Anathem |
Neal Stephenson
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2008 |
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| 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) |
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The City & The City |
China Miéville
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2009 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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The Road |
Cormac McCarthy
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2006 |
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2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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The Windup Girl |
Paolo Bacigalupi
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2009 |
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| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
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 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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 100 |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
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) |
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Accelerando |
Charles Stross
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2005 |
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| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
2023 | My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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Altered Carbon |
Richard K. Morgan
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2002 |
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| 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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Cloud Atlas |
David Mitchell
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2004 |
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| 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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Embassytown |
China Miéville
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2011 |
|
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| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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Little Brother |
Cory Doctorow
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2008 |
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| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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Never Let Me Go |
Kazuo Ishiguro
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2005 |
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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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Old Man's War |
John Scalzi
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2005 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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Blindsight |
Peter Watts
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2006 |
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| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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 |
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 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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The Time Traveler's Wife |
Audrey Niffenegger
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2003 |
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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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The Hunger Games |
Suzanne Collins
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2008 |
|
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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 |
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The Baroque Cycle |
Neal Stephenson
|
2004 |
|
|
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
|
|
Blackout/All Clear |
Connie Willis
|
2010 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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The Dervish House |
Ian McDonald
|
2010 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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Ilium |
Dan Simmons
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2003 |
|
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| 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) |
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|
Light |
M. John Harrison
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2002 |
|
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| Otherwise Award |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2022 | The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist |
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Pattern Recognition |
William Gibson
|
2003 |
|
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2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
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) |
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Rainbows End |
Vernor Vinge
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2006 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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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River of Gods |
Ian McDonald
|
2004 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
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Spin |
Robert Charles Wilson
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2005 |
|
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| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
The Years of Rice and Salt |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
2002 |
|
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| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
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) |
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union |
Michael Chabon
|
2007 |
|
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| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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