The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlack Man by Richard K. MorganDistraction by Bruce SterlingTake Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
Arthur C. Clarke Award Winners
37 books — 93 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Worst Hugo & Nebula Winners
60 books — 78 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGateway by Frederik Pohl
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganGateway by Frederik Pohl
Best Science Fiction Series
434 books — 1,119 voters

Pebble in the Sky by Isaac AsimovFarmer in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinThe Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert A. HeinleinMethuselah's Children by Robert A. HeinleinThe Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
64 books — 92 voters
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny (Your favourite)
72 books — 139 voters

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
93 books — 409 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,007 books — 5,181 voters

Dhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Nebula Award Runners-Up
219 books — 79 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesDune by Frank HerbertAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanBabel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany
Nebula Award Winners
57 books — 92 voters
More Than Human by Theodore SturgeonBabel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. DelanyThe Lifehouse Trilogy by Spider RobinsonVery Hard Choices by Spider RobinsonVery Bad Deaths by Spider Robinson
Best Novels About Telepaths
206 books — 135 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
425 books — 677 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveWatchmen by Alan             MoorePastwatch by Orson Scott CardAlvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
772 books — 1,296 voters

The Forever War by Joe HaldemanBabel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic Romance
1,442 books — 1,395 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardNeverwhere by Neil GaimanStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Old SciFi and Fantasy Book Club List
147 books — 211 voters

Time Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinThe Number of the Beast by Robert A. HeinleinGlory Road by Robert A. HeinleinSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,002 books — 5,305 voters
Nova by Samuel R. DelanyBabel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. DelanyIslands in the Net by Bruce SterlingBroken Angels by Richard K. MorganWetware by Rudy Rucker
Best of Cyberpunk
374 books — 1,189 voters

The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di FilippoZeppelins West by Joe R. Lansdale
Best Steampunk Books
1,253 books — 4,095 voters
Dhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
668 books — 632 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,799 books — 26,057 voters
Babel-17 by Samuel R. DelanyThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisWicked by Gregory MaguireCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Female Lead Characters
4,869 books — 5,917 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Golden Age & New Wave SF
270 books — 207 voters
Excellent Space Opera
1,063 books — 3,739 voters

Callahan's Key by Spider RobinsonVery Hard Choices by Spider RobinsonStardance by Spider Robinson
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
611 books — 1,187 voters



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