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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• Herodotus The Histories by Herodotus (2 - 5th century BCE)
• The Republic by Plato (380 BCE)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (2006 Edition)
• Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis (2006 Edition)
• Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (2006 Edition)
• The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (2006 edition)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2006 Edition)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• Focaults Pendulum by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (2006/2008 Edition)
• Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (2006/2008 Edition)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (2006/2008 Edition)
• Three Trapped Tigers by Guillermo Cabrera Infante (2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (2009, No 711, Age 8 and over)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No 801, Age 12 and over)

1949 Arkham Sampler Survey by August Derleth

• Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (16)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Dune by Frank Herbert (1)
• Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (30)
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (36)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Dune by Frank Herbert (1)
• Ubik by Philip K. Dick (37)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (43)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (47)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• The Postman by David Brin (1985)
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985)
• Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1986)
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (2000)
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)
• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (2009)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Fiction, 1999)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Science & Technology, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ( Teen Culture, 1999)
• Rose Madder by Stephen King ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Change Your World, 2010)
• Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card ( Change Your World, 2010)

Alex Award

• Legends: Eleven New Works by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (1999)
• Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden (2008)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Best of, 2001)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry (1947)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
• Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (1980)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2001)
• Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson (2004)
• Iron Council by China Mieville (2005)
• Black Man by Richard Morgan (2008)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1994)
• The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1996)
• Voyage by Stephen Baxter (1997)
• Titan by Stephen Baxter (1998)
• Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (2000)
• Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton (2002)
• Kil'n People by David Brin (2003)
• The Scar by China Mieville (2003)
• Market Forces by Richard Morgan (2005)

Aurealis Award Finalist

• The Etched City by K.J. Bishop (Fantasy Novel, 2003)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

Bancarella

• Focaults Pendulum by Umberto Eco (1989)

Barry Award nominee

• Tokyo by Mo Hayder (British Crime Novel, 2005)

BBC's Big Read

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 32)
• Dune by Frank Herbert (Best loved novel, 2003, No 39)
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Best loved novel, 2003, No 59)
• Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 73)
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (Best loved novel, 2003, No 75)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Best loved novel, 2003, No 124)
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (Best loved novel, 2003, No 143)
• The Green Mile: The Complete Six Part Novel by Stephen King (Best loved novel, 2003, No 146)
• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (Best loved novel, 2003, No 187)
• The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 193)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (2001)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• Tales Of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2005)
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Children's Literature Honor Book, 2004)

Booker Prize Longlist

• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (1993)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004)

Bookgasm Best Sci-Fi

• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (2008)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Herodotus The Histories by Herodotus

Bram Stoker

• Misery by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1988)
• Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (Fiction Collection, 1990)
• Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Novel, 2006)
• The Green Mile: The Complete Six Part Novel by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1996)
• Bag of Bones by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1998)
• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Bram Stoker Award

• Magic Terror by Peter Straub (Fiction Collection, 2000)
• Misery by Stephen King (Novel, 1987)
• Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons (Novel, 1989)
• The Green Mile: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: The Two Dead Girls by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Night Journey by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: The Mouse on the Mile by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Coffey's Hands by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Looking for Jake: And Other Stories by China Mieville (Collection, 2005)
• King Rat by China Mieville (First Novel, 1999)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (First Novel, 2000)
• Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1999)
• Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk (Novel, 2002)
• The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (Novel, 2003)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2006)
• Black House by Stephen King (Novel, 2001)
• The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Novel, 2004)
• Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 1993)
• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1995)
• Desperation by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1996)
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1999)
• Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 2001)
• Needful Things by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
• The Dark Tower: The Wastelands by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
• Insomnia by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1994)

British Book Award

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Children's Book of the Year, 2002)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Literary Fiction Award Shortlist, 2005)
• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (Book of the Year, 1994)
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (Book of the Year, 1998)
• Billy by Pamela Stephenson (Book of the Year, 2002)

British Fantasy Award

• Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1990)
• Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1995)
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2001)
• The Scar by China Mieville (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2003)
• Bag of Bones by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1999)
• The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Legends: Eleven New Works by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (Anthology, 1999)
• Sacrament by Clive Barker (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)
• One of Us by Michael Marshall Smith (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1999)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2005)
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2007)
• The Intruders by Michael Marshall (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2008)
• The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 2005)
• What You Make It by Michael Marshall Smith (Collection, 2000)
• Magic Terror by Peter Straub (Collection, 2002)

British Fantasy Nominee

• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1995)
• The Green Mile: The Complete Six Part Novel by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1996)
• The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1997)
• The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1993)
• The Nano Flower by Peter F. Hamilton (1995)
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2000)
• The Scar by China Mieville (2002)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004)
• Black Man by Richard Morgan (Novel, 2007)

Compton Crook Award Nominee

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

CWA

• Tokyo by Mo Hayder (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2004)
• The Intruders by Michael Marshall (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, shortlist, 2007)

Ditmar Award

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (International Fiction, 1980)
• Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (International Fiction, 1983)
• The Etched City by K.J. Bishop (Novel, 2004)

Emperor Norton Award

• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (2008)

Femina

• Mr Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie (2003)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Power)
• Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden (Strategy)

Futuro Remoto Award

• The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman (Novel, 1991)

Garden State Book Award

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Teen Fiction Grades 6-8, 2004)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• Steel Beach by John Varley (Hall of Fame, 1999)
• Sacrament by Clive Barker (Hall of Fame, 1999)
• Galilee by Clive Barker (Novel, 1999)
• The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 2001)
• Iron Council by China Mieville (Novel, 2005)

Geffen Award

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2007)

Giller Prize Shortlist

• Pilgrim by Timothy Findley (1999)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Roman étranger, 1997)
• Imajica by Clive Barker (Roman étranger, 1998)
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Roman étranger, 2005)

Guardian 1000

• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (Comedy)
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (Comedy)
• Misery by Stephen King (Crime)
• Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry (Family and self)
• Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (Family and self)
• Weaveworld by Clive Barker (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Dune by Frank Herbert (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Focaults Pendulum by Umberto Eco (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Scar by China Mieville (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (State of the nation)
• Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (War and travel)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (War and travel)

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