ISFDB Top 100 Books (Critical List)
1 1222 Neuromancer William Gibson
2 1134 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe
3 1061 American Gods Neil Gaiman
4 1056 The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin
5 1026 The Time Ships Stephen Baxter
6 979 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
7 962 The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
8 951 Doomsday Book Connie Willis
9 945 The Diamond Age Neal Stephenson
10 923 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick
11 906 Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
12 894 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
13 864 Ash: A Secret History Mary Gentle
14 860 Little, Big John Crowley
15 858 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe
16 799 Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card
17 796 China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh
18 792 Perdido Street Station China Miéville
19 789 Ammonite Nicola Griffith
20 773 The Safety of Unknown Cities Lucy Taylor
21 763 Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson
22 760 On Wings of Song Thomas M. Disch
23 751 Brittle Innings Michael Bishop
24 748 Darwin's Radio Greg Bear
25 748 Moving Mars Greg Bear
26 741 The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons
27 739 The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell
28 733 Gateway Frederik Pohl
29 732 The Postman David Brin
30 732 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe
31 731 Rendezvous With Rama Arthur C. Clarke
32 726 Startide Rising David Brin
33 722 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin
34 722 Tea with the Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy
35 705 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason
36 690 Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
37 685 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
38 680 Drowning Towers George Turner
39 675 Timescape Gregory Benford
40 668 Dreamsnake Vonda N. McIntyre
41 656 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
42 648 Mother of Storms John Barnes
43 648 The Wild Shore Kim Stanley Robinson
44 644 Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
45 636 Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler
46 635 Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson
47 629 Drawing Blood Poppy Z. Brite
48 628 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers
49 620 In the Country of the Blind Michael F. Flynn
50 619 Green Eyes Lucius Shepard
51 616 Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow
52 609 Passage Connie Willis
53 598 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand
54 595 Riddley Walker Russell Hoban
55 593 Fairyland Paul J. McAuley
56 590 Forever Peace Joe Haldeman
57 581 Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany
58 581 The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer
59 573 The Child Garden Geoff Ryman
60 569 The Wounded Land Stephen R. Donaldson
61 568 Temporary Agency Rachel Pollack
62 568 Titan John Varley
63 563 Time Enough for Love Robert A. Heinlein
64 558 Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future Mike Resnick
65 555 No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop
66 554 Blind Voices Tom Reamy
67 551 Sabriel Garth Nix
68 550 Permutation City Greg Egan
69 548 Fire in the Mist Holly Lisle
70 547 Islands in the Net Bruce Sterling
71 547 Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick
72 544 Dawn Song Michael Marano
73 543 Man Plus Frederik Pohl
74 543 Helliconia Spring Brian W. Aldiss
75 542 Emergence David R. Palmer
76 541 The Cipher Kathe Koja
77 538 Slow River Nicola Griffith
78 535 Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin
79 531 Declare Tim Powers
80 531 The Music of Razors Cameron Rogers
81 530 A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson
82 530 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge
83 529 The One Tree Stephen R. Donaldson
84 527 The Chronoliths Robert Charles Wilson
85 521 A Time of Changes Robert Silverberg
86 519 The Year of the Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker
87 518 Grave Markings Michael A. Arnzen
88 514 Anno Dracula Kim Newman
89 513 The Urth of the New Sun Gene Wolfe
90 512 Briar Rose Jane Yolen
91 512 The Infernal Kim Wilkins
92 510 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban J. K. Rowling
93 510 Sunglasses After Dark Nancy A. Collins
94 509 Sacrament Clive Barker
95 508 The Star Fox Poul Anderson
96 508 The Stand Stephen King
97 506 The Scar China Miéville
98 505 The Power of UN Nancy Etchemendy
99 505 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
100 502 Lincoln's Dreams Connie Willis
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