I see over at io9 there is a poll for the the best year in science fiction, with several candidate years listed with their qualifications… the qualifications being, in almost all cases, movies.
Suppose we decided based on books? Say…
1950
Ray Bradbury, THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT
A.E. van Vogt, THE VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE
Jack Vance, THE DYING EARTH
Hal Clement, NEEDLE
1953
Arthur C. ...Read More