |
Avram Davidson
|
1987 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Void Captain's Tale |
Norman Spinrad
|
1983 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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 |
|
|
|
| The Water Outlaws |
S. L. Huang
|
2023 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves |
Karen Joy Fowler
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| What Entropy Means to Me |
George Alec Effinger
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| When Gravity Fails |
George Alec Effinger
|
1987 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
| 2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
| 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
|
| When HARLIE Was One |
David Gerrold
|
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| White Jenna |
Jane Yolen
|
1989 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Who Fears Death |
Nnedi Okorafor
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| The Wild Shore |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1984 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 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) |
| 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
|
| Winter Rose |
Patricia A. McKillip
|
1996 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Witch King |
Martha Wells
|
2023 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
|
| Witchmark |
C. L. Polk
|
2018 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
|
| The Year of the Quiet Sun |
Wilson Tucker
|
1970 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| 1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
| 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
| 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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