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Vote#Score#VotesTitleAuthorType[*]
147.5071 The Martian ChildDavid Gerrold
147.5071 Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott CardS2
565.5071 EvolutionStephen Baxter
595.3482 Amy's EyesRichard Kennedy
595.3482 The Warded ManPeter V. BrettS1
356.7784 The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells
167.4383 The Time MachineH. G. Wells
733.7713 Dragonriders of Pern SeriesAnne McCaffreyO
753.4383 Fionavar TapestryGuy Gavriel KayO
595.3482 Love's ProphecyBrenda DyerS1
416.5284 RingWorldLarry Nivens
605.2784 Xanth SeriesPiers AnthonyO
366.7713 CosmGregory Benford
366.7713 NorstrilliaCordwainer Smith
810.8482 Must RemberColleen S. MyersS1
723.8482 Time and AgainJack Finney
486.2025 The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
366.7713 Monstrous RegimentTerry Pratchett
801.5072 The HeroesJoe.Abercrombie
336.91610 A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle
585.4383 Singularity SkyCharles Stross
18.32016 1984George Orwell
416.5284 Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart
117.7107 The Last UnicornPeter S. Beagle
486.2025 His Dark MaterialsPhillip PullmanO
297.0025 The Fortress in the Eye of TimeC.J. CherryhS1
535.7713 Memory Sorrow & ThornTad WilliamsO
306.96419 Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
515.9034 Doomsday BookConnie Willis
287.03412 The Mists of AvalonMarion Zimmer BradleyS1
585.4383 The Malazan Book of the FallenSteven EriksonO
535.7713 Dimension of MiraclesRobert Sheckley
525.8482 EverworldK.A. ApplegateO
615.1053 Soon I will be InvincibleAustin Grossman
684.51610 The Dark TowerStephen KingO
733.7713 Mythago WoodRobert HoldstockS1
674.5284 Consider PhlebasIain M. Banks
525.8482 The PrinceJerry PournelleO
376.6626 Book of the New SunGene WolfeO
426.50821 Starship TroopersRobert A Heinlein
555.53922 The Vampire ChroniclesAnne RiceO
505.92612 The Once and Future KingT.H. WhiteO
704.3482 The Iron Dragon's DaughterMichael Swanwick
605.2784 TiganaGuy Gavriel Kay
227.29415 Chronicles of AmberRoger ZelaznyO
356.7784 Bridge of BirdsBarry HughartS1
772.8025 The Darksword TrilogyMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
791.7784 Armageddon's ChildrenTerry BrooksS1
694.4025 The Enchanted CastleE. Nesbit
733.7713 Ultima ThuleMack ReynoldsS1
714.2713 The Rose of the Prophet TrilogyMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
782.7784 The Death Gate CycleMargaret Weis and Tracy HickmanO
396.55817 Forever WarJoe Haldeman
346.8768 MistbornBrandon SandersonC
326.94121 NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
496.0284 The Forever HeroL. E. Modesitt, Jr.O
157.4956 The Saga of the Pliocene ExilesJulian MayO
625.0956 CityClifford D. SimakC
595.3482 Darwath (Time of the Dark)Barbara HambleyO1
446.3286 Little FuzzyH. Beam Piper
635.0284 CatseyeAndre Norton
207.33141 The Chronicles of NarniaC.S. LewisO
545.5956 Kushiel's DartJacqueline CareyS1
595.34822 The Wheel of TimeRobert JordanO
635.0284 AnathemNeal Stephenson
436.4025 Altered CarbonRichard MorganS1
762.9956 Practical DemonkeepingChristopher Moore
257.25517 GatewayFrederik Pohl
575.4956 ReplayKen Grimwood
386.56610 OtherlandTad WilliamsO
137.56021 HyperionDan SimmonsO
277.05733 Wizard of EarthseaUrsula K. LeGuin
664.7784 Midshipman's HopeDavid FeintuchS1
476.2319 AccelerandoCharles Stross
47.98715 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Phil K Dick
247.2869 Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner
207.33113 The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester
316.95523 Chronicles of Thomas CovenantStephen DonaldsonO
386.56614 The Name of the WindPatrick RothfussSone
406.53411 Revelation SpaceAlastair ReynoldsO
237.29034 The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A Heinlein
535.7713 Cloven hoovesMegan Lindholm
645.0089 MagicianRaymond E Feist
197.41610 Gap seriesStephen DonaldsonO
654.9967 Torc trilogyJulian MayO
743.5284 Saga of the Seven SunsKevin J AndersonO
127.61035 Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. MartinO
187.42234 Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut
97.79033 WatchmenAlan Moore and Dave GibbonsO
38.08718 The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin
67.95528 The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin
267.08115 To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis
87.93314 The Parable of the TalentsOctavia ButlerS1
217.32920 The Mote in God's EyeLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
456.26222 RedwallBrian Jacques
466.25418 I am LegendRichard Matheson
107.72547 FoundationIsaac AsimovS1
57.98465 Ender's GameOrson Scott CardS1
177.42443 Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein
28.27189 Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. TolkienO
77.93569 DuneFrank HerbertS1
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