NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

1.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,616 ratings
2.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,749 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,775 ratings
4.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,680 ratings
5.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,901 ratings
6.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,223 ratings
7.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,905 ratings
8.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,130 ratings
9.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,528 ratings
10.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,900 ratings
11.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,826 ratings
12.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,941 ratings
13.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,995 ratings
14.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,529 ratings
15.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,929 ratings
16.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,876 ratings
17.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,269 ratings
18.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,823 ratings
19.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,995 ratings
20.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,074 ratings
21.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,038 ratings
22.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,420 ratings
23.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,614 ratings
24.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 325,003 ratings
25.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,887 ratings
26.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,582 ratings
27.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,772 ratings
28.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,772 ratings
28.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,161 ratings
30.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,694 ratings
31.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,451 ratings
32.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,271 ratings
33.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,528 ratings
34.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,268 ratings
35.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,440 ratings
36.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,622 ratings
37.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,741 ratings
38.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 169,993 ratings
39.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,487 ratings
40.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,310 ratings
41.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,431 ratings
42.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,598 ratings
43.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,697 ratings
44.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,399 ratings
45.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,266 ratings
46.
The Forever War
The Forever War 4.14 avg rating — 176,920 ratings
47.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,426 ratings
48.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,036 ratings
49.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,053 ratings
50.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,057 ratings
51.
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) 4.29 avg rating — 185,374 ratings
52.
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 103,656 ratings
53.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,156 ratings
53.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,819 ratings
55.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 4.25 avg rating — 271,320 ratings
56.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,942 ratings
57.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,869 ratings
57.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,202 ratings
59.
The Sword of Truth Gift Set (Sword of Truth, #1-5)
The Sword of Truth Gift Set (Sword of Truth, #1-5) 4.24 avg rating — 1,718 ratings
60.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,145 ratings
61.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,433 ratings
62.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,210 ratings
63.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,137 ratings
64.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,903 ratings
65.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,409 ratings
66.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 216,454 ratings
67.
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3)
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3) 3.98 avg rating — 24,829 ratings
68.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,991 ratings
69.
Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1)
Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 100,682 ratings
69.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,362 ratings
71.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 97,983 ratings
72.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,929 ratings
73.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,355 ratings
74.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,887 ratings
75.
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 100,186 ratings
76.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,176 ratings
77.
The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #1-3)
The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 16,284 ratings
78.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,229 ratings
79.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,434 ratings
80.
The Complete Chronicles of Conan
The Complete Chronicles of Conan 4.30 avg rating — 5,479 ratings
81.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,712 ratings
82.
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 132,878 ratings
83.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 218,534 ratings
84.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,094 ratings
85.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,359 ratings
86.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 65,233 ratings
87.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,550 ratings
88.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,396 ratings
89.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,830 ratings
90.
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 47,427 ratings
91.
The Chronicles of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-5)
The Chronicles of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-5) 4.36 avg rating — 11,454 ratings
92.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating — 127,122 ratings
93.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3) 3.81 avg rating — 15,464 ratings
94.
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 96,833 ratings
95.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,226 ratings
96.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,090 ratings
97.
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 112,361 ratings
98.
The Book of the New Sun
The Book of the New Sun 4.23 avg rating — 4,541 ratings
99.
The Elric Saga Part I (Elric Saga, #1-3)
The Elric Saga Part I (Elric Saga, #1-3) 4.10 avg rating — 4,727 ratings
100.
Lucifer's Hammer
Lucifer's Hammer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,031 ratings