Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

1.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,731 ratings
2.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,226 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,047 ratings
4.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,816 ratings
5.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,619 ratings
6.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,894 ratings
7.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,367 ratings
8.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,368 ratings
9.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) 4.38 avg rating — 334,638 ratings
10.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,266 ratings
11.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,074 ratings
12.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,961 ratings
13.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,279 ratings
14.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,894 ratings
15.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,926 ratings
16.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,207 ratings
17.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,052 ratings
18.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,055 ratings
19.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 267,187 ratings
20.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,458 ratings
21.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,876 ratings
22.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,317 ratings
23.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,631 ratings
24.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating — 107,098 ratings
25.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,543 ratings
26.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,494 ratings
27.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,498 ratings
28.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,828 ratings
29.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,918 ratings
30.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,440 ratings
31.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,572 ratings
32.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,002 ratings
33.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,285 ratings
34.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,200 ratings
35.
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 177,983 ratings
36.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,372 ratings
37.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,829 ratings
38.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 169,997 ratings
39.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,875 ratings
40.
The Chain Between Worlds (The Lost Artefacts #1)
The Chain Between Worlds (The Lost Artefacts #1) 4.43 avg rating — 1,213 ratings
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,927 ratings
42.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,277 ratings
43.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,700 ratings
44.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 216,463 ratings
45.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,024 ratings
46.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,915 ratings
47.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,964 ratings
48.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,181 ratings
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Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating — 127,126 ratings
50.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,995 ratings
51.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,592 ratings
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American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,794 ratings
53.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,808 ratings
54.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,175 ratings
55.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,148 ratings
56.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,097 ratings
57.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,364 ratings
58.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,619 ratings
59.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,238 ratings
60.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,733 ratings
61.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,180 ratings
62.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,279 ratings
63.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,275 ratings
64.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,303 ratings
65.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,743 ratings
66.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,230 ratings
67.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,481 ratings
68.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating — 54,396 ratings
69.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,199 ratings
70.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,937 ratings
71.
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 197,702 ratings
72.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating — 124,284 ratings
73.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 218,547 ratings
74.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,100 ratings
75.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 65,235 ratings
76.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
77.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 141,845 ratings
78.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,059 ratings
79.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,665 ratings
80.
Timeline
Timeline 3.87 avg rating — 214,271 ratings
81.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,362 ratings
82.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,404 ratings
83.
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 220,333 ratings
84.
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 — 2,673,912 ratings
85.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man 3.63 avg rating — 211,125 ratings
86.
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 163,482 ratings
87.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,204 ratings
88.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,835 ratings
89.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,792 ratings
90.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,213 ratings
91.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,553 ratings
92.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,338 ratings
93.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,803 ratings
94.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 46,819 ratings
95.
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
96.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 3.81 avg rating — 75,624 ratings
97.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
98.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,309 ratings
99.
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 — 33,788 ratings
100.
Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength
Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength 4.18 avg rating — 11,796 ratings
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