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Science fiction

The best books on science fiction, ranked by quality.

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  1. 73
    The mote in God's eye Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, L.J. Ganser · 1974
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (48 ratings)
    EN Space opera Classics
  2. 74
    Fuzzy Nation John Scalzi · 2011
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (22 ratings)
    EN Science fiction
  3. 75
    Recursion Blake Crouch · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (83 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Psychological thriller
  4. 76
    Welcome to the monkey house Kurt Vonnegut · 1950
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (18 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Short stories
  5. 77
    Frankenstein Mary Shelley · 1818
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (229 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Classics Gothic
  6. 78
    Qualityland Marc-Uwe Kling · 2017
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (13 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Humorous fiction
  7. 79
    Little Fuzzy H. Beam Piper · 1961
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (12 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Classics
  8. 80
    Destroy Me Tahereh Mafi · 2012
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (24 ratings)
    EN Dystopian YA fantasy
  9. 81
    We Are Legion Dennis E. Taylor · 2016
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (19 ratings)
    EN Science fiction
  10. 82
    Shatter Me Tahereh Mafi · 2011
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (204 ratings)
    EN Dystopian YA fantasy
  11. 83
    The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (46 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Classics
  12. 84
    Count Zero William Gibson · 1986
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (56 ratings)
    EN Cyberpunk
  13. 85
    The darkest minds Alexandra Bracken, Amy McFadden, Montserrat Triviño Gonzalez · 2012
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (40 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Young adult
  14. 86
    The Naked Sun Isaac Asimov · 1954
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (27 ratings)
    EN Science fiction
  15. 87
    Ubik Philip K. Dick · 1969
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (78 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Classics
  16. 88
    Dune Messiah Frank Herbert · 1969
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (143 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Classics
  17. 89
    Tunnel in the Sky Robert A. Heinlein · 1955
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (11 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Young adult
  18. 90
    The Lifecycle of Software Objects Ted Chiang · 2010
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (9 ratings)
    EN Science fiction
  19. 91
    The hydrogen sonata Iain Banks · 2012
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (31 ratings)
    EN Space opera
  20. 92
    Red Rising Pierce Brown · 2014
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (103 ratings)
    EN Space opera Dystopian
  21. 93
    World War Z Max Brooks · 2006
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (142 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Horror
  22. 94
    First Lensman Edward E. Smith · 1950
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Space opera
  23. 95
    The Absolute at Large Karel Čapek · 1922
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Classics Humorous fiction
  24. 96
    Mirrorshades Bruce Sterling · 1986
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (5 ratings)
    EN Cyberpunk Short stories
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