http://www.listsofbests.com/list/48978 According to Sci-fi scholar James Gunn, these are the books one should read in order to "have a solid acquaintance with the foundational and important novels of science fiction". The list is maintained at the University of Kansas Center for the Study of Science Fiction's website: http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/sflib.htm Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:44:28 GMT en-us 0 50 423 50 0 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7753 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7753"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345391802.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Douglas Adams</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514600 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514600"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743444728.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056474724_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian W. Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1283420 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1283420"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743445104.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056474728_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian W. Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514619 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514619"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743445163.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114440626_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian W. Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1276107 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1276107"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0755100603.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1084477094_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian W. Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/75267 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/75267"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/075510062X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Wilson Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/994030 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/994030"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0755100662.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Wilson Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/75266 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/75266"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0755100697.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056481171_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Wilson Aldiss</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2748024 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2748024"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0575077328.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44824274_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poul Anderson</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520058 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520058"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01T91QZEKVL.jpg" /></a></div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2244214 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2244214"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000E9IV62.01-A2VMVLLJS0ABER._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poul Anderson</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/258213 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/258213"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743475283.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poul Anderson</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25320 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25320"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812519469.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poul Anderson</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63440 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63440"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812580281.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114778687_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poul Anderson</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/369813 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/369813"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/097236708X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1092679863_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Piers Anthony</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/101973 <div id="position">16</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Piers Anthony</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32868 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32868"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1594260648.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Piers Anthony</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1995577 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1995577"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1594260664.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V63759438_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Piers Anthony</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/369810 <div id="position">19</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Piers Anthony</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/969416 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/969416"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553803719.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3601732 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3601732"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11i%2B%2B12%2Bi0L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/983982 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/983982"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553803735.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16254 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/16254"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553803700.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15812 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15812"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553293400.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114032863_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15811 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15811"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553293397.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056455524_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15836 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15836"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553299492.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/704934 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/704934"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EHLLM0.01-AUW7D269MM6KW._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1139097766_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15791 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15791"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553288105.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056455516_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isaac Asimov</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520067 <div id="position">29</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by ISAAC ASIMOV</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8575 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8575"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0374520968.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J. G. Ballard</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520069 <div id="position">31</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J G Ballard</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76377 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76377"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1889307033.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J.G. Ballard</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47117 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47117"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743265238.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J. G. Ballard</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3501131 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3501131"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01BNvtrp1tL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Iain M. Banks</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66758 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66758"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0061056480.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Baxter</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/344489 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/344489"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0061057134.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414677_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Baxter</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63581 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63581"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1596871067.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8189 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8189"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345459814.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25323 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25323"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812520475.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1118798374_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22384 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22384"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0765301075.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12941 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12941"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446361305.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520072 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3520072"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01NxGNOs5bL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2716494 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2716494"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0765318237.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45466648_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Greg Bear</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2275391 <div id="position">44</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward Bellamy</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15829 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15829"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553297090.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056455528_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/243069 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/243069"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446611557.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/243067 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/243067"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446611549.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/425742 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/425742"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446611530.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/477908 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/477908"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446611522.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/79153 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/79153"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/044661159X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory Benford</div>