61 Best Science Fiction Books
Goal: Find the best Science Fiction books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best science fiction books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
61 Best Science Fiction Books
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The Martian
A Novel
by Andy Weir
Also recommended by:
Chris Sacca, Ev Williams, Matt Ridley, Max Levchin, Noah Kagan, Christopher Paolini, Tom Hanks
Dune
by Frank Herbert
Snow Crash
A Novel
by Neal Stephenson
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, Larry Page, Naval Ravikant, Sergey Brin, Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Adam Savage, Brandon Stanton, Mark Zuckerberg, Ryan Shea, Nolan Bushnell, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Fred Wilson, Jensen Huang
1984
by George Orwell
Also recommended by:
Tristan Harris, Jordan Peterson, J. Cole, Emma Watson, Noam Chomsky, Richard Branson, Matt Mullenweg, Sahil Lavingia, Christopher Hitchens, Jenn Im, Winston Churchill, Diane Rehm, Brad Delong, Anna Akana
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Shah Rukh Khan, Naval Ravikant, Seth Rogen, Richard Branson, Tim Ferriss, Evan Goldberg, Sahil Lavingia, Jack Edwards, Zack D'Aleo
Station Eleven
A Novel
by Emily St. John Mandel
Also recommended by:
Kathryn Minshew, George R. R. Martin, Tim Urban, Tyler Cowen
Hyperion
Hyperion Cantos, Book 1
by Dan Simmons
Also recommended by:
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games, Book 1
by Suzanne Collins
Also recommended by:
Doomsday Book
A Novel
by Connie Willis
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Neuromancer
Sprawl, Book 1
by William Gibson
Oryx and Crake
A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
The Blazing World and Other Writings
by Margaret Cavendish
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Wayfarers, Book 1
by Becky Chambers
The Sparrow
A Novel
by Mary Doria Russell
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Paul Graham, John Carmack, Bill Gates, Christopher Sommer, Ryan Shea
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
Also recommended by:
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
Also recommended by:
Slaughterhouse-Five
A Novel
by Kurt Vonnegut
Also recommended by:
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Amatka
by Karin Tidbeck
Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
Ancillary Justice
Imperial Radch, Book 1
by Ann Leckie
Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
Downbelow Station
Company Wars, Book 1
by C. J. Cherryh
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
Dust
A Novel
by Elizabeth Bear
Illuminae
The Illuminae Files, Book 1
by Amie Kaufman
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
Otherland
City of Golden Shadow
by Tad Williams
Planetfall
A Planetfall Novel, Book 1
by Emma Newman
Red Rising
Red Rising Series, Book 1
by Pierce Brown
Sleeping Giants
The Themis Files, Book 1
by Sylvain Neuvel
Solaris
by Stanislaw Lem
The Children of Men
by P. D. James
The City & The City
A Novel
by China Miéville
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Fold
A Novel
by Peter Clines
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch
The Last Policeman
A Novel
by Ben H. Winters
The Real Story
The Gap into Conflict
by Stephen R. Donaldson
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Valor's Choice
Valor Novel, Book 1
by Tanya Huff
Watchers
by Dean Koontz
World War Z
An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
Sources
- 1
29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read | WIRED UK
wired.co.uk
- 2
The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time | Penguin Random House
penguinrandomhouse.com
- 3
100+ Best Sci-Fi Books to Take You to Infinity and Beyond | Reedsy Discovery
reedsy.com
- 4
30 Of The Top Sci-Fi Books According To Goodreads Users | Book Riot
bookriot.com
- 5
The most important science fiction books of the last 15 years - Polygon
polygon.com
