Sword and Laser Science Fiction list

1.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,446 ratings
2.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 97,981 ratings
3.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,810 ratings
4.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,484 ratings
5.
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 52,778 ratings
6.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,472 ratings
7.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,054 ratings
8.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,780 ratings
9.
The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1)
The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 61,541 ratings
10.
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 29,851 ratings
11.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,415 ratings
12.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,695 ratings
13.
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure
Salvager: A Military Science Fiction Adventure 4.18 avg rating — 1,700 ratings
14.
2312
2312 3.52 avg rating — 21,485 ratings
15.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,183 ratings
16.
Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
Feed (Newsflesh, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 60,902 ratings
17.
Year Zero
Year Zero
by: Rob Reid
3.61 avg rating — 13,663 ratings
18.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,554 ratings
19.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,017 ratings
20.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,129 ratings
21.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,257 ratings
22.
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 — 334,637 ratings
23.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,575 ratings
24.
House of Suns
House of Suns 4.24 avg rating — 31,339 ratings
25.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,228 ratings
26.
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 6,313 ratings
27.
The Polymorph
The Polymorph
by: Max Nowaz
4.28 avg rating — 15,176 ratings
28.
Shift (Silo, #2)
Shift (Silo, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 143,463 ratings
29.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,870 ratings
30.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,352 ratings
31.
Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5)
Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5) 4.09 avg rating — 16,176 ratings
32.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,921 ratings
33.
Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating — 29,924 ratings
34.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 59,708 ratings
35.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,359 ratings
36.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,393 ratings
37.
Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2)
Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 950 ratings
38.
The Minority Report
The Minority Report 3.84 avg rating — 24,221 ratings
39.
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 23,441 ratings
40.
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)
Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,232 ratings
41.
Starter Villain
Starter Villain 4.13 avg rating — 84,921 ratings
42.
Starsight (Skyward, #2)
Starsight (Skyward, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 104,470 ratings
43.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,223 ratings
44.
The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 93,088 ratings
45.
Wraith (The Convergence War #1)
Wraith (The Convergence War #1) 4.26 avg rating — 3,195 ratings
46.
Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye 4.07 avg rating — 12,244 ratings
47.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,261 ratings
48.
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1)
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 31,271 ratings
49.
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5) 4.32 avg rating — 8,039 ratings
50.
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
51.
Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) 4.76 avg rating — 78,697 ratings
52.
Termination Shock
Termination Shock 3.83 avg rating — 19,995 ratings
53.
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) 3.79 avg rating — 44,787 ratings
54.
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 13,808 ratings
55.
On Destiny
On Destiny 4.20 avg rating — 699 ratings
56.
The Artifact
The Artifact 4.25 avg rating — 2,666 ratings
57.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,878 ratings
58.
Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 33,345 ratings
59.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 114,088 ratings
60.
Spin (Spin, #1)
Spin (Spin, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 43,588 ratings
61.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,335 ratings
62.
Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4)
Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4) 4.02 avg rating — 3,962 ratings
63.
Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)
Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) 4.31 avg rating — 12,504 ratings
64.
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 60,084 ratings
65.
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 159,973 ratings
66.
Service Model
Service Model 4.04 avg rating — 13,946 ratings
67.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,097 ratings
68.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,407 ratings
69.
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 — 5,094 ratings
70.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 82,557 ratings
71.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,251 ratings
72.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,591 ratings
73.
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 — 460,723 ratings
74.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 65,232 ratings
75.
Antarctica Station
Antarctica Station 3.98 avg rating — 12,490 ratings
76.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 46,815 ratings
77.
Taming Flame
Taming Flame 4.29 avg rating — 17,045 ratings
78.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 27,363 ratings
79.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,491 ratings
80.
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 29,852 ratings
81.
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 52,111 ratings
82.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,397 ratings
83.
Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)
Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 12,718 ratings
84.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,483 ratings
85.
Great North Road
Great North Road 4.07 avg rating — 17,918 ratings
86.
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 656,760 ratings
87.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 33,061 ratings
88.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 33,365 ratings
89.
Ilium (Ilium, #1)
Ilium (Ilium, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 31,804 ratings
90.
The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)
The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4) 3.62 avg rating — 7,562 ratings
91.
Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)
Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 18,452 ratings
92.
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 43,357 ratings
93.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,837 ratings
94.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,720 ratings
95.
Lies, Inc.
Lies, Inc. 3.20 avg rating — 3,500 ratings
96.
Trials of Conviction (The Firebird Chronicles, #5)
Trials of Conviction (The Firebird Chronicles, #5) 4.51 avg rating — 4,613 ratings
97.
Games of Command
Games of Command 4.04 avg rating — 3,456 ratings
98.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,752 ratings
99.
Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)
Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 7,606 ratings
100.
The Anomaly
The Anomaly 3.80 avg rating — 64,496 ratings
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