My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller

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

Title Author/Editor↧ Year Citations Reviews
Blindsight Peter Watts 2006
12
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024The 15 Best Sci-Fi Books I've Ever Read 2024 - Bookpilled
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Dogs of War Adrian Tchaikovsky 2017
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Accelerando Charles Stross 2005
12
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Machine James Smythe 2013
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Little Eyes Samanta Schweblin 2020
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Thing Itself Adam Roberts 2015
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Adjacent Christopher Priest 2013
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
After Atlas Emma Newman 2016
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Market Forces Richard K. Morgan 2004
3
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Road Cormac McCarthy 2006
22
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
On Account of Darkness Barry N. Malzberg,  Bill Pronzini 2004
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Emergence Ken MacLeod 2017
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Anomaly Hervé Le Tellier 2021
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro 2005
16
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
Painkillers Simon Ings 2000
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Europe in Autumn Dave Hutchinson 2014
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Submission Michel Houellebecq 2015
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again M. John Harrison 2020
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Zero History William Gibson 2010
2
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Holy Machine Chris Beckett 2004
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
Super-Cannes J. G. Ballard 2000
3
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The House of Rumour Jake Arnott 2012
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
The Silver Wind Nina Allan 2011
1
2023My Top 25 Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century by the Outlaw Bookseller
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