User:P64/FSF/Locus all-time polls

See also User:P64/FSF/100 Best, 2015-03-25

Coverage in wikipedia articles

• Ursula K. LeGuin; Earthsea; A Wizard of Earthsea; The Left Hand of Darkness
• Gene Wolfe; The Book of the New Sun; The Shadow of the Torturer
• Peter S. Beagle; The Last Unicorn
• Anne McCaffrey; Dragonriders of Pern; Dragonflight; The White Dragon

See also

• Locus (magazine)
• Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (1988)
• Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)

The Locus Index to SF Awards

Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)

1999 Locus All-Time Poll

ALL TIME SHORT FICTION WRITER
   1) Harlan Ellison 
   2) Ray Bradbury 
   3) Isaac Asimov 
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ALL-TIME ANTHOLOGY
   1) Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed. (1967) 
   2) The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Robert Silverberg, ed. (1970) 
   3) Adventures in Time and Space, Raymond J. Healy & J. Francis McComas, eds. (1946) SFE available (2)
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NOVELLA
   1) "Vintage Season", C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner (1946) 
   2) The Time Machine, H. G. Wells (1895) 
   3) "The Persistence of Vision (short story)", John Varley (1978) – actually a collection, The Persistence of Vision"
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NOVELETTE
   1) "Flowers for Algernon", Daniel Keyes (1959) NEEDs
   2) "Nightfall", Isaac Asimov (1941) 
   3) "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", Roger Zelazny (1963) 
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SHORT STORY
   1) "Jeffty Is Five", Harlan Ellison (1977) 
   2) "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman", Harlan Ellison (1965) 
   3) "The Star", Arthur C. Clarke (1955) 
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1998 Locus All-Time Poll

In 1998, Locus magazine ranked the tetralogy number three among 36 all-time best fantasy novels before 1990, based on a poll of subscribers.

SF NOVEL (BEFORE 1990)

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   1) Dune, Frank Herbert (1965) 
   2) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein (1966) 
   3) The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) 
   4) The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov (1953) – early portion of the Foundation series, 9 stories 1942–1951; issued in 3 collections 1951–1953
   5) Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein (1961) 
   6) The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956) 
   7) A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller Jr (1959) 
   8) Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953) 
   9) Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (1985) 
   10) Hyperion, Dan Simmons (1989)  SFE available
   11) Gateway, Frederik Pohl (1977) 
   12) The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (1974) 
   13) More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon (1953) 
   14) Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny (1967) 
   15) Neuromancer, William Gibson (1984) 
   16) Startide Rising, David Brin (1983) 
   17) The Time Machine, H. G. Wells (1895) 
   18) The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick (1962) 
   19) The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) 
   20) Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner (1968) 
   21) Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (1949) 
   22) The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester (1952) 
   23) The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury (1950) 
   24) Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (1959) 
   25*) Downbelow Station, C. J. Cherryh (1981) 
   25*) Ringworld, Larry Niven (1970) 
   27) 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (1968) 
   28) The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells (1898) 
   29) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953) 
   30) The Mote in God's Eye, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (1974) 
   31) Way Station, Clifford D. Simak (1963) 
   32) Star Maker, Olaf Stapledon (1937) 
   33) Dying Inside, Robert Silverberg (1972) 
   34) The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956) 
   35) Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany (1975) 
   36) Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke (1973) 
   37) Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954) 
   38*) City, Clifford D. Simak (1952) 
   38*) Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh (1988) 
   40) Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes (1966) 
   41*) Double Star, Robert A. Heinlein (1956) 
   41*) Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949) 
   43*) The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 
   43*) Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon (1930) 
   43*) Ubik, Philip K. Dick (1969) 
   46*) Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1975) 
   46*) The Witches of Karres, James H. Schmitz (1966) SFE available
   48*) Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (1818) 
   48*) Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein (1958) 
   48*) Time Enough for Love, Robert A. Heinlein (1973) 
   51) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (1968) 
   52*) The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov (1972) 
   52*) "Riverworld" series, Philip José Farmer (1971) 

FANTASY NOVEL (BEFORE 1990)

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   1) The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1955) 
   2) The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien (1937) 
   3) The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe (1980) 
   4) "Earthsea" series, Ursula K. Le Guin (1968) 
   5) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (1865) 
   6) "Gormenghast" series, Mervyn Peake (1950) 
   7) The Once and Future King, T. H. White (1958) 
   8) Little, Big, John Crowley (1981) 
   9) Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny (1970) 
   10) "The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", Stephen R. Donaldson (1977) 
   11) Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey (1968) 
   12) "The Belgariad", David Eddings (1983) 
   13) The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis (1950) 
   14) The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers (1983) 
   15) "The Dying Earth" series, Jack Vance (1950) 
   16) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum (1900) 
   17) Dracula, Bram Stoker (1897) 
   18*) The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle (1968) 
   18*) The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (1983) 
   20) The Stand, Stephen King (1978) 
   21) Watership Down, Richard Adams (1972) 
   22) The Riddle-Master of Hed, Patricia A. McKillip (1976) 
   23) The Worm Ouroboros, E. R. Eddison (1922) 
   24) Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein (1963) 
   25) Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock (1984) 
   26) "Alvin Maker" series, Orson Scott Card (1987) 
   27) A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle (1962) 
   28) Witch World, Andre Norton (1963) 
   29) "The Fionavar Tapestry", Guy Gavriel Kay (1986) 
   30) Deryni Rising, Katherine Kurtz (1970) 
   31) "Discworld" series, Terry Pratchett (1983) 
   32*) "Elric" series, Michael Moorcock (1972) 
   32*) Replay, Ken Grimwood (1987) SFE available
   32*) Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (1962) 
   35*) "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series, Fritz Leiber (1970) 
   35*) The Incomplete Enchanter, Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp (1941) 

1987 Locus All-Time Poll

In 1987, Locus magazine ranked The Shadow of the Torturer number four among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers.

ALL TIME SF NOVEL

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   1) Dune, Frank Herbert (1965) 
   2) The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) 
   3) Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953) 
   4) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein (1966) 
   5) Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein (1961) 
   6) The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov (1953) 
   7) A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller Jr (1959) 
   8) Gateway, Frederik Pohl (1977) 
   9) Ringworld, Larry Niven (1970) 
   10) The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956) 
   11) Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny (1967) 
   12) More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon (1953) 
   13) The Mote in God's Eye, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (1974) 
   14) The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick (1962) 
   15) The Time Machine, H. G. Wells (1895) 
   16) Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner (1968) 
   17) The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) 
   18*) The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester (1952) 
   18*) The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (1974) 
   20) The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury (1950) 
   21) Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (1959) 
   22) Dying Inside, Robert Silverberg (1972) 
   23) Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany (1975) 
   24) Time Enough for Love, Robert A. Heinlein (1973) 
   25*) Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke (1973) 
   25*) Way Station, Clifford D. Simak (1963) 
   27) To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip José Farmer (1971) 
   28) Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949) 
   29) The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 
   30) City, Clifford D. Simak (1952) 
   31) The Witches of Karres, James H. Schmitz (1966) 
   32) The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956) 
   33) The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov (1953) 
   34) Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (1949) 
   35) Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1975) 
   36) Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954) 
   37) Ubik, Philip K. Dick (1969) 
   38*) 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (1968) 
   38*) Timescape, Gregory Benford (1980) 
   40) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953) 
   41) Downbelow Station, C. J. Cherryh (1981) 
   42) The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells (1898) 
   43) Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon (1930) 
   44) Double Star, Robert A. Heinlein (1956) 
   45) Davy, Edgar Pangborn (1964) 

ALL TIME FANTASY NOVEL

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   1) The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1955) 
   2) The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien (1937) 
   3) A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (1968) 
   4) The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe (1980) 
   5) The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle (1968) 
   6) The Once and Future King, T. H. White (1958) 
   7) Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny (1970) 
   8) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson (1977) 
   9) Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey (1968) 
   10) Little, Big, John Crowley (1981) 
   11) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (1865) 
   12) The Gormenghast Trilogy, Mervyn Peake (1950) 
   13) The Riddle-Master of Hed, Patricia A. McKillip (1976) 
   14) The Incomplete Enchanter, Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp (1941) 
   15) Watership Down, Richard Adams (1972) 
   16) The Dying Earth, Jack Vance (1950) 
   17) Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein (1963) 
   18) A Spell for Chameleon, Piers Anthony (1977) 
   19) Dracula, Bram Stoker (1897) 
   20) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum (1900) 
   21) Silverlock, John Myers Myers (1949) 
   22) Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (1962) 
   23*) The Stand, Stephen King (1978) 
   23*) The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey (1978) 
   25) Lord Valentine's Castle, Robert Silverberg (1980) 
   26) The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis (1950) 
   27) The Shining, Stephen King (1977) 
   28) Conjure Wife, Fritz Leiber (1953) 
   29*) Deryni Rising, Katherine Kurtz (1970) 
   29*) The Worm Ouroboros, E. R. Eddison (1922) 
   31) Witch World, Andre Norton (1963) 
   32) 'Salem's Lot, Stephen King (1975) 
   33) A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle (1962)

1977 Locus All-Time Poll (Author)

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ALL-TIME AUTHOR
   1) Robert A. Heinlein 
   2) Isaac Asimov 
   3) Arthur C. Clarke 
   4) Ursula K. Le Guin 
   5) Robert Silverberg 
   6) Larry Niven 
   7) Harlan Ellison 
   8) Roger Zelazny 
   9) Fritz Leiber 
   10) Philip K. Dick 
   11) Theodore Sturgeon 
   12) Poul Anderson 
   13) Jack Vance 
   14) Ray Bradbury 
   15) Alfred Bester 
   16) Samuel R. Delany 
   17*) Philip José Farmer 
   17*) Cordwainer Smith 
   19) Frank Herbert 
   20) J. R. R. Tolkien 
   21) Gordon R. Dickson 
   22) Clifford D. Simak 
   23) H. G. Wells 
   24) John Brunner 
   25) Frederik Pohl 
   26) Kate Wilhelm 

1975 Locus All-Time Poll (Novel)

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ALL TIME NOVEL
   1) Dune, Frank Herbert (1965) 
   2) Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953) 
   3) The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) 
   4) Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein (1961) 
   5) A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller Jr (1959) 
   6) The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov (1953) 
   7) The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956) 
   8) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein (1966) 
   9) More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon (1953) 
   10) Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny (1967) 
   11) Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner (1968) 
   12) Ringworld, Larry Niven (1970) 
   13) The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin 
   14) The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester (1952) 
   15) The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1955) 
   16) Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954) 
   17*) The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956) 
   17*) To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip José Farmer (1971) 
   19) Dying Inside, Robert Silverberg (1972) 
   20*) Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke (1973) 
   20*) The Time Machine, H. G. Wells (1895) 
   22*) The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick (1962) 
   22*) Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (1959) 
   24*) The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury (1950) 
   24*) The Space Merchants, Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth (1953) 
   24*) The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells (1898) 
   27) Cities in Flight, James Blish (1962) 
   28*) 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (1968) 
   28*) A Case of Conscience, James Blish (1958) 
   30*) The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov (1953) 
   30*) Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon (1930) 
   30*) Star Maker, Olaf Stapledon (1937) 
   30*) Time Enough for Love, Robert A. Heinlein (1973) 
   34*) Davy, Edgar Pangborn (1964) 
   34*) The Dragon in the Sea, Frank Herbert (1956) 
   36*) Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany (1966) 
   36*) The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 
   36*) Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes (1966) 
   36*) A Mirror for Observers, Edgar Pangborn (1954) 
   36*) The Witches of Karres, James H. Schmitz (1966) 
   41*) Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (1949) 
   41*) Rite of Passage, Alexei Panshin (1968) 

1973 Locus All-Time Poll (Author)

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ALL-TIME FAVORITE AUTHOR
   1) Robert A. Heinlein 
   2) Isaac Asimov 
   3) Arthur C. Clarke 
   4) Robert Silverberg 
   5) Poul Anderson 
   6) Theodore Sturgeon 
   7) Harlan Ellison 
   8*) Clifford D. Simak 
   8*) Roger Zelazny 
   10) Samuel R. Delany 
   11) Ray Bradbury 
   12) Philip K. Dick 
   13) Larry Niven 
   14*) Philip José Farmer 
   14*) Cordwainer Smith 
   16*) Ursula K. Le Guin 
   16*) Andre Norton 
   18) John Brunner 
   19*) Keith Laumer SFE available
   19*) A. E. van Vogt 
   19*) H. G. Wells 
   22) Fritz Leiber