Top Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominees

100.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating โ€” 330,500 ratings
102.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating โ€” 8,757 ratings
103.
The Fionavar Tapestry (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1-3)
The Fionavar Tapestry (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1-3) 4.23 avg rating โ€” 7,758 ratings
103.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating โ€” 47,936 ratings
103.
Oath of the Renunciates (Darkover #10/13)
Oath of the Renunciates (Darkover #10/13) 4.15 avg rating โ€” 342 ratings
103.
Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker 4.02 avg rating โ€” 8,553 ratings
107.
The First Law Trilogy
The First Law Trilogy 4.53 avg rating โ€” 11,309 ratings
107.
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3)
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3) 3.98 avg rating โ€” 24,830 ratings
109.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating โ€” 13,951 ratings
109.
Foundation and Empire
Foundation and Empire 4.22 avg rating โ€” 220,342 ratings
109.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating โ€” 127,131 ratings
112.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World 4.10 avg rating โ€” 14,056 ratings
112.
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) 4.27 avg rating โ€” 197,714 ratings
114.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating โ€” 9,798 ratings
114.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating โ€” 179,279 ratings
116.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating โ€” 13,135 ratings
116.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 369,909 ratings
116.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating โ€” 936,555 ratings
119.
Gravityโ€™s Rainbow
Gravityโ€™s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating โ€” 46,895 ratings
120.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating โ€” 148,402 ratings
120.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating โ€” 216,473 ratings
122.
The Annals of the Heechee (Heechee Saga, #4)
The Annals of the Heechee (Heechee Saga, #4) 3.74 avg rating โ€” 4,406 ratings
122.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating โ€” 555,458 ratings
124.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating โ€” 191,470 ratings
124.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating โ€” 116,436 ratings
126.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating โ€” 72,231 ratings
127.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating โ€” 258,331 ratings
128.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating โ€” 211,208 ratings
129.
Last Call (Fault Lines, #1)
Last Call (Fault Lines, #1) 4.05 avg rating โ€” 6,585 ratings
130.
The Last Coin (Christian Trilogy, #1)
The Last Coin (Christian Trilogy, #1) 3.87 avg rating โ€” 1,009 ratings
130.
Lucifer's Hammer
Lucifer's Hammer really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 45,031 ratings
132.
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) 3.90 avg rating โ€” 54,315 ratings
134.
Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) 3.91 avg rating โ€” 42,395 ratings
134.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating โ€” 119,404 ratings
136.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating โ€” 327,432 ratings
136.
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) 3.77 avg rating โ€” 23,238 ratings
136.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
A Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating โ€” 218,557 ratings
139.
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating โ€” 21,511 ratings
140.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating โ€” 34,873 ratings
140.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating โ€” 147,529 ratings
142.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) 3.89 avg rating โ€” 9,906 ratings
142.
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating โ€” 132,894 ratings
144.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist 3.86 avg rating โ€” 9,255 ratings
144.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating โ€” 1,772,255 ratings
146.
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) 3.53 avg rating โ€” 273,736 ratings
146.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating โ€” 107,101 ratings
148.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating โ€” 229,248 ratings
148.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating โ€” 176,933 ratings
150.
Memory and Dream (Newford, #2)
Memory and Dream (Newford, #2) 4.23 avg rating โ€” 5,462 ratings
150.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating โ€” 763,620 ratings
152.
Mindkiller (Lifehouse, #1)
Mindkiller (Lifehouse, #1) 3.89 avg rating โ€” 914 ratings
152.
Eisenhorn (Eisenhorn, #1-3)
Eisenhorn (Eisenhorn, #1-3) 4.43 avg rating โ€” 9,578 ratings
154.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating โ€” 142,186 ratings
155.
More Than Human
More Than Human 3.94 avg rating โ€” 19,215 ratings
156.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating โ€” 143,163 ratings
157.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy (Night's Dawn, #1-3)
The Night's Dawn Trilogy (Night's Dawn, #1-3) 4.54 avg rating โ€” 1,200 ratings
157.
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine 3.47 avg rating โ€” 22,741 ratings
159.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating โ€” 92,364 ratings
160.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating โ€” 220,298 ratings
160.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating โ€” 33,423 ratings
162.
The Prestige
The Prestige 3.92 avg rating โ€” 24,071 ratings
162.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating โ€” 115,698 ratings
164.
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating โ€” 7,632 ratings
165.
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2)
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) 4.19 avg rating โ€” 34,179 ratings
165.
Catโ€™s Cradle
Catโ€™s Cradle 4.15 avg rating โ€” 428,392 ratings
167.
The Shattered Chain (Darkover, #10)
The Shattered Chain (Darkover, #10) 3.95 avg rating โ€” 2,992 ratings
168.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating โ€” 153,675 ratings
169.
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1) 3.94 avg rating โ€” 13,071 ratings
169.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating โ€” 74,554 ratings
171.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating โ€” 80,281 ratings
172.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating โ€” 16,448 ratings
173.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating โ€” 54,397 ratings
174.
Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1
Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1 3.94 avg rating โ€” 437 ratings
175.
Temeraire: In the Service of the King (Temeraire, #1-3)
Temeraire: In the Service of the King (Temeraire, #1-3) 4.30 avg rating โ€” 2,069 ratings
176.
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.07 avg rating โ€” 27,223 ratings
177.
Taltos (Vlad Taltos, #4)
Taltos (Vlad Taltos, #4) 4.20 avg rating โ€” 8,260 ratings
178.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating โ€” 77,345 ratings
179.
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros 3.70 avg rating โ€” 5,024 ratings
180.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating โ€” 51,017 ratings
181.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating โ€” 118,741 ratings
182.
VALIS
VALIS 3.92 avg rating โ€” 32,015 ratings
183.
Venus on the Half-Shell
Venus on the Half-Shell 3.75 avg rating โ€” 3,050 ratings
184.
Way Station
Way Station 4.03 avg rating โ€” 29,185 ratings
185.
We
We 3.88 avg rating โ€” 107,859 ratings
186.
When Gravity Fails (Marรฎd Audran, #1)
When Gravity Fails (Marรฎd Audran, #1) 3.91 avg rating โ€” 7,989 ratings
187.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 38,337 ratings
188.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating โ€” 108,213 ratings
189.
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating โ€” 76,177 ratings
190.
Norstrilia
Norstrilia 3.99 avg rating โ€” 2,837 ratings
191.
In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1)
In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1) 3.78 avg rating โ€” 5,869 ratings
192.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating โ€” 48,419 ratings
193.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating โ€” 238,956 ratings
194.
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) 3.88 avg rating โ€” 52,116 ratings
195.
Rainbows End
Rainbows End 3.77 avg rating โ€” 18,765 ratings
196.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating โ€” 43,067 ratings
197.
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) 3.99 avg rating โ€” 60,095 ratings
198.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating โ€” 124,299 ratings
199.
Song for the Basilisk
Song for the Basilisk 4.02 avg rating โ€” 2,764 ratings
200.
Stations of the Tide
Stations of the Tide 3.67 avg rating โ€” 2,727 ratings