Wow, our spectacular science fiction month has come to a close and we have a Top 10 list, as chosen by you! Not only did you write in with titles and authors, you gave us so much nuanced and thoughtful reasoning. (But you are the SF crew, so no surprises here, right?) For example, we got a great Facebook message from Fergus Heywood of Toronto who wrote that he hoped we would see some newer writers on the list:

"When these surveys go out, it always ends up being Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Le Guin, and Bradbury (not to mention Wells and Verne...gah!) These writers are all excellent examples from the history of SF, but come on... do we really have to go back fifty or, god forbid, a hundred years?

"Modern SF is as socially relevant as ever, but frankly, these days, the actual *writers* are better from a craft perspective. I love Asimov, but his characters are flat and his prose is pretty unreadable when compared to a modern author.

"So let's give the old guys the honour they deserve, but make some room for (comparatively) new talents. My top ten would look something like this: (in no particular order) Nancy Kress, Ken MacLeod, Connie Willis, Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, William Gibson, Iain M. Banks, Karl Schroeder, Charles Stross and Neal Stephenson."

So, Fergus -- what do you think of the list compiled by your fellow readers? It looks to be a pretty good amalgam of what you expected (Asimov is right up there!) with what you'd hoped (so is Robert J. Sawyer!).

Print this list and take it to your nearest bookstore or public library and...happy reading!

1. Frank Herbert
2. Isaac Asimov
3. Robert J. Sawyer
4. Arthur C. Clarke
5. William Gibson
6. Philip K. Dick
7. Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Robert A. Heinlein
9. Neal Stephenson
10. Roger Zelazny