Book Citations

Year↥ Citation Source CSF
Arthur C. Clarke Awards 6
British Science Fiction Association Awards 11
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist 25
Hugo Award - Novel Winner 43
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 10
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 16
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist 30
Nebula Award - Novel Winner 22
Otherwise Award 5
Philip K. Dick Award 2
1949The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler 4
1952Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books 7
1956Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books 15
1966Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll 17
1974Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad 26
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 33
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron 56
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey 38
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn 36
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al. 24
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove 45
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle 36
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron 75
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 40
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle 39
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell 46
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans 64
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels 47
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 28
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell 9
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel 58
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn 80
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 27
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron 87
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward 6
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) 36
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels 53
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) 43
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) 14
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read 42
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List 62
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books 53
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books 32
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels 66
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels 14
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo 25
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors 11
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales 16
201650 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn 5
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn 24
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime 47
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books 21
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors 14
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction 70
2016Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn 34
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 89
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 73
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century 21
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors 24
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library 103
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe 42
2016Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn 4
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time 62
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington 26
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel 108
2016SF Masterworks 68
2018The Great American Read - PBS 8
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery 49
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House 30
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time 85
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon 7
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books 13
2020Library of America Science Fiction 18
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult 49
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK 16
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy 4
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors 20
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist 13
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine 28
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) 22
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist 3
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller 10
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time 15
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller 4
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult 14
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled 7
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) 5
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) 15