Fantasy & Science Fiction to read before you die.

1.
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,701 ratings
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The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 29,906 ratings
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The Polymorph
The Polymorph
by: Max Nowaz
4.28 avg rating β€” 15,176 ratings
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Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) 4.35 avg rating β€” 6,313 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,346,313 ratings
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Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating β€” 29,924 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,489 ratings
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 175,410 ratings
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Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating β€” 241,852 ratings
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating β€” 716,554 ratings
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Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4)
Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 3,966 ratings
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A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 65,235 ratings
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 160,071 ratings
14.
Shift (Silo, #2)
Shift (Silo, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 143,533 ratings
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Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2)
Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 950 ratings
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Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5) 4.31 avg rating β€” 13,833 ratings
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Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1)
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 31,276 ratings
18.
On Destiny
On Destiny 4.20 avg rating β€” 699 ratings
19.
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5) 4.33 avg rating β€” 8,050 ratings
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Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye 4.07 avg rating β€” 12,244 ratings
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Service Model
Service Model 4.04 avg rating β€” 13,990 ratings
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Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5)
Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5) 4.09 avg rating β€” 16,186 ratings
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Starsight (Skyward, #2)
Starsight (Skyward, #2) 4.35 avg rating β€” 104,501 ratings
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by: Liu Cixin
4.08 avg rating β€” 460,971 ratings
25.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) 4.38 avg rating β€” 82,597 ratings
26.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,481 ratings
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Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 44,882 ratings
28.
Wraith (The Convergence War #1)
Wraith (The Convergence War #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 3,199 ratings
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Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) 4.76 avg rating β€” 78,818 ratings
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Starter Villain
Starter Villain 4.13 avg rating β€” 85,012 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 11,065,532 ratings
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The Artifact
The Artifact 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,666 ratings
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The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1)
The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 5,100 ratings
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Antarctica Station
Antarctica Station 3.98 avg rating β€” 12,495 ratings
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Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)
Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) 4.31 avg rating β€” 12,521 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,826 ratings
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Termination Shock
Termination Shock 3.83 avg rating β€” 20,000 ratings
38.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,227,126 ratings
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The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)
The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4) 3.62 avg rating β€” 7,569 ratings
40.
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) 4.32 avg rating β€” 3,236 ratings
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Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)
Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) 4.16 avg rating β€” 12,724 ratings
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Claimed (Brides of the Kindred, #1)
Claimed (Brides of the Kindred, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 20,894 ratings
43.
Games of Command
Games of Command 4.04 avg rating β€” 3,456 ratings
44.
Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)
Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 18,463 ratings
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Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1)
Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1) 3.63 avg rating β€” 187,445 ratings
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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating β€” 16,713 ratings
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Dark Voyage Matters of the Mind (The Children of the Gods #78)
Dark Voyage Matters of the Mind (The Children of the Gods #78) 4.57 avg rating β€” 2,737 ratings
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Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) 3.44 avg rating β€” 13,869 ratings
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An Accidental Goddess
An Accidental Goddess 4.03 avg rating β€” 3,937 ratings
50.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 114,139 ratings
51.
Gabriel's Ghost (Dock Five Universe, #1)
Gabriel's Ghost (Dock Five Universe, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 4,466 ratings
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Trials of Conviction (The Firebird Chronicles, #5)
Trials of Conviction (The Firebird Chronicles, #5) 4.51 avg rating β€” 4,615 ratings
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Dark Horse (Class 5, #1)
Dark Horse (Class 5, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 8,916 ratings
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Ral's Woman (Zorn Warriors, #1)
Ral's Woman (Zorn Warriors, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 14,681 ratings
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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 β€” 2,674,197 ratings
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Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1)
Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 14,651 ratings
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Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 142,193 ratings
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Whalefall
Whalefall 3.69 avg rating β€” 27,219 ratings
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Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1)
Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 11,311 ratings
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,292 ratings
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Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)
Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 7,612 ratings
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts 4.50 avg rating β€” 36,498 ratings
63.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,719,302 ratings
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The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating β€” 107,104 ratings
65.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,667 ratings
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The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 43,370 ratings
67.
Lies, Inc.
Lies, Inc. 3.20 avg rating β€” 3,500 ratings
68.
The Anomaly
The Anomaly 3.80 avg rating β€” 64,518 ratings
69.
Taming Flame
Taming Flame 4.29 avg rating β€” 17,047 ratings
70.
I Remember You
I Remember You 4.07 avg rating β€” 3,878 ratings
71.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,451 ratings
72.
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5) 4.10 avg rating β€” 27,415 ratings
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Infinite
Infinite 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,785 ratings
74.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating β€” 1,004,634 ratings
74.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating β€” 340,313 ratings
76.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating β€” 1,084,381 ratings
77.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,323,515 ratings
78.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating β€” 476,239 ratings
79.
Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 5,408 ratings
80.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,862 ratings
81.
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1)
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 16,839 ratings
82.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating β€” 978,839 ratings
83.
The Other Emily
The Other Emily 3.76 avg rating β€” 40,498 ratings
84.
Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
by: Dan Wells
3.93 avg rating β€” 59,728 ratings
85.
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) 4.53 avg rating β€” 328,415 ratings
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) 4.30 avg rating β€” 93,304 ratings
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) 4.38 avg rating β€” 334,650 ratings
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 176,943 ratings
89.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 354,100 ratings
90.
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 78,203 ratings
91.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,594,318 ratings
92.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating β€” 1,238,943 ratings
93.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,329 ratings
94.
Messenger (The Giver, #3)
Messenger (The Giver, #3) 3.92 avg rating β€” 146,029 ratings
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The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,110 ratings
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 167,027 ratings
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The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating β€” 552,966 ratings
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The Book of Strange New Things
The Book of Strange New Things 3.66 avg rating β€” 32,571 ratings
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 335,336 ratings
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,051,312 ratings
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