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Science Fiction: The Top 50 Best Novels 1985-2010

From Worlds without End website: "Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo's book list, from their new book Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985–2010, is presented as a companion to David Pringle's Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. Pringle passes the torch in a foreword to the new volume, admitting that, while a sequel is needed, "Having been unable to keep up with all those new SF works myself, I am delighted that Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo have taken it upon themselves to do the job, and I am very happy to endorse their excellent book.""
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
2
Orson Scott Card
Radio Free Albemuth (Radio Free Albemuth)
Radio Free Albemuth
3
Radio Free Albemuth
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
4
Ursula K. Le Guin
This Is the Way the World Ends (James Morrow)
This Is the Way the World Ends
5
James Morrow
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
6
Kurt Vonnegut
The Falling Woman (Pat Murphy)
The Falling Woman
7
Pat Murphy
The Shore of Women (Pamela Sargent)
The Shore of Women
8
Pamela Sargent
A Door Into Ocean (Joan Slonczewski)
A Door Into Ocean
9
Joan Slonczewski
Soldiers of Paradise (Paul Park)
Soldiers of Paradise
10
Paul Park
Life During Wartime (Lucius Shepard)
Life During Wartime
11
Lucius Shepard
The Sea and Summer (George Turner)
The Sea and Summer
12
George Turner
Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
13
C.J. Cherryh
Neverness (David Zindell)
Neverness
14
David Zindell
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
15
Grass (Sheri S Tepper)
Grass
16
Sheri S Tepper
Use of Weapons (Iain M. Banks)
Use of Weapons
17
Iain M. Banks
The Queen of Angels (Greg Bear)
The Queen of Angels
18
Greg Bear
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar
19
Lois McMaster Bujold
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
20
Pat Cadigan
Sarah Canary (Karen Joy Fowler)
Sarah Canary
21
Karen Joy Fowler
White Queen (Gwyneth Jones)
White Queen
22
Gwyneth Jones
Eternal Light (Paul McAuley)
Eternal Light
23
Paul McAuley
Stations of the Tide (Michael Swanwick)
Stations of the Tide
24
Michael Swanwick
Timelike Infinity (Stephen Baxter)
Timelike Infinity
25
Stephen Baxter
Dead Girls (Richard Calder)
Dead Girls
26
Richard Calder
Jumper (Steven Gould)
Jumper
27
Steven Gould
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
28
Maureen F Mchugh
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
29
Kim Stanley Robinson
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
30
Vernor Vinge
Aristoi (Walter Jon Williams)
Aristoi
31
Walter Jon Williams
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
32
Connie Willis
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
33
Octavia E Butler
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
34
Nicola Griffith
Chimera (Mary Rosenblum)
Chimera
35
Mary Rosenblum
Nightside the Long Sun
Nightside the Long Sun
36
Brittle Innings (Michael Bishop)
Brittle Innings
37
Michael Bishop
Permutation City (Greg Egan)
Permutation City
38
Greg Egan
Blood (Michael Moorcock)
Blood
39
Michael Moorcock
Mother of Storms (John Barnes)
Mother of Storms
40
John Barnes
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