Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

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

Title Author/Editor↥ Year Citations Reviews
The Rift Nina Allan 2017
2
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016
5
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The City in the Middle of the Night Charlie Jane Anders 2019
3
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Victories Greater Than Death Charlie Jane Anders 2021
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Cold Allies Patricia Anthony 1993
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991
6
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro 2000
3
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985
33
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood 2015
2
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
Tales from Rugosa Coven Sarah Avery 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Waking Romeo Kathryn Barker 2021
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Hammered Elizabeth Bear 2005
2
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Who Runs the World? Virginia Bergin 2017
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010
5
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Shining Girls Lauren Beukes 2013
2
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Valiant Holly Black 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Red Queen Honey Brown 2009
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
War Surf M. M. Buckner 2005
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold 1988
9
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold 1990
7
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold 1991
14
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th 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
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold 1994
6
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler 1998
6
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye A. S. Byatt 1994
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Girl in the Road Monica Byrne 2014
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Synners Pat Cadigan 1991
13
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Fools Pat Cadigan 1992
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Magician's Apprentice Trudi Canavan 2009
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Mercy Journals Claudia Casper 2016
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dreams Before the Start of Time Anne Chamock 2017
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Red Moon and Black Mountain Joy Chant 1970
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Conqueror's Child Suzy McKee Charnas 1999
3
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Downbelow Station C. J. Cherryh 1981
16
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Cyteen C. J. Cherryh 1988
17
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Alliance Rising C. J. CherryhJane S. Fancher 2019
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Piranesi Susanna Clarke 2020
4
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
In the Company of Others Julie E. Czerneda 2001
2
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Turn of Light Julie E. Czerneda 2013
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Play of Shadow Julie E. Czerneda 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The House of Shattered Wings Aliette de Bodard 2015
2
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Daughter of No Nation A. M. Dellamonica 2015
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Transformation Space Marianne de Pierres 2010
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Peacemaker Marianne de Pierres 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Black Wine Candas Jane Dorsey 1997
4
Otherwise Award
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Enchanter Sara Douglass 1996
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Starman Sara Douglass 1996
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Wounded Hawk Sara Douglass 2001
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Meg Elison 2014
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Freshwater Akwaeke Emezi 2018
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Mount Carol Emshwiller 2002
3
Philip K. Dick Award
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Viper Wine Hermione Eyre 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ember and Ash Pamela Freeman 2011
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Strange Toys Patricia Geary 1987
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ash: A Secret History Mary Gentle 2000
5
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales Greer Gilman 2009
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Wild Life Molly Gloss 2000
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Uncertain Places Lisa Goldstein 2011
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Two Pearls of Wisdom Alison Goodman 2008
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
In War Times Kathleen Ann Goonan 2007
4
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Theodora Goss 2017
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Judgment of Dragons Phyllis Gotlieb 1980
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Kappa Child Hiromi Goto 2002
3
Otherwise Award
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Prismatic Edwina Grey 2006
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ammonite Nicola Griffith 1993
15
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
Slow River Nicola Griffith 1995
6
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016SF Masterworks
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Children of the Dusk George GuthridgeJanet Berliner 1997
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Redwood and Wildfire Andrea Hairston 2011
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Carhullan Army Sarah Hall 2007
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand 1994
4
Otherwise Award
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Generation Loss Elizabeth Hand 2007
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Foreign Devil Christine Harris 1999
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dead in the Water Nancy Holder 1994
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Witches on the Road Tonight Sheri Holman 2011
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson 1998
7
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The New Moon's Arms Nalo Hopkinson 2007
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Sister Mine Nalo Hopkinson 2013
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Darkship Thieves Sarah A. Hoyt 2010
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Silvered Tanya Huff 2012
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
God's War Kameron Hurley 2011
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Half Life Shelley Jackson 2006
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dread in the Beast Charlee Jacob 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015
11
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016
3
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017
3
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020
4
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Love Is the Drug Alaya Dawn Johnson 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Space Between Worlds Micaiah Johnson 2020
2
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
White Queen Gwyneth Jones 1991
5
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Bold as Love Gwyneth Jones 2001
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Life Gwyneth Jones 2004
3
Philip K. Dick Award
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Gemina Amie KaufmanJay Kristoff 2016
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Aurora Rising Amie KaufmanJay Kristoff 2019
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Songs from the Drowned Lands Eileen Kernaghan 1983
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Snow Queen Eileen Kernaghan 2000
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Drowning Girl Caitlín R. Kiernan 2012
3
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Cipher Kathe Koja 1991
2
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Calculating Stars Mary Robinette Kowal 2018
8
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
Probability Space Nancy Kress 2002
3
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Privilege of the Sword Ellen Kushner 2006
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Brides of Rollrock Island Margo Lanagan 2012
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Missing Sarah Langan 2007
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Audrey's Door Sarah Langan 2009
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Magic or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Razorhurst Justine Larbalestier 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013
18
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Ancillary Sword Ann Leckie 2014
8
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Jade City Fonda Lee 2017
3
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin 1969
52
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Otherwise Award
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1977"A Basic Science-Fiction Library" from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction by Baird Searles, et al.
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
20091000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller
The Lathe of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
14
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
42
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1975Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1987Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1994The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1999The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
201675 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Library of America Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
The Matter of Seggri Ursula K. Le Guin 1994
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Mountain Ways Ursula K. Le Guin 1996
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Telling Ursula K. Le Guin 2000
5
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007
2
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Lavinia Ursula K. Le Guin 2008
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Radiomen Eleanor Lerman 2015
2
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Travels with the Snow Queen Kelly Link 1996
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Cagebird Karin Lowachee 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Heir of Night Helen Lowe 2010
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 2014
16
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
Son of the Shadows Juliet Marillier 2000
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Blade of Fortriu Juliet Marillier 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Wildwood Dancing Juliet Marillier 2006
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dreamer's Pool Juliet Marillier 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine 2019
5
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine 2021
4
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Less Than Human Maxine McArthur 2004
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Madigan Mine Kirstyn McDermott 2010
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Perfections Kirstyn McDermott 2012
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019
2
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh 1992
16
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dreamsnake Vonda N. McIntyre 1978
12
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1984The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997
5
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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The Animals in That Country Laura Jean McKay 2020
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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Something Rich and Strange Patricia A. McKillip 1994
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Solstice Wood Patricia A. McKillip 2006
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
When the Moon Was Ours Anna-Marie McLemore 2016
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
They Will Dream in the Garden Gabriela Damián Miravete 2018
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Goblin Emperor Sarah Monette 2014
4
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
The Speed of Dark Elizabeth Moon 2002
10
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020
3
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Spin Control Chris Moriarty 2006
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Falling Woman Pat Murphy 1986
6
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Points of Departure Pat Murphy 1990
3
Philip K. Dick Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Bohr Maker Linda Nagata 1995
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near 2013
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Claire North 2014
4
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018
4
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Zombie Joyce Carol Oates 1995
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Fallen Gods Kate OrmanJonathan Blum 2003
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki 2013
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Blood of Dreams Susan Parisi 2007
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
He, She and It Marge Piercy 1991
6
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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A Song for a New Day Sarah Pinsker 2019
2
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea Sarah Pinsker 2019
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack 1988
4
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
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Godmother Night Rachel Pollack 1996
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Boneshaker Cherie Priest 2009
12
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
From the Wreck Jane Rawson 2017
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Memory Garden M. Rickert 2014
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Trail of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018
4
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
Power and Majesty Tansy Rayner Roberts 2010
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Testament of Jessie Lamb Jane Rogers 2011
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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Fire Angels Jane Routley 1998
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Aramaya Jane Routley 1999
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Heaven's Net is Wide Gillian Rubinstein 2007
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell 1996
23
Otherwise Award
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
British Science Fiction Association Awards
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ancient, Ancient Kiini Ibura Salaam 2012
3
Otherwise Award
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Healer's War Elizabeth Ann Scarborough 1988
5
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Lizard Radio Pat Schmatz 2015
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Theory of Bastards Audrey Schulman 2018
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Old Drift Namwali Serpell 2019
2
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Filter House Nisi Shawl 2008
2
Otherwise Award
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The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2003
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
A Door into Ocean Joan Slonczewski 1986
12
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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The Highest Frontier Joan Slonczewski 2011
3
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Innamorati Midori Snyder 1998
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Larque on the Wing Nancy Springer 1994
3
Otherwise Award
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
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The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Road Out of Winter Alison Stine 2020
2
Philip K. Dick Award
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Dreaming in Smoke Tricia Sullivan 1998
3
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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Rupetta N. A. Sulway 2013
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Beauty Sheri S. Tepper 1991
3
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg Dubravka Ugresic 2010
2
Otherwise Award
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The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011
1
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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two Catherynne M. Valente 2013
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Bannerless Carrie Vaughn 2017
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Digger, Vol 1 Ursula Vernon 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980
15
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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Whiteout Sage Walker 1996
2
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Dead Space Kali Wallace 2021
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Tooth and Claw Jo Walton 2003
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ha'penny Jo Walton 2007
2
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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Lifelode Jo Walton 2009
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Among Others Jo Walton 2011
7
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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My Real Children Jo Walton 2014
3
Otherwise Award
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Network Effect Martha Wells 2020
4
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Courier's New Bicycle Kim Westwood 2011
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Updraft Fran Wilde 2015
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm 1976
14
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1996The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
The Infernal Kim Wilkins 1997
1
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The Resurrectionists Kim Wilkins 2000
1
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Angel of Ruin Kim Wilkins 2001
1
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Lincoln's Dreams Connie Willis 1987
3
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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Doomsday Book Connie Willis 1992
30
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
1996North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2011Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016SF Masterworks
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1998
13
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016SF Masterworks
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
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Passage Connie Willis 2001
11
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
Blackout/All Clear Connie Willis 2010
8
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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Alif the Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012
2
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
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The Wood Wife Terri Windling 1996
1
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Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984
1
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Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992
2
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
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Pay the Piper Jane YolenAdam Stemple 2005
1
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga 2005
2
Otherwise Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Reclamation Sarah Zettel 1996
2
2001200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Bitter Angels Sarah Zettel 2009
2
Philip K. Dick Award
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
Books: 231