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SF Masterworks
200 books — 728 voters

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best hard science fiction
444 books — 866 voters
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Big Dumb Objects
68 books — 77 voters

Blindsight by Peter WattsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Solar System Opera
104 books — 98 voters
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Space Opera & Military SF
477 books — 288 voters

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Space Opera
863 books — 1,123 voters
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Space Opera Fans Favorites
301 books — 153 voters

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Best Space Opera
1,139 books — 1,893 voters
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Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,197 books — 9,079 voters

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First Contact
283 books — 385 voters

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor VingeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,624 voters