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 |
|
|
Barrayar |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1991 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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) |
|
|
Blood Music |
Greg Bear
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
The 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 |
|
|
Boneshaker |
Cherie Priest
|
2009 |
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
The Book of Skulls |
Robert Silverberg
|
1971 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
The Book of the New Sun |
Gene Wolfe
|
1980-87 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
|
|
China Mountain Zhang |
Maureen F. McHugh
|
1992 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 City & The City |
China Miéville
|
2009 |
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Cloud Atlas |
David Mitchell
|
2004 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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) |
|
|
A Deepness in the Sky |
Vernor Vinge
|
1999 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Dhalgren |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
The Diamond Age |
Neal Stephenson
|
1995 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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) |
|
|
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? |
Philip K. Dick
|
1968 |
|
|
| 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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
CaitlÃn 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 |
|
|
Dying Inside |
Robert Silverberg
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Echo |
Jack McDevitt
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Embassytown |
China Miéville
|
2011 |
|
|
| 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 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 |
|
|
The Fall of Hyperion |
Dan Simmons
|
1990 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 Female Man |
Joanna Russ
|
1975 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Finch |
Jeff VanderMeer
|
2009 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
A Fire Upon the Deep |
Vernor Vinge
|
1992 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Fire With Fire |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Firebird |
Jack McDevitt
|
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Flesh and Fire |
Laura Anne Gilman
|
2009 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Forests of the Heart |
Charles de Lint
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Forge of God |
Greg Bear
|
1987 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Free Live Free |
Gene Wolfe
|
1984 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Friday |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
From the Files of the Time Rangers |
Richard Bowes
|
2005 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Frontera |
Lewis Shiner
|
1984 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire |
Michael Bishop
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
A Game of Thrones |
George R. R. Martin
|
1996 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Genocides |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Girl in the Glass |
Jeffrey Ford
|
2005 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Glamour in Glass |
Mary Robinette Kowal
|
2012 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
God's War |
Kameron Hurley
|
2011 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
Gods of Jade and Shadow |
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
|
2019 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Godwhale |
T. J. Bass
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Going Postal |
Terry Pratchett
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Golem and the Jinni |
Helene Wecker
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Grace of Kings |
Ken Liu
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Guernica Night |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1975 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Handmaid's Tale |
Margaret Atwood
|
1985 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
Hard Landing |
Algis Budrys
|
1993 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Helliconia Spring |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1982 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Heritage of Hastur |
Marion Zimmer Bradley
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
|
|
Hild |
Nicola Griffith
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Inferno |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1976 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Infinity Beach |
Jack McDevitt
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Integral Trees |
Larry Niven
|
1984 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Invisible Cities |
Italo Calvino
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Ironskin |
Tina Connolly
|
2012 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Islands |
Marta Randall
|
1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
|
Isle of the Dead |
Roger Zelazny
|
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Ivory |
Mike Resnick
|
1988 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Lathe of Heaven |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1971 |
|
|
| 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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 Brother |
Cory Doctorow
|
2008 |
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
Little, Big |
John Crowley
|
1981 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Lord of Light |
Roger Zelazny
|
1967 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
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 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 |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
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 |
|
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Making Money |
Terry Pratchett
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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The Man Who Folded Himself |
David Gerrold
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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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 |
|
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Mars Crossing |
Geoffrey A. Landis
|
2000 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Mary Reilly |
Valerie Martin
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
Walter Tevis
|
1980 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Mockingbird |
Sean Stewart
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Moonfall |
Jack McDevitt
|
1998 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Mote in God's Eye |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1974 |
|
|
| 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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The People of the Wind |
Poul Anderson
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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) |
|
|
Perfect Circle |
Sean Stewart
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Picoverse |
Robert A. Metzger
|
2002 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Plague Birds |
Jason Sanford
|
2021 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
A Plague of Demons |
Keith Laumer
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Polaris |
Jack McDevitt
|
2004 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Postman |
David Brin
|
1985 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Privilege of the Sword |
Ellen Kushner
|
2006 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
Radix |
A. A. Attanasio
|
1981 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Ragamuffin |
Tobias S. Buckell
|
2007 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Ragtime |
E. L. Doctorow
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
Raising Caine |
Charles E. Gannon
|
2015 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Redshift Rendezvous |
John E. Stith
|
1990 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Remaking of Sigmund Freud |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Rogue Dragon |
Avram Davidson
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
The Salt Roads |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
2003 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Shades of Milk and Honey |
Mary Robinette Kowal
|
2010 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Slaughterhouse-Five |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1969 |
|
|
| 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 |
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The Snow Queen |
Joan D. Vinge
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1980 |
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| 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 |
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Soldier of the Mist |
Gene Wolfe
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1986 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
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Solitaire |
Kelley Eskridge
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2002 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
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