Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
The 100 best books of the science fiction genre as listed in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels and selected by one hundred well-known speculative fiction authors.
See also https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list... for the actual list to verify that no one added any books to this list. Apparently this list only contains books from 1949 and 1984 - so that might make it easier to spot additions.
See Also:
Science Fiction The 101 Best Novels 1985 2010
Please do not add books to this list! Only books listed in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels should be listed below!
See also https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list... for the actual list to verify that no one added any books to this list. Apparently this list only contains books from 1949 and 1984 - so that might make it easier to spot additions.
See Also:
Science Fiction The 101 Best Novels 1985 2010
Please do not add books to this list! Only books listed in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels should be listed below!
100 books ·
105 voters ·
list created September 28th, 2012
by Charles Patterson (votes) .
Charles
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Pichicarro
683 books
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Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large)
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Penny
759 books
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Pickle
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Sharon
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Patrick
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This appears to be a very old list and not based on Goodreads users but on a publication. What would be much more useful is an actual list of member-suggested books that can be voted on to come up with a "real" top 100 of sci-fi based on votes.
Jon wrote: "This appears to be a very old list and not based on Goodreads users but on a publication. What would be much more useful is an actual list of member-suggested books that can be voted on to come up ..."
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Anyone can add books to this list. If you don't like what you see, add a title or two of your choice. That's what these list are for: REFERENCE!
And this list's subtitle info includes "Please do NOT add books to this list." There are plenty of other more open lists for science fiction.
Kevin wrote: "Anyone can add books to this list. If you don't like what you see, add a title or two of your choice. That's what these list are for: REFERENCE!"
And comparing https://www.goodreads.com/list/user_v... to https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list... it would seem that Kevin added 4 books not on the list specifically:
The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story
Eon
Stranger in a Strange Land
Downbelow Station
which is why the list reads 104 books. though I'm sure with this reminder he'll remove his votes, rather than make a librarian do it for him.
And comparing https://www.goodreads.com/list/user_v... to https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list... it would seem that Kevin added 4 books not on the list specifically:
The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story
Eon
Stranger in a Strange Land
Downbelow Station
which is why the list reads 104 books. though I'm sure with this reminder he'll remove his votes, rather than make a librarian do it for him.
Kevin wrote: "My bad folks, I do apologize.
The titles have been removed. Carry on."
Thanks Kevin. This would have been more obvious with a locked list. But that feature isn't generally available. I think it may be limited to goodreads employees only. It certainly isn't available to volunteer librarians.
And it's good to remind people that the list process on goodreads is more confusing than it looks to those already familiar with it. I have often seen people complain that a book should be on a list who doesn't realize that they can and should add it.
The titles have been removed. Carry on."
Thanks Kevin. This would have been more obvious with a locked list. But that feature isn't generally available. I think it may be limited to goodreads employees only. It certainly isn't available to volunteer librarians.
And it's good to remind people that the list process on goodreads is more confusing than it looks to those already familiar with it. I have often seen people complain that a book should be on a list who doesn't realize that they can and should add it.
Yep. (If you want to add a book - to another list! - it's easy. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.")
Mustafa wrote: "I am so happy that Larry Niven is not on this list."
Larry Niven is on the list, with a somewhat odd choice: Oath of Fealty.
Larry Niven is on the list, with a somewhat odd choice: Oath of Fealty.
Deleted one (Mars Base 1: A new discovery!), as the creator of this list didn't vote for it and the title clearly says 'The 100 Best Novels' (and the description says 'Please do not add books to this list!').
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels: An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984 by David Pringle. It details why each entry is on the list, a great way to start info more 'classic' SF.
The idea was continued in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo.
The idea was continued in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo.
Adam wrote: "Can anyone explain why there are 113 books on the list? Cheers :)"
One person had added 13 books that were not from the book - mostly Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and other Arthur C. Clarkes. Removed.
Reminder: this is a list of books from
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels : An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984
by David Pringle.
One person had added 13 books that were not from the book - mostly Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and other Arthur C. Clarkes. Removed.
Reminder: this is a list of books from
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels : An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984
by David Pringle.
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