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This list is an answer to lists like the Hidden Gems of Science Fiction which purports to list a few of science fiction's best and most tragically overlooked titles. This list definitely only contains those that are overlooked, though probably not in all cases tragically.

Looking for SF books with between 100 and 999 ratings on goodreads.

Other SF Lists of Note:
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books

SF Subgenres:
Alternate History
Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Space Opera
Steampunk

Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2001, 2000

Sci Fi Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Science Fiction By Year:
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009

Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy By Year:
2021, 2020
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

New Speculative Writers by Decade:
2000s, 2010s

Science Fiction By Ratings:
100,000 and more, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

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1	Timepiece (Keeping Time Trilogy #1) by Heather Albano (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 444 ratings score: 600, 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
2	The Color of Distance by Amy Thomson 4.27 avg rating — 946 ratings score: 580, 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
3	Off the Wall at Callahan's (Callahan's Series Excerpts and Quotes) by Spider Robinson 3.97 avg rating — 510 ratings score: 491, 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
4	Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. Kuhn (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 444, 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
5	Acadie by Dave Hutchinson 3.73 avg rating — 862 ratings score: 393, 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
6	Triptych by J.M. Frey (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 362, 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
7	The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women by Alex Dally MacFarlane (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.55 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 360, 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
8	The Avatar by Poul Anderson 3.45 avg rating — 787 ratings score: 352, 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
9	Everything That Isn't Winter by Margaret Killjoy (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 310 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
10	Dancing with Bears (Darger and Surplus #1) by Michael Swanwick 3.66 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 345, 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
11	The Winds of Gath (Dumarest of Terra #1) by E.C. Tubb 3.70 avg rating — 636 ratings score: 343, 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
12	Space Unicorn Blues (Reason, #1) by T.J. Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 730 ratings score: 340, 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
13	The Lotus Caves by John Christopher 3.71 avg rating — 655 ratings score: 337, 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
14	Hidden in Sight (Web Shifters, #3) by Julie E. Czerneda (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 728 ratings score: 324, 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
15	The Rose by Charles L. Harness 3.60 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 318, 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
16	To Each This World by Julie E. Czerneda (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 881 ratings score: 314, 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
17	This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch 3.57 avg rating — 647 ratings score: 309, 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
18	By Any Other Name by Spider Robinson 3.88 avg rating — 467 ratings score: 307, 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
19	Mind Over Ship by David Marusek (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 500 ratings score: 306, 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
20	Losers in Space by John Barnes 3.34 avg rating — 435 ratings score: 305, 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
21	Shadow of a Dead Star (The Wonderland Cycle #1) by Michael Shean (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 288 ratings score: 300, 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
21	Space Cat Visits Venus by Ruthven Todd 4.29 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 300, 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
21	The Final Season (Planet Gallywood #1) by Andrew Gillsmith (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 507 ratings score: 300, 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
24	Tales of Old Earth by Michael Swanwick 4.07 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 298, 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
24	The Clone by Theodore L. Thomas 3.40 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 298, 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
26	All of an Instant by Richard Garfinkle 3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 297, 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
27	Above the Sky Trilogy - Books 1-3: The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Suspense Series Box Set by J.W. Lynne (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 860 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
28	Above the Sky (Above the Sky, #1) by J.W. Lynne (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 998 ratings score: 293, 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
29	Brain Plague (Elysium Cycle, #4) by Joan Slonczewski (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 490 ratings score: 292, 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
30	Doctor Who: The Crystal Bucephalus by Craig Hinton 3.32 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 291, 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
30	A Million Open Doors (Giraut #1) by John Barnes 3.76 avg rating — 908 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
32	Coils by Roger Zelazny 3.60 avg rating — 790 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
33	Stars Beyond (Stars Uncharted, #2) by S.K. Dunstall (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 969 ratings score: 289, 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
33	The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W. Aldiss 3.32 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 289, 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
35	Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 519 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
35	Endless Universe by Marion Zimmer Bradley 3.66 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 288, 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
37	Return to the Sky (Above the Sky, #2) by Jenny Lynne (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 588 ratings score: 286, 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
37	The Last Planet (Central Control, #1) by Andre Norton 3.88 avg rating — 967 ratings score: 286, 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
39	Falcon by Emma Bull (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 538 ratings score: 285, 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
39	The Hollow Earth by Rudy Rucker 3.42 avg rating — 260 ratings score: 285, 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
41	The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 447 ratings score: 283, 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
41	Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion by Larry Nemecek 4.03 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 283, 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
43	Odd John and Sirius by Olaf Stapledon 3.96 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 282, 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
43	The Touchstone Trilogy by Andrea K. Höst (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 623 ratings score: 282, 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
45	Terraforming Earth by Jack Williamson 3.46 avg rating — 438 ratings score: 281, 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
46	Part of the Sky (Above the Sky, #3, Part 1 of 2) by J.W. Lynne (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 412 ratings score: 280, 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
46	Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson 4.34 avg rating — 724 ratings score: 280, 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
48	Starfarers (Starfarers #1) by Vonda N. McIntyre 3.56 avg rating — 579 ratings score: 279, 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
48	Bright Shards (The Vardeshi Saga, #2) by Meg Pechenick (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 703 ratings score: 279, 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
50	Forgotten Suns by Judith Tarr (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 278, 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
51	Ambulance Ship (Sector General, #4) by James White 4.07 avg rating — 633 ratings score: 277, 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	Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton 3.74 avg rating — 568 ratings score: 276, 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
52	Beyond the Sky (Above the Sky, #3, Part 2 of 2) by J.W. Lynne (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 276, 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
52	The Unadjusteds (The Unadjusteds, #1) by Marisa Noelle (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 279 ratings score: 276, 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
55	The Case of the Vanishing Boy by Alexander Key 4.16 avg rating — 205 ratings score: 275, 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
56	Star Surgeon by Alan E. Nourse 3.86 avg rating — 552 ratings score: 272, 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
56	A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright 3.85 avg rating — 411 ratings score: 272, 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
58	Cosmic Engineers by Clifford D. Simak 3.52 avg rating — 662 ratings score: 270, 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
59	Men of War (There Will Be War, #2) by Jerry Pournelle 3.88 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 269, 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
60	Recursion (AI Trilogy #1) by Tony Ballantyne 3.41 avg rating — 570 ratings score: 268, 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
61	Yarn by Jon Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 267, 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
61	The Tunnel Under the World by Frederik Pohl 3.88 avg rating — 805 ratings score: 267, 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
63	Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 266, 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
64	Vanishing Point by Michaela Roessner 3.69 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 265, 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
65	Escape From Kathmandu by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.78 avg rating — 788 ratings score: 264, 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	The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 876 ratings score: 263, 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	Doctor Who: Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 951 ratings score: 263, 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	A Billion Days of Earth by Doris Piserchia 3.57 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 263, 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	Parallelities by Alan Dean Foster 3.52 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 262, 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	User Friendly by Spider Robinson 3.73 avg rating — 495 ratings score: 262, 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
71	The Tomorrow Log by Sharon Lee 3.97 avg rating — 830 ratings score: 261, 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
71	The Doors of the Universe (Children of the Star, #3) by Sylvia Engdahl (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 261, 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	Plus by Joseph McElroy 3.96 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 260, 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
74	E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon 4.02 avg rating — 915 ratings score: 258, 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	Exiles of Colsec by Douglas Arthur Hill 3.84 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 257, 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	1635: The Tangled Web (Assiti Shards, #14) by Eric Flint (Editor) 3.45 avg rating — 835 ratings score: 257, 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	Tangled Up in Blue (The Snow Queen Cycle, #4) by Joan D. Vinge 3.68 avg rating — 679 ratings score: 256, 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
78	Argonauts by Kevin Kneupper (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 431 ratings score: 255, 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
79	Blind Waves by Steven Gould (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 608 ratings score: 254, 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
79	In Arcadia (Touchstone #5) by Andrea K. Höst (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 701 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
81	The Long Run: A Tale of the Continuing Time (The Continuing Time, #2) by Daniel Keys Moran (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 792 ratings score: 253, 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
82	Finity by John Barnes 3.38 avg rating — 362 ratings score: 252, 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
82	The City of Lightning (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 2)(Girl Genius, #15) by Kaja Foglio 4.35 avg rating — 318 ratings score: 252, 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
84	Heart of Danger (Juno, #3) by Fleur Beale 3.85 avg rating — 239 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
84	Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games by Greg Bear 3.24 avg rating — 107 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
86	Star Trek: Log Three (Star Trek: Logs, #3) by Alan Dean Foster 3.63 avg rating — 647 ratings score: 250, 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
87	Mindplayers by Pat Cadigan (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 726 ratings score: 249, 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
87	Battle for the Planet of the Apes by David Gerrold (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 582 ratings score: 249, 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
89	Orion Shall Rise by Poul Anderson 3.58 avg rating — 614 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
90	Doctor Who: Goth Opera by Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 246, 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
90	The Sirian Experiments (Canopus in Argos, #3) by Doris Lessing 3.97 avg rating — 836 ratings score: 246, 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
92	Insatiability: A Novel in Two Parts by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz 3.92 avg rating — 596 ratings score: 245, 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
93	Higher Education by Charles Sheffield 3.73 avg rating — 476 ratings score: 244, 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
93	Flight of the Dragonfly by Robert L. Forward 3.71 avg rating — 858 ratings score: 244, 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
93	Space Lords by Cordwainer Smith 3.98 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 244, 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
96	Bold as Love (Bold as Love, #1) by Gwyneth Jones 3.37 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 243, 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
96	Star Trek: Log Two (Star Trek: Logs, #2) by Alan Dean Foster 3.69 avg rating — 774 ratings score: 243, 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
98	The Planet on the Table by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.51 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 242, 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	The Star Road by Gordon R. Dickson 3.39 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 241, 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	Up the Walls of the World by James Tiptree Jr. 3.88 avg rating — 896 ratings score: 241, 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

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Sep 06, 2014 10:28AM

On the Steel Breeze and Firebird graduated

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The Killing of Worlds graduated

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Directive 51, A.I. Apocalypse graduated.

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The Escape graduated

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message 8: by Maarit (new)

Feb 25, 2015 01:23AM

Synners, Violet Eyes and Hellfire graduated

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message 9: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 09, 2015 11:39AM

Bowl of Heaven graduated

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message 10: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 14, 2015 11:00PM

Keep looking for sf books for these lists. Go back and look at your tags and add sf book to the appropriate lists. Go back to your favorite authors and add their books to the appropriate lists. Or just vote for 100 books already on this list that have only 1 vote and I'll continue the hunt (and one person can only vote for 100 books which makes creating/maintaining a list like this one a group effort).

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message 11: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 22, 2015 08:22PM

Visitors graduated

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message 12: by Maarit (new)

Apr 03, 2015 10:47AM

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall graduated

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message 13: by Maarit (new)

Apr 20, 2015 09:23AM

Memory of Water and All Men of Genius graduated

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message 14: by Maarit (new)

May 10, 2015 03:19AM

Tankborn and Yellow Blue Tibia graduated

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message 15: by Mitchell (last edited May 22, 2015 12:30PM) (new)

May 22, 2015 12:25PM

need to add Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction

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message 16: by Mitchell (new)

May 22, 2015 12:29PM

The Last Firewall graduated

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message 17: by Mitchell (new)

May 27, 2015 09:59PM

Apex would be added if I only had more votes

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message 18: by Maarit (new)

Jun 08, 2015 08:29AM

Jack Glass and Plague Ship graduated

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message 19: by Maarit (new)

Jul 19, 2015 01:44AM

7th Sigma and The Compleat Moonshadow graduated

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message 20: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 14, 2015 06:04PM

There are lots of worthwhile science fiction books between 100 and 999 ratings to add to the list. Go out there and find them. Or just vote for books on this list that I've voted for (and therefore only have one vote) and I'll go out there and find more of them. This 100 vote limit is annoying.

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message 21: by Mitchell (last edited Sep 09, 2015 11:01PM) (new)

Sep 09, 2015 10:26PM

Quozl and Apex and The Clockwork Rocket and Starbound and Exo and Defenders graduated

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message 22: by Mitchell (new)

Oct 04, 2015 02:39PM

A Darkling Sea graduated

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message 23: by Maarit (new)

Oct 27, 2015 08:53AM

Jupiter War graduated

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message 24: by Maarit (new)

Jan 11, 2016 09:08AM

Pax Romana, The Child Garden and Air, Volume 1: Letters from Lost Countries graduated

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message 25: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 14, 2016 12:24PM

The Cat From Outer Space graduated to this list but I have only 100 votes.

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message 26: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 14, 2016 12:30PM

Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld and Burning Paradise and Beggars Ride and The Cassandra Project graduated

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message 27: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 04, 2016 12:06AM

The Red: First Light and Icehenge and Mothership graduated

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message 28: by Mitchell (new)

May 02, 2016 11:29PM

Intruder and The Healer's War and The Affinities graduated

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message 29: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 09, 2016 05:04PM

Coming Home and The Devil's Alphabet and Theories of Flight graduated

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message 30: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 05, 2016 09:07PM

Steal Across the Sky and Protector and The Radiant Seas graduated

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message 31: by Mitchell (new)

Oct 25, 2016 10:21PM

Implied Spaces and The Islanders graduated

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message 32: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 18, 2016 10:05PM

Dreamfall and Probability Moon and Starhawk and The Iron Dream graduated

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message 33: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 01, 2017 05:25PM

Wildside graduated

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message 34: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 18, 2017 10:09PM

The Mount and Please Don't Tell My Parents I dBlew Up The Moon graduated

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message 35: by Sally (new)

Jun 28, 2019 12:32PM

Graduated and Promoted

The Computer Connection
Superheroes Anonymous
The Trials
Fairyland
Future Shock
Space Captain Smith
Degrees of Freedom
George and the Big Bang
In the Company of Others
Ties of Power
To Trade the Stars
Regeneration
Turning Point
The Gilda Stories
253
The Patchwork Girl
Intrusion
The Cosmic Computer
Zendegi
The Adjacent
Engineering Infinity
Shame of Man
Arctic Rising
Elmer
Rapture
Doctor Who: Borrowed Time
Battlestations!
Counting Heads
Pillar to the Sky
Code of Conduct
War Dogs

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message 36: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 09, 2020 09:57PM

Enemy Mine and The Empress of Mars graduated

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message 37: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 10, 2020 07:48PM

Snowpiercer, Vol. 2: The Explorers and The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories graduated

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message 38: by Sally (new)

May 01, 2020 07:30AM

Graduated

Star Trek Log One
City at World's End
A Private Cosmos
They'd Rather Be Right
Spin Control
Cachalot
The Separation
The Dragon Never Sleeps
The Lesson

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message 39: by Mitchell (new)

May 01, 2020 01:34PM

Sally wrote: "Graduated

Star Trek Log One
City at World's End
A Private Cosmos
They'd Rather Be Right
Spin Control
Cachalot
[bo..."

thank you

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message 40: by Navi (new)

Jun 16, 2020 02:00PM

Graduated:

America Pacifica

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message 41: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 12, 2020 04:46PM

Shipstar graduated

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message 42: by Rachel (new)

Aug 29, 2020 05:50PM

I think Gideon the Ninth at 369 has probably graduated

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message 43: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 29, 2020 08:28PM

Rachel wrote: "I think Gideon the Ninth at 369 has probably graduated"

Thanks for the call out. I definitely agree that at over 25,000 ratings Gideon the Ninth should not be on this list. And I added it to the fantasy list.

But to maintain these lists requires a lot of help. And you don't need to be a librarian to do it. You just need to vote. Preferably for 100 books on each list that you know meet the criteria. Especially those books that are missing - but also those books that have only one voter.

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message 44: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 29, 2020 08:31PM

Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy graduated

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message 45: by Mitchell (new)

May 12, 2021 10:27AM