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Pringle's 100 Best Science Fiction Novels

David Pringle is a famed Scottish editor who has written several guides to science fiction. His book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels has been widely read and is still highly regarded today. In the book, Pringle lists his picks for the best SF novels written between 1949 and 1984 with a decided lean towards British SF.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
2
George R Stewart
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
3
Ray Bradbury
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
4
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
5
John Wyndham
Limbo, Bernard Wolfe (1952)
Limbo, Bernard Wolfe (1952)
6
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
7
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
9
Arthur C. Clarke
The Paradox Men, Charles L. Harness (1953)
The Paradox Men, Charles L. Harness (1953)
10
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
11
Ward Moore
The Space Merchants
The Space Merchants
12
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
13
More Than Human
More Than Human
14
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
15
Hal Clement
A Mirror for Observers, Edgar Pangborn (1954)
A Mirror for Observers, Edgar Pangborn (1954)
16
The End of Eternity (Asimov)
The End of Eternity
17
Asimov
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
18
Leigh Brackett
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
19
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
20
Alfred Bester
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
21
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
22
Arthur C Clarke
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer
23
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
24
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
25
Brian Aldiss
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
26
James Blish
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
27
Time Out of Joint (Philip K Dick)
Time Out of Joint
28
Philip K Dick
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
29
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
30
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
31
Kurt Vonnegut
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
Rogue Moon
32
Algis Budrys
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
33
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
34
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
35
JG Ballard
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
36
Anthony Burgess
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
37
Philip K. Dick
Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Robert Sheckley, (1962)
Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Robert Sheckley, (1962)
38
Way Station, Clifford D. Simak (1963)
Way Station, Clifford D. Simak (1963)
39
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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