Lists	Year	Title	Author
1	95% (39/41)	1965	Dune	Frank Herbert
2	95% (37/39)	1959	A Canticle for Leibowitz	Walter M. Miller Jr.
3	90% (43/48)	1969	The Left Hand of Darkness	Ursula K. Le Guin
4	85% (33/39)	1953	Childhood’s End	Arthur C. Clarke
5	83% (34/41)	1949	Nineteen Eighty-Four	George Orwell
6	83% (33/40)	1950	The Martian Chronicles	Ray Bradbury
7	80% (32/40)	1951-53	The Foundation Trilogy	Isaac Asimov
8	79% (27/34)	1984	Neuromancer	William Gibson
9	79% (30/38)	1957	The Stars My Destination	Alfred Bester
10	79% (37/47)	1974	The Dispossessed	Ursula K. Le Guin
11	78% (31/40)	1953	The Demolished Man	Alfred Bester
12	78% (31/40)	1970	Ringworld	Larry Niven
13	77% (23/30)	1989	Hyperion	Dan Simmons
14	74% (29/39)	1962	The Man in the High Castle	Philip K. Dick
15	73% (24/33)	1985	Ender’s Game	Orson Scott Card
16	73% (29/40)	1961	Stranger in a Strange Land	Robert A. Heinlein
17	72% (28/39)	1966	Flowers for Algernon	Daniel Keyes
18	72% (28/39)	1975	The Forever War	Joe Haldeman
19	71% (30/42)	1973	Rendezvous with Rama	Arthur C. Clarke
20	70% (28/40)	1953	Fahrenheit 451	Ray Bradbury
21	70% (21/30)	1992	Red Mars	Kim Stanley Robinson
22	70% (28/40)	1895	The Time Machine	H.G. Wells
23	69% (27/39)	1992	Doomsday Book	Connie Willis
24	69% (22/32)	1979	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams
25	68% (26/38)	1977	Gateway	Frederik Pohl
26	68% (13/19)	2006	The Road	Cormac McCarthy
27	68% (28/41)	1932	Brave New World	Aldous Huxley
28	68% (27/40)	1968	Stand on Zanzibar	John Brunner
29	68% (27/40)	1898	The War of the Worlds	H.G. Wells
30	67% (26/39)	1953	More Than Human	Theodore Sturgeon
31	67% (18/27)	1992	Snow Crash	Neal Stephenson
32	66% (25/38)	1967	Lord of Light	Roger Zelazny
33	66% (23/35)	1980-87	The Book of the New Sun	Gene Wolfe
34	66% (19/29)	1992	A Fire Upon the Deep	Vernor Vinge
35	65% (26/40)	1985	The Handmaid’s Tale	Margaret Atwood
36	65% (26/40)	1966	The Moon is a Harsh Mistress	Robert A. Heinlein
37	64% (25/39)	1959	Starship Troopers	Robert A. Heinlein
38	64% (14/22)	2009	The Windup Girl	Paolo Bacigalupi
39	62% (28/45)	1818	Frankenstein	Mary Shelley
40	62% (23/37)	1970	Solaris	Stanislaw Lem
41	59% (22/37)	1968	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?	Philip K. Dick
42	59% (17/29)	1995	The Diamond Age	Neal Stephenson
43	58% (22/38)	1962	A Clockwork Orange	Anthony Burgess
44	56% (22/39)	1963	Way Station	Clifford D. Simak
45	56% (23/41)	1949	Earth Abides	George R. Stewart
46	54% (19/35)	1980	Timescape	Gregory Benford
47	54% (13/24)	2008	The Hunger Games	Suzanne Collins
48	54% (21/39)	1954	Mission of Gravity	Hal Clement
49	53% (23/43)	1975	The Female Man	Joanna Russ
50	53% (10/19)	2005	Old Man’s War	John Scalzi
51	53% (21/40)	1952	City	Clifford D. Simak
52	51% (18/35)	1983	Startide Rising	David Brin
53	51% (19/37)	1969	Ubik	Philip K. Dick
54	51% (20/39)	1956	The City and the Stars	Arthur C. Clarke
55	51% (21/41)	1930	Last and First Men	Olaf Stapledon
56	50% (11/22)	2013	Ancillary Justice	Ann Leckie
57	50% (19/38)	1996	The Sparrow	Mary Doria Russell
58	50% (19/38)	1971	To Your Scattered Bodies Go	Philip José Farmer
59	49% (19/39)	1958	A Case of Conscience	James Blish
60	49% (19/39)	1953	The Space Merchants	Frederik Pohl, C.M. Kornbluth
61	48% (19/40)	1951	The Day of the Triffids	John Wyndham
62	48% (19/40)	1972	The Gods Themselves	Isaac Asimov
63	48% (19/40)	1950	I, Robot	Isaac Asimov
64	47% (18/38)	1963	Cat’s Cradle	Kurt Vonnegut
65	47% (18/38)	1959	The Sirens of Titan	Kurt Vonnegut
66	46% (12/26)	1999	A Deepness in the Sky	Vernor Vinge
67	46% (17/37)	1968	2001: A Space Odyssey	Arthur C. Clarke
68	46% (17/37)	1969	Slaughterhouse-Five	Kurt Vonnegut
69	45% (15/33)	1986	Speaker for the Dead	Orson Scott Card
70	44% (18/41)	1917	A Princess of Mars	Edgar Rice Burroughs
71	44% (18/41)	1937	Star Maker	Olaf Stapledon
72	44% (17/39)	1954	The Caves of Steel	Isaac Asimov
73	43% (16/37)	1972	Dying Inside	Robert Silverberg
74	42% (16/38)	1988	Cyteen	C.J. Cherryh
75	42% (10/24)	2002	Altered Carbon	Richard K. Morgan
76	42% (15/36)	1975	Dhalgren	Samuel R. Delany
77	41% (11/27)	1988	The Player of Games	Iain M. Banks
78	41% (15/37)	1974	The Mote in God’s Eye	Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
79	40% (12/30)	1985	Blood Music	Greg Bear
80	40% (12/30)	1990	The Fall of Hyperion	Dan Simmons
81	40% (16/40)	1870	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea	Jules Verne
82	39% (17/44)	1962	A Wrinkle in Time	Madeleine L’Engle
83	38% (15/39)	1966	Babel-17	Samuel R. Delany
84	38% (11/29)	1987	Consider Phlebas	Iain M. Banks
85	37% (14/38)	1962	The Drowned World	J.G. Ballard
86	37% (15/41)	1924	We	Yevgeny Zamyatin
87	36% (14/39)	1981	Downbelow Station	C.J. Cherryh
88	36% (15/42)	1946	Slan	A.E. van Vogt
89	36% (10/28)	2003	The Time Traveler’s Wife	Audrey Niffenegger
90	35% (12/34)	1989	Grass	Sheri S. Tepper
91	35% (13/37)	1992	China Mountain Zhang	Maureen F. McHugh
92	35% (13/37)	1972	Roadside Picnic	Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
93	35% (13/37)	1970	Tau Zero	Poul Anderson
94	34% (13/38)	1991	Barrayar	Lois McMaster Bujold
95	34% (14/41)	1980	The Snow Queen	Joan D. Vinge
96	33% (11/33)	1982	No Enemy But Time	Michael Bishop
97	33% (13/40)	1956	Double Star	Robert A. Heinlein
98	33% (13/40)	1896	The Island of Doctor Moreau	H.G. Wells
99	33% (13/40)	1864	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Jules Verne
100	32% (12/37)	1993	Ammonite	Nicola Griffith
101	32% (11/34)	1982	Helliconia Spring	Brian W. Aldiss
102	32% (11/34)	1977	A Scanner Darkly	Philip K. Dick
103	32% (11/34)	1998	To Say Nothing of the Dog	Connie Willis
104	32% (13/41)	1938	Out of the Silent Planet	C.S. Lewis
105	32% (12/38)	1986	A Door into Ocean	Joan Slonczewski
106	31% (11/35)	1979	The Fountains of Paradise	Arthur C. Clarke
107	31% (12/39)	1954	I Am Legend	Richard Matheson
108	30% (10/33)	1985	The Postman	David Brin
109	30% (13/43)	1968	Dragonflight	Anne McCaffrey
110	30% (11/37)	1967	Dangerous Visions	Harlan Ellison
111	30% (11/37)	1968	Pavane	Keith Roberts
112	29% (10/34)	1990	Her Smoke Rose Up Forever	James Tiptree Jr.
113	29% (10/34)	1993	Parable of the Sower	Octavia E. Butler
114	29% (12/41)	1941	Lest Darkness Fall	L. Sprague de Camp
115	29% (12/41)	1935	Odd John	Olaf Stapledon
116	29% (11/38)	1966	The Crystal World	J.G. Ballard
117	29% (11/38)	1957	The Door into Summer	Robert A. Heinlein
118	29% (11/38)	1967	The Einstein Intersection	Samuel R. Delany
119	29% (11/38)	1960	Rogue Moon	Algis Budrys
120	29% (12/42)	1978	Dreamsnake	Vonda N. McIntyre
121	28% (10/36)	1991	Synners	Pat Cadigan
122	28% (11/40)	1865	From the Earth to the Moon	Jules Verne
123	28% (11/40)	1951	The Illustrated Man	Ray Bradbury
124	27% (12/44)	1976	Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang	Kate Wilhelm
125	27% (10/37)	1968	Camp Concentration	Thomas M. Disch
126	27% (10/37)	1970	Cities in Flight	James Blish
127	27% (10/37)	1972	The Fifth Head of Cerberus	Gene Wolfe
128	27% (11/41)	1946	Adventures in Time and Space	Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas
129	27% (11/41)	1949	The Humanoids	Jack Williamson
130	27% (11/41)	1948	The World of Null-A	A.E. van Vogt
131	26% (10/38)	1962	Hothouse	Brian W. Aldiss
132	26% (10/38)	1979	Kindred	Octavia E. Butler
133	26% (10/38)	1968	Rite of Passage	Alexei Panshin
134	26% (10/39)	1955	The End of Eternity	Isaac Asimov
135	26% (10/39)	1966	This Immortal	Roger Zelazny
136	25% (10/40)	1889	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court	Mark Twain
137	25% (10/40)	1897	The Invisible Man	H.G. Wells
138	25% (11/44)	1971	The Lathe of Heaven	Ursula K. Le Guin
139	24% (10/41)	1923	R.U.R.	Karel Čapek

 

 

Dune by Frank Herbert (1965)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	21	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	1	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by 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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	1	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	12	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	1	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	6	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	6	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	3	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	4	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	1	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	1	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	1	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	1	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	1	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	2	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (1959)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	10	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	5	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	7	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	5	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	7	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	66	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	85	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	33	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	35	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	19	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	38	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	28	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	32	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	46	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	30	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	3	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by 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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	2	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	1	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	3	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	29	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	45	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	5	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
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		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	29	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	26	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	5	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		James Tiptree Jr. Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	47	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	24	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	25	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke (1953)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	9	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	6	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	2	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	3	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	7	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	8	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	34	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	49	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	14	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	36	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	16	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	44	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	19	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	34	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	17	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	9	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	41	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	34	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	16	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	21	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	34	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	43	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	23	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	6	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	7	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	2	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	4	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	3	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	5	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	6	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (1950)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	7	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	3	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	8	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	24	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by 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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	20	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	22	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	23	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	32	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	27	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	17	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	20	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	15	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	14	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	22	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	43	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov (1951-53)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	15	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	12	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	1	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	6	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	6	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	38	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	4	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	60	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	55	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	14	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	8	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	3	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	8	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	6	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	2	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	3	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	24	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	4	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	15	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	46	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	14	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	8	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	16	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	17	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		Philip K. Dick Awards
2016	24	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	10	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	9	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (1957)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	16	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	7	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by 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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	10	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	6	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	15	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	22	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	7	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	9	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	59	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	43	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	82	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	30	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	65	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	13	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	17	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	8	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	19	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	94	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	41	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	78	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	16	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		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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	53	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	39	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	9	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	78	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	48	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	55	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (1953)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	7	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	5	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	14	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	18	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	22	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	27	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	49	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	24	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	52	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	116	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	99	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	67	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	63	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	12	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	9	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	72	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	25	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	66	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	44	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	15	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	46	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	37	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	23	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	13	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	19	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1989)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1998	10	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	11	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	10	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	5	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	51	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	4	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	19	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	8	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016	31	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	15	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	16	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1962)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	22	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	14	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	14	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	18	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	60	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	22	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	58	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	53	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	54	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	31	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	36	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (1985)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	46	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	9	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	4	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	1	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	3	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	2	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	4	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	2	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	5	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	2	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	1	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (1961)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	17	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	4	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	5	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	27	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	5	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	39	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	17	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	11	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	12	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	10	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	15	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	6	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	15	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1966)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	36	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1998	40	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	8	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	21	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	11	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	38	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	50	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	30	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	31	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	22	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	52	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	29	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1975)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	18	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	32	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	12	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	50	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	56	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	13	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	41	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	19	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	49	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	16	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	8	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	20	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	25	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	36	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	42	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	76	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	28	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	40	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	27	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	29	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	14	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	12	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	25	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	40	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	27	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	29	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	63	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	7	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	10	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	5	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	5	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	9	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	7	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	10	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1992)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	43	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	84	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	95	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	35	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016	66	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	55	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	45	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	45	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	59	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1895)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	20	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	15	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	2	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	17	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	70	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	36	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	27	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	22	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	6	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	18	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	33	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	45	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	97	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	37	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	71	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	75	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	14	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	73	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	64	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1999	88	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	82	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	13	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	2	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	6	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	81	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	3	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	4	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	4	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	3	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Gateway by Frederik Pohl (1977)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	8	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	38	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	11	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	31	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	20	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	85	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	65	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	66	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	33	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	56	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	63	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	14	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	191	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	48	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	9	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	36	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	74	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	113	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1949		The Seventeen Basic SF Titles – Arkham Sampler
1952	22	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	15	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	5	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	68	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	9	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	29	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	6	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	7	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	7	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	17	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	22	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	11	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	16	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	66	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	20	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	93	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	34	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	90	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	184	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1898)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	24	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	42	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	9	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	28	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	56	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	39	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	32	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	21	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	10	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	21	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	52	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (1953)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	3	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	19	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	9	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	12	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	48	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	13	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	68	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	88	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	51	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	39	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	99	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	54	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1999	56	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	39	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	10	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	26	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	18	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	17	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	23	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	30	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	25	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	45	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (1967)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	10	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	11	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1998	14	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	21	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	29	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	8	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	23	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	99	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	84	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	69	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	35	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	98	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe (1980-87)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1999	87	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	63	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	40	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	87	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	24	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	92	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	114	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge (1992)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1999	23	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	14	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	4	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	93	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	27	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016	75	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	64	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	81	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	44	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	76	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	11	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	22	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	38	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	24	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	35	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	2	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	50	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	60	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	53	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (1966)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	8	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	4	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	18	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	2	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	16	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	25	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	6	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	34	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	12	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	37	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	29	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	26	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	20	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	38	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (1959)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	11	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	22	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	21	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	29	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	24	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2011	53	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	31	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	21	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	28	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	24	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	19	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	12	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	23	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (2009)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012	3	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	173	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	92	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	11	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	130	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	71	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	3	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	48	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	20	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	69	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	20	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	3	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	11	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	51	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	35	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (1970)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	13	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	96	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	25	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	72	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	51	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	64	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	34	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	10	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	50	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	59	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	21	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	26	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	13	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	9	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	12	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	9	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	13	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1995)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1999	42	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	64	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	75	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	53	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	49	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	56	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016	75	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	57	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	72	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	38	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1999	10	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	78	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	47	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	30	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	68	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	30	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	18	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	47	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	97	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Way Station by Clifford D. Simak (1963)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1966	27	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	25	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	31	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	45	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003	72	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	43	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	47	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	175	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	86	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	186	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (1949)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	28	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	72	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	41	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	67	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	169	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	100	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	118	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Timescape by Gregory Benford (1980)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	38	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	38	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	140	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2012	7	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best 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	9	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	18	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	4	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	1	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	61	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	85	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	54	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement (1954)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	18	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	15	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	16	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	36	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	37	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	150	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Female Man by Joanna Russ (1975)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	22	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
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		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	80	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		James Tiptree Jr. Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington

 

 

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (2005)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2011	74	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	1	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	48	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	36	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	3	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	64	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	48	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

City by Clifford D. Simak (1952)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	2	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	9	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	30	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	38	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	97	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	38	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	40	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	94	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Startide Rising by David Brin (1983)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	16	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	53	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	70	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	12	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	41	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	97	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	59	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	99	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Ubik by Philip K. Dick (1969)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	37	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	46	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	43	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	48	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003	79	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	49	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	44	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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	60	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	44	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	85	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	39	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	111	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke (1956)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	22	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	7	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	17	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	32	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	34	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	85	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2011	55	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	63	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	146	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	85	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	65	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon (1930)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1949		The Seventeen Basic SF Titles – Arkham Sampler
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	30	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	43	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	66	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	43	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2012	71	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	154	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2013)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016	23	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	24	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	86	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (1996)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	95	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012	54	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016	52	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	82	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	16	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		James Tiptree Jr. Awards
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	132	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (1971)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	17	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	27	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2011	77	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	43	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	93	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	99	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	55	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	116	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1958)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	28	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	66	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		SF Masterworks

 

 

The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl, C.M. Kornbluth (1953)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1956	22	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	22	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1975	24	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	19	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	141	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (1951)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	74	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	48	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	67	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	72	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	72	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	43	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	121	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (1972)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1998	52	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	81	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	140	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	73	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	60	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	41	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	88	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (1950)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	23	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	21	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	12	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	19	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	37	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	16	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	15	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	11	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	13	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	11	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	40	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (1963)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1999	97	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003	93	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	52	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	28	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	45	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	34	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	60	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	38	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	38	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	85	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (1959)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	48	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	70	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	63	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	61	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	124	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (1999)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	61	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012	46	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	127	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	97	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	120	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	28	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1987	38	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	27	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	76	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	24	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	30	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	26	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	12	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	8	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	8	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	46	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	19	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	31	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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	11	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	13	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	20	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	23	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	27	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1986)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	22	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	33	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	18	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	25	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Nebula Awards
2016	43	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	28	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	20	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1917)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	81	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	67	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	72	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	177	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (1937)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1949		The Seventeen Basic SF Titles – Arkham Sampler
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1975	30	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	72	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	32	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	147	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (1954)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	30	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	33	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	29	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	72	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	94	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	56	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	74	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	58	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	56	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	32	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	79	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg (1972)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	19	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	22	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1998	33	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	50	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003	92	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	146	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh (1988)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	38	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	65	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	73	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	54	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	144	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (2002)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012	5	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	90	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	78	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	7	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016		Philip K. Dick Awards
2016	80	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	166	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany (1975)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987	23	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1998	35	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2012	50	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	179	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	121	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (1988)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1999	65	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003	60	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	28	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	83	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	63	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	88	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	66	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	92	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	71	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	167	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle (1974)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987	13	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1998	30	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2011	36	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	61	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	36	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	57	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	50	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	34	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	26	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	93	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Blood Music by Greg Bear (1985)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	48	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	109	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1999	11	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	26	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	51	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016	76	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	49	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016	65	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	41	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	37	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	47	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	16	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	36	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	110	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1962)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	62	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	62	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best 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		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	7	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	33	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	4	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	17	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	42	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany (1966)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	36	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	66	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	158	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	154	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (1987)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011	71	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2011	83	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016	117	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	110	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	104	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard (1962)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	48	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	145	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (1924)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	15	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	153	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	98	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016	142	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh (1981)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	41	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1998	25	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	39	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	123	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Slan by A.E. van Vogt (1946)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1949		The Seventeen Basic SF Titles – Arkham Sampler
1952	2	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	5	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	3	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		Hugo Awards

 

 

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2003)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2011	70	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	18	Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	42	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	37	Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016	13	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	108	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Grass by Sheri S. Tepper (1989)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016	109	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	74	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	178	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh (1992)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2012	71	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	99	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		James Tiptree Jr. Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (1972)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1999	14	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2003	8	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2003)
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	73	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2012	32	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	161	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	87	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Tau Zero by Poul Anderson (1970)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by 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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	116	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (1991)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	9	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	70	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016	91	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	26	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016	151	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	190	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1980)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	89	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	38	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	189	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop (1982)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		SF Masterworks

 

 

Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (1956)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1987	44	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1998	41	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2012	68	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	126	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	147	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells (1896)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	29	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	87	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	28	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	183	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (1864)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	72	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016	64	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	63	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	54	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	149	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (1993)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction 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 Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016	96	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		James Tiptree Jr. Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss (1982)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	153	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (1977)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2012	55	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		British Science Fiction Assocation Awards
2016	80	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	74	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	42	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	58	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	108	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1998)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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	86	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	23	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	138	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	138	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (1938)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	43	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2011	100	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	89	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	77	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski (1986)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	54	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1979)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	106	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	139	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (1954)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2011	65	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	50	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	42	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	89	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	58	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Postman by David Brin (1985)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	72	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2011	86	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	155	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016		Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016	98	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016	164	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011	33	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012	74	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
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		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	43	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	18	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	119	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison (1967)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1999	46	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	128	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Pavane by Keith Roberts (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2011		Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2016		SF Masterworks

 

 

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr. (1990)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	53	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington

 

 

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (1993)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	54	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2001		200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984-2001 by David G. Hartwell
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2016		Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016	165	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	22	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	161	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp (1941)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	11	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	20	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
1999	86	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

Odd John by Olaf Stapledon (1935)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks

 

 

The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard (1966)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	36	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987	29	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1987)
1998	43	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1998)
1999	83	The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (1999)
2011	25	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	61	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016		Golden Age Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1934-1963 by Josh Glenn
2016	93	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	69	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany (1967)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Nebula Awards

 

 

Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys (1960)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1974		Modern Science Fiction by Norman Spinrad
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks

 

 

Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (1978)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2004		Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy by Cynthia Ward
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		Nebula Awards
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Synners by Pat Cadigan (1991)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	83	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
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)
2012		Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Filippo
2014		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: The 23 Best Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (1865)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	100	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time

 

 

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (1951)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	10	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	22	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2011	91	NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016	73	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	62	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	188	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm (1976)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2005		ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
2014		Mistressworks by Ian Sales
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	58	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors

 

 

Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

Cities in Flight by James Blish (1970)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	27	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	105	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe (1972)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	76	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Adventures in Time and Space ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas (1946)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1949		The Seventeen Basic SF Titles – Arkham Sampler
1952	1	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	1	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	20	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

The Humanoids by Jack Williamson (1949)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	27	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	18	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

The World of Null-A by A.E. van Vogt (1948)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1952	14	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books
1956	9	Astounding Magazine, The Twenty-Six All-Time Best SF Books
1966	18	Analog All-Time Favorite Science Fiction Poll
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library

 

 

Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss (1962)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		The World of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1979		A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction by Searles, et al.
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1994		The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle
2012		AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	157	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (1979)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
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		Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016		Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2016	95	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	11	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington

 

 

Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin (1968)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1975	41	Locus Poll Best All-Time Science Fiction Novels (1975)
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996		The Best 105 Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties – Age of Wonders by David G. Hartwell
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Nebula Awards

 

 

The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (1955)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1985		Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2011	75	Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (2011)
2012	66	Locus Poll Best 20th Century Science Fiction Novels
2016	192	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	79	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	80	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	50	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

This Immortal by Roger Zelazny (1966)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
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 edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Hugo Awards
2016	124	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1889)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1984		The Science Fiction Source Book edited by David Wingrove
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	66	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2009		1000 Novels everyone must read: the definitive list (science fiction section)
2016	126	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016		How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2016	51	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016	113	Sci-Fi Lists 200

 

 

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (1897)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2016		50 Best Scientific Romances (1864-1903) by Josh Glenn
2016		Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction
2016	77	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	95	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016	27	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016	168	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin (1971)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1996	58	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2009		Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color (Tor.com)
2016		75 Best New Wave Sci-Fi (1964-1983) Novels by Josh Glenn
2016	87	Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016	77	Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016	15	Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016	91	Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016		SF Masterworks
2016		Sci Femme: The Reading List by Shannon Turlington
2016	88	Sci-Fi Lists 200
2016		Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2016	118	Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time

 

 

R.U.R. by Karel Čapek (1923)   Return

Year	Rank	Source
1976		Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 1st edition
1977		“A Basic Science-Fiction Library” from The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn
1987		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 3rd Edition
1996	72	North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
2002		Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel
2003		The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
2004		Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction edited by Neil Barron, 5th edition
2016		Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016		Radium Age Sci-Fi: 100 Best Novels of 1904-1933 by Josh Glenn
2016		SF Masterworks