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SF Masterworks is a series of science fiction books started by Millennium and currently published by Victor Gollancz Ltd (both being imprints of the UK based Orion Publishing Group).

It began in 1999 and comprises selected pieces of science-fiction literature from 1950 onwards (with a few exceptions). The list was compiled by the managing director of Orion Books, Malcolm Edwards, with the help of "leading SF writers and editors" and the goal of bringing important books back into print.[1] The list was described by science fiction author Iain M. Banks as "amazing" and "genuinely the best novels from sixty years of SF".[2]

It has a companion series in the Fantasy Masterworks line. A separate Future Classics[3] line has also started featuring eight science fiction novels from the last few decades.

Gollancz officially relaunched the series in March 2010 beginning with reissues of the first ten titles. These titles have new cover designs (no longer featuring numbers) and introductions, and other existing titles are planned to be reprinted. Gollancz also added new titles to the series beginning in April 2010.[4]

Numbered paperback series (1999-2009)

* Also published in the 2001 SF Masterworks numbered hardcover series.

** Possibly due to a printing error, The Man in the High Castle (number 73) has 72 printed on its cover.

Unpublished titles

The following were announced for publication in 2006, but were not published.

Title Author Originally Published ISBN
Camp Concentration Thomas Disch 1968 0-575-07877-4
334 Thomas Disch 1972 0-575-07897-9

Hardcover titles

The following were all printed in 2001, and featured a dust jacket numbered by Roman numerals.

Number Title Author Originally Published ISBN
I Dune * Frank Herbert 1965 0-575-07334-9
II The Left Hand of Darkness ** Ursula K. Le Guin 1969 0-575-07219-9
III The Man in the High Castle * Philip K. Dick 1962 0-575-07335-7
IV The Stars My Destination * ** Alfred Bester 1956 0-575-07337-3
V A Canticle for Leibowitz ** Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1960 0-575-07220-2
VI Childhood's End ** Arthur C. Clarke 1953 0-575-07263-6
VII The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress * Robert A. Heinlein 1966 0-575-07336-5
VIII Ringworld * Larry Niven 1970 0-575-07339-X
IX The Forever War * ** Joe Haldeman 1974 0-575-07318-7
X The Day of the Triffids ** John Wyndham 1951 0-575-07338-1

* Also published in the 1999-2009 SF Masterworks numbered paperback series.

** Also published in the current (since 2010) SF Masterworks new design series.

New design

A selection of titles from the series on display at a London bookshop.

The new designs sport yellow/white spines, with the SF Masterworks logo written vertically down the left hand side of the cover. For titles that were previously issued in the original series, generally the cover artwork is tinted in a different colour from the original version; for example, The Dispossessed cover artwork is primarily red in the original release, but was partly tinted green when republished in the new series.






Title Author Originally Published ISBN Masterworks Published
The Forever War * Joe Haldeman 1974 978-0-575-09414-7 2010
I Am Legend * Richard Matheson 1954 978-0-575-09416-1 2010
Cities in Flight * James Blish 1950–1962 978-0-575-09417-8 2010
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? * Philip K. Dick 1968 978-0-575-09418-5 2010
The Stars My Destination * Alfred Bester 1956 978-0-575-09419-2 2010
Babel-17 * Samuel R. Delany 1966 978-0-575-09420-8 2010
Lord of Light * Roger Zelazny 1967 978-0-575-09421-5 2010
The Fifth Head of Cerberus * Gene Wolfe 1972 978-0-575-09422-2 2010
Gateway * Frederik Pohl 1977 978-0-575-09423-9 2010
The Rediscovery of Man * Cordwainer Smith 1950–1966 978-0-575-09424-6 2010
Inverted World Christopher Priest 1974 978-0-575-08210-6 2010
Cat's Cradle ** Kurt Vonnegut 1963 978-0-575-08195-6 2010
Childhood's End ** Arthur C. Clarke 1953 978-0-575-08235-9 2010
The Island of Doctor Moreau ** H. G. Wells 1896 978-0-575-09516-8 (hb) / 978-1-473-21799-7 (pb) 2010 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
Dhalgren Samuel R. Delany 1974 978-0-575-09099-6 2010
The Time Machine * ** H. G. Wells 1895 978-0-575-09517-5 (hb) / 978-1-473-21797-3 (pb) 2010 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
Helliconia Brian Aldiss 1982–1985 978-0-575-08615-9 2010
The Food of the Gods ** H. G. Wells 1904 978-0-575-09518-2 (hb) / 978-1-473-21801-7 (pb) 2010 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
The Body Snatchers Jack Finney 1955 978-0-575-08531-2 2010
The Female Man Joanna Russ 1975 978-0-575-09499-4 2010
Arslan M. J. Engh 1976 978-0-575-09501-4 2010
The Difference Engine William Gibson and Bruce Sterling 1990 978-0-575-09940-1 2011
The Prestige Christopher Priest 1995 978-0-575-09941-8 2011
Greybeard Brian Aldiss 1964 978-0-575-07113-1 2011
Sirius Olaf Stapledon 1944 978-0-575-09942-5 2011
Hyperion Dan Simmons 1989 978-0-575-09943-2 2011
City Clifford D. Simak 1952 978-0-575-10523-2 2011
Hellstrom's Hive Frank Herbert 1973 978-0-575-10108-1 2011
Of Men and Monsters William Tenn 1968 978-0-575-09944-9 2011
R.U.R. and War with the Newts Karel Čapek 1921 & 1936 978-0-575-09945-6 2011
The Affirmation Christopher Priest 1981 978-0-575-09946-3 2011
Floating Worlds Cecelia Holland 1975 978-0-575-10823-3 2011
Rogue Moon Algis Budrys 1960 978-0-575-10800-4 2012
Dangerous Visions Harlan Ellison 1967 978-0-575-10802-8 2012
Odd John Olaf Stapledon 1935 978-0-575-07224-4 2012
The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons 1990 978-0-575-09948-7 2012
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ** Douglas Adams 1979 978-0-575-11534-7 2012
The War of the Worlds * ** H. G. Wells 1898 978-0-575-11535-4 (hb) / 978-1-473-21802-4 (pb) 2012 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
Synners Pat Cadigan 1991 978-0-575-11954-3 2012
Sarah Canary Karen Joy Fowler 1991 978-0-575-13136-1 2012
Ammonite Nicola Griffith 1992 978-0-575-11823-2 2012
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe D. G. Compton 1973 978-0-575-11831-7 2012
Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1818 978-0-575-09960-9 2012
Roadside Picnic * Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 1972 978-0-575-09313-3 2012
Riddley Walker ** Russell Hoban 1980 978-0-575-11951-2 2012
Doomsday Book Connie Willis 1992 978-0-575-13109-5 2012
Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack 1988 978-0-575-11854-6 2012
The Caltraps of Time David I. Masson 1968 978-0-575-11828-7 2012
Engine Summer John Crowley 1979 978-0-575-08281-6 2013
Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland 1990 978-0-575-11952-9 2013
Slow River Nicola Griffith 1995 978-0-575-11825-6 2013
The Gate to Women's Country Sheri S. Tepper 1988 978-0-575-13104-0 2013
The Sea and Summer George Turner 1987 978-0-575-11869-0 2013
The Invisible Man * ** H. G. Wells 1897 978-0-575-11537-8 (hb) / 978-1-473-21798-0 (pb) 2013 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
A Canticle for Leibowitz ** Walter M. Miller 1960 978-0-575-07357-9 2013
Wasp Eric Frank Russell 1957 978-0-575-12904-7 2013
To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1997 978-0-575-11312-1 2013
The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov 1972 978-0-575-12905-4 2013
This Is the Way the World Ends James Morrow 1985 978-0-575-08118-5 2013
The First Men in the Moon * ** H. G. Wells 1901 978-0-575-11538-5 (hb) / 978-1-473-21800-0 (pb) 2013 (hb) / 2017 (pb)
The Deep John Crowley 1975 978-0-575-08264-9 2013
Time is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis Connie Willis 2013 978-0-575-13114-9 2013
No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop 1982 978-0-575-09311-9 2013
Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 1956 978-0-575-12203-1 2013
Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds 2000 978-0-575-12906-1 2013
Random Acts of Senseless Violence Jack Womack 1995 978-0-575-13230-6 2013
Transfigurations Michael Bishop 1979 978-0-575-09309-6 2013
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ** Douglas Adams 1980 978-1-473-20066-1 2013
The Door Into Summer Robert A. Heinlein 1957 978-0-575-12072-3 2013
Life, the Universe and Everything ** Douglas Adams 1982 978-1-473-20067-8 2013
Dr. Bloodmoney * Philip K. Dick 1965 978-1-473-20168-2 2014
Half Past Human T. J. Bass 1971 978-0-575-12962-7 2014
The Long Tomorrow Leigh Brackett 1955 978-0-575-13156-9 2014
The Godwhale T. J. Bass 1974 978-0-575-12993-1 2014
Jem * Frederik Pohl 1980 978-1-473-20170-5 2014
The Shrinking Man * Richard Matheson 1956 978-1-473-20169-9 2014
A Case of Conscience * James Blish 1958 978-1-473-20543-7 2014
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever James Tiptree, Jr 1990 978-1-473-20324-2 2014
Stand on Zanzibar * John Brunner 1968 978-1-473-20637-3 2014
Mission of Gravity * Hal Clement 1954 978-1-473-20638-0 2014
The Word for World Is Forest Ursula K. Le Guin 1976 978-1-473-20578-9 2015
Downward to the Earth * Robert Silverberg 1970 978-1-473-21192-6 2015
Hard to Be a God Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 1964 978-1-473-20829-2 2015
Night Lamp Jack Vance 1996 978-1-473-20892-6 2015
Life During Wartime * Lucius Shepard 1987 978-1-473-21193-3 2015
Nova * Samuel R. Delany 1968 978-1-473-21191-9 2015
Monday Begins on Saturday Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 1965 978-1-473-20221-4 2015
Dark Benediction * Walter M. Miller 1951 978-1-473-21194-0 2015
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose Ursula K. Le Guin 1975 and 1982 978-1-473-20576-5 2015
Dying of the Light George R. R. Martin 1977 978-1-473-21252-7 2015
A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 1992 978-1-473-21195-7 2016
Norstrilia Cordwainer Smith 1975 978-1-473-21253-4 2016
Limbo Bernard Wolfe 1952 978-1-473-21247-3 2016
The Day of the Triffids ** John Wyndham 1951 978-1-473-21267-1 2016
Fairyland Paul J. McAuley 1995 978-1-473-21516-0 2016
The Chrysalids ** John Wyndham 1955 978-1-473-21268-8 2016
The Man Who Fell to Earth Walter Tevis 1963 978-1-473-21311-1 2016
Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 978-1-473-20580-2 2016
Feersum Endjinn ** Iain M. Banks 1994 978-1-473-20251-1 2016
A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge 1999 978-1-473-21196-4 2016
Starship Troopers ** Robert A. Heinlein 1959 978-1-473-21748-5 2016
The Midwich Cuckoos ** John Wyndham 1957 978-1-473-21269-5 2016
Swastika Night Murray Constantine 1937 978-1-473-21466-8 2016
China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh 1992 978-1-473-21462-0 2016
The Book of the New Sun Volume 1: Shadow and Claw Gene Wolfe 1980–1981 978-1-473-21649-5 2016
The Book of the New Sun Volume 2: Sword and Citadel Gene Wolfe 1982–1983 978-1-473-21200-8 2016
The Left Hand of Darkness ** Ursula K. Le Guin 1969 978-1-473-22162-8 2017
Neuromancer ** William Gibson 1984 978-1-473-21737-9 2017
The Shape of Things to Come H. G. Wells 1933 978-1-473-22165-9 2017
The Doomed City Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 1975 978-1-473-22228-1 2017
Raising the Stones Sheri S. Tepper 1990 978-1-473-22265-6 2017
The Embedding Ian Watson 1973 978-1-473-22267-0 2017
Cryptozoic Brian Aldiss 1967 978-1-473-22273-1 2017
Land Under England Joseph O'Neill 1935 978-1-473-22407-0 2018
Raft Stephen Baxter 1987 978-1-473-22405-6 2018
Dreaming in Smoke Tricia Sullivan 1999 978-1-473-22474-2 2018
Fools Pat Cadigan 1992 978-1-473-22602-9 2019
The Best of R. A. Lafferty R. A. Lafferty 2019 (new collection) 978-1-473-21344-9 2019

* Also published in the SF Masterworks numbered paperback series.

** Published as hardcover, possibly due to licensing issue. Some have been subsequently published in paperback.

Announced titles

The following are currently listed for future publication on the Orion Books website[5].

Title Author Originally Published ISBN Masterworks Scheduled
Light M. John Harrison 2002 978-1-473-22767-5 July 2019[6]
Native Tongue Suzette Haden Elgin 1984 978-1-473-22756-9 August 2019[7]
The Snail on the Slope Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 1972 978-1-473-22828-3 October 2019[8]
The Shockwave Rider John Brunner 1975 978-1-473-22830-6 January 2020 [9]

The following have at some point been listed for future publication, but appear to have been cancelled.

Title Author Originally Published ISBN Masterworks Scheduled Comments/references
The Long Loud Silence Wilson Tucker 1952 February 2015[10] SF Gateway forum posts by Malcolm Edwards[11]; cover image on artist's site[12]
The Forge of God Greg Bear 1987 978-1-473-22266-3 September 2017/February 2018 Listed in Orion Publishing July 2017-January 2018 catalogue[13] and on Amazon, including cover image.[14]
The Iron Dream Norman Spinrad 1972 978-1-473-22264-9 November 2017 Listed in Orion Publishing July 2017-January 2018 catalogue.

Golden Age Masterworks

To celebrate 20 years of the original SF Masterworks series, Gollancz announced a series of Golden Age Masterworks beginning in 2019.

Title Author Originally Published ISBN Masterworks Scheduled
Doomsday Morning C. L. Moore 1957 978-1-473-22326-4 10 January 2019[15]
Galactic Patrol E. E. 'Doc' Smith 1937 978-1-473-22470-4 10 January 2019[16]
Fury Henry Kuttner 1947 978-1-473-22255-7 10 January 2019[17]
The Sands of Mars Arthur C. Clarke 1951 978-1-473-22236-6 10 January 2019[18]
Grey Lensman E. E. 'Doc' Smith 1940 978-1-473-22471-1 7 February 2019[19]
Earthlight Arthur C. Clarke 1955 978-1-473-22237-3 7 February 2019[20]
Second Stage Lensman E. E. 'Doc' Smith 1942 978-1-473-22472-8 7 March 2019[21]
Northwest of Earth C. L. Moore 1954 978-1-473-22254-0 7 March 2019[22]
Children of the Lens E. E. 'Doc' Smith 1947 978-1-473-22473-5 4 April 2019[23]
Jirel of Joiry C. L. Moore 1934 978-1-473-22252-6 4 April 2019[24]
Against the Fall of Night Arthur C. Clarke 1953 978-1-473-22234-2 2 May 2019[25]
Judgement Night: A Selection of Science Fiction C. L. Moore 1952 978-1-473-22253-3 13 June 2019[26]

2011 50th Anniversary Hardcover titles

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gollancz imprint, in 2011 the "top ten" titles were chosen based on a readers' vote[27] (from a Gollancz selected longlist). They were published in the iconic yellow covers, and included new introductions from recent authors.

Number Title Author Originally Published ISBN
1 The Book of the New Sun Gene Wolfe 1980-1983 0-575-11673-0
2 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick 1968 0-575-11676-5
3 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 1966 0-575-11674-9
4 I Am Legend Richard Matheson 1955 0-575-11670-6
5 Dune Frank Herbert 1965 0-575-11678-1
6 The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 0-575-11672-2
7 Eric Terry Pratchett 1990 0-575-11669-2
8 Hyperion Dan Simmons 1989 0-575-11677-3
9 The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss 2007 0-575-11671-4
10 The Time Machine H. G. Wells 1895 0-575-11675-7

References

  1. ^ Locus Online: Malcolm Edwards interview excerpts
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2012-08-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Orion Books Masterworks Website
  3. ^ Gollancz editor Simon Spanton on the Future Classics promotion Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gollancz Science Fiction and Fantasy New Books Catalogue: Jan-July 2010.
  5. ^ https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/no-keyword/all-pubs/0/13/Date/Increasing/all-categories/all-initials/all-formats/coming-soon/from-all/to-all
  6. ^ https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781473227675
  7. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Native-Tongue-MASTERWORKS-Suzette-Haden-ebook/dp/B07P6L1F94/
  8. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snail-Slope-S-F-MASTERWORKS/dp/147322828X/
  9. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shockwave-Rider-S-F-MASTERWORKS/dp/1473228301/
  10. ^ https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/525641/page-16
  11. ^ http://sfgateway.com/forum/books-and-authors/2011/10/new-masterworks/?p=2
  12. ^ http://illustr8.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-long-loud-silence-new-sf.html
  13. ^ https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/assets/OrionPublishingGroup/downloads/Catalogues/Orion-Catalogue-July-2017-to-January-2018.pdf
  14. ^ https://www.amazon.de/Forge-God-S-F-MASTERWORKS/dp/1473222664
  15. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doomsday-Morning-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473223261
  16. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Galactic-Patrol-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473224705
  17. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fury-Golden-Masterworks-Henry-Kuttner/dp/1473222559
  18. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sands-Mars-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473222362
  19. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grey-Lensman-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473224713
  20. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earthlight-Golden-Masterworks-Arthur-Clarke/dp/1473222370
  21. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Second-Stage-Lensmen-Golden-Masterworks/dp/1473224721
  22. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northwest-Earth-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473222540
  23. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Lens-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/147322473X
  24. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jirel-Joiry-Golden-Age-Masterworks/dp/1473222524
  25. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Fall-Night-Golden-Masterworks/dp/1473222346
  26. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Judgment-Night-Selection-Science-Masterworks/dp/1473222532
  27. ^ http://www.gollancz.co.uk/2011/10/celebrating-50-years-of-gollancz/