David Pringle. Science-Fiction: The 100 Best Novels: An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984
- 1949 NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR by George Orwell
- 1949 EARTH ABIDES by George Stewart
- 1950 THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury
- 1951 THE PUPPET MASTERS by Robert A Heinlein
- 1951 THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS by John Wyndham
- 1952 LIMBO by Bernard Wolfe
- 1953 THE DEMOLISHED MAN by Alfred Bester
- 1953 FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury
- 1953 CHILDHOOD'S END by Arthur C Clarke
- 1953 THE PARADOX MEN by Charles L Harness
- 1953 BRING THE JUBILEE by Ward Moore
- 1953 THE SPACE MERCHANTS by Frederik Pohl
- 1953 RING AROUND THE SUN by Clifford D Simak
- 1953 MORE THAN HUMAN by Theodore Sturgeon
- 1954 MISSION OF GRAVITY by Hal Clement
- 1954 A MIRROR FOR OBSERVERS by Edgar Pangborn
- 1955 THE END OF ETERNITY by Isaac Asimov
- 1955 THE LONG TOMORROW by Leigh Brackett
- 1955 THE INHERITORS by William Golding
- 1956 THE STARS MY DESTINATION by Alfred Bester
- 1956 THE DEATH OF GRASS by John Christopher
- 1956 THE CITY AND THE STARS by Arthur C Clarke
- 1957 THE DOOR INTO SUMMER by Robert A Heinlein
- 1957 THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS by John Wyndham
- 1958 NON-STOP by Brian Aldiss
- 1958 A CASE OF CONSCIENCE by James Blish
- 1958 HAVE SPACE SUIT -- WILL TRAVEL by Robert A Heinlein
- 1959 TIME OUT OF JOINT by Philip K Dick
- 1959 ALAS, BABYLON by Pat Frank
- 1959 A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ by Walter M Miller
- 1959 THE SIRENS OF TITAN by Kurt Vonnegut
- 1960 ROGUE MOON by Algis Budrys
- 1960 VENUS PLUS X by Theodore Sturgeon
- 1962 HOTHOUSE by Brian W Aldiss
- 1962 THE DROWNED WORLD by J G Ballard
- 1962 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess
- 1962 THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE by Philip K Dick
- 1963 JOURNEY BEYOND TOMORROW by Robert Sheckley
- 1963 WAY STATION by Clifford D Simak
- 1963 CAT'S CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut
- 1964 GREYBEARD by Brian W Aldiss
- 1964 NOVA EXPRESS by William S Burroughs
- 1964 MARTIAN TIME-SLIP by Philip K Dick
- 1964 THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH by Philip K Dick
- 1964 THE WANDERER by Fritz Leiber
- 1964 NORSTRILIA by Cordwainer Smith
- 1964 THE PLANET BUYER by Cordwainer Smith
- 1965 DR BLOODMONEY by Philip K Dick
- 1965 DUNE by Frank Herbert
- 1966 THE CRYSTAL WORLD by J G Ballard
- 1966 MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison
- 1966 FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes
- 1966 THE DREAM MASTER by Roger Zelazny
- 1968 THE UNDERPEOPLE by Cordwainer Smith
- 1968 STAND ON ZANZIBAR by John Brunner
- 1968 NOVA by Samuel R Delany
- 1968 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K Dick
- 1968 CAMP CONCENTRATION by Thomas M Disch
- 1968 THE FINAL PROGRAMME by Michael Moorcock
- 1968 PAVANE by Keith Roberts
- 1969 HEROES AND VILLAINS by Angela Carter
- 1969 THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K Le Guin
- 1969 THE PALACE OF ETERNITY by Bob Shaw
- 1969 BUG JACK BARRON by Norman Spinrad
- 1970 TAU ZERO by Poul Anderson
- 1970 DOWNWARD TO THE EARTH by Robert Silverberg
- 1970 THE YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN by Wilson Tucker
- 1972 334 by Thomas M Disch
- 1972 THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS by Gene Wolfe
- 1972 THE DANCERS AT THE END OF TIME by Michael Moorcock
- 1972 AN ALIEN HEAT by Michael Moorcock
- 1973 CRASH by J G Ballard
- 1973 LOOKING BACKWARD, FROM THE YEAR 2000 by Mack Reynolds
- 1973 THE EMBEDDING by Ian Watson
- 1974 THE HOLLOW LANDS by Michael Moorcock
- 1974 WALK TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Suzy McKee Charnas
- 1974 THE CENTAURI DEVICE by M John Harrison
- 1974 THE DISPOSSESSED by Ursula K LeGuin
- 1974 INVERTED WORLD by Christopher Priest
- 1975 HIGH-RISE by J G Ballard
- 1975 GALAXIES by Barry N Malzberg
- 1975 THE FEMALE MAN by Joanna Russ
- 1975 ORBITSVILLE by Bob Shaw
- 1976 THE END OF ALL SONGS by Michael Moorcock
- 1976 THE ALTERATION by Kingsley Amis
- 1976 WOMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME by Marge Piercy
- 1976 MAN PLUS by Frederik Pohl
- 1977 MICHAELMAS by Algis Budrys
- 1977 THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE by John Varley
- 1978 MIRACLE VISITORS by Ian Watson
- 1979 ENGINE SUMMER by John Crowley
- 1979 ON WINGS OF SONG by Thomas M Disch
- 1979 THE WALKING SHADOW by Brian Stableford
- 1979 JUNIPER TIME by Kate Wilhelm
- 1980 TIMESCAPE by Gregory Benford
- 1980 THE DREAMING DRAGONS by Damien Broderick
- 1980 WILD SEED by Octavia Butler
- 1980 RIDDLEY WALKER by Russell Hoban
- 1980 RODERICK by John Sladek
- 1980 THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN by Gene Wolfe
- 1980 THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene Wolfe
- 1980 THE UNREASONING MASK by Philip Jose Farmer
- 1981 THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR by Gene Wolfe
- 1981 THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR by Gene Wolfe
- 1981 OATH OF FEALTY by Larry Niven
- 1982 THE CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH by Gene Wolfe
- 1982 NO ENEMY BUT TIME by Michael Bishop
- 1983 RODERICK AT RANDOM by John Sladek
- 1983 THE BIRTH OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ANTARCTICA by John Calvin Batchelor
- 1984 NEUROMANCER by William Gibson