Great standalone science fiction

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,526 ratings
2.
It Lives in The Basement
It Lives in The Basement 3.58 avg rating — 469 ratings
3.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,537 ratings
4.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,439 ratings
5.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,971 ratings
6.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,308 ratings
7.
Theocracide
Theocracide 4.15 avg rating — 54 ratings
8.
House of Suns
House of Suns 4.24 avg rating — 31,349 ratings
9.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,426 ratings
10.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating — 77,346 ratings
10.
Embassytown
Embassytown 3.90 avg rating — 33,991 ratings
12.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 496,053 ratings
13.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,107 ratings
14.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 170,022 ratings
14.
Galápagos
Galápagos 3.87 avg rating — 86,777 ratings
16.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,267,014 ratings
17.
THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH 3.91 avg rating — 16,773 ratings
18.
The Algebraist
The Algebraist 4.04 avg rating — 23,922 ratings
19.
Time Travelers Never Die
Time Travelers Never Die 3.67 avg rating — 3,749 ratings
20.
Terminal World
Terminal World 3.77 avg rating — 8,644 ratings
21.
Against a Dark Background
Against a Dark Background 4.10 avg rating — 16,921 ratings
22.
Feersum Endjinn
Feersum Endjinn 3.84 avg rating — 11,450 ratings
23.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating — 28,437 ratings
23.
Empire of the Gods
Empire of the Gods 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings
23.
Unknown Origin
Unknown Origin 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
23.
The Last Question
The Last Question 4.53 avg rating — 28,896 ratings
23.
Chocolate Lenin
Chocolate Lenin 3.50 avg rating — 50 ratings
23.
The Earth Gate
The Earth Gate 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
23.
Epoch Dawning
Epoch Dawning 2.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
23.
50,000 A.D. The Awakening
50,000 A.D. The Awakening 3.43 avg rating — 77 ratings
23.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World 4.10 avg rating — 14,056 ratings
23.
Jackboot Britain
Jackboot Britain 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings
23.
The Ark
The Ark 3.90 avg rating — 71 ratings
23.
Cold Trap
Cold Trap 3.89 avg rating — 151 ratings
23.
Googolplex
Googolplex 3.08 avg rating — 60 ratings
23.
Only Forward
Only Forward 4.22 avg rating — 6,063 ratings
37.
Hull Zero Three
Hull Zero Three
by: Greg Bear
3.40 avg rating — 6,537 ratings
37.
Thirteen
Thirteen 3.91 avg rating — 12,715 ratings
37.
Bear of a Storm
Bear of a Storm 4.86 avg rating — 77 ratings
37.
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact (PARTS 1 to 3): Omnibus Edtion
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact (PARTS 1 to 3): Omnibus Edtion 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
41.
Flashforward
Flashforward 3.65 avg rating — 16,670 ratings
41.
Greetings Earthlings, My name is Appleton and I come from the Planet Reginta
Greetings Earthlings, My name is Appleton and I come from the Planet Reginta 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
41.
Chasm City
Chasm City 4.13 avg rating — 26,993 ratings
41.
The Water Knife
The Water Knife 3.85 avg rating — 27,630 ratings
45.
Nexus: Ascension
Nexus: Ascension 3.42 avg rating — 153 ratings
45.
The Green Hills of Earth
The Green Hills of Earth 3.86 avg rating — 8,793 ratings
45.
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 50,907 ratings
45.
NSA Wormhole Project
NSA Wormhole Project 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
49.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 51,315 ratings
50.
Double Star
Double Star 3.91 avg rating — 24,060 ratings
51.
The Ghost From The Grand Banks
The Ghost From The Grand Banks 3.31 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
52.
Player Piano
Player Piano 3.90 avg rating — 61,488 ratings
53.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,353 ratings
54.
The Accidental Time Machine
The Accidental Time Machine 3.73 avg rating — 10,586 ratings
55.
The Stories of Ibis
The Stories of Ibis 4.24 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
56.
Century Rain
Century Rain 3.94 avg rating — 11,776 ratings
57.
Angelmaker
Angelmaker 3.93 avg rating — 10,738 ratings
58.
Market Forces
Market Forces 3.62 avg rating — 7,748 ratings
59.
The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1)
The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 21,244 ratings
60.
Surface Detail (Culture, #9)
Surface Detail (Culture, #9) 4.26 avg rating — 29,672 ratings
61.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
62.
14 (Threshold, #1)
14 (Threshold, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 38,675 ratings