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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
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Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 212 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.26 — 81,688 ratings — published 1985
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Dune (Dune 1)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 197 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.00 — 56,246 ratings — published 1965
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 142 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,456 ratings — published 1979
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Snow Crash (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 123 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.93 — 29,322 ratings — published 1992
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 111 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.83 — 39,034 ratings — published 1961
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Neuromancer (Mass Market Paperback)
by William Ford Gibson (shelved 110 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.76 — 32,099 ratings — published 1984
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 103 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.90 — 22,404 ratings — published 1986
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Ender's Shadow (Shadow Series, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 90 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 16,061 ratings — published 201
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick (shelved 88 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,862 ratings — published 1968
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1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell (shelved 82 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.02 — 213,008 ratings — published 1949
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Dune Messiah (Dune, #2)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 82 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.68 — 10,256 ratings — published 1969
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Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 81 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,817 ratings — published 1976
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Foundation (Foundation 1)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 81 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,903 ratings — published 1951
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Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 81 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,846 ratings — published 1991
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Brave New World (Paperback)
by Aldous Huxley (shelved 79 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.87 — 136,244 ratings — published 1932
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 77 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,340 ratings — published 1980
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Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 76 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.89 — 103,117 ratings — published 1953
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 72 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.30 — 17,312 ratings — published 1983
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Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 72 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,981 ratings — published 1982
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 66 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,295 ratings — published 1995
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I, Robot (Hardcover)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 64 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.94 — 9,755 ratings — published 1950
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Starship Troopers (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 62 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,956 ratings — published 1959
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 61 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,255 ratings — published 1984
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Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 61 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.56 — 11,501 ratings — published 1996
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein (shelved 55 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,687 ratings — published 1965
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation 2)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 53 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,783 ratings — published 1983
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Jurassic Park (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 53 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.65 — 38,017 ratings — published 1990
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune 4)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 52 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.61 — 6,249 ratings — published 1981
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Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow Series, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 50 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.75 — 9,499 ratings — published 2000
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by Ursula K. LeGuin (shelved 50 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,801 ratings — published 1969
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 49 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.08 — 56,239 ratings — published 1962
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Second Foundation (Foundation 3)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 49 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,436 ratings — published 1953
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Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 48 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,972 ratings — published 1989
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The Host (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 48 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.99 — 63,390 ratings — published 2008
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The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 47 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,798 ratings — published 1898
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Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide, #5)
by Douglas Adams (shelved 47 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.83 — 9,152 ratings — published 1992
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld (shelved 46 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.95 — 30,173 ratings — published 2005
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Martian Chronicles (Audio Cassette)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 46 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.14 — 9 ratings — published 1950
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Sphere (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 45 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.45 — 12,759 ratings — published 1987
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Cryptonomicon (Paperback)
by Neal Stephenson (shelved 43 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,271 ratings — published 1999
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The Time Machine (Paperback)
by H.G. Wells (shelved 41 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.64 — 13,098 ratings — published 1895
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut (shelved 40 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.00 — 147,624 ratings — published 1969
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Heretics of Dune (Dune 5)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 40 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.63 — 5,455 ratings — published 1984
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune 6)
by Frank Herbert (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.69 — 5,282 ratings — published 1965
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Foundation's Edge (Foundation 4)
by Isaac Asimov (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,792 ratings — published 1982
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Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1)
by Larry Niven (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,303 ratings — published 1970
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The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 39 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.54 — 14,281 ratings — published 1969
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 37 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,989 ratings — published 1968
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion, #2)
by Dan Simmons (shelved 36 times as scifi)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,585 ratings — published 1990
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Rendezvous with Rama (Paperback)
by Arthur C. Clarke (shelved 36 times as scifi)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,078 ratings — published 1973
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