334 |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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The Absolute at Large |
Karel Čapek
|
1927 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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Across the Zodiac |
Percy Greg
|
1880 |
|
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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 |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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Advise and Consent |
Allen Drury
|
1959 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan |
Aldous Huxley
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1939 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
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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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Alone Against Tomorrow |
Harlan Ellison
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1971 |
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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 |
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Always Coming Home |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
1985 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
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… And Some Were Human |
Lester del Rey
|
1948 |
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1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
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The Angry Planet |
John Keir Cross
|
1945 |
|
|
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 |
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Another Heaven, Another Earth |
H. M. Hoover
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1981 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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The Ant Men |
Eric North
|
1955 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Anthem |
Ayn Rand
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1938 |
|
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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 |
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The Anubis Gates |
Tim Powers
|
1983 |
|
|
| Philip K. Dick Award |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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Ashes, Ashes |
René Barjavel
|
1943 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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At the Earth's Core |
Edgar Rice Burroughs
|
1922 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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The Avatar |
Poul Anderson
|
1978 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Babel-17 |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1966 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
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 |
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 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Back to Methuselah |
George Bernard Shaw
|
1921 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Barefoot in the Head |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1969 |
|
|
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
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 |
|
|
The Battle of Dorking |
Sir George Chesney
|
1871 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Before Adam |
Jack London
|
1906 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Before the Golden Age |
Isaac Asimov
|
1974 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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Behold the Man |
Michael Moorcock
|
1969 |
|
|
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 |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Below the Root |
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
|
1975 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Best of C. L. Moore |
C. L. Moore
|
1975 |
|
|
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 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth |
C. M. Kornbluth
|
1976 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Best of Frederik Pohl |
Frederik Pohl
|
1975 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Best of Henry Kuttner |
Henry Kuttner
|
1975 |
|
|
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 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp |
L. Sprague de Camp
|
1978 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Best of Murray Leinster |
Murray Leinster
|
1978 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1965 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Big Time |
Fritz Leiber
|
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
The Black Cloud |
Fred Hoyle
|
1957 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Blood Music |
Greg Bear
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
The Body Snatchers |
Jack Finney
|
1955 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Brain Wave |
Poul Anderson
|
1954 |
|
|
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Brother in the Land |
Robert Swindells
|
1984 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Caesar's Column |
Ignatius Donnelly
|
1890 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Camp Concentration |
Thomas M. Disch
|
1968 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
A Case of Conscience |
James Blish
|
1958 |
|
|
| 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 |
1979 | A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
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 |
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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
|
|
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories |
Richard McKenna
|
1973 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Catacomb Years |
Michael Bishop
|
1979 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Caxton's Book |
W. H. Rhodes
|
1876 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Child Buyer |
John Hersey
|
1960 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Child of Fortune |
Norman Spinrad
|
1972 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
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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A Choice of Gods |
Clifford D. Simak
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1972 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
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Chronopolis and Other Stories |
J. G. Ballard
|
1971 |
|
|
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 |
|
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Chthon |
Piers Anthony
|
1967 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Cities in Flight |
James Blish
|
1970 |
|
|
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 |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
|
|
City |
Clifford D. Simak
|
1952 |
|
|
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1966 | Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
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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 |
|
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The Clewiston Test |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1976 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Clockwork Man |
E. V. Odle
|
1923 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
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A Clockwork Orange |
Anthony Burgess
|
1962 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
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 | 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 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
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 |
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 |
|
|
Colonial Survey |
Murray Leinster
|
1957 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Coming Race |
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
|
1871 |
|
|
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe |
D. G. Compton
|
1974 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
|
Courtship Rite |
Donald Kingsbury
|
1982 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Cross of Fire |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1982 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Crystal World |
J. G. Ballard
|
1966 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
|
|
Dangerous Visions |
Harlan Ellison
|
1967 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Dark Universe |
Daniel F. Galouye
|
1961 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Darker Than You Think |
Jack Williamson
|
1948 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Death of Grass |
John Christopher
|
1956 |
|
|
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 |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Deathbird Stories |
Harlan Ellison
|
1975 |
|
|
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 |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
|
|
The Deathworld Trilogy |
Harry Harrison
|
1960-68 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
Deluge |
S. Fowler Wright
|
1927 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
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 |
|
|
A Different Drummer |
William Melvin Kelley
|
1962 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Disappearance |
Philip Wylie
|
1951 |
|
|
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 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories |
Roger Zelazny
|
1971 |
|
|
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 Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
Dorsai! |
Gordon R. Dickson
|
1975 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Double Star |
Robert A. Heinlein
|
1956 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
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 |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 | SF Masterworks |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
Downbelow Station |
C. J. Cherryh
|
1981 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
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 |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
Downward to the Earth |
Robert Silverberg
|
1969 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
The Dragon Masters |
Jack Vance
|
1963 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Dragonsong |
Anne McCaffrey
|
1976 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
|
|
The Dream Master |
Roger Zelazny
|
1966 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Drought |
J. G. Ballard
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1965 |
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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The Drowned World |
J. G. Ballard
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1962 |
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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 | 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 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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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 |
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Dying Inside |
Robert Silverberg
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1972 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1975 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1998 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
1999 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2023 | My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
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E Pluribus Unicorn |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
1953 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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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 |
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Earthfasts |
William Mayne
|
1966 |
|
|
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 |
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|
Earthseed |
Pamela Sargent
|
1983 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Edison's Conquest of Mars |
Garrett P. Serviss
|
1898 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
|
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The Einstein Intersection |
Samuel R. Delany
|
1967 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
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 |
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) |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
The Embedding |
Ian Watson
|
1973 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Emperor of the If |
Guy Dent
|
1926 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Enchantress from the Stars |
Sylvia Louise Engdahl
|
1970 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Enemy Stars |
Poul Anderson
|
1958 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Engine Summer |
John Crowley
|
1979 |
|
|
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Erewhon |
Samuel Butler
|
1872 |
|
|
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 |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Exiled from Earth |
Ben Bova
|
1971 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 Fantastic Tales of Fitz-James O'Brien |
Fitz-James O'Brien
|
1977 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Far Out |
Damon Knight
|
1961 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Female Man |
Joanna Russ
|
1975 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Otherwise Award |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | 75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
|
|
The Fifth Head of Cerberus |
Gene Wolfe
|
1972 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
|
Final Blackout |
L. Ron Hubbard
|
1948 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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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|
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 |
|
|
The Fountains of Paradise |
Arthur C. Clarke
|
1979 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
Fourth Mansions |
R. A. Lafferty
|
1969 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Future Perfect |
H. Bruce Franklin
|
1966 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Futuretrack 5 |
Robert Westall
|
1983 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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Galaxies |
Barry N. Malzberg
|
1975 |
|
|
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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The Gardens of Delight |
Ian Watson
|
1980 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
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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 |
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Gather, Darkness! |
Fritz Leiber
|
1950 |
|
|
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
|
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The Girl in the Golden Atom |
Ray Cummings
|
1922 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
|
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Gladiator |
Philip Wylie
|
1930 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
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The Glass Bead Game |
Hermann Hesse
|
1969 |
|
|
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 |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Great Explosion |
Eric Frank Russell
|
1962 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
|
|
Greybeard |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1964 |
|
|
1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
|
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The Guardians |
John Christopher
|
1970 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Gulliver's Travels |
Jonathan Swift
|
1726 |
|
|
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 |
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 |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
|
|
The Hampdenshire Wonder |
J. D. Beresford
|
1911 |
|
|
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
Herland |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
|
1915 |
|
|
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 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
The High Crusade |
Poul Anderson
|
1960 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
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 |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
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 |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
Honeymoon in Hell |
Fredric Brown
|
1958 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Hothouse |
Brian W. Aldiss
|
1962 |
|
|
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 |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
House of Stairs |
William Sleator
|
1974 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Hugo Winners: Volume 5 |
Isaac Asimov
|
1986 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Humanoids |
Jack Williamson
|
1949 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
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 |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Ice |
Anna Kavan
|
1967 |
|
|
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 |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2024 | The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled |
2024 | SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books |
|
|
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 |
|
|
In Deep |
Damon Knight
|
1963 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Incomplete Enchanter |
L. Sprague de Camp,
Fletcher Pratt
|
1941 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman |
Angela Carter
|
1972 |
|
|
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Infinity Box |
Kate Wilhelm
|
1975 |
|
|
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 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
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 |
|
|
A Journey to the World Under-Ground |
Ludvig Holberg
|
1742 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Jupiter Project |
Gregory Benford
|
1975 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Justice and Her Brothers |
Virginia Hamilton
|
1978 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Knights of the Limits |
Barrington J. Bayley
|
1978 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Krakatit |
Karel Čapek
|
1925 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
The Land that Time Forgot |
Edgar Rice Burroughs
|
1924 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
|
|
The Languages of Pao |
Jack Vance
|
1959 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
Last and First Men |
Olaf Stapledon
|
1930 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
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 |
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 |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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 |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
|
|
The Left Hand of Darkness |
Ursula K. Le Guin
|
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 |
|
|
The Legion of Time |
Jack Williamson
|
1952 |
|
|
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 |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
|
|
The Lensman Series |
Edward E. Smith
|
1948-54 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Lest Darkness Fall |
L. Sprague de Camp
|
1941 |
|
|
1952 | Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books |
1956 | Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books |
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1977 | "A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
Leviathan's Deep |
Jayge Carr
|
1979 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
|
|
The Lights in the Sky Are Stars |
Fredric Brown
|
1953 |
|
|
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Listeners |
James E. Gunn
|
1972 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
|
|
The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton |
Larry Niven
|
1976 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
The Long Loud Silence |
Wilson Tucker
|
1952 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
The Long Tomorrow |
Leigh Brackett
|
1955 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2020 | Library of America Science Fiction |
|
|
Looking Backward |
Edward Bellamy
|
1888 |
|
|
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 | 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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | 50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn |
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Lord of Light |
Roger Zelazny
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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 |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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1912 |
|
|
1949 | The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler |
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 |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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The Lovers |
Philip José Farmer
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1961 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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The Machine Stops |
E. M. Forster
|
1909 |
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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 | Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn |
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Make Room! Make Room! |
Harry Harrison
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1966 |
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1974 | Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad |
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 |
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 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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Malevil |
Robert Merle
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1974 |
|
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| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
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 |
|
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The Man in the High Castle |
Philip K. Dick
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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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Man Plus |
Frederik Pohl
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1976 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2002 | Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth |
Walter Tevis
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1963 |
|
|
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 |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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The Manchurian Candidate |
Richard Condon
|
1959 |
|
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1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Martian Chronicles |
Ray Bradbury
|
1950 |
|
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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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A Martian Odyssey and Other Science Fiction Tales |
Stanley G. Weinbaum
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1974 |
|
|
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 |
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The Memory of Whiteness |
Kim Stanley Robinson
|
1985 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Midwich Cuckoos |
John Wyndham
|
1957 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
1976 | Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron |
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 |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2023 | The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller |
|
|
Millennium |
John Varley
|
1983 |
|
|
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2016 | Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction |
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A Mirror for Observers |
Edgar Pangborn
|
1954 |
|
|
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 |
1984 | The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove |
1985 | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle |
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
1996 | The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Misplaced Persons |
Lee Harding
|
1979 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Mission of Gravity |
Hal Clement
|
1954 |
|
|
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
2012 | AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books |
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 | Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
|
|
Moderan |
David R. Bunch
|
1971 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
A Modern Utopia |
H. G. Wells
|
1905 |
|
|
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 |
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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 |
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Moon-Flash |
Patricia A. McKillip
|
1984 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
More Than Human |
Theodore Sturgeon
|
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 | 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 | Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels |
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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
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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The Mortal Instruments |
T. Ernesto Bethancourt
|
1977 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH |
Robert C. O'Brien
|
1971 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Mudhead |
Josephine Rector Stone
|
1980 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Mutant |
Henry Kuttner,
C. L. Moore
|
1953 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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The Mystery |
Stewart Edward White,
Samuel Hopkins Adams
|
1907 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantuket |
Edgar Allan Poe
|
1838 |
|
|
1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Nebula Awards 20 |
George Zebrowski
|
1985 |
|
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1987 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron |
|
|
Needle |
Hal Clement
|
1950 |
|
|
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 |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
|
|
Nerves |
Lester del Rey
|
1956 |
|
|
1976 | The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey |
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 |
|
|
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 | |