10 Science Fiction Books Written by Actual Scientists

1.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,778 ratings
2.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,931 ratings
3.
Machinehood
Machinehood 3.65 avg rating — 3,542 ratings
4.
Youth
Youth 3.90 avg rating — 3,004 ratings
4.
Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1)
Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 195 ratings
6.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust 3.89 avg rating — 11,377 ratings
6.
Martian Rainbow
Martian Rainbow 3.07 avg rating — 69 ratings
8.
Up the Walls of the World
Up the Walls of the World 3.91 avg rating — 842 ratings
8.
Forever Free (The Forever War, #2)
Forever Free (The Forever War, #2) 3.47 avg rating — 8,321 ratings
10.
Zero Sum Game (Cas Russell, #1)
Zero Sum Game (Cas Russell, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 3,294 ratings
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them
The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them 4.13 avg rating — 1,704 ratings
12.
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 96,009 ratings
12.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 65,235 ratings
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Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End... 4.04 avg rating — 5,232 ratings
15.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,998 ratings
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Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,100 ratings