Best Soft Science Fiction

1.
Here and Now and Then
Here and Now and Then
by: Mike Chen
3.77 avg rating β€” 11,146 ratings
2.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating β€” 143,154 ratings
3.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,682 ratings
4.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating β€” 590,271 ratings
5.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 813,224 ratings
6.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,323,143 ratings
7.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,451 ratings
8.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 80,279 ratings
9.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,285 ratings
10.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,226,279 ratings
11.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,970,002 ratings
12.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating β€” 13,951 ratings
13.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 78,340 ratings
14.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,896 ratings
15.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,638 ratings
16.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,601 ratings
17.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating β€” 84,209 ratings
18.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 141,856 ratings
19.
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 115,500 ratings
20.
Dark Eden (Dark Eden, #1)
Dark Eden (Dark Eden, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 8,375 ratings
20.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,534 ratings
22.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating β€” 76,293 ratings
23.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 285,935 ratings
23.
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating β€” 21,511 ratings
25.
The Word for World Is Forest
The Word for World Is Forest 4.06 avg rating β€” 40,128 ratings
26.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 267,192 ratings
27.
Embassytown
Embassytown 3.90 avg rating β€” 33,985 ratings
28.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,701 ratings
28.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating β€” 108,213 ratings
30.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 63,442 ratings
31.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,594,656 ratings
32.
Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1)
Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 40,805 ratings
33.
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating β€” 84,564 ratings
34.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 13,135 ratings
35.
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 160,023 ratings
36.
The Book of Strange New Things
The Book of Strange New Things 3.66 avg rating β€” 32,570 ratings
37.
Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1)
Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 13,733 ratings
37.
Foundation
Foundation 4.17 avg rating β€” 580,916 ratings
39.
Even the Queen, & Other Short Stories
Even the Queen, & Other Short Stories 3.83 avg rating β€” 524 ratings
40.
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating β€” 11,065 ratings
41.
Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating β€” 37,689 ratings
41.
This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War 3.85 avg rating β€” 308,471 ratings
43.
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1)
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 10,603 ratings
44.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen 3.94 avg rating β€” 13,071 ratings
45.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 43,399 ratings
46.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating β€” 7,106 ratings
47.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 26,298 ratings
48.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating β€” 34,873 ratings
49.
Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3)
Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3) 3.85 avg rating β€” 26,993 ratings
49.
Childhood's End
Childhood's End 4.12 avg rating β€” 170,000 ratings
51.
Raptor Red
Raptor Red 3.96 avg rating β€” 9,552 ratings
52.
All Clear (Oxford Time Travel, 4)
All Clear (Oxford Time Travel, 4) 4.08 avg rating β€” 21,654 ratings
53.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,738 ratings
54.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,031,573 ratings
55.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating β€” 114,930 ratings
56.
Jeffty Is Five
Jeffty Is Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 381 ratings
57.
Nightfall
Nightfall 4.06 avg rating β€” 37,447 ratings
58.
Rocannon's World
Rocannon's World 3.79 avg rating β€” 23,245 ratings
59.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating β€” 33,423 ratings
60.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,281 ratings
61.
Children of God
Children of God 4.09 avg rating β€” 22,633 ratings
62.
All the Colors of Darkness
All the Colors of Darkness 3.85 avg rating β€” 287 ratings
62.
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10,485 ratings
62.
Ice Crown
Ice Crown 3.74 avg rating β€” 491 ratings
62.
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 100,199 ratings
62.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,294 ratings
62.
Lost in Amber (An Out Of This World Paranormal Romance, #1)
Lost in Amber (An Out Of This World Paranormal Romance, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 91 ratings
62.
Bob
Bob 3.92 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
62.
Talented (The Legacy of Cameran Monroe #1)
Talented (The Legacy of Cameran Monroe #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
62.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,322 ratings
71.
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1)
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1) 3.63 avg rating β€” 7,966 ratings
71.
A Man of Double Deed
A Man of Double Deed 2.82 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
71.
Dread Companion
Dread Companion 3.65 avg rating β€” 409 ratings
71.
And Again
And Again 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,338 ratings
71.
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 244,635 ratings
71.
Machines of the Little People (The Eve Project, book 1)
Machines of the Little People (The Eve Project, book 1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
71.
Gifted (The Legacy of Cameran Monroe #2)
Gifted (The Legacy of Cameran Monroe #2) 4.57 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
78.
Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime (Jem and the Holograms #1)
Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime (Jem and the Holograms #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 2,786 ratings
78.
Ballroom of the Skies
Ballroom of the Skies 3.72 avg rating β€” 415 ratings
78.
Seed to Harvest (Patternist, #1-4)
Seed to Harvest (Patternist, #1-4) 4.39 avg rating β€” 6,601 ratings
78.
Catseye (Dipple, #1)
Catseye (Dipple, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,963 ratings
78.
The Wishing Stone (The Eve Project, book 2)
The Wishing Stone (The Eve Project, book 2) 4.50 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
83.
The Sheriff of Yrnameer
The Sheriff of Yrnameer 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,732 ratings
83.
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
83.
Storm Over Warlock (Forerunner, #1)
Storm Over Warlock (Forerunner, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,323 ratings
86.
Ordeal in Otherwhere
Ordeal in Otherwhere 3.79 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
86.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 67,719 ratings
88.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 238,935 ratings
88.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 1,266,855 ratings
90.
Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1)
Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,119 ratings
90.
The Chronoliths
The Chronoliths 3.68 avg rating β€” 5,605 ratings
90.
Fuzzy Sapiens (Fuzzy Sapiens, #2)
Fuzzy Sapiens (Fuzzy Sapiens, #2) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,953 ratings
93.
Ancient Light (Orthe #2)
Ancient Light (Orthe #2) 3.66 avg rating β€” 405 ratings
93.
Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens, #7)
Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens, #7) 4.14 avg rating β€” 31,776 ratings
93.
Fuzzies and Other People (Fuzzy Sapiens, #3)
Fuzzies and Other People (Fuzzy Sapiens, #3) 4.08 avg rating β€” 948 ratings
93.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 281,918 ratings
97.
Tau Ceti: A Ship from Earth (Tau Ceti #1)
Tau Ceti: A Ship from Earth (Tau Ceti #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
97.
Bold as Love (Bold as Love, #1)
Bold as Love (Bold as Love, #1) 3.38 avg rating β€” 290 ratings
97.
Awake in the Night Land
Awake in the Night Land 4.35 avg rating β€” 481 ratings
100.
Jupiter Project (Jupiter Project, #1)
Jupiter Project (Jupiter Project, #1) 3.25 avg rating β€” 199 ratings
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