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18 Best Sci-Fi Horror Books

Goal: Find the best Sci-Fi Horror books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best sci-fi horror books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

18 Best Sci-Fi Horror Books

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1

Blindsight

Firefall, Book 1

by Peter Watts

2

Who Goes There?

by John W. Jr. Campbell

3

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Also recommended by:

Glenn Beck, David Deutsch

4

I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

Also recommended by:

PewDiePie, Feng Zhu

5

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games, Book 1

by Suzanne Collins

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates, LeBron James

6

Carrion Comfort

A Novel

by Dan Simmons

Also recommended by:

Stephen King

7

Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse, Book 1

by James S.A. Corey

Also recommended by:

Ryan Shea

8

Boneshaker

by Cherie Priest

9

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

Stories

by Harlan Ellison

10

Infected

Infected, Book 1

by Scott Sigler

11

Salvation Day

by Kali Wallace

12

The Andromeda Strain

by Michael Crichton

13

The Day of the Triffids

Triffids, Book 1

by John Wyndham

14

The Girl With All the Gifts

by M. R. Carey

15

The Luminous Dead

A Novel

by Caitlin Starling

16

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

17

The War of the Worlds

by H.G. Wells

18

World War Z

An Oral History of the Zombie War

by Max Brooks

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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