Classics of Science Fiction

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

A. E. van Vogt

1948

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
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
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

What Mad Universe

Fredric Brown

1949

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2003	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
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

Yevgeny Zamyatin

1924

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
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	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
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200

1946	Freedom and Happiness (Review of 'We' by Yevgeny Zamyatin) (The Orwell Foundation)
2013	Review of We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Speculiction)
2019	A review of Yevgeny Zamyatin's prescient dystopian novel We (Biblioklept)
2021	Book Review: We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Lightspeed)
2021	The Century-Old Russian Novel Said to Have Inspired '1984' (The New York Times)

Untouched by Human Hands

Robert Sheckley

1954

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
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

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne

1872

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
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
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	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

2014	A book for the beach: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (The Guardian)

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Philip José Farmer

1971

	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
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
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2023	My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time

2010	Back to the Hugos: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (The Guardian)
2010	To Your Scatter Bodies Go (Kara Reviews)
2014	"Never Judge a Book by Its Hugo Award" - A Review of To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (Medium)

Three to Dorsai

Gordon R. Dickson

1975

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

Tau Zero

Poul Anderson

1970

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
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

2014	To Outlive Eternity (James Nicoll Reviews)
2016	Book Review: Tau Zero, Poul Anderson (1970) (Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations)

Star Man's Son: 2250 A.D.

Andre Norton

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
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

Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner

1968

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	British Science Fiction Association Awards
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
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)
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	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels 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	SF Masterworks
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2024	SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books

2010	Back to the Hugos: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (The Guardian)
2013	The Weird 1969 New Wave Sci-Fi Novel that Correctly Predicted the Current Day (The Millions)
2019	The 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today (BBC)

The Space Merchants

Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth

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
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
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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
2020	Library of America Science Fiction

	Michael Dirda on The Space Merchants (Library of America)
2009	Advertising dystopia: Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth's The Space Merchants (Tor.com)
2012	The best science fiction novel about Madison Ave you'll ever read (Gizmodo)

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

1959

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
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
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2012	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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	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
2018	The Great American Read - PBS
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Library of America Science Fiction
2022	The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine

	Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan and the Question of Genre
2014	The Sirens of Titan (Kara Reviews)
2021	"The Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut - The Inescapable Plan (Bookwormex)
2022	The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (The Metaphysical Circus)

She

H. Rider Haggard

1886

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
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

H. P. Lovecraft

1936

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
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

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two

Ben Bova

1973

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
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

Rite of Passage

Alexei Panshin

1968

	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
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
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
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

Ringworld

Larry Niven

1970

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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.
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	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	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	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
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
2024	SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books

2017	Book Review: Ringworld by Larry Niven (Medium)
2018	Revisiting Ringworld: Larry Niven's Timeless Classic (Tor.com)

R.U.R.

Karel Čapek

1923

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
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	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn

The Purple Cloud

M. P. Shiel

1901

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
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

A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1917

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
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
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)
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Library of America Science Fiction

	A Princess of Mars (New York Journal of Books)
2011	Review: A Princess of Mars (The Literary Omnivore)
2012	A Princess of Mars (SF Reviews)

The Past Through Tomorrow

Robert A. Heinlein

1967

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
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

Out of the Silent Planet

C. S. Lewis

1938

1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
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
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
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy 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	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200

2012	Review: Out of the Silent Planet (The Literary Omnivore)
2019	'Out of the Silent Planet' and a New Era of Science Fiction (Kirk Center)
2021	Colonization, Empire, and Power in C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet (Tor.com)
2021	Hnau and the Nature of Humanity in C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet (Tor.com)
2021	Malacandra as Utopia: Plato's Republic as Reflected in C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet (Tor.com)
2021	Moral Thought and Intergalactic Genocide in C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet (Tor.com)

Orbit

Damon Knight

1966-80

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

1949

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
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
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
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	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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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
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
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

1949	Where The Rainbow Ends (Time)
2017	Why ‘1984’ Is a 2017 Must-Read (The New York Times)
2019	Doublethink Is Stronger Than Orwell Imagined (The Atlantic)

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

2000	More Than Human (SF Site)

The Moon Pool

A. Merritt

1919

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.
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
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

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

2013	Book Review: Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (serialized, 1953) (Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations)
2018	Creator of Worlds: Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement (Tor.com)

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

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
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

2019	The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury (Rich Horton)

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

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

1962	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Kirkus Reviews)
2020	Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle (John Pistelli)
2022	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (conceptual fiction)

Lord of Light

Roger Zelazny

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

2000	Lord of Light (SF Site)
2009	Fantasy disguised as science fiction disguised as fantasy: Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light (Tor.com)
2010	Back to the Hugos: Lord of Light by Robert Zelazny (The Guardian)
2017	The book that Argo forgot: SF Classic Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light (Factor Daily)

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

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 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

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

2020	Surviving Perilous Times: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague De Camp (Tor.com)

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

2009	Gender and glaciers: Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness (Tor.com)
2018	How The Left Hand of Darkness Changed Everything (The Lit Hub)
2019	"The Left Hand of Darkness" Is the Anti-Nationalist Book We Need Right Now (Electric Lit)
2019	The Left Hand of Darkness at Fifty (The Paris Review)
2020	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Vector BSFA)
2020	The Strange Friendships of Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" (The New Yorker)

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

2010	Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men (Vaguely Borgesian)
2013	1930: Last and First Men (Stapledon, Olaf) (Potpourri of Science Fiction Literature)
2014	Last and First Men: a pioneering work of science fiction (Northern Soul)

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

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

2001	Hothouse (SF Site)
2012	Review of "Hothouse" by Brian Aldiss (Speculiction)
2014	'Hothouse' by Brian Aldiss. Book review and analysis (Heart and Sole)
2016	Review – Hothouse by Brian Aldiss (Nat Newman)
2022	Book Review: Hothouse (variant title: The Long Afternoon of Earth), Brian W. Aldiss (1962) (Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations)

Gray Lensman

Edward E. Smith

1951

1952	Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

Fury

Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore

1950

1974	Modern Science Fiction edited by Norman Spinrad
1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

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

2016	The origins of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Percy and Mary Shelley)
2017	'Frankenstein' Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era (The Atlantic)
2017	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds (MIT Press)
2018	Frankenstein at 200 – why hasn't Mary Shelley been given the respect she deserves? (The Guardian)
2018	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Origins)
2018	Mary Shelley's Monster Turns 200 (New York State Library)
2018	Mary Shelley, Frankenstein & Moral Philosophy (Philosophy Now)
2018	The Strange and Twisted Life of "Frankenstein" (The New Yorker)
2020	Anatomy of tragedy: the skeptical gothic in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Nature)
2021	First Edition of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ Sells for Record-Breaking $1.17 Million (Smithsonian)
2021	Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: the birth of a gothic monster (BBC History Extra)

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

1976	Isaac Asimov's FOUNDATION Novels: Historical Materialism Distorted into Cyclical Psycho-History (Science Fiction Studies)
2012	Paul Krugman: Asimov's Foundation novels grounded my economics (The Guardian)
2020	Isaac Asimov’s Comforting Technocratic Fable (National Review)

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

2011	Back to the Hugos: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (The Guardian)
2017	Talkin' 'Bout My Generation: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (Tor.com)
2018	Review Essay: Is "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman an appropriate analogy for Afghanistan? (Over the Horizon)

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

2012	"You're Not the Same Kind of Human Being": The Evolution of Pity to Horror in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon (Disability Studies Quarterly)
2016	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (The Guardian)
2016	In retrospect: Flowers for Algernon (Nature)
2018	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Roger's Reads)
2019	A Neuroscientist reads… Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon (Medium)
2021	15 Facts About Flowers for Algernon (Mental Floss)
2021	Analysis of Daniel Keyes’s Flowers for Algernon (Literainess)

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

2013	The Einstein Intersection (worldswithoutend.com)
2016	Samuel R. Delany's 'The Einstein Intersection' Review (Futurism)

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

	The EARTH ABIDES Project
2015	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (SFFWorld.com)
2016	Men go and come, but Earth Abides: Science fiction's most poignant post-apocalyptic story (Factor Daily)
2020	George R Stewart: Earth Abides (Survivors: A World Away)
2021	What I'm Reading: Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (Notre Dame Magazine)

Dying Inside

Robert Silverberg

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

2012	Review of "Dying Inside" by Robert Silverberg (Speculiction)

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

2015	Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world (The Guardian)
2015	Frank Herbert's Dune - A guide for further study: Articles (Pollak Library)
2018	Elitist Classic: Dune (Elitist Book Reviews)
2020	Heresies of "Dune" (Los Angeles Review of Books)
2021	What Accounts for the Lasting Appeal of Dune? (Literary Hub)

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

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

2016	The Demolished Man (worldswithoutend.com)
2016	Keeping Telepaths in Mind: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (Tor.com)

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

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 Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham - Review (Writer's Edit)
	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham [A Review] (We Need to Talk About Books)

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

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

1973	The Undivided Self: J.G. Ballard's "The Crystal World" (The Riverside Quarterly)
2015	The Crystal World by JG Ballard - a petrified apocalypse (The Guardian)
2016	Post-Colonial Duality and Identity in Ballard's The Crystal World (Inquiries Journal)

Conjure Wife

Fritz Leiber

1953

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

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

1995	Clifford Simak's City (Robert Silverberg)
2015	Revisited: City by Clifford Simak (SFFWorld.com)
2019	Gone to the Dogs: City by Clifford D. Simak (Tor.com)
2020	Retro Review: "City" by Clifford D. Simak (Cora Buhlert)

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

1953	Childhood's End (The New York Times)
2012	Wow! Wait, What? Wow!: Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End (Tor.com)
2013	BioSci Fi: Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke, 1953 (Stanford Law School)

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

	James Morrow on A Case of Conscience (Library of America)
1982	Covering A Case of Conscience (Science Fiction Studies)
2010	Aliens and Jesuits: James Blish's A Case of Conscience (Tor.com)
2015	Classic SciFi 1: James Blish, A Case of Conscience (Breadtag Sagas)

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

2014	A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders (The New Yorker)
2021	The crux of religious belief: Walter Miller Jr.’s ‘A Canticle for Leibowitz’ (America)
2021	In Service to God and Science: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (Tor.com)

Bring the Jubilee

Ward Moore

1953

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
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
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction

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

2007	Brave New World at 75 (The New Atlantis)
2014	Brave New World By Aldous Huxley (SFBook.com)
2016	Here's the Brave New World Book Report I Should've Written in 11th Grade (Phoenix New Times)

The Best of Science Fiction

Groff Conklin

1946

1949	The Seventeen Basic SF Titles - Arkham Sampler
1952	Astounding Magazine, the Twenty-Eight 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
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

The Best of John W. Campbell

John W. Campbell, Jr.

1976

1977	"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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

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

Adventures in Time and Space

J. Francis McComas, Raymond J. Healy

1946

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
1966	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
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
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

Books: 66

"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction