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Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, 1949-1984 (From Guide of David Pringle)

"Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984 is a nonfiction book by David Pringle, published by Xanadu in 1985. The foreword is by Michael Moorcock.
Primarily the book comprises 100 short essays on the selected works, covered in order of publication, without any ranking. It is considered an important critical summary of the science fiction field"
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1
George Orwell
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
2
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 (1953)
Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953)
9
The Paradox Men, Charles L. Harness (1953)
The Paradox Men, Charles L. Harness (1953)
10
Bring the Jubilee, Ward Moore (1953)
Bring the Jubilee, Ward Moore (1953)
11
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 (1954)
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
15
A Mirror for Observers, Edgar Pangborn (1954)
A Mirror for Observers, Edgar Pangborn (1954)
16
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity
17
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
18
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
19
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956)
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956)
20
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
21
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars
22
The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein (1957)
The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein (1957)
23
The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham (1957)
The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham (1957)
24
Non-Stop, Brian W. Aldiss (1958)
Non-Stop, Brian W. Aldiss (1958)
25
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
26
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
27
Time Out of Joint
Time Out of Joint
28
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
Rogue Moon
32
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 (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
35
J.G. 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 (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
Way Station (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
39
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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