| Accelerando | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charles Stross
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2005 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 
                                              | Hugo 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller | 
                                             | 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | All Systems Red | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Martha Wells
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2017 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy | 
                                             | 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 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | All the Birds in the Sky | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Charlie Jane Anders
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2016 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Novel Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Novel Finalist | 
                                             | 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Annihilation | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Jeff VanderMeer
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2014 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Nebula Award - Novel Winner | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Calculating Stars | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Mary Robinette Kowal
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2018 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Nebula Award - Novel Winner | 
                                              | Hugo Award - Novel Winner | 
                                              | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Cryptonomicon | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Neal Stephenson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1999 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 
                                              | Hugo 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 | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time | 
                                             | 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Daemon | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Daniel Suarez
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2006 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Girl with All the Gifts | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                M. R. Carey
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2013 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Handmaid's Tale | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Margaret Atwood
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1985 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | 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 (Reactor) | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Douglas Adams
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1979 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove | 
                                             | 1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read | 
                                             | 2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library | 
                                             | 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 | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Kindred | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Octavia E. Butler
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1979 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | 
                                             | 2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Reactor) | 
                                             | 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) | 
                                             | 2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors | 
                                             | 2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales | 
                                             | 2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn | 
                                             | 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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime | 
                                             | 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Leviathan Wakes | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Daniel Abraham, 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                          
                            
                              Ty Franck
                            
                           | 
                      
                        2011 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Novel Finalist | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time | 
                                             | 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Martian | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Andy Weir
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2012 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 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 100 | 
                                             | 2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time | 
                                             | 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS | 
                                             | 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery | 
                                             | 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 | 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 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) | 
                                             | 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult | 
                                             | 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             | 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Old Man's War | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                John Scalzi
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2005 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Hugo Award - Novel Finalist | 
                                             | 2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books | 
                                             | 2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library | 
                                             | 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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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                            | Pandora's Star | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Peter F. Hamilton
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2004 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House | 
                                             | 2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery | 
                                             | 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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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                            | The Player of Games | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Iain M. Banks
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1988 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List | 
                                             | 2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels | 
                                             | 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 & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Queue | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Basma Abdel Aziz
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2016 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Ready Player One | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Ernest Cline
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2011 | 
                      
                            
                           | 
                            
                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 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 100 | 
                                             | 2018 | The Great American Read - PBS | 
                                             | 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Red Mars | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Kim Stanley Robinson
                              
                             | 
                      
                        1992 | 
                      
                            
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                           | 
                    
                      
                        
                                
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                         | Hugo Award - Novel Finalist | 
                                              | British Science Fiction Association Awards | 
                                              | Nebula Award - Novel Winner | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 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 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe | 
                                             | 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 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Revelation Space | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Alastair Reynolds
                              
                             | 
                      
                        2000 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 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 | 
                                             | 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century | 
                                             | 2016 | SF Masterworks | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult | 
                                             | 2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Riddley Walker | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Russell Hoban
                              
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                        1980 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | 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 | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Cormac McCarthy
                              
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                        2006 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) | 
                                             | 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 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel | 
                                             | 2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 | 
                                             | 2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 | 
                                             | 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe | 
                                             | 2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time | 
                                             | 2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller | 
                                             | 2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Software | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Rudy Rucker
                              
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                        1982 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Philip K. Dick Award | 
                                             | 1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Starfish | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Peter Watts
                              
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                        1999 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | Station Eleven | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Emily St. John Mandel
                              
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                        2014 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | Arthur C. Clarke Awards | 
                                             | 2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington | 
                                             | 2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors | 
                                             | 2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House | 
                                             | 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 | 
                                             | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy | 
                                             | 2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors | 
                                             | 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 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - 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 | 
                                             | 2025 | Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | The Three-Body Problem | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Cixin Liu
                              
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                        2014 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | 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) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | To Say Nothing of the Dog | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Connie Willis
                              
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                        1998 | 
                      
                            
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                                         | 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 | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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                            | We Are Legion (We Are Bob) | 
                          
                        
                      
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                Dennis E. Taylor
                              
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                        2016 | 
                      
                            
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                                        | 2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books | 
                                             | 2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) | 
                                             
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
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