Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989

1.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,765 ratings
2.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,946 ratings
3.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,080 ratings
4.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,251 ratings
5.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 309,595 ratings
6.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 267,198 ratings
7.
Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 246,204 ratings
8.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,004 ratings
9.
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 — 33,790 ratings
10.
2010: Odyssey Two
2010: Odyssey Two 3.95 avg rating — 59,971 ratings
11.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,806 ratings
12.
The Postman
The Postman 3.89 avg rating — 36,990 ratings
13.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 33,061 ratings
14.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating — 17,433 ratings
15.
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1)
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,332 ratings
16.
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3)
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 53,476 ratings
17.
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 21,706 ratings
18.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 182,151 ratings
19.
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 27,223 ratings
20.
Robots and Empire (Robot, #4)
Robots and Empire (Robot, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 35,481 ratings
21.
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 96,170 ratings
22.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,906 ratings
23.
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 78,202 ratings
24.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 29,642 ratings
25.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating — 149,589 ratings
26.
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,071 ratings
27.
Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)
Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 58,283 ratings
28.
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 47,331 ratings
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The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth 3.91 avg rating — 16,773 ratings
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The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2)
The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2) 3.88 avg rating — 33,536 ratings
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Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating — 242,169 ratings
32.
The Integral Trees (The State, #2)
The Integral Trees (The State, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 9,380 ratings
33.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,533 ratings
34.
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 16,166 ratings
35.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
36.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 97,994 ratings
37.
Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation 4.16 avg rating — 94,094 ratings
38.
Blood Music
Blood Music
by: Greg Bear
3.84 avg rating — 16,525 ratings
39.
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) 3.88 avg rating — 139,353 ratings
40.
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 — 16,906 ratings
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Footfall
Footfall 3.92 avg rating — 17,393 ratings
42.
The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast 3.62 avg rating — 13,257 ratings
43.
The Mist
The Mist 3.93 avg rating — 174,197 ratings
44.
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1)
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 7,989 ratings
45.
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 — 10,576 ratings
46.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.16 avg rating — 11,694 ratings
47.
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
48.
Schismatrix
Schismatrix 3.88 avg rating — 1,796 ratings
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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 — 12,338 ratings
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Millennium
Millennium 3.78 avg rating — 2,895 ratings
51.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,343 ratings
52.
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1)
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 4,465 ratings
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The Golden Torc (Saga of the Pliocene Exile, #2)
The Golden Torc (Saga of the Pliocene Exile, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 7,537 ratings
54.
The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5)
The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 8,648 ratings
55.
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,437 ratings
56.
Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1)
Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 9,558 ratings
57.
Marooned in Realtime (Across Realtime, #2)
Marooned in Realtime (Across Realtime, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 5,975 ratings
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The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,731 ratings
59.
Timescape
Timescape 3.72 avg rating — 11,411 ratings
60.
Software (Ware, #1)
Software (Ware, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,322 ratings
61.
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer 3.89 avg rating — 8,458 ratings
61.
The Legacy of Heorot (Heorot, #1)
The Legacy of Heorot (Heorot, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,692 ratings
63.
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 32,855 ratings
64.
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga, #2)
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 13,756 ratings
65.
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
66.
Wizard (Gaea, #2)
Wizard (Gaea, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 5,703 ratings
67.
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 138,379 ratings
68.
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
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Soldier of the Mist (Latro, #1)
Soldier of the Mist (Latro, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,103 ratings
70.
The Peace War (Across Realtime, #1)
The Peace War (Across Realtime, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 7,229 ratings
71.
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1)
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 5,267 ratings
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Serpent's Reach
Serpent's Reach 3.90 avg rating — 1,422 ratings
73.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,336 ratings
73.
The Divine Invasion
The Divine Invasion 3.82 avg rating — 9,393 ratings
75.
VALIS
VALIS 3.92 avg rating — 32,015 ratings
76.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,135 ratings
77.
Armor
Armor 4.10 avg rating — 20,366 ratings
78.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 146,635 ratings
79.
Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)
Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8) 3.86 avg rating — 18,370 ratings
80.
Radix (Radix, #1)
Radix (Radix, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,254 ratings
81.
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,224 ratings
82.
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4)
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 22,722 ratings
82.
To Sail Beyond the Sunset
To Sail Beyond the Sunset 3.88 avg rating — 11,594 ratings
84.
Hawkmistress!
Hawkmistress! really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,485 ratings
85.
The Forge of God (Forge of God, #1)
The Forge of God (Forge of God, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.86 avg rating — 16,125 ratings
86.
The Magic Labyrinth (Riverworld, #4)
The Magic Labyrinth (Riverworld, #4) 3.70 avg rating — 4,906 ratings
87.
Emergence
Emergence 4.12 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
88.
Roderick
Roderick 3.49 avg rating — 382 ratings
89.
Sharra's Exile (Darkover, #21)
Sharra's Exile (Darkover, #21) 3.96 avg rating — 2,737 ratings
90.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,164 ratings
91.
Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4)
Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 49,677 ratings
92.
The Armageddon Rag
The Armageddon Rag 3.57 avg rating — 4,496 ratings
93.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 282,832 ratings
94.
How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: The Original Series #36, Star Trek: Worlds Apart, #2)
How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: The Original Series #36, Star Trek: Worlds Apart, #2) 3.59 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
95.
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 27,363 ratings
96.
The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10)
The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10) 3.93 avg rating — 21,011 ratings
97.
Helliconia Winter
Helliconia Winter 3.77 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
98.
Sister Light, Sister Dark (Great Alta, #1)
Sister Light, Sister Dark (Great Alta, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,688 ratings
99.
The Nonborn King
The Nonborn King 4.19 avg rating — 5,889 ratings
99.
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,511 ratings
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