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)

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)

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 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)

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)

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)

A Door into Ocean

Joan Slonczewski

1986

	John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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
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
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
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2001	A Door into Ocean Study Guide (Kenyon College)
2009	Self-naming and death-hastening: Joan Slonczewski's A Door Into Ocean (Tor.com)

Dreamsnake

Vonda N. McIntyre

1978

	Nebula Award - Novel Winner
	Hugo Award - Novel Winner
1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
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
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005	ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2012	Back to the Hugos: Dreamsnake by Vonda N McIntyre (The Guardian)
2015	Snake healing in Vonda N McIntyre's Dreamsnake (katemacdonald.net)

Synners

Pat Cadigan

1991

	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
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
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
2014	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

2013	Synners -- Surprisingly enjoyable (worldswithoutend.com)
2015	Synners, Pat Cadigan (SF Mistressworks)

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)

Agent of the Unknown

Margaret St. Clair

1956

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Alien Influences

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

1994

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

Angel At Apogee

Shariann Lewitt

1987

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Archivist

Gill Alderman

1989

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Armed Camps

Kit Reed

1969

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Arslan

M. J. Engh

1976

1994	The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks

Ash: A Secret History

Mary Gentle

2000

	British Science Fiction Association Awards
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
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women 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

Benefits

Zoe Fairbairns

1979

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Black Wine

Candas Jane Dorsey

1997

	Otherwise Award
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Brown Girl in the Ring

Nalo Hopkinson

1998

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)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Carmen Dog

Carol Emshwiller

1988

2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

Catseye

Andre Norton

1961

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Children of Anthi

Jay D. Blakeney

1985

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The City, Not Long After

Pat Murphy

1989

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

Correspondence

Sue Thomas

1992

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Crystal Singer

Anne McCaffrey

1982

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

Dancing on the Volcano

Anne Gay

1993

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Darkchild

Sydney J. Van Scyoc

1982

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Darkover Landfall

Marion Zimmer Bradley

1972

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

Don't Bite the Sun

Tanith Lee

1976

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Dream Years

Lisa Goldstein

1985

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Dreaming in Smoke

Tricia Sullivan

1998

	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

An Exchange of Hostages

Susan R. Matthews

1997

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

Falcon

Emma Bull

1989

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

False Dawn

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

1978

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Floating Worlds

Cecelia Holland

1976

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks

Fool's War

Sarah Zettel

1997

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

A Gift Upon the Shore

M. K. Wren

1990

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington

Halfway Human

Carolyn Ives Gilman

1998

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Hand of Prophecy

Severna Park

1998

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Happy Policeman

Patricia Anthony

1994

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

He, She and It

Marge Piercy

1991

	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
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)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Heritage of Flight

Susan Shwartz

1989

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

Herland

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

1915

1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
1996	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy edited by Arthur B. Evans
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn

Hermetech

Storm Constantine

1991

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Heroes and Villains

Angela Carter

1969

1984	The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994	The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Holder of the World

Bharati Mukherjee

1993

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

In Conquest Born

C. S. Friedman

1987

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

Islands

Marta Randall

1976

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Jerusalem Fire

R. M. Meluch

1985

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Journal of Nicholas the American

Leigh Kennedy

1986

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2006	100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Judgment Night

C. L. Moore

1952

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Kairos

Gwyneth Jones

1988

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

Last Letters from Hav

Jan Morris

1985

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Legacies

Alison Sinclair

1995

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

Lest Ye Die

Cicely Hamilton

1928

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Leviathan's Deep

Jayge Carr

1979

1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Looking for the Mahdi

N. Lee Wood

1996

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

Lost Futures

Lisa Tuttle

1992

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

The Many-Colored Land

Julian May

1981

	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
	Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2011	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel

Memoirs of a Spacewoman

Naomi Mitchison

1962

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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

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

Missing Man

Katherine MacLean

1975

	Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Native Tongue

Suzette Haden Elgin

1984

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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

1928

2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2009	1000 novels everyone must read (science fiction section)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Pennterra

Judith Moffett

1987

2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Pilgrimage: The Book of the People

Zenna Henderson

1961

1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Polar City Blues

Katharine Kerr

1990

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

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

Queen City Jazz

Kathleen Ann Goonan

1994

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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

Queen of the States

Josephine Saxton

1986

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Red Spider, White Web

Misha

1990

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

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

Sarah Canary

Karen Joy Fowler

1991

	Nebula 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
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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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	SF Masterworks
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe

Shadow Man

Melissa Scott

1995

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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington

Shadow on the Hearth

Judith Merril

1950

1987	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 3rd Edition by Neil Barron
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Shikasta

Doris Lessing

1979

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
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	Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019	The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019	100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022	The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine

The Silent City

Élisabeth Vonarburg

1988

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2009	Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Star Rider

Doris Piserchia

1974

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Steerswoman

Rosemary Kirstein

1989

2012	Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Sunburst

Phyllis Gotlieb

1964

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Swastika Night

Katharine Burdekin

1937

2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016	SF Masterworks

The Sword of Rhiannon

Leigh Brackett

1953

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn

Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home

James Tiptree, Jr.

1973

2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

The Third Eagle

R. A. MacAvoy

1989

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

A Thousand Words for Stranger

Julie E. Czerneda

1997

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Unquenchable Fire

Rachel Pollack

1988

	Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	SF Masterworks
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

Vast

Linda Nagata

1998

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
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

A Voice Out of Ramah

Lee Killough

1979

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Walk to the End of the World

Suzy McKee Charnas

1974

	Otherwise Award
1985	Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2003	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004	Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th Edition by Neil Barron
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe

The Wave and the Flame

Marjorie Bradley Kellogg

1986

2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales

Winterlong

Elizabeth Hand

1990

2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

A Woman of the Iron People

Eleanor Arnason

1991

	Otherwise Award
2001	200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004	Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2014	Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021	Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

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