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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

6,018 books — This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members.

Anything in the science fiction or fantasy genres, especially if there's any crossover.

(This list used to be for science fiction, but got out of control. For the best science fiction, see our new list.

See also
SF and Fantasy Award Winner Lists

1.

Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

by Orson Scott Card

4.29 855,631 ratings

2.

Dune (Dune #1)

by Frank Herbert

4.19 514,306 ratings

3.

1984

by George Orwell, Erich Fromm (Afterword)

4.13 1,989,206 ratings

4.

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

3.97 1,150,660 ratings

5.

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

3.96 1,055,964 ratings

6.

A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)

by Madeleine L'Engle

4.04 633,421 ratings

7.

Foundation (Foundation #1)

by Isaac Asimov

4.12 290,054 ratings

8.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

by Suzanne Collins

4.34 4,834,574 ratings

9.

The Giver: Library Edition

by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)

4.12 1,332,917 ratings

10.

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.05 874,951 ratings