Editors' Top Picks
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
74th out of 458 books — 287 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Golden Age & New Wave SF
80th out of 270 books — 207 voters

Grass by Sheri S. TepperOn Destiny by Aileen ErinThe Rookie by Scott SiglerLight Bringer by Pierce BrownThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
867th out of 2,135 books — 2,294 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
1145th out of 3,786 books — 7,370 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesNeuromancer by William Gibson
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
43rd out of 102 books — 107 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
341st out of 1,434 books — 1,775 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson1984 by George OrwellThe Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
58th out of 170 books — 294 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Phobos Entertainment's "100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read"
66th out of 100 books — 261 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
2750th out of 8,647 books — 25,166 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction and Fantasy on The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read.
106th out of 153 books — 111 voters

1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Philosophical Science Fiction
120th out of 454 books — 442 voters
1984 by George OrwellDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949-1984
56th out of 100 books — 25 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
385th out of 1,227 books — 2,771 voters
Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew GillsmithHer Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.A World Out of Time by Larry NivenDragon's Egg by Robert L. ForwardThe Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 1000 and 9999 ratings
1361st out of 2,178 books — 113 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
646th out of 1,017 books — 596 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Under 200 Pages
603rd out of 953 books — 428 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George Orwell
Best British and Irish Literature
528th out of 1,174 books — 1,112 voters
Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
108th out of 304 books — 248 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
542nd out of 555 books — 484 voters
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforBurning Girls by Veronica SchanoesThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedIn The Forest Of Forgetting by Theodora Goss
Tempest Challenge
133rd out of 227 books — 18 voters

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanSnow Crash by Neal StephensonStranger Than We Can Imagine by John Higgs
Alan Moore's Book Recommendations
61st out of 110 books — 19 voters
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesKing Street Run by V.R. LingEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
High IQ books
16th out of 92 books — 20 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisFrankenstein Unbound by Brian W. AldissThe Malacia Tapestry by Brian W. AldissFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Bendixen's Recommendations
23rd out of 67 books — 2 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienNicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Alliterative Titles
478th out of 958 books — 122 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank Patrick HerbertLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Guardian: 1000 Books Everyone Must Read (Science Fiction & Fantasy I: A to Na)
78th out of 101 books — 18 voters
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnickBitch Planet, Vol. 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnickSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinSuperman by Robert Bernstein
Future Prisons
6th out of 36 books — 3 voters

Hard to Be a God by Arkady StrugatskyMartian Time-Slip by Philip K. DickCamp Concentration by Thomas M. DischThe Invincible by Stanisław LemThe Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe
Ursula K. Le Guin List
3rd out of 8 books — 1 voter
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3625th out of 4,080 books — 5,345 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-LyttonA Few Hours in a Far-Off Age by Henrietta DugdaleThe Machine Stops by E.M. Forster
50 Fascist SF & Fantasy Works
22nd out of 50 books — 1 voter
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Price of Salt by Claire Morgan
Queer Lit & Queer Writers Before 2000
89th out of 115 books — 26 voters

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