Reddit's best stand-alone science-fiction book of the last 25 years

1.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,943 ratings
2.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,953 ratings
3.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating — 114,938 ratings
4.
The Android's Dream
The Android's Dream 3.99 avg rating — 23,670 ratings
5.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,943 ratings
6.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,958 ratings
7.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,362 ratings
8.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,705 ratings
9.
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
10.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,100 ratings
11.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,007 ratings
12.
Glasshouse
Glasshouse 3.88 avg rating — 11,565 ratings
13.
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
14.
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Daemon (Daemon, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 47,827 ratings
15.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,372 ratings
16.
Agent to the Stars
Agent to the Stars 3.93 avg rating — 23,363 ratings
17.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,231 ratings
18.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,468 ratings
19.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,661 ratings
20.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,680 ratings
21.
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 34,624 ratings
22.
Calculating God
Calculating God 3.87 avg rating — 10,177 ratings
23.
First Contact (Aoleon The Martian Girl, #1)
First Contact (Aoleon The Martian Girl, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 172 ratings
24.
Century Rain
Century Rain 3.94 avg rating — 11,776 ratings
25.
House of Suns
House of Suns 4.24 avg rating — 31,348 ratings
26.
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Soon I Will Be Invincible 3.67 avg rating — 14,475 ratings
27.
Accelerando
Accelerando 3.87 avg rating — 21,992 ratings
28.
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey 3.84 avg rating — 69,636 ratings
29.
Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3)
Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 26,994 ratings
29.
Makers
Makers 3.72 avg rating — 5,883 ratings
31.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,446 ratings
32.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,970 ratings
33.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,669 ratings
34.
The Postmortal
The Postmortal 3.75 avg rating — 16,138 ratings
35.
Earth
Earth 3.92 avg rating — 8,137 ratings
36.
Air
Air 3.58 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
36.
Diaspora
Diaspora
by: Greg Egan
4.10 avg rating — 10,692 ratings
38.
Permutation City
Permutation City
by: Greg Egan
4.06 avg rating — 12,309 ratings
39.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 98,003 ratings
40.
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 304,624 ratings
41.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 216,494 ratings
42.
Footfall
Footfall 3.92 avg rating — 17,394 ratings
43.
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
44.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,218 ratings
45.
Fallen Dragon
Fallen Dragon 4.08 avg rating — 14,982 ratings
45.
Great North Road
Great North Road 4.07 avg rating — 17,918 ratings
47.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,711 ratings
48.
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 50,902 ratings
49.
The Immortality Game
The Immortality Game
by: Ted Cross
3.70 avg rating — 292 ratings
50.
Pushing Ice
Pushing Ice 4.07 avg rating — 21,507 ratings
51.
The Mount
The Mount 3.65 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
52.
The Killing Star
The Killing Star 3.81 avg rating — 754 ratings
53.
Singularity Sky (Eschaton, #1)
Singularity Sky (Eschaton, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 15,965 ratings
54.
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe 3.44 avg rating — 19,836 ratings
55.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,050 ratings
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The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,306 ratings
57.
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2)
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 34,181 ratings
58.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 3.56 avg rating — 14,023 ratings
59.
Influx
Influx 3.93 avg rating — 17,833 ratings
60.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,745 ratings
61.
Queen of Angels (Queen of Angels, #1)
Queen of Angels (Queen of Angels, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.59 avg rating — 3,089 ratings
62.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 51,314 ratings
63.
The Algebraist
The Algebraist 4.04 avg rating — 23,920 ratings
64.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,349 ratings
65.
River of Gods (India 2047, #1)
River of Gods (India 2047, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,111 ratings
66.
Armor
Armor 4.10 avg rating — 20,366 ratings
67.
Steel Beach
Steel Beach 3.97 avg rating — 3,328 ratings
68.
The Golden Globe
The Golden Globe 4.06 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
69.
Galileo's Dream
Galileo's Dream 3.60 avg rating — 3,180 ratings
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Gravity Dreams
Gravity Dreams 3.95 avg rating — 1,048 ratings
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A World Out of Time (The State, #1)
A World Out of Time (The State, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 6,754 ratings
72.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.55 avg rating — 2,389 ratings
73.
Light (Kefahuchi Tract, #1)
Light (Kefahuchi Tract, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 6,528 ratings
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The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,284 ratings
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Radio Freefall
Radio Freefall 3.73 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Prey
Prey 3.79 avg rating — 183,708 ratings
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Under the Skin
Under the Skin 3.75 avg rating — 28,719 ratings
78.
Beggars in Spain
Beggars in Spain 3.82 avg rating — 964 ratings
79.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,558 ratings
80.
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus 3.97 avg rating — 15,494 ratings
81.
Treason
Treason 3.90 avg rating — 8,012 ratings
82.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating — 77,345 ratings
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Spin (Spin, #1)
Spin (Spin, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 43,595 ratings
84.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,135 ratings
85.
Time (Manifold #1)
Time (Manifold #1) 3.79 avg rating — 7,965 ratings
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11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,224 ratings
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Bloom
Bloom 3.67 avg rating — 518 ratings