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Oh cool, a list I hate even more than the NYT 100 best books of the 21st Century list. I agree with maybe 20 of these. Another 5 or so I look forward to reading. Where’s Sheri Tepper, you cowards?!? James Tiptree Jr? Vonda McIntyre? Lois Bujold? Élisabeth Vonarburg?
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/
Like, Never Let Me Go isn’t even the best SF book by Ishiguro…
My favourite is not in the list. I'm not naming it, though, as I harbour an insane ambition to get the film rights for it, and write a script...
@Walrus My favourite(s) neither.
@CommonMugwort Hmpf. I agree with your assessment — there are about 20-25 books I’d have on such a list. And I’m always surprised at how underappreciated both Ted Sturgeon and Fritz Leiber are when it comes time to make SF cannon.
In addition to your names, I’d say a list like this without Harlan Ellison or Joanna Russ are not worth the pixels they’re printed with.
@fgraver 
I once tried to run a one-woman theatre company to stage Science Fiction. I called it Sturgeon’s Law.
And I really need to re-read Lieber. Also Russ. Of Ellison, all I know is the irascibility and the most famous short stories.
@CommonMugwort Sturgeons Law is a great name for a science fiction theatre company!
I have a lot of favourite writers, but Ellison might be among my favourites among them. Angry Candy, Shatterday, Deathbird Stories, and Slippage are all great collections.
@CommonMugwort I was looking for Joan Vinge, myself, and didn’t find her.
@aprilfollies Oh, quite right, yes!