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S.F. Masterworks (Complete)

Type: Preset list created by LiveAndrew

Description: The Victor Gollancz S.F. Masterworks publications. Includes: Numbered paperback series (1999-2009), Hardcover titles (2001), New design (2010-), Golden Age Masterworks (2019-), 50th Anniversary Hardcover (2011), Unpublished titles, Announced titles. All info taken from the wikipedia page

Based on tag: S.F. Masterworks

Members: 10 participating members (show all)

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1
The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
16,198 members, 317 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: cannellfan (1), gypsysmom (1), ahef1963 (1), sturlington (2), Rtrace (3), Michael.Rimmer (24), LiveAndrew (24), ManWithAnAgenda (33)

2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
35,071 members, 665 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), kara.shamy (1), Rtrace (2), gypsysmom (8), ahef1963 (8), ManWithAnAgenda (35), LiveAndrew (104)

3
The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
15,888 members, 284 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (2), ahef1963 (2), sturlington (3), Rtrace (4), Michael.Rimmer (25), LiveAndrew (25)

4
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
6,216 members, 271 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (1), Rtrace (11), sturlington (11), gypsysmom (11), ahef1963 (11), LiveAndrew (120)

5
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,787 members, 339 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), ManWithAnAgenda (5), sturlington (7), Rtrace (8), gypsysmom (29), LiveAndrew (75)

6
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
36,461 members, 638 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (9), sturlington (9), gypsysmom (9), ahef1963 (9), Michael.Rimmer (26), ManWithAnAgenda (31), LiveAndrew (109)

7
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
12,185 members, 319 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (4), Michael.Rimmer (8), ManWithAnAgenda (24), Rtrace (26), sturlington (27), gypsysmom (28), LiveAndrew (74)

8
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
10,546 members, 289 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: sturlington (5), gypsysmom (5), ahef1963 (5), Rtrace (6), ManWithAnAgenda (32), LiveAndrew (76)

9
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
13,783 members, 361 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (3), ahef1963 (3), sturlington (4), Rtrace (5), LiveAndrew (26)

10
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
17,260 members, 444 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (4), Michael.Rimmer (5), Rtrace (15), sturlington (15), gypsysmom (17), ManWithAnAgenda (28)

11
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
20,434 members, 266 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (2), ahef1963 (7), Rtrace (18), sturlington (19), ManWithAnAgenda (27), LiveAndrew (80)

12
The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndham
2,574 members, 74 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1), skippyskate (3), gypsysmom (16), ahef1963 (16), LiveAndrew (154)

13
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
7,309 members, 340 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (10), sturlington (10), gypsysmom (10), ahef1963 (10), ManWithAnAgenda (30), LiveAndrew (111)

14
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
4,337 members, 167 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (2), skippyskate (7), Michael.Rimmer (15), Rtrace (21), sturlington (21)

15
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
8,545 members, 227 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (1), sturlington (6), gypsysmom (6), Rtrace (7)

16
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
16,682 members, 171 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (12), sturlington (12), gypsysmom (13), ahef1963 (13), ManWithAnAgenda (29), LiveAndrew (130)

17
Dune
by Frank Herbert
35,693 members, 595 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (4), ManWithAnAgenda (25), Rtrace (25), sturlington (26), gypsysmom (27), LiveAndrew (72)

18
Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
9,142 members, 209 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (5), ManWithAnAgenda (23), Rtrace (27), sturlington (28), gypsysmom (30), LiveAndrew (77)

19
Ringworld
by Larry Niven
9,048 members, 163 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (10), Rtrace (22), sturlington (23), gypsysmom (24), ManWithAnAgenda (26), LiveAndrew (61)

20
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
9,281 members, 233 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9), LiveAndrew (16), Rtrace (17), sturlington (18), gypsysmom (20)

21
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
4,163 members, 109 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (6), sturlington (14), gypsysmom (15), ahef1963 (15), LiveAndrew (148)

22
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
3,753 members, 66 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (13), sturlington (13), gypsysmom (14), ahef1963 (14), LiveAndrew (131)

23
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
9,609 members, 225 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (8), ManWithAnAgenda (20), sturlington (22), gypsysmom (23), LiveAndrew (48)

24
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
9,524 members, 174 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (4), ahef1963 (4), Rtrace (14), LiveAndrew (73)

25
The Word for World is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,389 members, 77 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (9), ManWithAnAgenda (18), sturlington (31), gypsysmom (36), LiveAndrew (137)

26
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
6,680 members, 188 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), gypsysmom (7), sturlington (8), LiveAndrew (78)

27
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
47,225 members, 422 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (2), ManWithAnAgenda (14), gypsysmom (47), Rtrace (48)

28
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
20,950 members, 339 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (10), Rtrace (28), sturlington (32), gypsysmom (33), LiveAndrew (159)

29
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
4,176 members, 92 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (9), Rtrace (16), sturlington (17), gypsysmom (19)

30
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
82,472 members, 1,093 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (3), ManWithAnAgenda (13), gypsysmom (48), Rtrace (49)

31
Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
2,290 members, 71 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (6), skippyskate (11), Rtrace (32), sturlington (36)

32
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
11,048 members, 199 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (22), Rtrace (29), sturlington (33), gypsysmom (34), LiveAndrew (153)

33
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams
14,263 members, 122 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (21), Rtrace (30), sturlington (34), gypsysmom (38), LiveAndrew (132)

34
The Penultimate Truth
by Philip K. Dick
1,681 members, 29 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (9), ManWithAnAgenda (10), skippyskate (18), LiveAndrew (59)

35
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
4,687 members, 103 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (7), skippyskate (12), Rtrace (33), sturlington (37)

36
The Sirens of Titan
by Kurt Vonnegut
9,478 members, 113 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (13), LiveAndrew (18), gypsysmom (21), Rtrace (34)

37
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
5,311 members, 92 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (12), ahef1963 (12), Rtrace (19), LiveAndrew (121)

38
A Case of Conscience
by James Blish
1,647 members, 44 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (20), sturlington (20), gypsysmom (22), LiveAndrew (31)

39
The City and the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
2,679 members, 54 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (14), ManWithAnAgenda (17), LiveAndrew (40), sturlington (43)

40
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
46,884 members, 912 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (15), ManWithAnAgenda (16), gypsysmom (46), Rtrace (47)

41
Rendezvous With Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
9,058 members, 157 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (23), sturlington (24), gypsysmom (25), LiveAndrew (66)

42
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
by Kate Wilhelm
1,623 members, 62 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (24), sturlington (25), gypsysmom (26), LiveAndrew (68)

43
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
6,401 members, 162 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (16), sturlington (29), gypsysmom (31), LiveAndrew (81)

44
Eric
by Terry Pratchett
8,077 members, 115 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (12), skippyskate (17), Rtrace (61), LiveAndrew (186)

45
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
5,691 members, 172 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (19), Rtrace (38), sturlington (44), LiveAndrew (45)

46
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
5,695 members, 161 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (5), sturlington (16), gypsysmom (18)

47
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
3,694 members, 61 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (31), sturlington (35), gypsysmom (35), LiveAndrew (152)

48
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
3,292 members, 110 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (12), Rtrace (35), sturlington (38)

49
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
2,900 members, 43 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (15), Rtrace (36), sturlington (39)

50
Timescape
by Gregory Benford
1,954 members, 28 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (19), LiveAndrew (28), sturlington (41)

51
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
17,177 members, 710 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (15), ahef1963 (17), LiveAndrew (187)

52
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
23,581 members, 361 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (16), gypsysmom (45), Rtrace (46)

53
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
2,761 members, 63 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (29), Rtrace (37), sturlington (42)

54
The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
1,756 members, 53 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (20), Rtrace (53), LiveAndrew (55)

55
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
2,858 members, 110 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), LiveAndrew (69)

56
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
by Jack Finney
1,123 members, 53 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (21), sturlington (48), LiveAndrew (85)

57
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Philip José Farmer
3,413 members, 65 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (34), gypsysmom (49), Rtrace (50)

58
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord
by Olaf Stapledon
488 members, 15 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (22), Rtrace (55), LiveAndrew (91)

59
The Gate to Women's Country
by Sheri S. Tepper
1,989 members, 51 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: sturlington (30), gypsysmom (40), LiveAndrew (117)

60
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick
6,827 members, 128 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (6), LiveAndrew (20)

61
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
by Cordwainer Smith
1,057 members, 16 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (10), Michael.Rimmer (11)

62
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,610 members, 35 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (3), Rtrace (71)

63
Gray Lensman
by Edward E. Smith
1,209 members, 14 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (21), Rtrace (59), LiveAndrew (175)

64
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest
3,226 members, 129 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (39), sturlington (50), LiveAndrew (89)

65
The Long Tomorrow
by Leigh Brackett
729 members, 29 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (37), Rtrace (40), LiveAndrew (134)

66
Galactic Patrol
by Edward E. Smith
1,228 members, 16 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (23), Rtrace (58), LiveAndrew (172)

67
Second Stage Lensman
by Edward E. Smith
1,140 members, 16 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: skippyskate (22), Rtrace (60), LiveAndrew (177)

68
Double Star
by Robert A. Heinlein
2,844 members, 69 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (39), Rtrace (41), LiveAndrew (126)

69
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
10,088 members, 241 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (42), sturlington (51), LiveAndrew (92)

70
We: A Novel
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
7,403 members, 198 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (11), Michael.Rimmer (14)

71
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
by Robert A. Heinlein
8,365 members, 143 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), Rtrace (63)

72
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,099 members, 28 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3), LiveAndrew (141)

73
Martian Time-Slip
by Philip K. Dick
2,294 members, 38 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (13), Michael.Rimmer (18)

74
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
18,467 members, 360 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (7), gypsysmom (42)

75
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
4,059 members, 199 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1)

76
The Gormenghast Trilogy
by Mervyn Peake
4,035 members, 66 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (1)

77
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
by Philip K. Dick
3,894 members, 76 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (7), LiveAndrew (47)

78
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
8,690 members, 292 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (6), Rtrace (62)

79
Blood Music
by Greg Bear
2,553 members, 46 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), LiveAndrew (41)

80
Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
6,764 members, 138 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (17), LiveAndrew (27)

81
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
4,281 members, 108 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (14), Rtrace (43)

82
Dr. Bloodmoney
by Philip K. Dick
1,829 members, 33 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (19), LiveAndrew (33)

83
The Drowned World
by J. G. Ballard
2,471 members, 60 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (17), sturlington (40)

84
Valis
by Philip K. Dick
4,084 members, 65 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (20), LiveAndrew (44)

85
Behold the Man
by Michael Moorcock
1,188 members, 23 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (22), Rtrace (44)

86
Riddley Walker
by Russell Hoban
1,207 members, 22 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (12), LiveAndrew (110)

87
The Book of Skulls
by Robert Silverberg
944 members, 24 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (23), Rtrace (45)

88
Grass
by Sheri S. Tepper
2,165 members, 44 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: sturlington (45), LiveAndrew (49)

89
The Shrinking Man
by Richard Matheson
748 members, 33 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: sturlington (46), LiveAndrew (52)

90
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
3,941 members, 63 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: sturlington (47), LiveAndrew (53)

91
A Fall of Moondust
by Arthur C. Clarke
1,641 members, 34 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: LiveAndrew (50), Rtrace (51)

92
The Difference Engine
by William Gibson
5,490 members, 82 reviews
3.3 stars (3.3 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (32), LiveAndrew (88)

93
Dancers at the End of Time
by Michael Moorcock
795 members, 11 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (52), LiveAndrew (54)

94
Dying Inside
by Robert Silverberg
1,369 members, 45 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (54), LiveAndrew (60)

95
Jirel of Joiry
by C. L. Moore
574 members, 14 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (27), LiveAndrew (180)

96
Dangerous Visions 1
by Harlan Ellison
237 members, 4 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (41), LiveAndrew (101)

97
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
1,930 members, 48 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: sturlington (49), LiveAndrew (86)

98
City
by Clifford D. Simak
2,225 members, 68 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (56), LiveAndrew (93)

99
Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
1,182 members, 47 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: sturlington (52), LiveAndrew (107)

100
Slow River
by Nicola Griffith
1,106 members, 44 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: sturlington (53), LiveAndrew (116)

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