Critics: A=SF IN DIMENSION, Alexei and Cory Panshin, 1976 B=ANATOMY OF WONDER, Neil Barron, ed., 1976-1995 (First purchase recommendations) D=THE WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION 1926-1976, Lester del Rey, 1979 G=THE ROAD TO SCIENCE FICTION, James Gunn, 4 vols., 1977-1982 (Basic library) H=AGE OF WONDERS, David G. Hartwell, 1984, 1996 J=SCIENCE FICTION IN THE 20th CENTURY, Edward James, 1994 P=SCIENCE FICTION THE 100 BEST NOVELS, David Pringle, 1985 Fan Polls: 52=Astounding 1952 56=Astounding 1956 66=Analog 1966 75=Locus 1975 87=Locus 1987 96=Internet 100 Top SF/Fantasy (reference for polls, THE SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF LISTS, Maxim Jakubowski & Malcolm Edwards, 1983 and LOCUS) Awards: *=Ditmar, Hugo, International Fantasy, John W. Campbell, Nebula (reference for awards, THE BEST IN SCIENCE FICTION, Aurel Guillemette, 1993)12 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1953 MORE THAN HUMAN, Theodore Sturgeon 56 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1953 CHILDHOOD'S END, Arthur C. Clarke 56 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 1953 THE DEMOLISHED MAN, Alfred Bester 56 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1951 THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY, Isaac Asimov 52 56 66 75 A D G H B 87 J 96 * 1950 THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray Bradbury 52 56 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 1898 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, H. G. Wells 52 56 66 75 A D G H B 87 J 96 A total of 6 book with 12 citations, for a total of 6 books at this point. 11 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1965 DUNE, Frank Herbert 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1960 A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ, Walter M. Miller 66 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1954 MISSION OF GRAVITY, Hal Clement 56 66 75 A D G P B 87 J 96 1895 THE TIME MACHINE, H. G. Wells 52 56 66 75 A D H B 87 J 96 A total of 4 book with 11 citations, for a total of 10 books at this point. 10 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, Ursula K. Le Guin 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1968 STAND ON ZANZIBAR, John Brunner 75 A D G H P B 87 J 96 * 1956 THE CITY AND THE STARS, Arthur C. Clarke 56 66 75 A H P B 87 J 96 1953 THE SPACE MERCHANTS, Pohl & Kornbluth 56 66 75 A D G H P B J 1952 CITY, Clifford Simak 56 66 A D G H B 87 J 96 * A total of 5 book with 10 citations, for a total of 15 books at this point. 9 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1971 TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO 75 A D G H B 87 J 96 * Philip Jose Farmer 1957 THE STARS MY DESTINATION, Alfred Bester 66 75 A H P B 87 J 96 1953 FAHRENHEIT 451, Ray Bradbury 56 A D H P B 87 J 96 1949 1984, George Orwell 52 56 A G P B 87 J 96 1948 THE WORLD OF NULL-A, A. E. Van Vogt 52 56 66 A D G H B J 1932 BRAVE NEW WORLD, Aldous Huxley 52 56 A D G H B J 96 A total of 6 book with 9 citations, for a total of 21 books at this point. 8 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 THE DISPOSSESED, Ursula K. Le Guin 75 A H P B 87 J 96 * 1963 WAY STATION, Clifford Simak 66 D H P B 87 J 96 * 1962 THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, Philip K. Dick 75 A G H P B 87 J * 1961 STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 66 75 A D H B 87 J * Robert A. Heinlein 1946 SLAN, A. E. Van Vogt 52 56 66 A D H B J 1946 ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE 52 56 66 A D G B J Healy & McComas 1941 LEST DARKNESS FALL, L. Sprague De Camp 52 56 A D G H B 96 A total of 7 book with 8 citations, for a total of 28 books at this point. 7 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 DYING INSIDE, Robert Silverberg 75 D G H B 87 J 1970 RINGWORLD, Larry Niven 75 A D G B 87 J * 1967 THE PAST THROUGH TOMORROW A D G H B J 96 Robert A. Heinlein 1962 THE LONG AFTERNOON OF EARTH (HOTHOUSE) A D G H P B J * Brian Aldiss 1949 THE HUMANOIDS, Jack Williamson 52 56 A G H B J A total of 5 book with 7 citations, for a total of 33 books at this point. 6 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 TIMESCAPE, Gregory Benford H P B 87 J 96 * 1977 GATEWAY, Frederik Pohl D H B 87 J 96 * 1975 THE FOREVER WAR, Joe Haldeman G H B 87 J 96 * 1973 RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, Arthur C. Clarke 75 A D B 87 J * 1968 CAMP CONCENTRATION, Thomas Disch A D H P B J * 1967 LORD OF LIGHT, Roger Zelazny 75 A G B 87 96 * 1959 STARSHIP TROOPERS, Robert A. Heinlein 66 75 B 87 J 96 * 1958 A CASE OF CONSCIENCE, James Blish A D G H P B * 1954 THE CAVES OF STEEL, Isaac Asimov A D H B 87 J 1950 I, ROBOT, Isaac Asimov 52 56 66 D B 96 1949 EARTH ABIDES, George R. Stewart A G P B 87 J * 1930 LAST AND FIRST MEN, Olaf Stapledon A G H B 87 J 1917 A PRINCESS OF MARS, Edgar Rice Burroughs A D G H B J A total of 13 book with 6 citations, for a total of 46 books at this point. 5 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 NEUROMANCER, William Gibson H P B J 96 * 1980 THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Gene Wolfe H P B J 96 * 1970 TAU ZERO, Poul Anderson G H P B 96 1966 FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, Daniel Keyes G H P B J * 1966 THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS 75 B 87 J 96 * Robert A. Heinlein 1966 THE CRYSTAL WORLD, J. G. Ballard D G H P B 1964 DAVY, Edgar Pangborn A D H B 87 1962 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Anthony Burgess A D H P B 1959 THE SIRENS OF TITAN, Kurt Vonnegut A G H P J 1956 DOUBLE STAR, Robert A. Heinlein D B 87 J 96 * 1951 THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, John Wyndham D G P B J 1948 WHO GOES THERE?, John W. Campbell 52 56 H B J 1938 OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET, C. S. Lewis A G H B J 1924 WE, Yevgeny Zamiatin A G H B J A total of 14 book with 5 citations, for a total of 60 books at this point. 4 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 STARTIDE RISING, David Brin H B J 96 * 1981 DOWNBELOW STATION, C. J. Cherryh B 87 J 96 * 1975 THE FEMALE MAN, Joanna Russ H P B J 1975 THE BEST OF HENRY KUTTNER, Henry Kuttner A D H B 1975 DHALGREN, Samuel R. Delany D H B 87 1974 THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE, Niven & Pournelle D 87 J 96 1974 BEFORE THE GOLDEN AGE, Isaac Asimov A D B J 1972 BEYOND APOLLO, Barry N. Malzberg A H B J * 1969 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, Kurt Vonnegut H B J 96 1969 BUG JACK BARRON, Norman Spinrad A P B J 1969 UBIK, Philip K. Dick H B 87 96 1968 PAVANE, Keith Roberts H P B J 1968 RITE OF PASSAGE, Alexei Panshin A G H B * 1968 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? P B J 96 Philip K. Dick 1968 NOVA, Samuel R. Delany H P B 96 1960 ROGUE MOON, Algis Budrys H P B J 1956 THE LORD OF THE RINGS, J. R. R. Tolkien 75 A G 96 1955 THE LONG TOMORROW, Leigh Brackett H P B J 1954 A MIRROR FOR OBSERVERS, Edgar Pangborn D H P B * 1951 GRAY LENSMAN, E. E. Smith 52 A G B 1951 THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, Ray Bradbury 52 56 B J 1950 THE DYING EARTH, Jack Vance A H J 96 1946 THE SKYLARK OF SPACE, E. E. Smith A D B J 1946 THE BEST OF SCIENCE FICTION, Groff Conklin 52 G B J 1937 STAR MAKER, Olaf Stapledon A H B J 1935 ODD JOHN, Olaf Stapledon D H B J 1934 SEVEN FAMOUS NOVELS, H. G. Wells 52 56 66 A 1930 THE WORLD BELOW, S. Fowler Wright 52 A H B 1927 THE SHORT STORIES OF H. G. WELLS 52 H B J H. G. Wells 1922 THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM, Ray Cummings D H B J 1920 A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS, David Lindsay A H B J 1920 R.U.R., Karel Capek G H B J 1919 THE MOON POOL, A. Merritt A D G H 1911 THE HAMPDENSHIRE WONDER, J. D. Beresford D H B J A total of 34 book with 4 citations, for a total of 94 books at this point. 3 citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 A FIRE UPON THE DEEP, Vernor Vinge B J 96 1989 HYPERION, Dan Simmons B J 96 * 1989 THE CHILD GARDEN, Geoff Ryman H B J 1988 CYTEEN, C. J. Cherryh H B 96 1986 ENDER'S GAME, Orson Scott Card H J 96 1985 SCHISMATRIX, Bruce Sterling H B J 1983 THE VOID CAPTAIN'S TALE, Norman Spinrad H B J 1982 NO ENEMY BUT TIME, Michael Bishop H P B * 1981 THE UNREASONING MASK, Philip Jose Farmer P B J 1980 THE ISLAND OF DR. DEATH AND OTHER STORIES H B J Gene Wolfe 1979 ENGINE SUMMER, John Crowley P B J 1978 MIRACLE VISITORS, Ian Watson P B J 1978 THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION, John Varley H B J * 1976 MAN PLUS, Frederik Pohl P B J * 1976 WOMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME, Marge Piercy P B J 1976 THE BEST OF C. M. KORNBLUTH, C. M. Kornbluth G H B 1975 NORSTRILIA, Cordwainer Smith A P 87 1975 THE BEST OF C. L. MOORE, C. L. Moore D H B 1975 THE SCIENCE FICTION OF JACK LONDON H B J Jack London 1975 DEATHBIRD STORIES, Harlan Ellison H B J * 1973 THE EMBEDDING, Ian Watson P B J 1973 SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME, Ben Bova A G B 1972 THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS, Gene Wolfe H P B * 1972 ROADSIDE PICNIC, A & B Strugatskii H B J 1972 334, Thomas Disch H P B 1972 THE GODS THEMSELVES, Isaac Asimov A B J * 1971 THE DOORS OF HIS FACE, THE LAMPS OF HIS MOUTH H B J * Roger Zelazny 1971 A TIME OF CHANGES, Robert Silverberg A B J 1971 DRIFTGLASS, Samuel R. Delany A B J 1970 SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME V. 1 A D B Robert Silverberg 1970 DOWNWARD TO THE EARTH, Robert Silverberg P B J 1970 SOLARIS, Stanislaw Lem H B J 1968 NEUTRON STAR, Larry Niven H J 96 1967 DANGEROUS VISIONS, Harlan Ellison G B J 1966 THIS IMMORTAL, Roger Zelazny H B J 1966 THE DREAM MASTER, Roger Zelazny H P B * 1966 MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM!, Harry Harrison P B J 1966 BABEL-17, Samuel R. Delany A B J 1965 FOUR FOR TOMORROW, Roger Zelazny A D H 1965 THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH A P B Philip K. Dick 1964 THE WANDERER, Fritz Leiber P B J * 1962 THE DROWNED WORLD, J. G. Ballard P B J 1961 THE LOVERS, Philip Jose Farmer D B J 1960 DEATHWORLD, Harry Harrison D B J 1960 THE HIGH CRUSADE, Poul Anderson D B 96 1958 HAVE SPACE SUIT - WILL TRAVEL A P 96 Robert A. Heinlein 1957 THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS, John Wyndham D P B 1957 THE DOOR INTO SUMMER, Robert A. Heinlein P 87 96 1956 THE DRAGON IN THE SEA/UNDER PRESSURE A D H Frank Herbert 1955 RE-BIRTH/THE CHRYSALIDS, John Wyndham 66 A J 1955 OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, William Tenn H B J 1955 CITIES IN FLIGHT, James Blish H B J 1953 E PLURIBUS UNICORN, Theodore Sturgeon H B J 1953 BRING THE JUBILEE, Ward Moore G H P 1952 PLAYER PIANO, Kurt Vonnegut A H B 1952 ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY 52 56 B John W. Campbell 1951 THE PUPPET MASTERS, Robert A. Heinlein P J 96 1950 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON 52 56 66 Robert A. Heinlein 1948 SINISTER BARRIER, Eric Frank Russell 52 A J 1948 FINAL BLACKOUT, L. Ron Hubbard D B J 1948 BEYOND THIS HORIZON, Robert A. Heinlein 52 A J 1923 THE CLOCKWORK MAN, E. V. Odle H B J 1912 THE LOST WORLD, Arthur Conan Doyle A H B 1901 THE PURPLE CLOUD, M. P. Shiel A G H 1888 LOOKING BACKWARD, Edward Bellamy G H B 1886 SHE, H. Rider Haggard D G B 1870 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, Jules Verne G H B 1818 FRANKENSTEIN, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley G H B A total of 68 book with 3 citations, for a total of 162 books at this point.