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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 16,408)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 1123 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 81,746 ratings — published 1985
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Dune (Dune 1)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 858 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 56,296 ratings — published 1965
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 774 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,535 ratings — published 1979
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Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 671 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 103,195 ratings — published 1953
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1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell (shelved 609 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 213,133 ratings — published 1949
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Konec civilizace aneb Překrásný nový svět (Hardcover)
by Aldous Huxley (shelved 546 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1932
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En terre étrangère (Broché)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 537 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1961
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 508 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 22,414 ratings — published 1986
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Neuromancer (Mass Market Paperback)
by William Ford Gibson (shelved 481 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 32,121 ratings — published 1984
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Foundation (Foundation 1)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 458 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,933 ratings — published 1951
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick (shelved 388 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,869 ratings — published 1968
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Snow Crash (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 388 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,344 ratings — published 1992
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Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 375 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,852 ratings — published 1991
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The Host (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 369 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 63,422 ratings — published 2008
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The Martian Chronicles (Grand Master Edition)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 365 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,302 ratings — published 1950
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Ender's Shadow (Shadow Series, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 350 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 16,067 ratings — published 201
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Les Robots (Poche)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 349 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 1950
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 345 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,344 ratings — published 1980
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Jurassic Park (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 342 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.65 — 38,021 ratings — published 1990
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Starship Troopers (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 339 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,958 ratings — published 1959
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Dune Messiah (Dune, #2)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 338 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.68 — 10,260 ratings — published 1969
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Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 328 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,821 ratings — published 1976
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The Time Machine (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 323 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.64 — 13,104 ratings — published 1895
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 317 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,996 ratings — published 1968
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Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 313 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,984 ratings — published 1982
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 300 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 111,617 ratings — published 1993
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 299 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 56,264 ratings — published 1962
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 291 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 17,324 ratings — published 1983
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The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 283 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,802 ratings — published 1898
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation 2)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 283 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,788 ratings — published 1983
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Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 282 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.56 — 11,504 ratings — published 1996
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by Ursula K. LeGuin (shelved 276 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,808 ratings — published 1969
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Second Foundation (Foundation 3)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 275 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,440 ratings — published 1953
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut (shelved 272 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 147,709 ratings — published 1969
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 271 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,258 ratings — published 1984
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)
by Suzanne Collins (shelved 257 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.56 — 36,237 ratings — published 2008
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld (shelved 252 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 30,189 ratings — published 2005
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 245 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,692 ratings — published 1965
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune 4)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 239 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.61 — 6,253 ratings — published 1981
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La Servante Ecarlate (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood (shelved 239 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.50 — 5 ratings — published 1985
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Rendezvous with Rama (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 235 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,081 ratings — published 1973
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Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 227 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,974 ratings — published 1989
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Childhood's End (Mass Market Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 225 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,677 ratings — published 1953
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The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 221 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.54 — 14,286 ratings — published 1969
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Frankenstein (Paperback)
by Mary Shelley (shelved 218 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.66 — 96,615 ratings — published 1818
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The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback)
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) (shelved 216 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 171,754 ratings — published 2003
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Sphere (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 207 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.45 — 12,765 ratings — published 1987
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Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow Series, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 204 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 9,501 ratings — published 2000
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Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1)
by Larry Niven (shelved 200 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,306 ratings — published 1970
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 196 times as science-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,295 ratings — published 1995
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"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
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