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Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria. This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles.

Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by Pringle. For publisher Xanadu, Science Fiction was the first of four "100 Best" books published from 1985 to 1988. The sequels covered crime and mystery, horror, and fantasy.

## Lists

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Publisher | Name | Published  | Ref

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Citadel
by Martin Seymour-Smith | The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written | 1998  | [1]
Crime Writers' Association | The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time | 1990  | [2][3]
Grafton Books
by David Pringle | Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels | 1988  |
Larry McCaffery | 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction | 1999  |
Le Monde | Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century | 1999  |
Modern Library | Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction | 1998  |
Modern Library | Modern Library 100 Best Novels | 1998  |
Mystery Writers of America | The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time | 1995  |
New York Times Book Review | New York Times 100 Notable Books | annually |
The New York Times | 100 Best Books of the 21st Century | 2024 | [4]
Norwegian Book Club | Bokklubben World Library | since 2002  |
Nimbus Publishing | Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books | 2008  |
Tidningen Boken | Världsbiblioteket | 1991  |
Time | Time's List of the 100 Best Novels | 2005  |
The Guardian | The Guardian 100 best novels | 2015  |
Shūkan Bunshun | Tozai Mystery Best 100 | 1985  |
Xanadu
by David Pringle | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels | 1985

## See also

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* Literature portal
* Books portal

* Category:Top book lists
* List of books considered the best
* List of literary awards

## References

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1. ^ Seymour-Smith, Martin (1998). The 100 most influential books ever written : the history of thought from ancient times to today. Secaucus, N.J.: Carol Publ. Group. ISBN 978-0806520001. OCLC 38258131.
2. ^ Moody, Susan, ed. (1990). The Hatchards Crime Companion. 100 Top Crime Novels Selected by the Crime Writers' Association. London: Hatchards. ISBN 0-904030-02-4.
3. ^ "Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time - UK Crime Writers' Association". Library Thing. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. ^ "100 Best Books of the 21st Century". The New York Times. 8 July 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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