Locus All-Time Best1987

Given by Locus Magazine

Other Names: Locus 1975 Poll, All-Time Best Novel, Locus 1987 Poll, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel, Locus 1987 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel, Locus 1998 Poll, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel Before 1990, , Locus 1998 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel Before 1990
80 Works 969,607 Books 17,150 Reviews 4.1
Locus Magazine's annual poll periodically includes 'all-time best' categories for novel or author. The Best SF Novel of All-Time poll was last held in 1998 and was restricted to books published show more before 1990. show less
Categories:
All, All-Time Best Novel (42), Fantasy Novel (78), Science Fiction Novel (102)
Years:
All, 1998 (100), 1987 (80), 1975 (42)
WorkCategoryOrder LabelYear
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Fantasy Novel11987
Dune by Frank Herbert
Science Fiction Novel11987
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Fantasy Novel21987
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction Novel21987
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Fantasy Novel31987
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Novel31987
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
Fantasy Novel41987
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel41987
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Fantasy Novel51987
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel51987
The Once and Future King by T. H. White
Fantasy Novel61987
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction Novel61987
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Fantasy Novel71987
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Science Fiction Novel71987
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson
Fantasy Novel81987
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Science Fiction Novel81987
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Fantasy Novel91987
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Science Fiction Novel91987
Little, Big by John Crowley
Fantasy Novel101987
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Science Fiction Novel101987
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Fantasy Novel111987
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Science Fiction Novel111987
More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
Science Fiction Novel121987
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
Fantasy Novel12.11987
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
Fantasy Novel12.21987
Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake
Fantasy Novel12.31987
The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
Fantasy Novel131987
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Science Fiction Novel131987
The Incomplete Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp
Fantasy Novel141987
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Science Fiction Novel141987
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Fantasy Novel151987
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
Science Fiction Novel151987
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Fantasy Novel161987
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Science Fiction Novel161987
Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasy Novel171987
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction Novel171987
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Fantasy Novel181987
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Science Fiction Novel181987
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Science Fiction Novel181987
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Fantasy Novel191987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Fantasy Novel201987
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction Novel201987
Silverlock by John Myers Myers
Fantasy Novel211987
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel211987
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Fantasy Novel221987
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
Science Fiction Novel221987
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition by Stephen King
Fantasy Novel231987
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
Fantasy Novel231987
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
Science Fiction Novel231987
Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel241987
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
Fantasy Novel251987
Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Novel251987
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
Science Fiction Novel251987
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Fantasy Novel261987
The Shining by Stephen King
Fantasy Novel271987
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Science Fiction Novel271987
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
Fantasy Novel281987
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Science Fiction Novel281987
The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
Fantasy Novel291987
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
Fantasy Novel291987
The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel291987
City by Clifford D. Simak
Science Fiction Novel301987
Witch World by Andre Norton
Fantasy Novel311987
The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz
Science Fiction Novel311987
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
Fantasy Novel321987
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Novel321987
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Fantasy Novel331987
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction Novel331987
1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction Novel341987
Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
Science Fiction Novel351987
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
Science Fiction Novel361987
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Science Fiction Novel371987
Timescape by Gregory Benford
Science Fiction Novel381987
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Novel381987
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction Novel401987
Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
Science Fiction Novel411987
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
Science Fiction Novel421987
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Science Fiction Novel431987
Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Novel441987
Davy by Edgar Pangborn
Science Fiction Novel451987

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Locus Magazine's annual poll periodically includes 'all-time best' categories for novel or author. The Best SF Novel of All-Time poll was last held in 1998 and was restricted to books published before 1990.

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