Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

101.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating β€” 61,187 ratings
102.
Martian Time-Slip
Martian Time-Slip 3.78 avg rating β€” 14,089 ratings
103.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating β€” 149,573 ratings
104.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating β€” 30,144 ratings
105.
Sphere
Sphere 3.83 avg rating β€” 194,872 ratings
106.
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic 4.13 avg rating β€” 81,975 ratings
107.
Slan (Slan, #1)
Slan (Slan, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 5,755 ratings
108.
The Sheep Look Up
The Sheep Look Up 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,595 ratings
109.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 33,061 ratings
110.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run 3.64 avg rating β€” 12,696 ratings
111.
The Minority Report
The Minority Report 3.84 avg rating β€” 24,223 ratings
112.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating β€” 48,156 ratings
113.
Way Station
Way Station 4.03 avg rating β€” 29,185 ratings
114.
Methuselah's Children
Methuselah's Children 4.01 avg rating β€” 21,046 ratings
115.
Nova
Nova 3.80 avg rating β€” 8,860 ratings
116.
The Word for World Is Forest
The Word for World Is Forest 4.06 avg rating β€” 40,127 ratings
117.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) 4.09 avg rating β€” 182,142 ratings
118.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating β€” 164,225 ratings
119.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 10,804 ratings
120.
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) 3.88 avg rating β€” 139,332 ratings
120.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating β€” 242,164 ratings
122.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,908 ratings
123.
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar 3.94 avg rating β€” 17,111 ratings
124.
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.20 avg rating β€” 49,818 ratings
125.
Double Star
Double Star 3.91 avg rating β€” 24,059 ratings
126.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,861 ratings
127.
Norstrilia
Norstrilia 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,837 ratings
128.
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7) 4.23 avg rating β€” 28,823 ratings
129.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 46,819 ratings
130.
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 16,166 ratings
130.
Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1)
Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 9,223 ratings
132.
The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad 4.14 avg rating β€” 13,811 ratings
133.
The World of Null-A
The World of Null-A 3.70 avg rating β€” 4,767 ratings
133.
The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)
The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 71,242 ratings
133.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 59,715 ratings
136.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 39,435 ratings
137.
City
City 4.08 avg rating β€” 18,701 ratings
137.
Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation 4.16 avg rating β€” 94,091 ratings
139.
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) 3.82 avg rating β€” 163,483 ratings
139.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating β€” 239,726 ratings
141.
Star Maker
Star Maker 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,116 ratings
142.
The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave Rider 3.91 avg rating β€” 4,252 ratings
143.
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 37,674 ratings
144.
VALIS
VALIS 3.92 avg rating β€” 32,014 ratings
145.
Timeline
Timeline 3.87 avg rating β€” 214,271 ratings
146.
The Inverted World
The Inverted World 3.95 avg rating β€” 10,475 ratings
147.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy 4.01 avg rating β€” 16,030 ratings
148.
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 78,197 ratings
149.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 3.84 avg rating β€” 10,835 ratings
149.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 146,635 ratings
151.
Children of Dune (Dune #3)
Children of Dune (Dune #3) 3.96 avg rating β€” 236,998 ratings
152.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 16,446 ratings
153.
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 34,625 ratings
154.
The Man Who Sold the Moon
The Man Who Sold the Moon 3.90 avg rating β€” 10,578 ratings
155.
Foundation's Fear (Second Foundation Trilogy, #1)
Foundation's Fear (Second Foundation Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 12,838 ratings
155.
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 197,704 ratings
157.
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) 4.22 avg rating β€” 220,334 ratings
158.
Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating β€” 29,924 ratings
159.
City of Illusions
City of Illusions 3.94 avg rating β€” 11,074 ratings
159.
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating β€” 96,161 ratings
161.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 97,989 ratings
162.
The Shadow over Innsmouth
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4.10 avg rating β€” 26,132 ratings
163.
The High Crusade
The High Crusade 3.88 avg rating β€” 4,626 ratings
164.
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine 3.47 avg rating β€” 22,740 ratings
164.
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 58,443 ratings
166.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 27,363 ratings
167.
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy 4.18 avg rating β€” 14,323 ratings
168.
Four Ways to Forgiveness
Four Ways to Forgiveness 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,744 ratings
169.
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) 4.43 avg rating β€” 19,527 ratings
170.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating β€” 30,484 ratings
171.
The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)
The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2) 3.87 avg rating β€” 173,243 ratings
172.
The State of the Art (Culture, #4)
The State of the Art (Culture, #4) 3.83 avg rating β€” 19,245 ratings
173.
The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3)
The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3) 4.11 avg rating β€” 11,915 ratings
173.
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man 3.41 avg rating β€” 29,988 ratings
175.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 48,419 ratings
176.
Across Realtime
Across Realtime 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,421 ratings
177.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise 3.95 avg rating β€” 31,288 ratings
178.
Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3)
Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 16,721 ratings
178.
Rocannon’s World
Rocannon’s World 3.79 avg rating β€” 23,245 ratings
180.
Time Out of Joint
Time Out of Joint 3.86 avg rating β€” 16,198 ratings
181.
The Algebraist
The Algebraist 4.04 avg rating β€” 23,916 ratings
182.
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 7,632 ratings
183.
Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy, #3)
Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 11,611 ratings
183.
Always Coming Home
Always Coming Home 4.07 avg rating β€” 4,428 ratings
185.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,097 ratings
186.
Invader (Foreigner, #2)
Invader (Foreigner, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 5,134 ratings
186.
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 40,253 ratings
186.
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10,485 ratings
189.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 4.12 avg rating β€” 22,457 ratings
190.
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 32,650 ratings
191.
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 3.81 avg rating β€” 3,105 ratings
192.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 3.55 avg rating β€” 23,904 ratings
193.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating β€” 33,423 ratings
194.
The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)
The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 25,668 ratings
195.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 13,135 ratings
196.
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman 4.13 avg rating β€” 3,758 ratings
197.
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating β€” 11,065 ratings
198.
The Weapon Shops of Isher
The Weapon Shops of Isher 3.95 avg rating β€” 4,916 ratings
198.
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5)
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5) 4.20 avg rating β€” 19,065 ratings
198.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating β€” 224,336 ratings
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