Classics of Science Fiction

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

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	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
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	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
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	Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2023	My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2023	The 25 Best Science Fiction Books I've Ever Read (Parts 1 and 2) - Outlaw Bookseller

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 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

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)

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

2013

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	British Science Fiction Association Awards
	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020	15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021	NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022	The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024	Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

	Ancillary Justice (Literary Hub)
	Ancillary Justice (New York Journal of Books)
2013	"Nothing quite clarifies your thoughts like thinking you're about to die." Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice (Tor.com)
2013	A Skillfully Composed Space Opera in 'Ancillary Justice' (NPR)
2015	Pronouns in space (The Seattle Review of Books)

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

1979

2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2020	The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
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

2009	Time travel and slavery: Octavia Butler's Kindred (Tor.com)
2017	Octavia Butler: The Brutalities of the Past Are All Around This (Literary Hub)
2020	The Prescience of Octavia Butler's Kindred (Avidly)
2021	Book Review - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Medium)
2022	Book Review: Time and Race in Octavia Butler's 'Kindred' (Feminism in India)

China Mountain Zhang

Maureen F. McHugh

1992

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
	Otherwise Award
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	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
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

1992	Science Fiction (The New York Times)
2008	Making the future work: Maureen McHugh's China Mountain Zhang (Tor.com)
2014	Review of China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh (Speculiction)
2020	China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh (The Fantasy Hive)

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

1974

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1975	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels
1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
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
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)
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
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
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
2023	Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult

2011	Back to the Hugos: The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin (The Guardian)
2018	Why everyone should read The Dispossessed (Medium)
2020	The Dispossessed, Part I: A Woman in Every Table Top (Tor.com)
2020	The Dispossessed, Part II: May You Get Reborn on Anarres! (Tor.com)

Downbelow Station

C. J. Cherryh

1981

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
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
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2008	"Earth is one world": C.J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station (Tor.com)
2011	Downbelow Station: Here's how you write a novel (Gizmodo)
2014	Review of Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh (Speculiction)
2020	Book Review: Downbelow Station (1981) by C.J. Cherryh (Andy Johnson)

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

1968

1976	The World of Science Fiction by Lester Del Rey
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
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

	Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey - Vintage Science Fiction Month (SciFi Mind)
2013	Review: Dragonflight (The Literary Omnivore)
2014	Review of Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (Speculiction)
2016	Dragonflight (1968): Anne McCaffrey (The Idle Woman)

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

1985

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2018	The Great American Read - PBS
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020	The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

1985	The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Kirkus Reviews)
1986	The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (New York Times)
2015	A Politics of Auto-Cannibalism: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (Literature and Theology)
2022	The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The New Canon)

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

1971

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
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	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2013	Review of The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin (Speculiction)
2015	A review of Ursula K. Le Guin's novel The Lathe of Heaven (Bibioklept)
2020	The Lathe of Heaven: Le Guin's Trippy Local SF Novel About Reality (Tor.com)
2022	What Good Can Dreaming Do? (Boston Review)

Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood

2003

2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
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	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
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
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022	The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

2003	Bioperversity (The New Yorker)
2003	Cilantro Prose (January Magazine)
2003	Pigoons might fly (The Guardian)
2023	Words vs. Numbers: A Review of Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake (Berkeley Fiction Review)

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell

1996

	Otherwise Award
	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
	British Science Fiction Association Awards
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

1996	Lost in Space (The New York Times)
2009	Recklessly Grasping After Meaning: Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow and the Yawning Jaws of Impatience (The Other Journal)
2019	Book Review: The Sparrow (Conciliar Post)
2020	Re-reading "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell (Another Chicago Magazine)

Ammonite

Nicola Griffith

1993

	Otherwise Award
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022	The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine

2011	Ammonite, Nicola Griffith (SF Mistressworks)
2015	Depth and richness in Nicola Griffith's Ammonite (Kate Macdonald)
2019	Book Review: Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (English Geek)

Barrayar

Lois McMaster Bujold

1991

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2010	Barrayar (SF Site)
2012	Barrayar (Kara Reviews)
2013	Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold (SF Mistressworks)

The Female Man

Joanna Russ

1975

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Otherwise Award
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
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	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
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
2012	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

2011	Queering SFF: The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Tor.com)
2017	The Female Man, Joanna Russ (Medium)
2020	Joanna Russ, The Science-Fiction Writer Who Said No (The New Yorker)

Grass

Sheri S. Tepper

1989

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel

	Grass: SF Masterworks 48 by Sheri S Tepper (Infinity Plus)
1989	Science Fiction (The New York Times)
2011	Grass, Sheri S Tepper (SF Mistressworks)

The Snow Queen

Joan D. Vinge

1980

	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2010	Joan Vinge's The Snow Queen: The girl-power counterpart to Star Wars (Gizmodo)
2013	Review of The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (Speculiction)
2015	Review: The Snow Queen (The Literary Omnivore)

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

2003

2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2011	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)

2004	Back to the future (The Guardian)
2004	Let's Do the Time Warp Again (January Magazine)
2021	Why do we keep pretending that The Time Traveler's Wife is a love story? (Literary Hub)

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle

1962

1976	Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction, 1st Edition by Neil Barron
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
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022	The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine

2012	'A Wrinkle in Time' and Its Sci-Fi Heroine (The New York Times)
2012	The Unlikely Best-Seller: 'A Wrinkle In Time' Turns 50 (NPR)
2018	Feeling the Fear of Difference: Celebrating "A Wrinkle in Time" (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

1988

	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 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
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2011	Designing people and societies: C.J. Cherryh's Cyteen (Tor.com)
2012	Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh (Eyrie)

Doomsday Book

Connie Willis

1992

	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	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
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	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
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
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
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
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2020	Collie Willis' Doomsday Book: Classic SF About Pandemics Explores Faith in Both Science and Spirituality (Tor.com)
2020	Doomsday Book Teaches Readers About Pandemics - and About Hope (Slate)

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

2008

2012	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2018	The Great American Read - PBS
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	15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022	The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024	The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers

2010	Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Seattle PI)
2010	Classic review: The Hunger Games (The Christian Science Monitor)

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm

1976

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
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
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2011	Back to the Hugos: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm (The Guardian)
2014	Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (SFBook.com)

To Say Nothing of the Dog

Connie Willis

1998

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020	The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2010	Academic Time Travel: Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog (Tor.com)

Armageddon Cometh

J. K. Accinni

2012

2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Baby

J. K. Accinni

2013

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Beating Heart Cadavers

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

2016

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Beggars in Spain

Nancy Kress

1993

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
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	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Borders of Infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold

1989

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Brothers in Arms

Lois McMaster Bujold

1989

2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

2009

2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Catori's World

Murielle Cyr

2014

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Cetaganda

Lois McMaster Bujold

1996

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Chameleon

K. T. Hanna

2015

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Children of Men

P. D. James

1992

2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020	Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
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

A Civil Campaign

Lois McMaster Bujold

1999

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Cordelia's Honor

Lois McMaster Bujold

1996

2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Cryoburn

Lois McMaster Bujold

2010

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century

Crystal Singer

Anne McCaffrey

1982

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Darkover Landfall

Marion Zimmer Bradley

1972

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler

1987

1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

Delirium

Lauren Oliver

2011

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Diplomatic Immunity

Lois McMaster Bujold

2002

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Divergent

Veronica Roth

2011

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Dragonsong

Anne McCaffrey

1976

1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Echo

J. K. Accinni

2013

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Ethan of Athos

Lois McMaster Bujold

1986

2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Evil Among Us

J. K. Accinni

2014

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Faded Sun Trilogy

C. J. Cherryh

1987

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Falling Free

Lois McMaster Bujold

1988

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
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	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Foreigner

C. J. Cherryh

1994

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime

A Forgotten Kitten

Jessica Kong

2013

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Gate to Women's Country

Sheri S. Tepper

1988

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
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
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	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	SF Masterworks

The Giver

Lois Lowry

1993

2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2018	The Great American Read - PBS
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

Grimspace

Ann Aguirre

2008

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

James Tiptree, Jr.

1990

1996	The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties - Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

Hive

J. K. Accinni

2014

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Host

Stephenie Meyer

2008

2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100

In the Garden of Iden

Kage Baker

1997

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Inheritor

C. J. Cherryh

1996

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Insurgent

Veronica Roth

2012

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Invader

C. J. Cherryh

1995

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Komarr

Lois McMaster Bujold

1998

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Lilith's Brood

Octavia E. Butler

2000

2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

A Lost Kitten

Jessica Kong

2012

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Machinations

Hayley Stone

2016

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Memory

Lois McMaster Bujold

1996

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2012	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Mirror Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold

1994

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

2010

2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

The One

J. K. Accinni

2013

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

1993

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

1998

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
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	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

The Pride of Chanur

C. J. Cherryh

1982

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Primary Inversion

Catherine Asaro

1995

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Remnant Population

Elizabeth Moon

1996

	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Rogue Genesis

Ceri London

2013

2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Seed to Harvest

Octavia E. Butler

2007

2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Shadow Over Avalon

C. N. Lesley

2013

2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Shards of Honor

Lois McMaster Bujold

1986

2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery

The Ship Who Sang

Anne McCaffrey

1969

1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
2002	Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
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 Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn

The Silver Metal Lover

Tanith Lee

1981

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Speed of Dark

Elizabeth Moon

2002

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Stardoc

S. L. Viehl

2000

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Starshine

G. S. Jennsen

2014

2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Madeleine L'Engle

1978

2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

This Changes Everything

Sally Ember

2015

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Vertigo

G. S. Jennsen

2014

2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Vor Game

Lois McMaster Bujold

1990

	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

The Warrior's Apprentice

Lois McMaster Bujold

1986

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler

1980

1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn

A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle

1973

2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Ursula K. Le Guin

1975

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
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	SF Masterworks

The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood

2009

2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022	Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024	Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Books: 93

Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors