The Gunn Center's Basic Science Fiction Library

1.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,647 ratings
2.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,897 ratings
3.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,522 ratings
4.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,681 ratings
5.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating β€” 33,426 ratings
6.
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€” 1,970,300 ratings
7.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating β€” 107,107 ratings
8.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating β€” 340,335 ratings
9.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 176,951 ratings
10.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,718 ratings
11.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,227,724 ratings
12.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 496,064 ratings
13.
R.U.R.
R.U.R. 3.84 avg rating β€” 16,750 ratings
14.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 59,717 ratings
15.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,116 ratings
16.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating β€” 170,023 ratings
17.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 354,135 ratings
18.
On Wings of Song
On Wings of Song 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,054 ratings
19.
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen 3.64 avg rating β€” 2,306 ratings
20.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,785 ratings
21.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,016,031 ratings
22.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,719,633 ratings
23.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating β€” 8,756 ratings
24.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 98,007 ratings
25.
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar 3.94 avg rating β€” 17,111 ratings
26.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 3.29 avg rating β€” 6,682 ratings
27.
What Mad Universe
What Mad Universe 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,350 ratings
27.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating β€” 229,273 ratings
29.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 33,063 ratings
30.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 754,000 ratings
31.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 3.81 avg rating β€” 75,640 ratings
32.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,596,817 ratings
33.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,548 ratings
34.
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,145 ratings
35.
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 8,819 ratings
36.
Mission of Gravity (Mesklin #1)
Mission of Gravity (Mesklin #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 7,528 ratings
36.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 33,364 ratings
38.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 978,870 ratings
39.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 74,057 ratings
40.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 216,511 ratings
41.
Blood Music
Blood Music
by: Greg Bear
3.84 avg rating β€” 16,529 ratings
42.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating β€” 34,874 ratings
43.
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 103,674 ratings
43.
Have Space Suitβ€”Will Travel
Have Space Suitβ€”Will Travel 3.93 avg rating β€” 31,062 ratings
45.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating β€” 77,347 ratings
45.
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 11,057 ratings
47.
Timescape
Timescape 3.72 avg rating β€” 11,412 ratings
48.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,498 ratings
49.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating β€” 146,016 ratings
50.
No Enemy But Time
No Enemy But Time 3.47 avg rating β€” 1,618 ratings
50.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating β€” 209,897 ratings
52.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating β€” 552,999 ratings
53.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,139 ratings
53.
The Postman
The Postman 3.89 avg rating β€” 36,992 ratings
55.
Tau Zero
Tau Zero 3.83 avg rating β€” 16,140 ratings
56.
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede 3.81 avg rating β€” 574 ratings
57.
The Crystal World
The Crystal World 3.60 avg rating β€” 4,698 ratings
57.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating β€” 218,598 ratings
59.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,910 ratings
60.
The Time Ships
The Time Ships 3.95 avg rating β€” 6,340 ratings
61.
A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)
A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4) 3.61 avg rating β€” 7,135 ratings
61.
Walk to the End of the World (Holdfast Chronicles, #1)
Walk to the End of the World (Holdfast Chronicles, #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 473 ratings
63.
The Best of Damon Knight
The Best of Damon Knight 3.83 avg rating β€” 176 ratings
64.
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 4.08 avg rating β€” 337 ratings
65.
Fury
Fury 3.60 avg rating β€” 648 ratings
66.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 26,298 ratings
66.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,481 ratings
68.
The Einstein Intersection
The Einstein Intersection 3.55 avg rating β€” 6,129 ratings
68.
She (She, #1)
She (She, #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 13,890 ratings
70.
Conjure Wife
Conjure Wife 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,706 ratings
71.
Bring the Jubilee
Bring the Jubilee 3.71 avg rating β€” 2,819 ratings
72.
Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker 4.02 avg rating β€” 8,554 ratings
73.
Before Adam
Before Adam 3.93 avg rating β€” 4,969 ratings
73.
The Glass Inferno
The Glass Inferno 3.86 avg rating β€” 363 ratings
75.
The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad 4.14 avg rating β€” 13,811 ratings
75.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 60,109 ratings
75.
Hothouse
Hothouse 3.62 avg rating β€” 6,027 ratings
75.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 16,450 ratings
79.
Macroscope
Macroscope 3.77 avg rating β€” 2,865 ratings
79.
Helliconia
Helliconia 3.92 avg rating β€” 991 ratings
79.
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! 3.71 avg rating β€” 9,426 ratings
82.
This Immortal
This Immortal 3.90 avg rating β€” 12,397 ratings
82.
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound 3.25 avg rating β€” 785 ratings
82.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,305 ratings
85.
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,010 ratings
85.
The Dark Light Years
The Dark Light Years 3.45 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
85.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating β€” 241,866 ratings
88.
Macrolife: A Mobile Utopia (Macrolife, #1)
Macrolife: A Mobile Utopia (Macrolife, #1) 3.57 avg rating β€” 184 ratings
88.
Barefoot in the Head
Barefoot in the Head 3.31 avg rating β€” 393 ratings
88.
The Past Through Tomorrow (Future History, #1-21)
The Past Through Tomorrow (Future History, #1-21) 4.16 avg rating β€” 16,725 ratings
91.
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1)
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 4,466 ratings
91.
Brute Orbits
Brute Orbits 3.27 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
91.
Brain Wave
Brain Wave 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,776 ratings
94.
Stranger Suns
Stranger Suns 3.36 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
94.
The High Crusade
The High Crusade 3.88 avg rating β€” 4,628 ratings
94.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,863 ratings
94.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating β€” 114,947 ratings
98.
We
We 3.88 avg rating β€” 107,884 ratings
98.
Harvest of Stars (Harvest of Stars, #1)
Harvest of Stars (Harvest of Stars, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,041 ratings
98.
Glory Road
Glory Road 3.78 avg rating β€” 14,362 ratings
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