Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads (3928 books)

If you love science fiction or fantasy novels, these should be on your list.

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301	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,002,577 ratings score: 2,157, and 27 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
302	Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 116,355 ratings score: 2,154, 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
302	A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2) by Vernor Vinge 4.32 avg rating — 34,878 ratings score: 2,154, and 27 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
304	Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 7,929 ratings score: 2,153, 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
305	Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 29,151 ratings score: 2,150, 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
306	The Ancient Code (The Ancient Secrets #1) by T.S. Falk (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 3,675 ratings score: 2,144, 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
307	The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 3.63 avg rating — 214,373 ratings score: 2,134, and 30 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
308	Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) by Elizabeth Lim (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 101,798 ratings score: 2,121, 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
309	The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1) by Robert Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 4,969 ratings score: 2,104, 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
310	Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1) by Sue Lynn Tan (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 123,901 ratings score: 2,099, 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
311	Conjunction (The Wise Society, #1) by A.D. Zoltan 4.39 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 2,092, and 21 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
312	The Sunshine Stone by Foster Henderson (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 2,076, 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
313	The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 30,108 ratings score: 2,071, and 26 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
314	Gallant by V.E. Schwab 3.70 avg rating — 143,361 ratings score: 2,068, 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
315	The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo, #5) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 84,571 ratings score: 2,067, 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
316	Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 560,052 ratings score: 2,045, and 24 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
317	Timeline by Michael Crichton 3.87 avg rating — 215,753 ratings score: 2,015, and 26 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
318	Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 99,091 ratings score: 2,010, and 21 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
319	Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) by Richard K. Morgan 4.04 avg rating — 113,950 ratings score: 2,002, 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
320	Mysterious, Discovered, Accepted (Nightfall, #3) by Violet Samuels (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 2,000, 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
321	The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 4.09 avg rating — 68,070 ratings score: 1,995, and 27 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
322	A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.99 avg rating — 131,511 ratings score: 1,993, 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
323	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 110,627 ratings score: 1,988, 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
324	The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 232,682 ratings score: 1,972, 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
325	Rogue Genesis (Shimmer in the Dark, #1) by Ceri London (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 1,966, 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
326	Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 97,081 ratings score: 1,964, and 24 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
327	Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 164,172 ratings score: 1,962, 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
328	The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.13 avg rating — 86,347 ratings score: 1,955, and 26 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
329	Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) by J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 353,086 ratings score: 1,952, 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
330	Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 134,457 ratings score: 1,942, and 26 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
331	I Remember You by Brian Freeman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,936 ratings score: 1,938, 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
332	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,656,896 ratings score: 1,936, 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
333	Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 79,375 ratings score: 1,935, and 21 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
334	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) by Jules Verne 3.89 avg rating — 273,794 ratings score: 1,932, and 28 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
335	Galactic Energies by Luca Rossi (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 515 ratings score: 1,924, 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
336	RELIC: A SciFi Adventure by T.S. Falk (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,907 ratings score: 1,919, 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
337	Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 117,278 ratings score: 1,902, and 24 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
338	The Beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 1,900, and 19 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
339	Infinite by Brian Freeman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 12,872 ratings score: 1,898, 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
340	Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) by Veronica Rossi (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 115,226 ratings score: 1,895, 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
341	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 713,886 ratings score: 1,887, and 21 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
342	Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 13,181 ratings score: 1,885, 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
343	Starshine (Aurora Rising #1; Aurora Rhapsody #1) by G.S. Jennsen (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,816 ratings score: 1,871, and 19 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
344	Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks 3.85 avg rating — 99,323 ratings score: 1,870, and 24 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
345	Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 134,777 ratings score: 1,848, and 21 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
346	The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.50 avg rating — 1,104,660 ratings score: 1,845, and 26 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
347	House of Marionne (House of Marionne #1) by J. Elle (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 7,564 ratings score: 1,841, and 19 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
348	The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 155,858 ratings score: 1,837, and 24 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
349	Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 51,591 ratings score: 1,835, 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
350	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.98 avg rating — 203,299 ratings score: 1,822, 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
351	Grass (Arbai, #1) by Sheri S. Tepper 4.03 avg rating — 13,254 ratings score: 1,817, 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
351	The Secret of the Blood Charm (Coven Cove #1) by David Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,354 ratings score: 1,817, and 19 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
353	The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.03 avg rating — 330,396 ratings score: 1,814, 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
354	The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1) by Alison Croggon (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 27,558 ratings score: 1,783, 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
355	The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4) by Dan Simmons 4.17 avg rating — 63,876 ratings score: 1,768, 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
356	The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) by C.S. Lewis 3.91 avg rating — 386,717 ratings score: 1,762, and 24 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
357	Replay by Ken Grimwood 4.15 avg rating — 44,110 ratings score: 1,760, and 21 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
358	This Changes Everything (The Spanners, #1) by Sally Ember (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 1,757, 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
359	The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 198,773 ratings score: 1,749, and 19 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
360	The Darkest Core (Netherdei #2) by Peter Hackshaw (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 1,734, 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
361	Worm Holes (Quantum Roots, #2) by Kyle Keyes (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 2,103 ratings score: 1,731, and 19 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
362	Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 94,487 ratings score: 1,730, and 21 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
363	Lies, Inc. by Philip K. Dick 3.20 avg rating — 3,545 ratings score: 1,729, 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
364	Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) by Kristen Britain 4.09 avg rating — 40,562 ratings score: 1,728, and 19 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
365	The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 77,013 ratings score: 1,725, and 21 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
366	Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 28,808 ratings score: 1,723, 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
367	Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 101,608 ratings score: 1,717, and 21 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
368	The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 82,658 ratings score: 1,716, 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
369	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 265,286 ratings score: 1,714, 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
370	NIGHT TERROR (A Genetics Investigation Team Thriller, #1) by Russ Tilton (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,004 ratings score: 1,708, 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
371	Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 30,709 ratings score: 1,707, 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
371	Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 105,730 ratings score: 1,707, 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
371	The Arbitrator by Max Nowaz (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12,571 ratings score: 1,707, 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
374	Cade (Society #1) by Mason Sabre (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 1,695, and 17 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
375	Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) by Michael Moorcock 3.89 avg rating — 30,749 ratings score: 1,679, 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
376	The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 81,152 ratings score: 1,676, and 21 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
377	The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3) by Suzanne Collins 4.50 avg rating — 233,165 ratings score: 1,672, and 21 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
378	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi 3.84 avg rating — 1,188,210 ratings score: 1,656, and 19 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
379	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 812,348 ratings score: 1,654, and 21 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
380	Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle 3.99 avg rating — 48,238 ratings score: 1,649, 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
381	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 693,316 ratings score: 1,645, 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
382	Daemon (Daemon, #1) by Leinad Zeraus 4.16 avg rating — 48,242 ratings score: 1,643, 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
383	The First Step (A Thousand Li, #1) by Tao Wong (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 6,616 ratings score: 1,635, and 17 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
384	Heart of Night and Fire (The Nightfire Quartet, #1) by Nisha J. Tuli (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,783 ratings score: 1,633, and 17 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
385	To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) by Philip José Farmer 3.93 avg rating — 33,559 ratings score: 1,632, and 21 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
386	The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier 3.79 avg rating — 66,901 ratings score: 1,629, and 17 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
387	Prodigy (Legend, #2) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 279,443 ratings score: 1,619, 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
388	Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) by Orson Scott Card 3.82 avg rating — 164,524 ratings score: 1,613, and 21 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
389	Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 189,644 ratings score: 1,603, and 21 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
390	The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 26,928 ratings score: 1,598, and 19 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
391	Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,150,968 ratings score: 1,597, 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
392	Way Station by Clifford D. Simak 4.03 avg rating — 29,512 ratings score: 1,596, and 21 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
393	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 74,788 ratings score: 1,595, and 21 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
393	A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 176,284 ratings score: 1,595, and 17 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
395	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.01 avg rating — 4,449,186 ratings score: 1,574, 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
396	Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1) by A.R. Merrydew (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 5,428 ratings score: 1,563, and 16 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
397	Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 400,750 ratings score: 1,540, 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
398	Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds 4.13 avg rating — 27,305 ratings score: 1,539, 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
399	In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 101,979 ratings score: 1,533, and 19 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 Michaelbrent (new)

Nov 03, 2009 10:51AM

For consideration on this list:

Billy: Messenger of Powers by Michaelbrent Collings (check it out at www.whoisbillyjones.com)

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message 2: by Emily (new)

Dec 27, 2009 07:28AM

Why are The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns on here? There are neither Science Fiction nor Fantasy. Can someone remove them?

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message 3: by Emily (new)

Dec 27, 2009 07:34AM

I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things.

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message 4: by Doctruthyness (new)

Jul 05, 2010 10:01PM

Dude, your book is not a 'must read.' It's not even a 'maybe read.'

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message 5: by Victoria (new)

Jul 14, 2010 11:44AM

Wish I could have retracted my vote (for a single Pullman vs the series).

Roger Zelazny, the Amber Chronicles The Great Book of Amber
Isaac Asimov, the Foundation seriesThe Foundation Trilogy

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message 6: by Victoria (new)

Jul 14, 2010 11:45AM

Emily wrote: "Why are The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns on here? There are neither Science Fiction nor Fantasy. Can someone remove them?"

Thoroughly agree!

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message 7: by Victoria (last edited Jul 14, 2010 11:49AM) (new)

Jul 14, 2010 11:49AM

Oh, well if vampires are included then one must read Anne Rice, who popularized the romance and sensuality of vampires:

The Vampire Chronicles Interview With the Vampire; The Vampire Lestat; The Queen of the Damned

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message 8: by Victoria (new)

Jul 14, 2010 11:50AM

Doctruthyness wrote: "Dude, your book is not a 'must read.' It's not even a 'maybe read.'"

Just wondering who "Dude, your book" is!

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message 9: by Angel (last edited Nov 02, 2010 08:54PM) (new)

Nov 02, 2010 08:54PM

And could someone remove the duplicate editions? I don't think we need to list titles like Brave New World more than once. And yes, why are books like The Kite Runner on this list, which clearly are not science fiction nor fantasy?

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message 10: by Sue (new)

Dec 07, 2010 02:21PM

How is Midnight Sun number 33?

It's not a book, it is, at best, an unfinished manuscript available on the internet that will probably never be published.

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message 11: by Ruby (new)

Sep 21, 2011 09:10PM

There are a great many books on this list that do not qualify as great or even good, they are merely new. Apparently a lot of people haven't read anything that was published before they entered high school.

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message 12: by 4l3x (last edited Aug 24, 2012 03:55AM) (new)

Aug 24, 2012 03:55AM

The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility

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message 13: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 04, 2012 07:44PM

4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"

the hunger games is much better

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message 14: by 4l3x (new)

Sep 04, 2012 10:30PM

Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"

the hunger games is much better"

oh please... Have you even read Dune?

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message 15: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 04, 2012 11:01PM

4l3x wrote: "Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"

the hunger games is much better"

oh please... Have you even read Dune?"

have you even read the hunger games?

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message 16: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 04, 2012 11:03PM

Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"

the hunger games is much better"

oh please... Have you even read Dune?"

have you even..."

and yes i have read it

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message 17: by Ruby (new)

Sep 04, 2012 11:33PM

Somebody's eatin' the crazy pills! The Hunger Games is young adult!! There's no way it could compare to the universe & history in the Dune series. Get a perspective.

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message 18: by 4l3x (last edited Sep 05, 2012 06:54AM) (new)

Sep 04, 2012 11:51PM

Monique wrote:
oh please... Have you even read Dune?"

have you even read the hunger games? "

I have. The whole series. (as you can see in my read books ;D) And while I enjoyed it in some extent (I find Katniss incredibly annoying and clueless) there is no way it should be before Dune in any list

Ruby wrote: "There's no way it could compare to the universe & history in the Dune series. Get a perspective. "
I see there is still hope out there

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message 19: by Scribble (new)

Sep 05, 2012 06:52AM

4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"

LIKE LIKE LIKE LIKE

and

+1

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message 20: by Karina (new)

Sep 11, 2012 04:31PM

Emily wrote: "I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things. "

YES! 1000X YES!

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message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 11, 2012 11:36PM

science fiction and fantasy can be good together

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message 22: by Ruby (new)

Sep 12, 2012 12:04AM

I agree. I love it when they are mixed in the same world! Or when the story seems like one and turns out to be the other.

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message 23: by [deleted user] (last edited Sep 12, 2012 04:57AM) (new)

Sep 12, 2012 04:57AM

i like fantasy and science fition i loved footprints of thunder and thunder of time there fantasy and science fiction

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message 24: by Nessarose (new)

Jan 24, 2013 12:49PM

It feels as though books that are part of series are really clogging the list up. Someone who's read a single series from start to finish will feel like they're a big man on campus after reading this list.

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message 25: by Danny (new)

Feb 16, 2015 10:16AM

Greegs & Ladders

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message 26: by Jonathan (new)

Jan 04, 2016 03:03PM

Science fiction AND fantasy in one list? Oh brother... Why don't you just mix children books with zombie books next for all the sense it makes? YAUGRL--yet another useless goodreads list.

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message 27: by Wolfgarr (new)

Jun 15, 2017 06:39PM

another list turned worthless due to everyone and his brother spaming every single book in a series.....When all you need is the first one.

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message 28: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 05, 2017 11:07AM

There are other better lists:

For recent science fiction take a look at Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century.

For popular fantasy take a look at The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads

For both these lists there are links in the list description to other good fantasy and science fiction lists.

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message 29: by Donna (new)

Aug 09, 2017 07:39PM

The system found and removed 4 duplicates.

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message 30: by Fatemeh (new)

Aug 14, 2017 10:12PM

برای کشف اقیانوس باید جرات ترک ساحل را داشت این دنیا دنیای تغییرات است نه تقدیر

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message 31: by Donna (new)

Aug 31, 2017 08:10PM

Greg wrote: "A new collection for consideration. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
This is spam, and it violates Goodreads author conduct policy. I recommend you delete it. Otherwise I will flag it.

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message 32: by Donna (last edited Aug 31, 2017 08:36PM) (new)

Aug 31, 2017 08:22PM

As mixed lists go, this one is pretty good. I am seeing some genre issues though. Removed Beloved from p 5. Toni Morrison, science fiction and fantasy? The hell?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

On the line: where do we draw the line between fantasy and horror, folks? I am looking at some Stephen King titles, and Anne Rice. Dracula by Bram Stoker is clearly out of genre, and I'm removing it:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Love to hear some input about the others mentioned here. Some have a large number of votes, and I know that once a list is established, the first page becomes almost sacred. I don't want to touch anything that's liable to draw objections unless it's very clearly in the wrong place...

Removed from page 7, A Thousand Splendid Suns, out of genre:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Removed from page 8, A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

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message 33: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 31, 2017 08:41PM

So - I'm not a big fan of horror. But a lot of horror I would consider also fantasy. And I'm not the only one. Dracula for example, is shelved 7,950 as horror. But it is also shelved 3,360 as fantasy. As a librarian I do a lot of removing books from lists. But as far as I'm concerned vampires and werewolves are just about always fantasy - and sometimes horror and sometimes romance and sometimes very rarely science fiction.

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message 34: by Donna (new)

Aug 31, 2017 09:49PM

Mitchell wrote: "So - I'm not a big fan of horror. But a lot of horror I would consider also fantasy. And I'm not the only one. Dracula for example, is shelved 7,950 as horror. But it is also shelved 3..."
The difference in genre, as I understand it, is that horror is written to induce fear more than anything else. I did see that some people have incorrectly shelved Dracula, but it's also a very small percentage of readers overall. (Look at the numbers at the top of the shelf list and you'll see what I mean.)
However, I also realize--though I'm not a fan personally--that there are now a lot of stories involving paranormal and vampirical love. So that's where the line gets hazy, because we have a category that used to be entirely horror and now is not.
As I previously said, I"m not going to remove anything I'm not sure of. I feel confident about Dracula.

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message 35: by Donna (new)

Apr 21, 2018 12:45PM

The system found and removed 6 duplicates.

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message 36: by Radu (new)

Jul 19, 2018 01:39PM

Emily wrote: "I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things. "

I TOTALLY agree!

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message 37: by Ginny (new)

Dec 14, 2018 12:06AM

Horn-Horn by ADT McLellan - one of those few books that you will go from the last page immediately back to the first page. Like The Sixth Sense, reading it a second time is like reading it for the first time again. It's a completely different story once all of the twists are revealed.

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message 38: by Liz (new)

Oct 15, 2019 06:16PM

So...number 1777 is Black Beauty. Perhaps the person who added it meant a different Black Beauty? Either way, they tagged the kid's book. Perhaps it should be deleted...or we should add Old Yeller. ;)

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message 39: by Donna (new)

Oct 15, 2019 10:53PM

Liz wrote: "So...number 1777 is Black Beauty. Perhaps the person who added it meant a different Black Beauty? Either way, they tagged the kid's book. Perhaps it should be deleted...or we should add Old Yeller. ;)"

Good eyes. It's gone now.

The system found and removed 21 duplicates.

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message 40: by Amy (new)

Dec 23, 2019 05:38AM

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour by Chris Scott

Such a great book. I have both kindle and paperback versions!

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

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message 41: by Donna (new)

Dec 23, 2019 02:56PM

Amy wrote: "The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour by Chris Scott

Such a great book. I have both kindle and paperback versions!

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

[book:The Ascendance Protocol: ..."
If you want that title on the list and it isn't there yet, you have to enter it yourself using the tab at the top of the list.

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message 42: by Yaroslav (new)

Feb 04, 2020 03:01AM

Why Hunger Games are here?

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message 43: by Mitchell (new)

Nov 17, 2021 12:35PM

Mary wrote: "Why are there some books with less than 1K votes and hundreds of votes in the list? They should be deleted..what a joke.
Examples: The Outlands"

This list was setup without criteria that let's a librarian remove books with some impunity. You might appreciate Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads and the lists that it links to more.

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