Golden Age & New Wave SF

1.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,250 ratings
2.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,847 ratings
3.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,634 ratings
4.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating β€” 107,098 ratings
5.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 495,966 ratings
6.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 179,277 ratings
7.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating β€” 169,996 ratings
8.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,272 ratings
9.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,279 ratings
10.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,445 ratings
11.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 330,494 ratings
12.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating β€” 241,829 ratings
13.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 369,896 ratings
14.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,127 ratings
15.
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 β€” 1,969,982 ratings
16.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 176,928 ratings
17.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating β€” 136,875 ratings
18.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating β€” 54,396 ratings
19.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,583 ratings
20.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating β€” 34,873 ratings
21.
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed 4.25 avg rating β€” 143,151 ratings
22.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,701 ratings
23.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,912 ratings
24.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating β€” 84,206 ratings
25.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating β€” 229,239 ratings
26.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,737 ratings
27.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating β€” 428,379 ratings
28.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,097 ratings
29.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating β€” 105,365 ratings
30.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,100 ratings
31.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 46,819 ratings
32.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 33,364 ratings
33.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 60,100 ratings
34.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 109,405 ratings
35.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating β€” 108,213 ratings
36.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,286 ratings
37.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,734 ratings
38.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 33,061 ratings
39.
More Than Human
More Than Human 3.94 avg rating β€” 19,215 ratings
40.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 267,304 ratings
40.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars 4.08 avg rating β€” 35,754 ratings
42.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves 4.09 avg rating β€” 67,332 ratings
43.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating β€” 60,791 ratings
44.
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 33,788 ratings
45.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.16 avg rating β€” 11,691 ratings
46.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 27,363 ratings
46.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating β€” 36,721 ratings
48.
This Immortal
This Immortal 3.90 avg rating β€” 12,397 ratings
49.
Tau Zero
Tau Zero 3.83 avg rating β€” 16,138 ratings
50.
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 β€” 26,854 ratings
51.
Songs of Distant Earth
Songs of Distant Earth 3.91 avg rating β€” 16,773 ratings
52.
The Witches of Karres (The Witches of Karres, #1)
The Witches of Karres (The Witches of Karres, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,857 ratings
53.
Behold the Man
Behold the Man 3.76 avg rating β€” 8,059 ratings
54.
The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun, #2)
The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16,904 ratings
55.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 72,230 ratings
56.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,315 ratings
57.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 16,446 ratings
58.
Babel-17
Babel-17 3.72 avg rating β€” 19,536 ratings
59.
Dying Inside
Dying Inside 3.82 avg rating β€” 7,310 ratings
60.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise 3.95 avg rating β€” 31,288 ratings
61.
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 16,166 ratings
62.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said 3.91 avg rating β€” 44,733 ratings
63.
The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4)
The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4) 4.25 avg rating β€” 10,575 ratings
64.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,861 ratings
65.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating β€” 30,144 ratings
66.
Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1)
Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,558 ratings
67.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating β€” 20,156 ratings
68.
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4-6)
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4-6) 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,427 ratings
69.
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3)
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3) 4.22 avg rating β€” 12,336 ratings
70.
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (Callahan's, #2)
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (Callahan's, #2) 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,870 ratings
71.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating β€” 153,671 ratings
72.
Nova
Nova 3.80 avg rating β€” 8,860 ratings
73.
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 11,055 ratings
74.
Man Plus (Man Plus #1)
Man Plus (Man Plus #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 8,616 ratings
75.
Protector (Known Space)
Protector (Known Space) 4.06 avg rating β€” 10,980 ratings
76.
Camp Concentration
Camp Concentration 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,016 ratings
77.
A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)
A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4) 3.61 avg rating β€” 7,134 ratings
78.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 3.55 avg rating β€” 23,904 ratings
79.
Monkey Planet
Monkey Planet 3.99 avg rating β€” 47,416 ratings
80.
City
City 4.08 avg rating β€” 18,701 ratings
81.
Planet of Adventure (Planet of Adventure, #1-4)
Planet of Adventure (Planet of Adventure, #1-4) 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,189 ratings
82.
Three Books of Known Space
Three Books of Known Space 4.12 avg rating β€” 738 ratings
83.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 3.99 avg rating β€” 8,118 ratings
84.
The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber, #2)
The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 25,390 ratings
85.
First Lensman (Lensman, #2)
First Lensman (Lensman, #2) 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,902 ratings
86.
Triplanetary (Lensman, #1)
Triplanetary (Lensman, #1) 3.66 avg rating β€” 7,437 ratings
87.
The High Crusade
The High Crusade 3.88 avg rating β€” 4,626 ratings
88.
A World Out of Time (The State, #1)
A World Out of Time (The State, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 6,753 ratings
89.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating β€” 42,323 ratings
90.
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 3.89 avg rating β€” 47,885 ratings
91.
The Status Civilization
The Status Civilization 3.98 avg rating β€” 3,181 ratings
92.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,908 ratings
93.
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,735 ratings
94.
The Best of C.L. Moore
The Best of C.L. Moore 4.08 avg rating β€” 465 ratings
95.
The Naked Sun (Robot, #2)
The Naked Sun (Robot, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 61,743 ratings
96.
Now Wait for Last Year
Now Wait for Last Year 3.90 avg rating β€” 7,618 ratings
96.
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World (Stainless Steel Rat, #6)
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World (Stainless Steel Rat, #6) 3.94 avg rating β€” 6,214 ratings
96.
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy 4.18 avg rating β€” 14,324 ratings
99.
The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes 3.76 avg rating β€” 11,261 ratings
100.
The Dreaming Jewels
The Dreaming Jewels 3.89 avg rating β€” 3,345 ratings
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