science-fiction
about
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media. In organiz...more
popular science-fiction books (showing 1-50 of 16,137)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 1082 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 78,553 ratings — published 1985
my rating:
Dune (Dune 1)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 822 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 53,379 ratings — published 1965
my rating:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 735 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 88,797 ratings — published 1979
my rating:
Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 635 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 98,031 ratings — published 1953
my rating:
1984 (Audio Cassette)
by George Orwell (shelved 575 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 1949
my rating:
Brave New World (Paperback)
by Aldous Huxley (shelved 518 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 131,893 ratings — published 1932
my rating:
Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 507 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.83 — 37,122 ratings — published 1961
my rating:
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 497 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 21,934 ratings — published 1986
my rating:
Neuromancer (Mass Market Paperback)
by William Gibson (shelved 462 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 30,538 ratings — published 1984
my rating:
Foundation (Foundation 1)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 434 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,233 ratings — published 1951
my rating:
Blade Runner (Träumen Androiden)
by Philip K. Dick (shelved 378 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1968
my rating:
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 368 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,543 ratings — published 1991
my rating:
Snow Crash (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 366 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 28,079 ratings — published 1992
my rating:
The Host (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 359 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,619 ratings — published 2008
my rating:
The Martian Chronicles (Grand Master Edition)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 348 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,013 ratings — published 1950
my rating:
I, Robot (Hardcover)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 336 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 9,543 ratings — published 1950
my rating:
Ender's Shadow (Shadow Series, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 335 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,733 ratings — published 201
my rating:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 329 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 15,980 ratings — published 1980
my rating:
Dune Messiah (Dune 2)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 328 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.68 — 10,019 ratings — published 1969
my rating:
Starship Troopers (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 328 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,719 ratings — published 1959
my rating:
Jurassic Park (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 324 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.65 — 37,718 ratings — published 1990
my rating:
Children of Dune (Dune 3)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 317 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,601 ratings — published 1976
my rating:
2001: A Space Odyssey (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 305 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,778 ratings — published 1968
my rating:
The Time Machine (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 303 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.64 — 12,670 ratings — published 1895
my rating:
Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 295 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,725 ratings — published 1982
my rating:
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 284 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 54,567 ratings — published 1962
my rating:
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 284 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 16,825 ratings — published 1983
my rating:
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 281 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 109,022 ratings — published 1993
my rating:
Foundation and Empire (Foundation 2)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 273 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,630 ratings — published 1952
my rating:
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 273 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.56 — 11,275 ratings — published 1996
my rating:
The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 266 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,553 ratings — published 1898
my rating:
The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by Ursula K. Le Guin (shelved 265 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,609 ratings — published 1969
my rating:
Second Foundation (Foundation 3)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 265 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,285 ratings — published 1953
my rating:
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut (shelved 259 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 142,374 ratings — published 1969
my rating:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 257 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,035 ratings — published 1984
my rating:
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)
by Suzanne Collins (shelved 239 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.57 — 33,287 ratings — published 2008
my rating:
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld (shelved 236 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,195 ratings — published 2005
my rating:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 235 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,544 ratings — published 1965
my rating:
God Emperor of Dune (Dune 4)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 233 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.61 — 6,101 ratings — published 1981
my rating:
The Handmaid's Tale (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood (shelved 229 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 65,281 ratings — published 1985
my rating:
Rendezvous with Rama (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 225 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,953 ratings — published 1973
my rating:
The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 216 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.54 — 14,031 ratings — published 1969
my rating:
Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 213 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,808 ratings — published 1989
my rating:
Childhood's End (Mass Market Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 211 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,549 ratings — published 1953
my rating:
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (Paperback)
by Mary Shelley (shelved 209 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 0.0 — 1 rating — published 1818
my rating:
The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback)
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) (shelved 206 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 165,167 ratings — published 2003
my rating:
Sphere (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 201 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.45 — 12,493 ratings — published 1987
my rating:
Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow Series, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 198 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 9,336 ratings — published 2000
my rating:
Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1)
by Larry Niven (shelved 191 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,151 ratings — published 1970
my rating:
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Paperback)
by Walter M. Miller Jr. (shelved 189 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,253 ratings — published 1959
my rating:
all shelves
More quotes...
"General fiction is pretty much about ways that people get into problems and screw their lives up. Science fiction is about everything else."
— Marvin Lee Minsky
— Marvin Lee Minsky
"... I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room."
— Ray Bradbury
— Ray Bradbury
No videos yet...
