Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (218 books)

Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century

Add and vote for your favourite Science Fiction novels and novellas published in this century.

Please only add books that have received at least one thousand ratings .

No Fantasy titles please! A separate list can be created for them.

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1	Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 62,826 ratings score: 23,568, and 239 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 34,488 ratings score: 21,672, and 219 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Anathem by Neal Stephenson 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 22,952 ratings score: 17,964, and 182 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) by Richard K. Morgan 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 19,033 ratings score: 17,913, and 182 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 13,885 ratings score: 13,999, and 143 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,650,437 ratings score: 13,569, and 138 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 20,764 ratings score: 12,908, and 131 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 283,001 ratings score: 10,410, and 106 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Spin by Robert Charles Wilson 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 10,913 ratings score: 10,269, and 105 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 12,398 ratings score: 9,120, and 94 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 22,226 ratings score: 9,022, and 93 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Leviathan Wakes (Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,788 ratings score: 7,495, and 77 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The City and the City by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 15,357 ratings score: 7,251, and 74 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Blindsight by Peter Watts (Goodreads Author) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 4,935 ratings score: 6,708, and 68 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 14,415 ratings score: 6,577, and 68 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 71,906 ratings score: 6,435, and 66 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 5,731 ratings score: 5,613, and 60 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Ilium (Ilium, #1) by Dan Simmons 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 10,914 ratings score: 5,531, and 58 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 64,571 ratings score: 5,361, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Redemption Ark (Revelation Space, #2) by Alastair Reynolds 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 7,345 ratings score: 5,330, and 56 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 122,865 ratings score: 5,325, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) by Neal Stephenson 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 17,451 ratings score: 5,189, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) by William Gibson 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 21,016 ratings score: 5,164, and 54 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 7,665 ratings score: 4,557, and 47 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 18,520 ratings score: 4,501, and 47 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 6,972 ratings score: 4,454, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Embassytown by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 8,179 ratings score: 4,413, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 148,935 ratings score: 4,075, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Accelerando by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7,290 ratings score: 4,061, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Quantum Thief (The Quantum Thief Trilogy #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 4,485 ratings score: 3,732, and 40 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Reamde by Neal Stephenson 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 17,261 ratings score: 3,688, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2) by Richard K. Morgan 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 7,122 ratings score: 3,428, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Wool Omnibus (Wool, #1-5) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 21,368 ratings score: 3,208, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Olympos (Ilium, #2) by Dan Simmons 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 6,307 ratings score: 3,110, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, #3) by Alastair Reynolds 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 5,037 ratings score: 3,107, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 3,851 ratings score: 3,066, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 14,328 ratings score: 3,020, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 4,245 ratings score: 3,010, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 4,065 ratings score: 2,915, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 5,845 ratings score: 2,912, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Gridlinked (Agent Cormac, #1) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 2,994 ratings score: 2,895, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 32,767 ratings score: 2,849, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,462 ratings score: 2,705, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	All Clear by Connie Willis 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 5,549 ratings score: 2,562, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Singularity Sky (Eschaton, #1) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 5,185 ratings score: 2,364, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	River of Gods (India 2047, #1) by Ian McDonald 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 2,221 ratings score: 2,361, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Chindi (The Academy, #3) by Jack McDevitt 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,996 ratings score: 2,343, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Woken Furies (Takeshi Kovacs, #3) by Richard K. Morgan 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 7,167 ratings score: 2,317, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1) by Robert J. Sawyer 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 4,393 ratings score: 2,272, and 24 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Blackout by Connie Willis 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 7,412 ratings score: 2,237, and 24 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Skinner (Spatterjay, #1) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 1,550 ratings score: 2,192, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 3,236 ratings score: 2,164, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 3,922 ratings score: 2,160, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 11,845 ratings score: 2,101, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Spook Country (Blue Ant, #2) by William Gibson 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 9,712 ratings score: 1,897, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 3,901 ratings score: 1,878, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Glasshouse by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 4,446 ratings score: 1,873, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Daemon (Daemon, #1) by Daniel Suarez 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 10,276 ratings score: 1,840, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Surface Detail (Culture, #9) by Iain M. Banks 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 6,523 ratings score: 1,779, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Deepsix (The Academy, #2) by Jack McDevitt 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,525 ratings score: 1,714, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, #3) by Neal Stephenson 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 9,741 ratings score: 1,663, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow, #2) by Orson Scott Card 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 32,493 ratings score: 1,643, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	CryoBurn (Vorkosigan Saga, #14) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 4,507 ratings score: 1,633, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Camouflage by Joe Haldeman 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 2,245 ratings score: 1,585, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, #2) by Neal Stephenson 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 11,079 ratings score: 1,571, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 5,045 ratings score: 1,529, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Kraken by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 8,780 ratings score: 1,499, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Passage by Connie Willis 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 4,144 ratings score: 1,481, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Brasyl by Ian McDonald 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,117 ratings score: 1,448, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Redshirts by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 13,513 ratings score: 1,397, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 68,066 ratings score: 1,331, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,783 ratings score: 1,289, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Omega (The Academy, #4) by Jack McDevitt 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,685 ratings score: 1,286, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Iron Sunrise (Eschaton, #2) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 3,340 ratings score: 1,253, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 3,640 ratings score: 1,252, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,932 ratings score: 1,237, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Darwin's Children (Darwin's Radio #2) by Greg Bear 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 2,609 ratings score: 1,231, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 2,998 ratings score: 1,218, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 10,483 ratings score: 1,209, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 4,356 ratings score: 1,204, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 1,663 ratings score: 1,175, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax, #3) by Robert J. Sawyer 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,997 ratings score: 1,155, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Dreaming Void (Void, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 6,630 ratings score: 1,152, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	WWW: Wake (WWW, #1) by Robert J. Sawyer 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 3,470 ratings score: 1,114, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Dervish House by Ian McDonald 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,774 ratings score: 1,096, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1) by Allen Steele 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,227 ratings score: 1,071, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Evolution by Stephen Baxter 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,204 ratings score: 1,035, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 1,475 ratings score: 995, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Dies the Fire (Emberverse, #1) by S.M. Stirling 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 6,846 ratings score: 973, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Polaris (Alex Benedict, #2) by Jack McDevitt 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,974 ratings score: 959, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Caliban's War (Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 4,016 ratings score: 958, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 14,494 ratings score: 930, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 2,040 ratings score: 908, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Look To Windward by Iain M. Banks 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 6,652 ratings score: 884, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Evolutionary Void (Void, #3) by Peter F. Hamilton 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5,102 ratings score: 880, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Seeker (Alex Benedict, #3) by Jack McDevitt 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,856 ratings score: 858, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Bitter Seeds (Milkweed Triptych, #1) by Ian Tregillis (Goodreads Author) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 2,195 ratings score: 825, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 6,099 ratings score: 821, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 2,056 ratings score: 814, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,047 ratings score: 791, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Phoenixfalls (new)

Aug 10, 2010 11:21pm

Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold, is indeed wonderful, but it can't be described as anything other than a fantasy novel and so it should be removed.

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message 2: by Rasheed (new)

Aug 11, 2010 12:27am

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 3: by Maciej (new)

Nov 09, 2010 09:57am

It's "Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century...so far" cause it's like 90 years left yet. :)
And some of these books are from XX century. Just making the point. :)

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message 4: by Bryan (new)

Nov 10, 2010 12:38pm

The Donald Westlake book (Humans) was written in 1992, so should not be included in this list.

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message 5: by Rasheed (last edited Nov 10, 2010 01:41pm) (new)

Nov 10, 2010 01:37pm

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 6: by Tomhl (new)

Nov 19, 2010 07:33pm

Slow River was published in 1994.

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message 7: by Rasheed (new)

Nov 19, 2010 09:04pm

Removed. Thanks.

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message 8: by Tomhl (new)

Dec 27, 2010 05:19pm

Legion of the Damned by William Dietz was published in 1993.
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis was published in 1993.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel was published in 1997.
A Miracle of Rare Design by Mike Resnick was published in 1996.

Is there a way to automate a check for publication date?

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message 9: by Rasheed (last edited Jan 01, 2011 06:34pm) (new)

Dec 29, 2010 02:34pm

Yes, there seems to be a way because I've seen this feature in some other lists, and I'm trying to find out more in the Librarians Group.

Also, I just realized that technically the 21st century is from 2001 to 2100, but I'll ignore this because to most people it was the year digits going from 19xx to 20xx that made the difference...

Thanks for bringing those books to attention. They've been removed.

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message 10: by Tomhl (new)

Jan 09, 2011 07:33am

Bellwether, by Connie Willis, was published in 1996.

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message 11: by Rasheed (new)

Jan 09, 2011 04:04pm

Removed. Thanks.

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message 12: by Amanda (new)

Mar 13, 2011 03:47pm

the amount of people who do not know the meaning of '21st century' is disturbing

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message 13: by Rasheed (last edited Mar 14, 2011 07:40am) (new)

Mar 14, 2011 12:35am

Yes, and to think they're Science Fiction readers! That's so insulting to the rest of us.

Just finished sweeping the 2nd page clean and I'm so exhausted. I think my broom's going to break any minute! (No SF robot at my service) Here's what I swept out:

Phylogenesis (1999)
Souls in the Great Machine (1999)
Ender's Shadow (1999)
Ender's Game (1985)
Logan's Run (1967)

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message 14: by Thomas (new)

Mar 22, 2011 11:28pm

There are two Blindsight by Peter Watts on this list.

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message 15: by Rasheed (new)

Mar 22, 2011 11:53pm

Thanks. Did a duplicate check and removed two.

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message 16: by Thomas (new)

Mar 23, 2011 11:24am

Thank you.

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message 17: by Sarah Pi (last edited Jul 06, 2011 12:37pm) (new)

Jul 06, 2011 12:34pm

Ender's Game is on there again.
And The Chrysalids DEFINITELY wasn't published in the twenty first century, new introduction or not. :)

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message 18: by Anastasia (new)

Jul 06, 2011 01:57pm

Going to delete all the books by Julie Rollins (currently #15-19). Votes are by dummy profiles (books & friends in single digits, consistently voting for only these 4 books in all lists), clearly fraudulent.

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message 19: by Rasheed (new)

Jul 06, 2011 09:15pm

Thanks.

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message 20: by Riona (new)

Jul 10, 2011 11:05pm

Removed for being published before the 21st century:

Snow Crash (1992)
The Chrysalids (1955)
Ender's Game (1985)

Let me know if there are others, I only checked the few I thought were suspect.

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message 21: by Rasheed (new)

Jul 15, 2011 12:58pm

Thanks. Ender's Game has been deleted from here at least 3 times!

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message 22: by Rasheed (new)

Oct 03, 2011 12:05pm

Removed Snow Crash (1992) again, and Darwin's Radio (1999).

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message 23: by Rasheed (new)

Dec 22, 2011 08:43am

Removed The Complete Fiction (collection), Solaris, Forward the Foundation and Tales of Pirx the Pilot

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message 24: by Eric (new)

Jan 18, 2012 12:15pm

Stranger in a Strange Land definitely doesn't belong.

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message 25: by Riona (new)

Jan 18, 2012 03:40pm

Eric wrote: "Stranger in a Strange Land definitely doesn't belong."

Removed.

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message 26: by Rasheed (new)

Jan 18, 2012 08:11pm

Thanks.

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message 27: by thegift (new)

Feb 06, 2012 12:11pm

Clark Gifford's Body was great but... it was first published in 1942! only republished in 2006 by NYRB.

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message 28: by Rasheed (new)

Feb 06, 2012 02:06pm

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 29: by C.S. (new)

Jun 04, 2012 05:11pm

#142 Hyperion, by Dan Simmons was published in 1989.

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message 30: by C.S. (new)

Jun 04, 2012 05:18pm

#195 is not only not SF (vampires), it rates so low it doesn't belong here.

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message 31: by C.S. (new)

Jun 04, 2012 05:21pm

#195 Journey to the Unknown, pure fantasy.

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message 32: by Rasheed (new)

Jun 04, 2012 07:05pm

Removed. Thanks. You're right, neither of them were shelved as SF.

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message 33: by Norman (new)

Jun 19, 2012 04:50pm

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was published in 1993 and so should be removed from this list.

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message 34: by Riona (new)

Jun 19, 2012 05:31pm

Norman wrote: "A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was published in 1993 and so should be removed from this list."

Removed.

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message 35: by David (new)

Jul 14, 2012 09:52pm

Lucius Shepard's Life During Wartime (#158) is from 1987.

William Gibson's Neuromancer (#123) is from 1984.

Lois McMaster Bulold's The Vor Game (#118) is from 1990.

Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars (#115) is from 1993.

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message 36: by David (new)

Jul 14, 2012 09:53pm

And that's just from 1 page. You shouldn't be allowed to post if you can't operate a browser before you do it.

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message 37: by Rasheed (new)

Jul 15, 2012 06:41pm

Removed. Thanks.

Also removed Stories of Your Life and Others which is a collection.

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message 38: by Dan (new)

Aug 05, 2012 10:33am

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson is one of the best books I've read but it's Historical Fiction, no doubt. Should prolly be removed.

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message 39: by Rasheed (last edited Aug 07, 2012 07:38pm) (new)

Aug 07, 2012 07:36pm

Thanks Dan. However, although Quicksilver could be classified as Historical Fiction, more than 200 goodreaders have also shelved it as Science Fiction.
Also, it was the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award (2004) and a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2004), and has been reviewed in Locus, Vector (Journal of the British Science Fiction Association) and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
So due to all this perhaps it will be better to leave it on this list.
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cg...

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message 40: by David (new)

Aug 07, 2012 08:30pm

Here's a few more that need to be removed:
Lucifer's Hammer (#132) was first published in 1977.
The Forever War (#133) was first published in 1974.
Darwin's Radio (#170) was first published in 1999.
A Deepness In The Sky (#175) was first published in 1999.
Hyperion (also #175) was first published in 1989.
Mona Lisa overdrive (#182) was first published in 1988.

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message 41: by David (new)

Aug 07, 2012 08:44pm

And still more that need to be removed:
The Fall Of Hyperion (#228) was first published in 1990.
Endymion (#240) was first published in 1996.
Rise Of Endymion (#255) was first published in 1997.
Marooned in Realtime (#266) was first published in 1986.
Manifold Time (#273) was first published in 1999.
The Dispossessed (#278) was first published in 1974.

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message 42: by Rasheed (new)

Aug 07, 2012 10:02pm

Removed. Thanks.

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message 43: by Dan (new)

Aug 08, 2012 01:09pm

Hey, I'm all for it. The Baroque Cycle is one of my all time favorite stories but I thought in the interest of genre integrity I'd point it out. DEFINITELY not upset that it remains on the list though. :)

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message 44: by Nicolas (new)

Aug 18, 2012 10:01am