Arthur C. Clarke Awards

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction v5 list.

Title Author/Editor Year Citations↧ Reviews
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985
33
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell 1996
23
Otherwise Award
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013
18
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 2014
16
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
The City & The City China Miéville 2009
13
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Synners Pat Cadigan 1991
13
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Air Geoff Ryman 2004
8
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
The Child Garden Geoff Ryman 1989
7
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2016SF Masterworks
Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
6
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Fairyland Paul J. McAuley 1995
6
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
He, She and It Marge Piercy 1991
6
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Separation Christopher Priest 2002
6
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland 1990
5
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016SF Masterworks
Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010
5
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Bold as Love Gwyneth Jones 2001
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Distraction Bruce Sterling 1998
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
The Sea and Summer George Turner 1987
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016SF Masterworks
Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack 1988
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Vurt Jeff Noon 1993
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
Dreaming in Smoke Tricia Sullivan 1998
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Fools Pat Cadigan 1992
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
Rosewater Tade Thompson 2018
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
Song of Time Ian R. MacLeod 2008
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
The Animals in That Country Laura Jean McKay 2020
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh 1995
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
Dreams Before the Start of Time Anne Chamock 2017
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Iron Council China Miéville 2004
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nova Swing M. John Harrison 2006
2
Philip K. Dick Award
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
The Old Drift Namwali Serpell 2019
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Testament of Jessie Lamb Jane Rogers 2011
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Black Man Richard K. Morgan 2007
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Dark Eden Chris Beckett 2012
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Deep Wheel Orcadia Harry Josephine Giles 2021
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
In Ascension Martin MacInnes 2023
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead 2016
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Venomous Lumpsucker Ned Beauman 2022
1
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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