Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy

Socialist, communist, anarchist, or otherwise leftist science fiction and fantasy. The origins of sci-fi as a genre go back to the utopian tradition and despite the appearance of a pronounced conservative bias in the genre, there has always been a strong left-wing influence within both sci-fi and fantasy. Books should include themes of class struggle, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, anti-sexism, and/or anti-homophobia.

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1	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 3,903,292 ratings score: 6,839, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle, #6) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.22 avg rating — 106,133 ratings score: 6,200, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,776,050 ratings score: 5,169, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.09 avg rating — 149,709 ratings score: 4,336, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,662,690 ratings score: 3,966, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.09 avg rating — 1,256,530 ratings score: 3,713, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.98 avg rating — 2,064,606 ratings score: 3,275, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.11 avg rating — 62,892 ratings score: 2,341, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 292,969 ratings score: 2,218, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 662,392 ratings score: 2,187, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.86 avg rating — 75,223 ratings score: 2,175, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks 3.86 avg rating — 83,188 ratings score: 2,053, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Word for World Is Forest (Hainish Cycle, #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 23,845 ratings score: 1,853, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Player of Games (Culture, #2) by Iain M. Banks 4.27 avg rating — 65,990 ratings score: 1,701, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Iron Heel by Jack London 3.77 avg rating — 9,647 ratings score: 1,427, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.30 avg rating — 3,027,263 ratings score: 1,345, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.20 avg rating — 116,513 ratings score: 1,307, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) by Philip Pullman 4.27 avg rating — 154,523 ratings score: 1,233, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.39 avg rating — 29,302 ratings score: 1,233, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 3.90 avg rating — 85,121 ratings score: 1,172, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 65,453 ratings score: 1,124, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) by Iain M. Banks 4.17 avg rating — 43,808 ratings score: 1,106, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Female Man by Joanna Russ 3.49 avg rating — 6,795 ratings score: 1,071, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Iron Council (New Crobuzon, #3) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 14,743 ratings score: 958, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert 4.25 avg rating — 1,106,802 ratings score: 866, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 110,399 ratings score: 842, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia by Samuel R. Delany 3.70 avg rating — 2,002 ratings score: 797, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 154,427 ratings score: 790, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Surface Detail (Culture #9) by Iain M. Banks 4.24 avg rating — 26,167 ratings score: 723, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Look to Windward (Culture, #7) by Iain M. Banks 4.20 avg rating — 25,019 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks 4.08 avg rating — 25,815 ratings score: 719, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) by Octavia E. Butler 4.37 avg rating — 17,683 ratings score: 681, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) by Octavia E. Butler 4.30 avg rating — 42,303 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock 3.77 avg rating — 7,132 ratings score: 624, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy 3.28 avg rating — 5,603 ratings score: 620, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany 3.85 avg rating — 2,739 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Swastika Night by Katharine Burdekin 3.63 avg rating — 2,134 ratings score: 588, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Inversions (Culture, #6) by Iain M. Banks 3.93 avg rating — 16,724 ratings score: 537, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The State of the Art (Culture, #4) by Iain M. Banks 3.84 avg rating — 15,998 ratings score: 510, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.94 avg rating — 35,781 ratings score: 510, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Sleep State Interrupt by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Wrath of Leviathan by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.32 avg rating — 7,505,885 ratings score: 477, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod 3.71 avg rating — 2,760 ratings score: 472, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	War with the Newts by Karel Čapek 4.17 avg rating — 11,689 ratings score: 456, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Grass (Arbai, #1) by Sheri S. Tepper 4.03 avg rating — 11,887 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Island by Aldous Huxley 3.86 avg rating — 28,377 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Cosmonaut Keep (Engines Of Light, #1) by Ken MacLeod 3.60 avg rating — 3,238 ratings score: 439, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod 3.92 avg rating — 2,185 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Learning the World: A Scientific Romance by Ken MacLeod 3.71 avg rating — 1,864 ratings score: 413, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Book of Occult by Simon W. Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 4,292 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Dogs of Orninica by Daniel Unedo (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	1632 by Eric Flint 4.05 avg rating — 12,031 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson 3.68 avg rating — 5,658 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Red Planets: Marxism and Science Fiction by Mark Bould (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 93 ratings score: 380, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) by Ruthanna Emrys (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,083 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 824,257 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells 3.39 avg rating — 4,477 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan 3.61 avg rating — 7,172 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem 4.20 avg rating — 11,070 ratings score: 349, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 34,294 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Excession (Culture, #5) by Iain M. Banks 4.19 avg rating — 28,389 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	He, She and It by Marge Piercy 3.98 avg rating — 5,451 ratings score: 336, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod 3.59 avg rating — 2,598 ratings score: 328, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Great Faerie Strike by Spencer Ellsworth (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Walkaway by Cory Doctorow 3.75 avg rating — 7,181 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Skyracos: The Mining Mess by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Pandora Driver: The Origin by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Stardance (Stardance #1) by Spider Robinson 3.93 avg rating — 1,829 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 3.88 avg rating — 4,314 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Two Of Them by Joanna Russ 3.56 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan 3.65 avg rating — 11,050 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl with All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 209,379 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 28,477 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,765 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) by Frederik Pohl 4.06 avg rating — 42,622 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 208,892 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria 3.72 avg rating — 1,678 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper 4.01 avg rating — 2,991 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Zero-Day Rising by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	ePulp Sampler Vol 1 by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Star Wars: A New Hope (Star Wars: Novelizations, #4) by George Lucas (Story & Screenplay) 4.05 avg rating — 15,846 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	News from Nowhere: And Selected Writings and Designs by William Morris 3.50 avg rating — 802 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The City & the City by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 63,184 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 5,129 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Voyage from Yesteryear by James P. Hogan 3.92 avg rating — 1,027 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.17 avg rating — 299,751 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	60 Black Women in Horror Fiction by Sumiko Saulson (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Running Man by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 117,224 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 213,019 ratings score: 183, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	City Come a-Walkin' by John Shirley 3.76 avg rating — 534 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 584,304 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Mount by Carol Emshwiller 3.66 avg rating — 1,505 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 3.89 avg rating — 21,316 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Engine City (Engines Of Light, #3) by Ken MacLeod 3.61 avg rating — 946 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Steamfunk! by Milton J. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Jennifer Government by Max Barry (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 14,171 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Vox by Christina Dalcher (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 68,110 ratings score: 174, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 & 2) by Balogun Ojetade (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 114,488 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Ian (new)

Jul 03, 2012 11:04AM

Philip K. Dick?

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message 2: by Chris (new)

Mar 16, 2013 05:45PM

Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that list is because it makes liberal kids feel cool.

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message 3: by Ian (new)

Mar 16, 2013 06:49PM

George Orwell was a Anarchist

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message 4: by Anders (new)

Apr 02, 2013 09:46AM

George Orwell was not an anarchist nor a conservative. He was a member of a british left-wing group that belonged to the so called London Bureau, sister organisation of the spanish POUM (not really trotskyite, but similar). The older he became he got more anti-communist, but all is life he was anti-stalinist (both 1984 and Animal Farm are basically anti-stalinist books). He also left the organisation and probably became a liberal and not a socialist later in his life. But one author mentioned in the list that's not left-wing at all is Orson Scott Card.

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message 5: by Ian (new)

May 28, 2013 01:36PM

Ursula K. Le Guin is a known anarcho-feminist

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message 6: by cibolaburn (new)

May 31, 2013 09:00PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."

George Orwell was a democratic socialist, with some anarchist leanings. Being against the authoritarian Bolshevism of Stalin isn't just the purview of the right wing. He witnessed the Soviet backed communists in the Spanish civil war's brutal suppression of the anarcho-syndicalist communities.

"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it."

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message 7: by Patrick (new)

Jun 02, 2013 07:46AM

This is a wonderful list, my to-read shelf is rapidly expanding.

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message 8: by Xdyj (last edited Jun 26, 2013 05:47PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2013 06:25PM

I'm not sure if Aldous Huxley was a leftist at the time he wrote BNW although BNW can be read as critical to capitalism, & Huxley did turn to the left later. Also Sheri Tepper's politics is a bit bizarre.

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message 9: by Buzz H. (new)

Aug 19, 2013 06:41PM

1632 by Eric Flint? I do wonder about that one. Seems rather nativist/right-wing.

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message 10: by Richard (new)

Nov 01, 2013 12:24AM

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin occurs twice.

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message 11: by Alicja (new)

Sep 08, 2014 03:33PM

Communist shouldn't be in the description. Communism is very authoritarian, which seems to contradict left-wing philosophies (Communist countries also tend to be imperialistic, sexist, homophobic, etc.). Communism differs from Marxism as Marxism is a philosophy while Communism is a type of government which on the outside resembles Marxism while in reality keeping a small ruling class of "haves" ruling in an authoritarian style over the majority of "have-nots" while spouting rhetoric that everyone is equal because everyone is poor (that doesn't reflect reality).

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message 12: by Susan (new)

Nov 21, 2014 08:38AM

Buzz H. wrote: "1632 by Eric Flint? I do wonder about that one. Seems rather nativist/right-wing."
I agree with you - I was startled to see this... very pro-patriot

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message 13: by Allie (new)

Jun 08, 2015 04:35PM

The Iron Heel by Jack London also occurs twice

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message 14: by Allie (new)

Jun 08, 2015 04:46PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."
1984 is a thoroughly socialist book. It examines the methods by which class regimes maintain hegemony of ideas, albeit through greatly exaggerated satire. It examines the mutually supporting nature of state "enemies". It even contains the very words "If there is hope . . . it lies in the proles" https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwe...

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message 15: by Sojun (new)

Oct 25, 2015 12:28PM

Alicja wrote: "Communist shouldn't be in the description. Communism is very authoritarian, which seems to contradict left-wing philosophies (Communist countries also tend to be imperialistic, sexist, homophobic, ..."

Richard wrote: "The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin occurs twice."

Communism is definitely a left-wing philosophy. Under communism the producers, the working class, democratically control the wealth of society in the interest of human need rather than profit. What you are talking about could more accurately be called "Stalinism" and "Maoism". The international left is still profoundly influenced by these philosophies even though they have shown themselves to be incompatible with the communism of Marx. A book based on the Cuban revolution could certainly be considered left wing, even if the reality of present day Cuba is neither communist, nor particularly progressive.

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message 16: by Allie (new)

Oct 25, 2015 03:59PM

Also, communism isn't a "type of government" at all (unless you're using a broad definition of government, I guess). It's stateless by definition.

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message 17: by MarpleInvestigates (new)

Dec 17, 2016 06:54PM

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message 18: by Gwercium (new)

Nov 18, 2017 04:13PM

Missing Olaf Stapledon

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message 19: by Aureolus (new)

Feb 07, 2018 08:17PM

Lol, why is a Clockwork Orange on this list? Besides not being a left-wing novel, seems more concerned with free will and a hatred for apathy, the author was himself strongly right-wing. Indeed he even wrote a book attacking the Labour government in the 70s, 1985, and stated in the Paris Review that he was, ideally, a Catholic Jacobite imperial monarchist.

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message 20: by Plankuton (new)

May 05, 2018 05:23PM

Dune's story has nothing to do with socialism.

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message 21: by Marvin (new)

May 08, 2018 10:45PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."

Libs ain't leftist lol. Leftist have always been subversive and insurrectionary. Orwell was an Anarchist until he sold out to liberalism and betrayed the working people to the fascists. 1984 however is a good book about how hierarchies
can be dangerous.

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message 22: by Plankuton (new)

Sep 14, 2018 01:29PM

I don't think dune belongs on the list. In fact, it definitly doesn't.

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message 23: by kazerniel (last edited May 14, 2019 07:13AM) (new)

May 14, 2019 07:11AM

I don't think Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials really belongs on this list. The main struggle of the series is against "The Authority" ( =God), but many major characters enthusiastically participate in hierarchical relationships.

Eg. Lord Asriel, the leader of the revolution, is heavily authoritarian towards those surrounding him.

Lyra, the main protagonist, has the following thought in the 2nd book: "“You had to come through,” she said, furious. No one should speak to her like this. She was an aristocrat. She was Lyra."

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message 24: by Rainbowheart (new)

Aug 26, 2020 09:59PM

Reverted title back to the original. Someone (not the list creator) had changed it.

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message 25: by sphinxfire (new)

Dec 22, 2020 03:03AM

If you dutifully wear your ideology goggles, you will find it easy to read right past any information contradicting your worldview - in the books on this list or otherwise - by applying the simple my team = good, everyone else = bad filter, but just fyi, a good chunk of the top "left wing literature" presented here is based in some part on real-life communist dystopias.

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