Best Children's Science Fiction Books
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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 scifi books (showing 1-50 of 5,937)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 209 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.26 — 79,455 ratings — published 1985
Dune (Dune 1)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 196 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 54,208 ratings — published 1965
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 138 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.04 — 90,168 ratings — published 1979
Snow Crash (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 122 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.93 — 28,458 ratings — published 1992
Neuromancer (Mass Market Paperback)
by William Gibson (shelved 110 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.77 — 30,996 ratings — published 1984
Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 109 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.83 — 37,690 ratings — published 1961
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 103 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.90 — 22,064 ratings — published 1986
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick (shelved 90 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,600 ratings — published 1968
Ender's Shadow (Shadow Series, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 89 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,821 ratings — published 201
Dune Messiah (Dune 2)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 87 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.68 — 10,105 ratings — published 1969
1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell (shelved 82 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.02 — 208,134 ratings — published 1949
Foundation (Foundation 1)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 81 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,723 ratings — published 1951
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 81 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,628 ratings — published 1991
Children of Dune (Dune 3)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 80 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,679 ratings — published 1976
Brave New World (Paperback)
by Aldous Huxley (shelved 79 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.87 — 133,165 ratings — published 1932
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 77 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,075 ratings — published 1980
Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 76 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.89 — 99,456 ratings — published 1953
Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 71 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,800 ratings — published 1982
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 70 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.30 — 16,964 ratings — published 1983
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 66 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,178 ratings — published 1995
I, Robot (Hardcover)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 64 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.94 — 9,624 ratings — published 1950
Starship Troopers (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 62 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,786 ratings — published 1959
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 61 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,104 ratings — published 1984
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 61 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.57 — 11,335 ratings — published 1996
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 55 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,582 ratings — published 1965
Foundation and Empire (Foundation 2)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 53 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,676 ratings — published 1920
God Emperor of Dune (Dune 4)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 52 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.61 — 6,157 ratings — published 1981
Jurassic Park (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 51 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.65 — 37,819 ratings — published 1990
Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow Series, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 50 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.76 — 9,381 ratings — published 2000
Second Foundation (Foundation 3)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 49 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,332 ratings — published 1953
The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by Ursula K. LeGuin (shelved 49 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,673 ratings — published 1969
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 48 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.08 — 55,087 ratings — published 1962
The Host (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 48 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.99 — 62,151 ratings — published 2008
Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide, #5)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 47 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.83 — 9,003 ratings — published 1992
Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 46 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,851 ratings — published 1989
War of the Worlds (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 46 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1898
The Martian Chronicles (Grand Master Edition)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 46 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,103 ratings — published 1950
Cryptonomicon (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 45 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,114 ratings — published 1999
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld (shelved 44 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,504 ratings — published 2005
Sphere (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 44 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.45 — 12,580 ratings — published 1987
Heretics of Dune (Dune 5)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 40 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.63 — 5,383 ratings — published 1984
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.00 — 143,930 ratings — published 1969
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune 6)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.69 — 5,217 ratings — published 1965
Foundation's Edge (Foundation 4)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,710 ratings — published 1982
The Time Machine (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published 1895
Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1)
by Larry Niven (shelved 38 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,188 ratings — published 1970
The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 38 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.54 — 14,113 ratings — published 1969
2001: A Space Odyssey (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 37 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,839 ratings — published 1968
Shadow of the Giant (Shadow Series, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 35 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,661 ratings — published 2000
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion, #2)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 35 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,517 ratings — published 1990
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