Top Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominees

1.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,505 ratings
2.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,079 ratings
3.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,978 ratings
4.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
5.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,246 ratings
6.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,633 ratings
7.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,834 ratings
8.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,966 ratings
9.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,205 ratings
10.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,620 ratings
11.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,929 ratings
12.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,319 ratings
13.
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
14.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating — 36,722 ratings
14.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,633 ratings
16.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,900 ratings
17.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,279 ratings
18.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,271 ratings
19.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,445 ratings
20.
First Contact (Aoleon The Martian Girl, #1)
First Contact (Aoleon The Martian Girl, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 172 ratings
21.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,803 ratings
22.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,461 ratings
23.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,920 ratings
24.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,291 ratings
25.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
25.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,832 ratings
27.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,219 ratings
28.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,995 ratings
29.
The Great Book of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-10)
The Great Book of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-10) 4.31 avg rating — 26,854 ratings
30.
The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story (The Gap Cycle #1)
The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story (The Gap Cycle #1) 3.71 avg rating — 10,886 ratings
31.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,683 ratings
32.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy 4.01 avg rating — 16,030 ratings
33.
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 3.71 avg rating — 23,906 ratings
34.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,875 ratings
35.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,042 ratings
36.
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 103,662 ratings
36.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,053 ratings
38.
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 58,443 ratings
39.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating — 12,096 ratings
40.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,026 ratings
40.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,365 ratings
42.
Mordant's Need (Mordant's Need, #1-2)
Mordant's Need (Mordant's Need, #1-2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
43.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 325,025 ratings
44.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,228 ratings
45.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,910 ratings
45.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,701 ratings
45.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,797 ratings
48.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,593 ratings
49.
The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast 3.62 avg rating — 13,257 ratings
50.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 3.55 avg rating — 23,904 ratings
51.
The Naked Sun (Robot, #2)
The Naked Sun (Robot, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 61,743 ratings
52.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,937 ratings
53.
1632
1632 4.05 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
53.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,301 ratings
53.
Between Clouds and Stars
Between Clouds and Stars 4.10 avg rating — 125 ratings
53.
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be 4.42 avg rating — 76 ratings
57.
The Algebraist
The Algebraist 4.04 avg rating — 23,916 ratings
57.
Xanth: The Quest for Magic (Xanth, #1-3)
Xanth: The Quest for Magic (Xanth, #1-3) 4.07 avg rating — 5,237 ratings
57.
Dialogue Prompt: "We Are Not Alone In The Universe!"
Dialogue Prompt: "We Are Not Alone In The Universe!" 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings
60.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating — 228,352 ratings
61.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating — 17,433 ratings
61.
The Wheel of time series by Robert Jordan (1-11)
The Wheel of time series by Robert Jordan (1-11) 4.60 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
63.
Armor
Armor 4.10 avg rating — 20,366 ratings
63.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,801 ratings
65.
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
65.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,173 ratings
67.
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 10,583 ratings
67.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 169,997 ratings
67.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,285 ratings
70.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,054 ratings
70.
Vurt (Vurt, #1)
Vurt (Vurt, #1)
by: Jeff Noon
4.04 avg rating — 10,236 ratings
72.
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2)
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 22,631 ratings
72.
Test of Honor (Omnibus: Shards of Honor \ The Warrior's Apprentice) (Vorkosigan Saga)
Test of Honor (Omnibus: Shards of Honor \ The Warrior's Apprentice) (Vorkosigan Saga) 4.58 avg rating — 768 ratings
74.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 27,363 ratings
75.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,754 ratings
76.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,100 ratings
77.
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories 4.14 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
77.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,059 ratings
79.
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) 4.33 avg rating — 13,973 ratings
79.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,176 ratings
79.
Steel Beach
Steel Beach 3.97 avg rating — 3,328 ratings
82.
Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 32,890 ratings
82.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,828 ratings
84.
Don’t Bite the Sun (Four-BEE, #1)
Don’t Bite the Sun (Four-BEE, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 808 ratings
84.
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 27,971 ratings
86.
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating — 11,065 ratings
86.
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 40,254 ratings
88.
Earth
Earth 3.92 avg rating — 8,137 ratings
88.
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar 3.94 avg rating — 17,111 ratings
90.
Earth Abides
Earth Abides 3.95 avg rating — 33,025 ratings
90.
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 32,650 ratings
90.
A Stainless Steel Trio (Stainless Steel Rat, #1-3)
A Stainless Steel Trio (Stainless Steel Rat, #1-3) 4.13 avg rating — 759 ratings
93.
Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating — 29,924 ratings
93.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,995 ratings
95.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 140,615 ratings
95.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,405 ratings
95.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,460 ratings
98.
The Faded Sun Trilogy (The Faded Sun, #1-3)
The Faded Sun Trilogy (The Faded Sun, #1-3) 4.13 avg rating — 5,453 ratings
98.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,413 ratings
100.
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Saga
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Saga 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
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