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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve LaForest (20 Lists)



Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Excellent Space Opera
1,118 books — 3,818 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiTransition by Iain M. Banks
2009 Locus Recommended Reading List--Science Fiction Novels
17 books — 54 voters

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan EllisonBloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
Hugo Award Winners: Best Short Story
63 books — 53 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeRingworld by Larry NivenDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Locus Award Winners
146 books — 121 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 276 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Nebula Award for Best Novel
62 books — 392 voters

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John CluteThe Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction by Peter NichollsI. Asimov by Isaac AsimovScience Fiction by John CluteThe Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute
Hugo Award Winning Best Related Work
38 books — 7 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsEnemy Mine by Barry B. LongyearArtificial Condition by Martha WellsThe Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster BujoldIll Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Hugo Award Winning Novellas
65 books — 79 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,624 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,728 books — 25,786 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Martian by Andy WeirEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
228 books — 157 voters
Matter by Iain M. BanksThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,134 books — 9,193 voters

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank Patrick HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
566 books — 482 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction
3,841 books — 7,753 voters

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,096 books — 10,087 voters
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis1984 by George OrwellThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
786 books — 1,348 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,655 books — 26,857 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,990 books — 26,648 voters