100 bästa Science-Fiction-böckerna fram till 1984

David Pringle skrev vid mitten av 1980-talet boken Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984. Den publicerades 1985 av Xanadu med ett förord skrivet av Michael Moorcock. De böcker som fanns med på listan var följande:

  1. Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell (1949)
  2. Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart (1949)
  3. The Martian ChroniclesRay Bradbury (1950)
  4. The Puppet MastersRobert A. Heinlein (1951)
  5. The Day of the TriffidsJohn Wyndham (1951)
  6. LimboBernard Wolfe (1952)
  7. The Demolished ManAlfred Bester (1953)
  8. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953)
  9. Childhood’s EndArthur C. Clarke (1953)
  10. The Paradox MenCharles L. Harness (1953)
  11. Bring the JubileeWard Moore (1953)
  12. The Space MerchantsFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth (1953)
  13. Ring Around the SunClifford D. Simak (1953)
  14. More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon (1953)
  15. Mission of GravityHal Clement (1954)
  16. A Mirror for ObserversEdgar Pangborn (1954)
  17. The End of EternityIsaac Asimov (1955)
  18. The Long TomorrowLeigh Brackett (1955)
  19. The InheritorsWilliam Golding (1955)
  20. The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester (1956)
  21. The Death of GrassJohn Christopher (1956)
  22. The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956)
  23. The Door into SummerRobert A. Heinlein (1957)
  24. The Midwich CuckoosJohn Wyndham (1957)
  25. Non-StopBrian Aldiss (1958)
  26. A Case of ConscienceJames Blish (1958)
  27. Have Space Suit—Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein (1958)
  28. Time Out of JointPhilip K. Dick (1959)
  29. Alas, BabylonPat Frank (1959)
  30. A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr. (1959)
  31. The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1959)
  32. Rogue MoonAlgis Budrys (1960)
  33. Venus Plus XTheodore Sturgeon (1960)
  34. HothouseBrian Aldiss (1962)
  35. The Drowned WorldJ. G. Ballard (1962)
  36. A Clockwork OrangeAnthony Burgess (1962)
  37. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick (1962)
  38. Journey Beyond TomorrowRobert Sheckley (1962)
  39. Way Station, Clifford D. Simak (1963)
  40. Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1963)
  41. GreybeardBrian Aldiss (1964)
  42. Nova ExpressWilliam S. Burroughs (1964)
  43. Martian Time-Slip, Philip K. Dick (1964)
  44. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Philip K. Dick (1965)
  45. The WandererFritz Leiber (1965)
  46. NorstriliaCordwainer Smith (1965)
  47. Dr. Bloodmoney, Philip K. Dick (1965)
  48. DuneFrank Herbert (1965)
  49. The Crystal WorldJ. G. Ballard (1966)
  50. Make Room! Make Room!Harry Harrison (1966)
  51. Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes (1966)
  52. The Dream MasterRoger Zelazny (1966)
  53. Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner (1968)
  54. NovaSamuel R. Delany (1968)
  55. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (1968)
  56. Camp ConcentrationThomas M. Disch (1968)
  57. The Final Programme, Michael Moorcock (1968)
  58. PavaneKeith Roberts (1968)
  59. Heroes and VillainsAngela Carter (1969)
  60. The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin (1969)
  61. The Palace of EternityBob Shaw (1969)
  62. Bug Jack BarronNorman Spinrad (1969)
  63. Tau ZeroPoul Anderson (1970)
  64. Downward to the EarthRobert Silverberg (1970)
  65. The Year of the Quiet SunWilson Tucker (1970)
  66. 334, Thomas M. Disch (1972)
  67. The Fifth Head of CerberusGene Wolfe (1972)
  68. The Dancers at the End of Time, Michael Moorcock (1972)
  69. Crash, J. G. Ballard (1973)
  70. Looking Backward, from the Year 2000Mack Reynolds (1973)
  71. The EmbeddingIan Watson (1973)
  72. Walk to the End of the WorldSuzy McKee Charnas (1974)
  73. The Centauri DeviceM. John Harrison (1974)
  74. The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin (1974)
  75. The Inverted WorldChristopher Priest (1974)
  76. High Rise, J.G. Ballard (1975)
  77. GalaxiesBarry N. Malzberg (1975)
  78. The Female ManJoanna Russ (1975)
  79. Orbitsville, Bob Shaw (1975)
  80. The AlterationKingsley Amis (1976)
  81. Woman on the Edge of TimeMarge Piercy (1976)
  82. Man PlusFrederik Pohl (1976)
  83. MichaelmasAlgis Budrys (1977)
  84. The Ophiuchi HotlineJohn Varley (1977)
  85. Miracle Visitors, Ian Watson (1978)
  86. Engine SummerJohn Crowley (1979)
  87. On Wings of Song, Thomas M. Disch (1979)
  88. The Walking ShadowBrian Stableford (1979)
  89. Juniper TimeKate Wilhelm (1979)
  90. TimescapeGregory Benford (1980)
  91. The Dreaming DragonsDamien Broderick (1980)
  92. Wild SeedOctavia E. Butler (1980)
  93. Riddley WalkerRussell Hoban (1980)
  94. The Complete RoderickJohn Sladek (1980)
  95. The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe (1980)
  96. The Unreasoning MaskPhilip José Farmer (1981)
  97. Oath of FealtyLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (1981)
  98. No Enemy But TimeMichael Bishop (1982)
  99. The Birth of the People’s Republic of AntarcticaJohn Calvin Batchelor (1983)
  100. NeuromancerWilliam Gibson (1984)

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