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The Sci-Fi Top 100 — Best Science Fiction Books

The greatest science fiction novels ever written — from golden age classics to contemporary masterworks.

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Dune
1
Dune
Frank Herbert
1965
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
1979
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1984
3
1984
George Orwell
1949
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Ender's Game
4
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
1985
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Fahrenheit 451
5
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
1953
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Foundation
6
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
1951
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The Left Hand of Darkness
7
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
1969
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Brave New World
8
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
1932
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Neuromancer
9
Neuromancer
William Gibson
1984
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Hyperion
10
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
1989
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The Martian Chronicles
11
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
1950
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
12
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
1968
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Slaughterhouse-Five
13
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
1969
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A Wrinkle in Time
14
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
1962
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Flowers for Algernon
15
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
1966
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Starship Troopers
16
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
1959
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The Time Machine
17
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
1895
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The War of the Worlds
18
The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells
1898
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Childhood's End
19
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
1953
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2001: A Space Odyssey
20
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
1968
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Stranger in a Strange Land
21
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
1961
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Ringworld
22
Ringworld
Larry Niven
1970
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The Dispossessed
23
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
1974
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A Fire Upon the Deep
24
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
1992
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Snow Crash
25
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
1992
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The Three-Body Problem
26
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
2008
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The Handmaid's Tale
27
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
1985
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Oryx and Crake
28
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
2003
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The Road
29
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
2006
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Station Eleven
30
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
2014
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The Martian
31
The Martian
Andy Weir
2011
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Project Hail Mary
32
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
2021
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Ancillary Justice
33
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
2013
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All Systems Red
34
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
2017
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A Memory Called Empire
35
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine
2019
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The Fifth Season
36
The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin
2015
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Rendezvous with Rama
37
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
1973
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The Gods Themselves
38
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov
1972
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Solaris
39
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
1961
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The Forever War
40
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
1974
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Old Man's War
41
Old Man's War
John Scalzi
2005
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Starter Villain
42
Starter Villain
John Scalzi
2023
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I, Robot
43
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
1950
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
44
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
1966
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Gateway
45
Gateway
Frederik Pohl
1977
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The Demolished Man
46
The Demolished Man
Alfred Bester
1953
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Lord of Light
47
Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny
1967
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Cat's Cradle
48
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
1963
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The Player of Games
49
The Player of Games
Iain M. Banks
1988
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Use of Weapons
50
Use of Weapons
Iain M. Banks
1990
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