Otherwise Award

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

Title Author/Editor Year↥ Citations Reviews
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin 1969
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
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
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
Walk to the End of the World Suzy McKee Charnas 1974
Otherwise Award
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
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
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
The Female Man Joanna Russ 1975
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Otherwise Award
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
Motherlines Suzy McKee Charnas 1978
Otherwise Award
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
White Queen Gwyneth Jones 1991
Otherwise Award
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
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh 1992
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Otherwise Award
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
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ammonite Nicola Griffith 1993
Otherwise Award
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
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
Larque on the Wing Nancy Springer 1994
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand 1994
Otherwise Award
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Memoirs Of Elizabeth Frankenstein Theodore Roszak 1995
Otherwise Award
The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell 1996
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
Black Wine Candas Jane Dorsey 1997
Otherwise Award
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Conqueror's Child Suzy McKee Charnas 1999
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Wild Life Molly Gloss 2000
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Kappa Child Hiromi Goto 2002
Otherwise Award
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Light M. John Harrison 2002
Otherwise Award
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2003
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Set This House In Order: A Romance Of Souls Matt Ruff 2003
Otherwise Award
Air Geoff Ryman 2004
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
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga 2005
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Camouflage Joe Haldeman 2006
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
Half Life Shelley Jackson 2006
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Carhullan Army Sarah Hall 2007
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Filter House Nisi Shawl 2008
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness 2008
Otherwise Award
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales Greer Gilman 2009
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg Dubravka Ugresic 2010
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Redwood and Wildfire Andrea Hairston 2011
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ancient, Ancient Kiini Ibura Salaam 2012
Otherwise Award
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Drowning Girl Caitlín R. Kiernan 2012
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Rupetta N. A. Sulway 2013
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Girl in the Road Monica Byrne 2014
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
My Real Children Jo Walton 2014
Otherwise Award
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Lizard Radio Pat Schmatz 2015
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The New Mother Eugene Fischer 2015
Otherwise Award
When the Moon Was Ours Anna-Marie McLemore 2016
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Who Runs the World? Virginia Bergin 2017
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Freshwater Akwaeke Emezi 2018
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
They Will Dream in the Garden Gabriela Damián Miravete 2018
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon Ekpeki Donald Oghenechovwe 2020
Otherwise Award
Light From Uncommon Stars Ryka Aoki 2021
Otherwise Award
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Sorrowland Rivers Solomon 2021
Otherwise Award
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