Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers

101.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
102.
The Other Emily
The Other Emily 3.76 avg rating — 40,494 ratings
103.
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 43,364 ratings
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Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,635 ratings
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The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1)
The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 14,472 ratings
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Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,461 ratings
107.
Whalefall
Whalefall 3.69 avg rating — 27,213 ratings
108.
Specials (Uglies, #3)
Specials (Uglies, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 201,877 ratings
109.
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 — 3,050,983 ratings
110.
The Annihilation of Foreverland (Foreverland, #1)
The Annihilation of Foreverland (Foreverland, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 1,913 ratings
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,364 ratings
112.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,999 ratings
113.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating — 127,129 ratings
113.
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 295,213 ratings
113.
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 29,853 ratings
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Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy 4.01 avg rating — 17,627 ratings
117.
Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)
Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 12,722 ratings
118.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves 4.09 avg rating — 67,334 ratings
119.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,248 ratings
120.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,782 ratings
121.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,388 ratings
122.
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer 4.02 avg rating — 28,113 ratings
123.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,156 ratings
124.
The Beast of Cretacea
The Beast of Cretacea 4.12 avg rating — 612 ratings
125.
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 — 1,004,514 ratings
126.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,916 ratings
127.
Tunnel in the Sky
Tunnel in the Sky 3.96 avg rating — 14,174 ratings
128.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,931 ratings
129.
When the Tripods Came
When the Tripods Came 3.81 avg rating — 4,777 ratings
130.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,141 ratings
131.
Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)
Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 7,608 ratings
132.
Lies, Inc.
Lies, Inc. 3.20 avg rating — 3,500 ratings
133.
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 100,199 ratings
134.
IA: Initiate (IA, #1)
IA: Initiate (IA, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 740 ratings
135.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,240 ratings
136.
Leo Gray and the Lunar Eclipse
Leo Gray and the Lunar Eclipse
by: K.J. Kruk
4.29 avg rating — 224 ratings
137.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 59,715 ratings
138.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,099 ratings
139.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,159 ratings
140.
The Anomaly
The Anomaly 3.80 avg rating — 64,502 ratings
141.
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1)
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 10,603 ratings
142.
The State of the Art (Culture, #4)
The State of the Art (Culture, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 19,245 ratings
143.
Gone (Gone, #1)
Gone (Gone, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 208,392 ratings
144.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,599 ratings
145.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,230 ratings
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Child of Another Kind
Child of Another Kind 4.28 avg rating — 6,095 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 — 166,974 ratings
148.
Taming Flame
Taming Flame 4.29 avg rating — 17,045 ratings
149.
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5) 4.10 avg rating — 27,402 ratings
150.
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) 4.30 avg rating — 93,262 ratings
151.
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 657,181 ratings
151.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,340 ratings
153.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,682 ratings
154.
Infinite
Infinite 4.04 avg rating — 12,784 ratings
155.
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 203,791 ratings
156.
RELIC: A SciFi Adventure
RELIC: A SciFi Adventure
by: T.S. Falk
4.24 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
157.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,306 ratings
158.
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 177,985 ratings
159.
Time Chain
Time Chain 3.95 avg rating — 2,239 ratings
160.
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 57,780 ratings
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I Remember You
I Remember You 4.07 avg rating — 3,877 ratings
162.
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,962 ratings
163.
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 58,262 ratings
164.
Predators of Eden (Horizon Alpha, #1)
Predators of Eden (Horizon Alpha, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 761 ratings
165.
The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 26,718 ratings
166.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,419 ratings
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Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,873 ratings
168.
Exhalation
Exhalation 4.27 avg rating — 106,316 ratings
169.
Red Planet
Red Planet 3.83 avg rating — 10,838 ratings
170.
John Carter of Mars (Barsoom, #11)
John Carter of Mars (Barsoom, #11) 3.83 avg rating — 4,609 ratings
171.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,970 ratings
172.
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 71,671 ratings
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Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 67,975 ratings
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 328,235 ratings
175.
Artemis
Artemis
by: Andy Weir
3.69 avg rating — 308,378 ratings
176.
We
We 3.88 avg rating — 107,855 ratings
177.
The Book of Strange New Things
The Book of Strange New Things 3.66 avg rating — 32,570 ratings
178.
Nightfall
Nightfall 4.06 avg rating — 37,447 ratings
179.
Chance (Constance, #2)
Chance (Constance, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
180.
Firefight (The Reckoners, #2)
Firefight (The Reckoners, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 110,061 ratings
181.
The Humans
The Humans
by: Matt Haig
4.08 avg rating — 151,024 ratings
181.
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 50,761 ratings
183.
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 — 334,641 ratings
183.
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Daemon (Daemon, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 47,823 ratings
183.
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 78,200 ratings
186.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,367 ratings
187.
Heretics of Dune (Dune, #5)
Heretics of Dune (Dune, #5) 3.85 avg rating — 97,807 ratings
188.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,154 ratings
189.
The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency, #2)
The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 36,011 ratings
190.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,399 ratings
191.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating — 33,423 ratings
191.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,209 ratings
193.
This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War 3.85 avg rating — 308,471 ratings
194.
Obsidian (Lux, #1)
Obsidian (Lux, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 293,259 ratings
195.
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1)
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 69,502 ratings
196.
The One
The One 4.10 avg rating — 283,231 ratings
197.
Rama II (Rama #2)
Rama II (Rama #2) 3.71 avg rating — 28,886 ratings
198.
More Than This
More Than This 3.94 avg rating — 69,307 ratings
199.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,408 ratings
200.
The Children of Men
The Children of Men 3.67 avg rating — 51,105 ratings
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