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“Science fiction” is a fairly easily understood concept. “Readable” in this context means accessible to readers of many different backgrounds. As wonderful as Neal Stephenson is, his books are rarely described as accessible, or in this case, readable. This is a list of novels that can be understood not just by STEM-types, but by anyone.
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Our Lit: A far future science fiction novel.
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LI Tchaikov (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 200,
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 1,602,854 ratings
score: 199,
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Beyond the Veil (The Epimetheus Trial #3)
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E.A. Setser (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 197,
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Factoring Humanity
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Robert J. Sawyer (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 3,828 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
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4.11 avg rating — 43,752 ratings
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Dare You Dare Me
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The Actuality
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Paul Braddon (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 131 ratings
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The ForEver Project
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D.B. Martin (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Open Your Eyes (5 Stories of Original Fantasy & Science Fiction)
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Neanderthals: The experiment
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Serag Monier (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 393 ratings
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Innuendo
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The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
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Abhaidev (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 461 ratings
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Into the Violet Gardens
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Isaac Nasri (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Galaxies for the Guilty: The Path of Tatsuo
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Berdan Andernacht (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 100,
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Project Mind River: Techs Future Promise and Peril (Futures Arrow Series, #1)
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Dave Spacer (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 49 ratings
score: 100,
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HumAIn: Navigating the Impact of AI in a Jobless Future
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Amanda Gibbs (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 100,
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Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 64,040 ratings
score: 99,
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The Martian
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Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,257,838 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Elder Blood (The Epimetheus Trial #1)
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E.A. Setser (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Magenta Skies
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4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 99,
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,279,454 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Into Antiquity (The Epimetheus Trial #2)
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E.A. Setser (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 98,
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Spin (Spin, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 43,980 ratings
score: 97,
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Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,459,370 ratings
score: 96,
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Earth Unaware (The First Formic War, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 59,207 ratings
score: 95,
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The Memory of Earth (Homecoming, #1)
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3.60 avg rating — 16,988 ratings
score: 94,
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Earth Awakens (The First Formic War, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 14,114 ratings
score: 93,
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The Call of Earth (Homecoming, #2)
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3.61 avg rating — 12,219 ratings
score: 92,
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The Ships of Earth (Homecoming Saga #3)
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3.57 avg rating — 11,001 ratings
score: 91,
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Earthfall (Homecoming, #4)
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3.54 avg rating — 10,079 ratings
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Earthborn (Homecoming, #5)
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3.42 avg rating — 8,374 ratings
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Homecoming: Harmony (Homecoming Saga, #1-3)
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3.71 avg rating — 874 ratings
score: 88,
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Homecoming: Earth (Omnibus) (Homecoming Saga, #4-5)
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3.66 avg rating — 447 ratings
score: 87,
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