• Publication: My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction NovelsPublication Record # 303784
• Author: Darrell Bain
• Date: 2005-09-28
• Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing
• Price:
  $1.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
• Format:
  ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
• Type: NONFICTION
• Notes: MulitFormat. PDF format. (Updated, with notes, discussion and additional re-readable science fiction novels added). Most of the reviews for the books after the first 100 (after page 32) are quite minimal. There are numerous misspellings of author names and titles. Those misspellings have been corrected to match existing database entries.

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 6 • Note (My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels) • essay by Darrell Bain
• 9 •   Review: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 9 •   Review: The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 9 •   Review: Startide Rising by David Brin • review by Darrell Bain
• 10 •   Review: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp • review by Darrell Bain
• 11 •   Review: Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt • review by Darrell Bain
• 11 •   Review: Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham • review by Darrell Bain
• 12 •   Review: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 12 •   Review: The Fittest by J. T. McIntosh • review by Darrell Bain
• 13 •   Review: West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn • review by Darrell Bain
• 13 •   Review: The Stand by Stephen King • review by Darrell Bain
• 14 •   Review: Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement • review by Darrell Bain
• 14 •   Review: There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson • review by Darrell Bain
• 15 •   Review: The Space Merchants by C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl • review by Darrell Bain
• 15 •   Review: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart • review by Darrell Bain
• 16 •   Review: Way Station by Clifford D. Simak • review by Darrell Bain
• 16 •   Review: Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank • review by Darrell Bain
• 16 •   Review: Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 17 •   Review: Galactic Odyssey by Keith Laumer • review by Darrell Bain
• 17 •   Review: Wild Talent by Wilson Tucker • review by Darrell Bain
• 18 •   Review: Brain Wave by Poul Anderson • review by Darrell Bain
• 18 •   Review: Time Storm by Gordon Dickson • review by Darrell Bain
• 19 •   Review: Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye • review by Darrell Bain
• 19 •   Review: Mindhopper by James B. Johnson • review by Darrell Bain
• 19 •   Review: Forgotten Planet by Murray Leinster • review by Darrell Bain
• 20 •   Review: Needle by Hal Clement • review by Darrell Bain
• 20 •   Review: Macroscope by Piers Anthony • review by Darrell Bain
• 21 •   Review: Chthon by Piers Anthony • review by Darrell Bain
• 21 •   Review: The High Crusade by Poul Anderson • review by Darrell Bain
• 21 •   Review: Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson • review by Darrell Bain
• 22 •   Review: Pandora's Planet by Christopher Anvil • review by Darrell Bain
• 22 •   Review: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov • review by Darrell Bain
• 22 •   Review: Starship by Brian W. Aldiss • review by Darrell Bain
• 22 •   Review: Ariel by Jack M. Bickham • review by Darrell Bain
• 22 •   Review: The Postman by David Brin • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: The Practice Effect by David Brin • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: The Uplift War by David Brin • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: The Mind Thing by Fredric Brown • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: Martians, Go Home by Fredric Brown • review by Darrell Bain
• 23 •   Review: Andromeda Gun by John Boyd • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: Hot Sleep: The Worthing Chronicle by Orson Scott Card • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: The Long Winter by John Christopher • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: No Blade of Grass by John Christopher • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: Spacepaw by Gordon R. Dickson • review by Darrell Bain
• 24 •   Review: Rouge Queen by L. Sprague de Camp • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Dragon's Egg by Robert Forward • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: The Green Odyssey by
  Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer
  • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Midworld by Alan Dean Foster • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Replay by Ken Grimwood • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Down to a Sunless Sea by David Graham (I) • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Beyond This Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 25 •   Review: Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: The Day After Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Dune by Frank Herbert • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Hellstrom's Hive by Frank Herbert • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Deathworld by Harry Harrison • review by Darrell Bain
• 27 •   Review: Odd John by Olaf Stapledon • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: Not This August by C. M. Kornbluth • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: It by Stephen King • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: Time Trap by Keith Laumer • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. Lanier • review by Darrell Bain
• 28 •   Review: Born Leader by J. T. McIntosh • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: World Out of Mind by J. T. McIntosh • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: Joyleg by Ward Moore • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: Ringworld by Larry Niven • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: Davy by Edgar Pangborn • review by Darrell Bain
• 29 •   Review: Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: Tau Zero by Poul Anderson • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: The Legacy of Heorot by Steven Barnes and Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: Birth of Fire by Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: Gladiator-at-Law by C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl • review by Darrell Bain
• 30 •   Review: The Adolescence of P-1 by Thomas J. Ryan • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: The Space Willies by Eric Frank Russell • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: Three to Conquer by Eric Frank Russell • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: City by Clifford D. Simak • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: Mastodonia by Clifford D. Simak • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: Alongside Night by J. Neil Schulman • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley • review by Darrell Bain
• 31 •   Review: The City in the Sea by Wilson Tucker • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: Of Men and Monsters by William Tenn • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: Titan by John Varley • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: Millennium by John Varley • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: Slan by A. E. van Vogt • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: Out of the Deeps by John Wyndham • review by Darrell Bain
• 32 •   Review: The Chrysalids by John Wyndham • review by Darrell Bain
• 35 •   Review: The Rakehells Of Heaven by John Boyd • review by Darrell Bain
• 35 •   Review: Blood Music by Greg Bear • review by Darrell Bain
• 35 •   Review: Mother of Storms. by John Barnes • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Heart of the Comet. by Gregory Benford and David Brin • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Raft by Stephen Baxter • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Strange Valley by Darrell Bain • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Infectress by Tom Cool • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Pstalemate by Lester del Rey • review by Darrell Bain
• 36 •   Review: Midshipman's Hope by David Feintuch • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: Jumper by Steven Gould • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: Wildside by Steven Gould • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: Beggars In Spain by Nancy Kress • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: Alternities by Michael P. Kube-McDowell • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: The Deathworld Trilogy by Harry Harrison • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: The Technicolor Time Machine by Harry Harrison • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer • review by Darrell Bain
• 37 •   Review: The Great Time Machine Hoax by Keith Laumer • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: Memories by Mike McQuay • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: Six Gates From Limbo by J. T. McIntosh • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: The Third Pandemic by Pierre Ouellette • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: The Deus Machine by Pierre Ouellette • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: The Integral Trees by Larry Niven • review by Darrell Bain
• 38 •   Review: The Smoke Ring by Larry Niven • review by Darrell Bain
• 39 •   Review: Gateway by Frederik Pohl • review by Darrell Bain
• 39 •   Review: The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove • review by Darrell Bain
• 39 •   Review: Wasp by Eric Frank Russell • review by Darrell Bain
• 39 •   Review: The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith • review by Darrell Bain
• 39 •   Review: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: Memoirs Of An Invisible Man by H. F. Saint • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: Drakon by S. M. Stirling • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: A Deepness in the Sky. by Vernor Vinge • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: When Worlds Collide by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie • review by Darrell Bain
• 40 •   Review: Mutineers' Moon by David Weber • review by Darrell Bain
• 41 •   Review: The Apocalypse Troll by David Weber • review by Darrell Bain
• 41 •   Review: Sibs by F. Paul Wilson • review by Darrell Bain