Zoo City |
Lauren Beukes
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2010 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2011 | Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read |
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 |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Vurt |
Jeff Noon
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1993 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
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Venomous Lumpsucker |
Ned Beauman
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2022 |
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Unquenchable Fire |
Rachel Pollack
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1988 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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The Underground Railroad |
Colson Whitehead
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2016 |
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The Testament of Jessie Lamb |
Jane Rogers
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2011 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Take Back Plenty |
Colin Greenland
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1990 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
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 | SF Masterworks |
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Synners |
Pat Cadigan
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1991 |
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| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
2006 | 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Station Eleven |
Emily St. John Mandel
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2014 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers |
2024 | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers |
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The Sparrow |
Mary Doria Russell
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1996 |
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| Otherwise Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2003 | The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Song of Time |
Ian R. MacLeod
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2008 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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The Separation |
Christopher Priest
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2002 |
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| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
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The Sea and Summer |
George Turner
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1987 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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Rosewater |
Tade Thompson
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2018 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
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Quicksilver |
Neal Stephenson
|
2003 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
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The Old Drift |
Namwali Serpell
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2019 |
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Nova Swing |
M. John Harrison
|
2006 |
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| Philip K. Dick Award |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
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Iron Council |
China Miéville
|
2004 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
|
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In Ascension |
Martin MacInnes
|
2023 |
|
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He, She and It |
Marge Piercy
|
1991 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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The Handmaid's Tale |
Margaret Atwood
|
1985 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
1996 | North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans |
2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2009 | Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com) |
2011 | NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2014 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100 |
2016 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200 |
2016 | Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime |
2016 | Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors |
2016 | How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe |
2016 | Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
2018 | The Great American Read - PBS |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
2020 | The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Fools |
Pat Cadigan
|
1992 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
1994 | The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Fairyland |
Paul J. McAuley
|
1995 |
|
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| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2005 | ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List) |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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Dreams Before the Start of Time |
Anne Chamock
|
2017 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
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Dreaming in Smoke |
Tricia Sullivan
|
1998 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2014 | Mistressworks by Ian Sales |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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|
Distraction |
Bruce Sterling
|
1998 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Finalist |
2003 | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
|
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Deep Wheel Orcadia |
Harry Josephine Giles
|
2021 |
|
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|
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Dark Eden |
Chris Beckett
|
2012 |
|
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|
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The City & The City |
China Miéville
|
2009 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2012 | Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library |
2019 | Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time |
2019 | The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House |
2019 | 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery |
2022 | The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2024 | Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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Children of Time |
Adrian Tchaikovsky
|
2015 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
2021 | 29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2023 | Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult |
2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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The Child Garden |
Geoff Ryman
|
1989 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel |
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 |
2004 | Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward |
2016 | SF Masterworks |
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The Calcutta Chromosome |
Amitav Ghosh
|
1995 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2016 | Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books |
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Bold as Love |
Gwyneth Jones
|
2001 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2001 | 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
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Black Man |
Richard K. Morgan
|
2007 |
|
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|
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The Animals in That Country |
Laura Jean McKay
|
2020 |
|
|
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
|
|
Ancillary Justice |
Ann Leckie
|
2013 |
|
|
| Nebula Award - Novel Winner |
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Hugo Award - Novel Winner |
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 Science Fiction Books by Female Authors |
2016 | Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century |
2016 | Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington |
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 | 15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon |
2021 | Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors |
2021 | NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
2022 | Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22) |
2022 | The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist |
2024 | Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24) |
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|
Air |
Geoff Ryman
|
2004 |
|
|
| British Science Fiction Association Awards |
| Arthur C. Clarke Awards |
| Otherwise Award |
| Nebula Award - Novel Finalist |
2004 | Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron |
2009 | 1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section) |
2012 | Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo |
2020 | Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult |
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