Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula

1.
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€” 1,970,252 ratings
2.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,476 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,227,526 ratings
4.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating β€” 54,404 ratings
5.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 330,517 ratings
6.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 112,817 ratings
7.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,340 ratings
8.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 80,287 ratings
9.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,993 ratings
10.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating β€” 108,223 ratings
11.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,100 ratings
12.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,114 ratings
13.
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 60,103 ratings
14.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating β€” 320,859 ratings
15.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating β€” 51,315 ratings
16.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating β€” 60,804 ratings
17.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 78,353 ratings
18.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World 4.10 avg rating β€” 14,056 ratings
19.
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 37,674 ratings
20.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,031,773 ratings
21.
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating β€” 21,511 ratings
22.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,863 ratings
23.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 16,450 ratings
24.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating β€” 43,073 ratings
25.
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating β€” 29,853 ratings
26.
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 11,057 ratings
27.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 3.55 avg rating β€” 23,906 ratings
28.
Market Forces
Market Forces 3.62 avg rating β€” 7,748 ratings
29.
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 52,119 ratings
30.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating β€” 1,239,065 ratings
31.
Thirteen
Thirteen 3.91 avg rating β€” 12,715 ratings
32.
Earth Abides
Earth Abides 3.95 avg rating β€” 33,030 ratings
33.
The Golden Age (Golden Age, #1)
The Golden Age (Golden Age, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 3,340 ratings
34.
Arana's Visitor (The Vadelah Chronicles, #1)
Arana's Visitor (The Vadelah Chronicles, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 98 ratings
35.
The State of the Art (Culture, #4)
The State of the Art (Culture, #4) 3.83 avg rating β€” 19,246 ratings
36.
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.07 avg rating β€” 27,223 ratings
37.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 27,364 ratings
38.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating β€” 20,159 ratings
39.
The Stolen: Two Short Stories
The Stolen: Two Short Stories 4.25 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
40.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating β€” 556,686 ratings
41.
Sphere
Sphere 3.83 avg rating β€” 194,889 ratings
42.
Nemesis
Nemesis 3.81 avg rating β€” 18,898 ratings
43.
Bring the Jubilee
Bring the Jubilee 3.71 avg rating β€” 2,819 ratings
44.
A World Out of Time (The State, #1)
A World Out of Time (The State, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 6,754 ratings
45.
Armor
Armor 4.10 avg rating β€” 20,369 ratings
46.
Time and Again
Time and Again 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,774 ratings
47.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 10,804 ratings
48.
The Black Cloud
The Black Cloud 3.90 avg rating β€” 5,134 ratings
49.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,757 ratings
50.
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 β€” 10,887 ratings
51.
The World Inside
The World Inside 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,037 ratings
52.
The Status Civilization
The Status Civilization 3.98 avg rating β€” 3,182 ratings
53.
Infoquake (Jump 225, #1)
Infoquake (Jump 225, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,497 ratings
54.
The Weapon Shops of Isher
The Weapon Shops of Isher 3.95 avg rating β€” 4,917 ratings
55.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 267,328 ratings
56.
Deus Irae
Deus Irae 3.45 avg rating β€” 3,539 ratings
57.
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1)
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,312 ratings
58.
Camp Concentration
Camp Concentration 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,016 ratings
58.
Bright of the Sky (Entire and the Rose, #1)
Bright of the Sky (Entire and the Rose, #1) 3.42 avg rating β€” 2,498 ratings
60.
Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 3,694 ratings
61.
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 12,724 ratings
62.
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating β€” 41,226 ratings
63.
Liege-Killer (Paratwa Saga #1)
Liege-Killer (Paratwa Saga #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,149 ratings
64.
Light (Kefahuchi Tract, #1)
Light (Kefahuchi Tract, #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 6,528 ratings
65.
Greybeard
Greybeard 3.55 avg rating β€” 2,194 ratings
66.
The Man Who Never Missed (Matador, #1)
The Man Who Never Missed (Matador, #1) 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,022 ratings
67.
The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes 3.76 avg rating β€” 11,261 ratings
68.
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 19,306 ratings
69.
The Star King (Demon Princes, #1)
The Star King (Demon Princes, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,086 ratings
70.
Fury
Fury 3.60 avg rating β€” 648 ratings
71.
Night Walk
Night Walk
by: Bob Shaw
3.87 avg rating β€” 656 ratings
71.
Greegs & Ladders
Greegs & Ladders 3.08 avg rating β€” 277 ratings
73.
The Device: A Technothriller Mystery
The Device: A Technothriller Mystery 3.27 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
73.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,548 ratings
75.
...And the Stars Will Sing
...And the Stars Will Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 194 ratings
75.
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound 3.25 avg rating β€” 785 ratings
77.
Feed
Feed 3.55 avg rating β€” 67,041 ratings
78.
Into Deepest Space
Into Deepest Space 3.13 avg rating β€” 119 ratings
78.
The Chaplain's War (1)
The Chaplain's War (1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 489 ratings
78.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating β€” 590,411 ratings
78.
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! 3.71 avg rating β€” 9,425 ratings
82.
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating β€” 2,167 ratings
83.
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters 3.67 avg rating β€” 376 ratings
84.
Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, #4)
Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, #4) 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,767 ratings
85.
The Crystal World
The Crystal World 3.60 avg rating β€” 4,698 ratings
86.
Rogue Ship
Rogue Ship 3.31 avg rating β€” 310 ratings
87.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating β€” 47,861 ratings
88.
Westworld
Westworld 3.73 avg rating β€” 2,228 ratings
89.
Ash Ock (Paratwa Saga #2)
Ash Ock (Paratwa Saga #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 677 ratings
90.
Appleseed
Appleseed 3.32 avg rating β€” 192 ratings
90.
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,317 ratings
92.
Captive Universe
Captive Universe 3.72 avg rating β€” 582 ratings
93.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow 3.84 avg rating β€” 734 ratings
93.
The Epsilon Eridani Alternative
The Epsilon Eridani Alternative 4.36 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
93.
Renegade Paladins (Zygan Emprise, #1)
Renegade Paladins (Zygan Emprise, #1) 4.66 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
93.
The H.G. Wells Time Machine Retold: The Broke Taxpayer versus Evil Capitol Hill
The H.G. Wells Time Machine Retold: The Broke Taxpayer versus Evil Capitol Hill 2.33 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
93.
GroundTies ('NetWalkers: Original Series Book 1)
GroundTies ('NetWalkers: Original Series Book 1) 3.65 avg rating β€” 98 ratings
93.
The Toad King: A Soldier's Story
The Toad King: A Soldier's Story
by: Ward Best
3.83 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
93.
A Matter of Honor (Knife of Truth, #1)
A Matter of Honor (Knife of Truth, #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
93.
Shelby and Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes
Shelby and Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes 4.21 avg rating β€” 52 ratings
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