Best Science Fiction Ever Written.

1.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,606 ratings
2.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,886 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,227,544 ratings
4.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,991 ratings
5.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 285,984 ratings
6.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 496,056 ratings
7.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 580,976 ratings
8.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 369,958 ratings
9.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 330,518 ratings
10.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating β€” 1,239,067 ratings
11.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,476 ratings
12.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,302 ratings
13.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,267,022 ratings
14.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating β€” 107,105 ratings
15.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,596,628 ratings
16.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,679 ratings
17.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 354,120 ratings
18.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,570 ratings
19.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,510 ratings
20.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 176,950 ratings
21.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,761 ratings
22.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating β€” 552,991 ratings
23.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 179,311 ratings
24.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,031,785 ratings
25.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating β€” 340,335 ratings
26.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating β€” 241,865 ratings
27.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 267,209 ratings
28.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,476 ratings
29.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,717 ratings
30.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating β€” 136,884 ratings
31.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 216,510 ratings
32.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,994 ratings
33.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,263,473 ratings
34.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating β€” 143,199 ratings
35.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,341 ratings
36.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,137 ratings
37.
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€” 334,657 ratings
38.
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) 4.22 avg rating β€” 220,374 ratings
39.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating β€” 150,015 ratings
40.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 141,876 ratings
41.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,427 ratings
42.
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 197,729 ratings
43.
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 177,995 ratings
44.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating β€” 229,272 ratings
45.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,758 ratings
46.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,100 ratings
47.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating β€” 54,404 ratings
48.
Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle 4.36 avg rating β€” 30,941 ratings
49.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 109,419 ratings
50.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) 4.20 avg rating β€” 309,619 ratings
51.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,733,569 ratings
52.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating β€” 556,687 ratings
53.
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 304,639 ratings
54.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 65,239 ratings
55.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 87,073 ratings
56.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 813,471 ratings
57.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating β€” 92,365 ratings
58.
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 367,461 ratings
59.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating β€” 105,381 ratings
60.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 78,354 ratings
61.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves 4.09 avg rating β€” 67,344 ratings
62.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating β€” 218,590 ratings
63.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 46,822 ratings
64.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 112,818 ratings
65.
Five Great Novels: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Martian Time-Slip / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik / A Scanner Darkly
Five Great Novels: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Martian Time-Slip / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik / A Scanner Darkly 4.34 avg rating β€” 2,261 ratings
66.
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,701 ratings
67.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating β€” 74,561 ratings
68.
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 29,917 ratings
69.
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 60,103 ratings
70.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,719,557 ratings
71.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating β€” 84,226 ratings
72.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 63,450 ratings
73.
Shift (Silo, #2)
Shift (Silo, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 143,558 ratings
74.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,114 ratings
75.
The Polymorph
The Polymorph
by: Max Nowaz
4.28 avg rating β€” 15,176 ratings
76.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 267,330 ratings
77.
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) 4.35 avg rating β€” 6,313 ratings
78.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating β€” 108,224 ratings
79.
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€” 175,428 ratings
80.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 270,638 ratings
81.
Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating β€” 29,924 ratings
82.
On Destiny
On Destiny 4.20 avg rating β€” 699 ratings
83.
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 160,103 ratings
84.
Antarctica Station
Antarctica Station 3.98 avg rating β€” 12,497 ratings
84.
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5) 4.33 avg rating β€” 8,056 ratings
86.
Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5)
Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5) 4.09 avg rating β€” 16,191 ratings
87.
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 44,915 ratings
88.
Starter Villain
Starter Villain 4.13 avg rating β€” 85,040 ratings
89.
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1)
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 31,279 ratings
90.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 114,157 ratings
91.
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) 4.32 avg rating β€” 3,236 ratings
92.
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic 4.13 avg rating β€” 82,002 ratings
93.
Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) 4.76 avg rating β€” 78,866 ratings
94.
Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2)
Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 950 ratings
95.
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€” 461,038 ratings
96.
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5) 4.31 avg rating β€” 13,840 ratings
97.
Games of Command
Games of Command 4.04 avg rating β€” 3,456 ratings
98.
Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye 4.07 avg rating β€” 12,245 ratings
99.
Wraith (The Convergence War #1)
Wraith (The Convergence War #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 3,201 ratings
100.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) 4.38 avg rating β€” 82,601 ratings
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