Best Intelligent Sci-Fi

1.
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 — 460,971 ratings
2.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,481 ratings
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1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,126 ratings
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The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,943 ratings
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Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,954 ratings
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The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by: Liu Cixin
4.40 avg rating — 204,650 ratings
7.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,826 ratings
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Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,862 ratings
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Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,336 ratings
10.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,512 ratings
11.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,349 ratings
12.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,667 ratings
12.
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 — 1,970,157 ratings
14.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,489 ratings
15.
The Punch Escrow
The Punch Escrow 3.61 avg rating — 6,068 ratings
16.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,299 ratings
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The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,261 ratings
18.
Diaspora
Diaspora
by: Greg Egan
4.10 avg rating — 10,692 ratings
19.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,188 ratings
20.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 98,003 ratings
21.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,970 ratings
22.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 51,314 ratings
23.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating — 127,135 ratings
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,711 ratings
25.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,468 ratings
26.
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 50,902 ratings
27.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,070 ratings
28.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,007 ratings
29.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,133 ratings
30.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,943 ratings
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Unanimity (Spiral Worlds, #1)
Unanimity (Spiral Worlds, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Permutation City
Permutation City
by: Greg Egan
4.06 avg rating — 12,309 ratings
33.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,292 ratings
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The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,759 ratings
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,812 ratings
36.
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, #2)
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 380,161 ratings
37.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 496,038 ratings
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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 — 33,793 ratings
39.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,222 ratings
40.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said 3.91 avg rating — 44,741 ratings
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Rocannon’s World
Rocannon’s World 3.79 avg rating — 23,250 ratings
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 141,867 ratings
43.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating — 60,803 ratings
44.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
45.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,881 ratings
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Pavane
Pavane 3.70 avg rating — 3,535 ratings
47.
Lightspeed Frontier: Kicking the Future
Lightspeed Frontier: Kicking the Future 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
48.
The Golden Age (Golden Age, #1)
The Golden Age (Golden Age, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
49.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
50.
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,485 ratings
51.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,745 ratings
52.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,446 ratings
52.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating — 20,159 ratings
54.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating — 8,756 ratings
55.
Planet Ignis
Planet Ignis 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
56.
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be 4.42 avg rating — 76 ratings
57.
Echopraxia (Firefall, #2)
Echopraxia (Firefall, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 12,124 ratings
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Incandescence
Incandescence
by: Greg Egan
3.67 avg rating — 2,256 ratings
58.
Litany of the Long Sun (The Book of the Long Sun, #1-2)
Litany of the Long Sun (The Book of the Long Sun, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 2,668 ratings
60.
Bloodline (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #1)
Bloodline (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 483 ratings
61.
Starfish (Rifters, #1)
Starfish (Rifters, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 10,069 ratings
62.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
63.
The Languages of Pao
The Languages of Pao 3.77 avg rating — 1,441 ratings
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The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 27,223 ratings
65.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 3.81 avg rating — 75,634 ratings
66.
Decision at Doona (Doona, #1)
Decision at Doona (Doona, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 4,852 ratings
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The Minority Report
The Minority Report 3.84 avg rating — 24,224 ratings
68.
Quarantine
Quarantine
by: Greg Egan
3.91 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
69.
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 4.35 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
70.
Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 21,842 ratings
71.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,401 ratings
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Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 3.81 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
73.
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar 3.94 avg rating — 17,111 ratings
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A Point of Honor
A Point of Honor 3.79 avg rating — 106 ratings
74.
The Present (VanWest, #2)
The Present (VanWest, #2) 3.64 avg rating — 2,283 ratings
76.
Dreamweavers
Dreamweavers 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings
77.
Dialogue Prompt: "We Are Not Alone In The Universe!"
Dialogue Prompt: "We Are Not Alone In The Universe!" 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings
77.
The Past (VanWest, #1)
The Past (VanWest, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 797 ratings
79.
Descent (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #3)
Descent (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 111 ratings
79.
Соларис
Соларис 3.99 avg rating — 124,329 ratings
81.
Schismatrix Plus
Schismatrix Plus 3.93 avg rating — 5,037 ratings
81.
Jagannath
Jagannath 4.09 avg rating — 98 ratings
81.
Our Lit: A far future science fiction novel.
Our Lit: A far future science fiction novel. 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
81.
The Rings of Hesaurun
The Rings of Hesaurun 4.85 avg rating — 431 ratings
85.
Heritage (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #2)
Heritage (Forgotten Origins Trilogy, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 112 ratings
86.
Pump Six and Other Stories
Pump Six and Other Stories 4.04 avg rating — 8,739 ratings
86.
The Broken God (A Requiem for Homo Sapiens, #1)
The Broken God (A Requiem for Homo Sapiens, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 888 ratings
86.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,558 ratings
89.
Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax, #3)
Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 5,191 ratings
89.
Eon (The Way, #1)
Eon (The Way, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.88 avg rating — 29,924 ratings
91.
Humans (Neanderthal Parallax, #2)
Humans (Neanderthal Parallax, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 6,123 ratings
92.
Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1)
Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 13,733 ratings
93.
Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles, #1)
Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
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Eifelheim
Eifelheim 3.78 avg rating — 4,500 ratings
95.
Even the Queen, & Other Short Stories
Even the Queen, & Other Short Stories 3.83 avg rating — 524 ratings
96.
Air
Air 3.58 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
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Seveneves
Seveneves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 122,819 ratings
98.
Radix (Radix #1)
Radix (Radix #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,254 ratings
99.
Yellow Blue Tibia
Yellow Blue Tibia 3.62 avg rating — 1,691 ratings
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Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 27,364 ratings
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