2001: A Space Odyssey |
Arthur C. Clarke
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1968 |
|
|
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | 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 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Alas, Babylon |
Pat Frank
|
1959 |
|
|
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 |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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Altered Carbon |
Richard K. Morgan
|
2002 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
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 | 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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
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) |
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Anathem |
Neal Stephenson
|
2008 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | 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 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
The Andromeda Strain |
Michael Crichton
|
1969 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 |
|
|
Anthem |
Ayn Rand
|
1938 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
Armor |
John Steakley
|
1984 |
|
|
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
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Atlas Shrugged |
Ayn Rand
|
1957 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
|
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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 |
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Battlefield Earth |
L. Ron Hubbard
|
1982 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
Blindness |
José Saramago
|
1997 |
|
|
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
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 |
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Brave New World |
Aldous Huxley
|
1932 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Brave New World/Brave New World Revisited |
Aldous Huxley
|
1960 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Breakfast of Champions |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1973 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
A Canticle for Leibowitz |
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
|
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | 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 |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1985 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
|
Cat's Cradle |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1963 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
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 |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
|
|
The Caves of Steel |
Isaac Asimov
|
1954 |
|
|
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
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 |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Childhood's End |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1953 |
|
|
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 | 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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Children of God |
Mary Doria Russell
|
1998 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
|
|
Citizen of the Galaxy |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1957 |
|
|
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
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 |
|
|
The City and the Stars |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1956 |
|
|
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The City of Ember |
Jeanne DuPrau
|
2003 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
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|
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
Mark Twain
|
1889 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
Consider Phlebas |
Iain M. Banks
|
1987 |
|
|
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 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
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 |
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 |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Contact |
Carl Sagan
|
1985 |
|
|
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
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 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
Cordelia's Honor |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1996 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
The Day of the Triffids |
John Wyndham
|
1951 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Demolished Man |
Alfred Bester
|
1952 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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|
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 |
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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 |
|
|
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency |
Douglas Adams
|
1987 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
The Dispossessed |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1974 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
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 |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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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|
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 |
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Doomsday Book |
Connie Willis
|
1992 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
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 | 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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy 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 |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
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 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
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 |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
Dragonflight |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1968 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
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 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
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 |
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 |
|
|
Dragonquest |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1971 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Dragonriders of Pern |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1978 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Dune |
Frank Herbert
|
1965 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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) |
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 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Earth Abides |
George R. Stewart
|
1949 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The End of Eternity |
Isaac Asimov
|
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
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 | 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 |
|
|
Ender's Game |
Orson Scott Card
|
1985 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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 | 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 |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Ender's Shadow |
Orson Scott Card
|
1999 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Endymion |
Dan Simmons
|
1996 |
|
|
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Eyre Affair |
Jasper Fforde
|
2001 |
|
|
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Fahrenheit 451 |
Ray Bradbury
|
1953 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
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 |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 | 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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary 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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Flatland |
Edwin A. Abbott
|
1884 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Flowers for Algernon |
Daniel Keyes
|
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy 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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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 |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Footfall |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1985 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
|
The Forever War |
Joe Haldeman
|
1975 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
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 | 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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Foundation and Earth |
Isaac Asimov
|
1986 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Foundation Trilogy |
Isaac Asimov
|
1951-53 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Foundation's Edge |
Isaac Asimov
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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|
Frankenstein |
Mary Shelley
|
1818 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | 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 |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
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 |
|
|
Galápagos |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1985 |
|
|
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Gateway |
Frederik Pohl
|
1977 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Giver |
Lois Lowry
|
1993 |
|
|
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
|
|
The Gods Themselves |
Isaac Asimov
|
1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 |
|
|
Grass |
Sheri S. Tepper
|
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo 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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Have Space Suit-Will Travel |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Heir to the Empire |
Timothy Zahn
|
1991 |
|
|
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams
|
1979 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Host |
Stephenie Meyer
|
2008 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
|
|
The Hunger Games |
Suzanne Collins
|
2008 |
|
|
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 |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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 |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
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 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
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 Readers |
|
|
Hyperion |
Dan Simmons
|
1989 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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) |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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 |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
I Am Legend |
Richard Matheson
|
1954 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
I, Robot |
Isaac Asimov
|
1950 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Ilium |
Dan Simmons
|
2003 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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) |
|
|
The Illustrated Man |
Ray Bradbury
|
1951 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Invisible Man |
H. G. Wells
|
1897 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Jules Verne
|
1864 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Jurassic Park |
Michael Crichton
|
1990 |
|
|
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 |
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 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
|
|
Kindred |
Octavia E. Butler
|
1979 |
|
|
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
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 |
|
|
The Last Command |
Timothy Zahn
|
1993 |
|
|
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
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 |
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The Left Hand of Darkness |
Ursula K. Le Guin
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1969 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Lilith's Brood |
Octavia E. Butler
|
2000 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
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 Lost World |
Michael Crichton
|
1995 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
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Lucifer's Hammer |
Larry Niven,
Jerry Pournelle
|
1977 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
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 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Man in the High Castle |
Philip K. Dick
|
1962 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Martian |
Andy Weir
|
2012 |
|
|
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 |
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|
The Martian Chronicles |
Ray Bradbury
|
1950 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Mockingjay |
Suzanne Collins
|
2010 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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) |
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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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Naked Sun |
Isaac Asimov
|
1957 |
|
|
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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Neuromancer |
William Gibson
|
1984 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Philip K. Dick Award |
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 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | 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 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
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 | 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 |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Never Let Me Go |
Kazuo Ishiguro
|
2005 |
|
|
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
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 | 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 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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|
Nightfall |
Robert Silverberg,
Isaac Asimov
|
1990 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
George Orwell
|
1949 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | 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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
Old Man's War |
John Scalzi
|
2005 |
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
On Basilisk Station |
David Weber
|
1993 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
|
|
On the Beach |
Nevil Shute
|
1957 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Oryx and Crake |
Margaret Atwood
|
2003 |
|
|
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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 |
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 |
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 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
|
|
Out of the Silent Planet |
C. S. Lewis
|
1938 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
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 |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
Pandora's Star |
Peter F. Hamilton
|
2004 |
|
|
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) |
|
|
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 |
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Perelandra |
C. S. Lewis
|
1943 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | 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 |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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Planet of the Apes |
Pierre Boulle
|
1963 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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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 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 |
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Prelude to Foundation |
Isaac Asimov
|
1988 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
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The Puppet Masters |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1951 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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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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The Reality Dysfunction |
Peter F. Hamilton
|
1996 |
|
|
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
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Red Mars |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1992 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
Rendezvous with Rama |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Revelation Space |
Alastair Reynolds
|
2000 |
|
|
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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Ringworld |
Larry Niven
|
1970 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
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 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Road |
Cormac McCarthy
|
2006 |
|
|
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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|
Roadside Picnic |
Arkady Strugatsky,
Boris Strugatsky
|
1972 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
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 |
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The Robots of Dawn |
Isaac Asimov
|
1983 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
A Scanner Darkly |
Philip K. Dick
|
1977 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
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 |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Ship Who Sang |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1969 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
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 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
|
The Sirens of Titan |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Snow Crash |
Neal Stephenson
|
1992 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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 |
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 |
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Solaris |
Stanislaw Lem
|
1970 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | 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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
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 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Sparrow |
Mary Doria Russell
|
1996 |
|
|
| Otherwise Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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|
Speaker for the Dead |
Orson Scott Card
|
1986 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
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 |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Sphere |
Michael Crichton
|
1987 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
The Stainless Steel Rat |
Harry Harrison
|
1961 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
|
The Stand |
Stephen King
|
1978 |
|
|
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 |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
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 | 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 |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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|
The Stars My Destination |
Alfred Bester
|
1956 |
|
|
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
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 |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Starship Troopers |
Robert A. Heinlein
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1959 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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Startide Rising |
David Brin
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1983 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
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 |
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
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Stranger in a Strange Land |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1961 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 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 | 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 |
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 |
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That Hideous Strength |
C. S. Lewis
|
1945 |
|
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1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch |
Philip K. Dick
|
1965 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
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Time Enough for Love |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1973 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
|
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The Time Machine |
H. G. Wells
|
1895 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
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 |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Time Traveler's Wife |
Audrey Niffenegger
|
2003 |
|
|
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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Timeline |
Michael Crichton
|
1999 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
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To Live and Die In Fantasyland |
Ben Peller
|
2013 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
|
|
To Say Nothing of the Dog |
Connie Willis
|
1998 |
|
|
| 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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To Your Scattered Bodies Go |
Philip José Farmer
|
1971 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
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 |
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
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 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
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 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
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|
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
Jules Verne
|
1872 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Ubik |
Philip K. Dick
|
1969 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1996 | 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 |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
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 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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|
Uglies |
Scott Westerfeld
|
2005 |
|
|
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
|
|
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams
|
1997 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
|
|
The Uplift War |
David Brin
|
1987 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2011 | Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Use of Weapons |
Iain M. Banks
|
1990 |
|
|
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 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
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 |
|
|
V for Vendetta |
Alan Moore
|
1990 |
|
|
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
|
VALIS |
Philip K. Dick
|
1981 |
|
|
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 |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
The War of the Worlds |
H. G. Wells
|
1898 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | 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 |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
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 |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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The Warrior's Apprentice |
Lois McMaster Bujold
|
1986 |
|
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2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
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