John W. Campbell Memorial Award — Best SF Novel

Artificial intelligence has been developed to a point where a human personality can be uploaded into a computer, achieving a sort of hybrid immortality. Astronaut Christian Brannock welcomes this technology, technology that will make it possible for him to achieve his dream of exploring the stars. A billion years later, Brannock returns to earth to check on some strange anomalies. While there he meets Laurinda Ashcroft, another hybrid upload, with whom he joins forces in investigating Gaia, the supermind dominating the planet. They must learn the truth of her shocking and terrifying secret plans for earth.

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2000

A Deepness in the Sk

A Deepness in the Sky

Vernor Vinge · 2000

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1999

Brute Orbits

George Zebrowski · 1999

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1998

Forever Peace

Joe Haldeman · 1998

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1997

Fairyland

Paul J. McAuley · 1996

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1996

The Time Ships

Stephen Baxter · 1996

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1995

Permutation City

Greg Egan · 1995

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1994

1993

Brother to Dragons

Charles Sheffield · 1993

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1992

Buddy Holly Is Alive

Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede

Bradley Denton · 1992

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1991

Pacific Edge

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1991 · 337 pp

Set at the end of the 21st century in California, this story revolves around a seemingly perfect society. At first, bio-architect Kevin Claiborne thinks he has indeed found Utopia, but gradually events lead him to discover the corruption beneath the surface.

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1990

The Child Garden

Geoff Ryman · 1990

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1989

Islands in the Net

Bruce Sterling · 1989

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1988

Lincoln's Dreams

Connie Willis · 1988

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1987

A Door into Ocean

Joan Slonczewski · 1987

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1986

The Postman

David Brin · 1986

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1985

The Years of the Cit

The Years of the City

Frederik Pohl · 1985

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1984

The Citadel of the A

The Citadel of the Autarch

Gene Wolfe · 1983

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1983

Helliconia Spring

Brian W. Aldiss · 1983

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1982

Riddley Walker

Russell Hoban · 1981

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1981

Timescape

Gregory Benford · 1980

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1980

On Wings of Song

Thomas M. Disch · 1980

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1979

Gloriana

Michael Moorcock · 1979

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1978

Gateway

Frederik Pohl · 1978

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1977

The Alteration

Kingsley Amis · 1977

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1976

1975

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Philip K. Dick · 1975 · 259 pp

Altered reality, genetic enhancement and drugs combine to create one of the most popular and enduring science fiction novels from award-winning novelist Philip K. Dick.

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1974

Malevil

Robert Merle · 1974

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Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke · 1974

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1973

Beyond Apollo

Barry N. Malzberg · 1973

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