ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
1 428 Neuromancer William Gibson
2 375 American Gods Neil Gaiman
3 320 The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin
4 318 The Time Ships Stephen Baxter
5 317 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe
6 316 Little, Big John Crowley
7 299 Perdido Street Station China Miéville
8 290 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
9 290 The Diamond Age Neal Stephenson
10 290 Doomsday Book Connie Willis
11 286 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
12 282 Gateway Frederik Pohl
13 280 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin
14 276 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe
15 272 Rendezvous With Rama Arthur C. Clarke
16 265 Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
17 265 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe
18 261 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
19 259 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
20 253 Ringworld Larry Niven
21 250 Dune Frank Herbert
22 247 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein
23 245 The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons
24 243 Tea with the Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy
25 241 Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
26 235 Dreamsnake Vonda N. McIntyre
27 235 Brittle Innings Michael Bishop
28 234 Ash: A Secret History Mary Gentle
29 230 Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card
30 230 Timescape Gregory Benford
31 229 The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
32 227 Startide Rising David Brin
33 225 The Scar China Miéville
34 223 China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh
35 223 The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer
36 219 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick
37 218 Hyperion Dan Simmons
38 215 Seventh Son Orson Scott Card
39 215 Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold
40 211 On Wings of Song Thomas M. Disch
41 210 The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey
42 209 Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
43 206 Ammonite Nicola Griffith
44 205 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge
45 204 Mother of Storms John Barnes
46 203 The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien
47 201 The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov
48 201 Moving Mars Greg Bear
49 201 The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell
50 200 The Postman David Brin
51 200 Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
52 200 Titan John Varley
53 199 Darwin's Radio Greg Bear
54 196 In the Country of the Blind Michael F. Flynn
55 194 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
56 194 Starplex Robert J. Sawyer
57 193 All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey
58 192 Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson
59 192 Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson
60 190 The Little Country Charles de Lint
61 189 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers
62 186 Cyteen C. J. Cherryh
63 185 Passage Connie Willis
64 185 Carrion Comfort Dan Simmons
65 185 The Wounded Land Stephen R. Donaldson
66 185 Blind Voices Tom Reamy
67 184 Harpist in the Wind Patricia A. McKillip
68 184 Mona Lisa Overdrive William Gibson
69 183 Towing Jehovah James Morrow
70 183 Permutation City Greg Egan
71 182 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner
72 181 The Stand Stephen King
73 180 Forever Peace Joe Haldeman
74 180 Fairyland Paul J. McAuley
75 179 Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow
76 179 Islands in the Net Bruce Sterling
77 179 The Chronoliths Robert Charles Wilson
78 179 The Difference Engine William Gibson and
Bruce Sterling
79 174 Declare Tim Powers
80 174 No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop
81 172 The Wild Shore Kim Stanley Robinson
82 171 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand
83 170 Bone Dance Emma Bull
84 170 Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin
85 170 Foundation's Edge Isaac Asimov
86 168 Drawing Blood Poppy Z. Brite
87 168 Time Enough for Love Robert A. Heinlein
88 165 Emergence David R. Palmer
89 165 Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress
90 165 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm
91 165 Count Zero William Gibson
92 165 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
93 164 Golden Fleece Robert J. Sawyer
94 163 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban J. K. Rowling
95 162 The Cipher Kathe Koja
96 162 Helliconia Spring Brian W. Aldiss
97 160 Someplace to be Flying Charles de Lint
98 159 The Separation Christopher Priest
99 158 Riddley Walker Russell Hoban
100 156 The Other Wind Ursula K. Le Guin
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