Classics of Science Fiction
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Generation Ships in Science Fiction
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Rereading Heinlein
The Classics of Science Fiction lists were generated by using 65 lists published from 1949-2016 where readers, writers, editors, scholars, and librarians remembered their favorite science fiction stories. Our results reflects the most common titles across the 65 lists. Links within the lists are usually to Wikipedia or Goodreads. Read "Statistics and Math" for explanations about ranking percentages and ratios.
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End-of-the-World Anthologies
The Empty World by D. E. Stevenson
What Would You Do If You Were Among The Last Humans on Earth?
Babel by R. F. Kuang
The Hopkins Manuscript by R. C. Sherriff
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End-of-the-World Anthologies January 27, 2023
The Empty World by D. E. Stevenson January 21, 2023
What Would You Do If You Were Among The Last Humans on Earth? January 17, 2023
Babel by R. F. Kuang January 16, 2023
The Hopkins Manuscript by R. C. Sherriff January 9, 2023
Baby Boomer Science Fiction December 21, 2022
"Blowups Happen" by Robert A. Heinlein December 12, 2022
"Coventry" by Robert A. Heinlein December 3, 2022
Near vs. Far Science Fiction November 27, 2022
"The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein November 27, 2022
"Thy Rocks and Rills" by Robert Ernest Gilbert October 30, 2022
Heinlein's Super-Collections October 23, 2022
"Let There Be Light" by Robert A. Heinlein October 23, 2022
"Successful Operation" by Robert A. Heinlein October 22, 2022
The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham October 20, 2022
"Requiem" by Robert A. Heinlein October 14, 2022
Robert A. Heinlein – Fiction Bibliography October 11, 2022
J. G. Ballard's Double Debut October 9, 2022
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Books About Robert A. Heinlein October 6, 2022
"All My Gurus Are Dead" by James Wallace Harris October 6, 2022
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"Misfit" by Robert A. Heinlein October 1, 2022
"Life-Line" by Robert A. Heinlein September 30, 2022
For Us, The Living by Robert A. Heinlein September 30, 2022
"If This Goes On —" by Robert A. Heinlein September 20, 2022
Sixth Column by Robert A. Heinlein September 12, 2022
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Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein September 11, 2022
Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein August 23, 2022
Wow — I Wish I Hadn't Opened That Can of Worms August 18, 2022
"Fair" by John Brunner August 17, 2022
"The Hemingway Hoax" by Joe Haldeman August 15, 2022
Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller by Alec Nevala-Lee August 14, 2022
Why Did I Stop Reading New Science Fiction? August 10, 2022
How Many 21st Century SF Books Have You Read? August 9, 2022
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir August 7, 2022
The Challenge of Writing a Significant Time Travel Tale July 30, 2022
"The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" by Eric Norden July 24, 2022
"A Galaxy Called Rome" and Galaxies by Barry N. Malzberg July 23, 2022