Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with fewer than 100 ratings (396 books)

Looking for SF books with between 100 and 999 ratings on Goodreads. There are existing lists for 100-999, 1k-10k, 10k-25k, 25k-50k and more than 50k. mjf

This list has been set up for new and unknown science fiction. Goodreads authors, feel free to add your own books here after they have been rated. However, books with more votes than ratings may be removed at any time. Books that are not sf will also be removed .

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

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	In the Shadow of Humanity by N. John Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 500, 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
2	Descent into Mayhem (Capicua Chronicles #1) by Bruno Goncalves (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 42 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
2	The Treasure Hunters by Warren Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 77 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
4	A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire by Michael Bishop 3.61 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 319, 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
5	The Sinister Researches of C. P. Ransom by H. Nearing Jr. 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 302, 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	Android Hunters (The Corli Saga, #1) by Jonathan Bergeron (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 21 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
6	My Return to Planet Earth (The Chronicles of Jake, #1) by Peter Lewis Atkinson (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 36 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
6	Begin Anew by Richard Brant (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
9	The Azazel Syndrome (Azazel #1) by J.E. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 20 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
10	The Starhawk Chronicles by Joseph J. Madden (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 65 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
10	The Fated Sky (Transgressor Trilogy, #1) by E.M. Swift-Hook (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 88 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
10	Going Home: Diary of a Teenage Alien by Kande S. Summers 3.35 avg rating — 31 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
13	The Vesta Conspiracy (The Solarian War Saga #2) by Felix R. Savage (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 96 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
14	Tears of Gliese (Capicua Chronicles #2) by Bruno Goncalves (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 294, 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
15	JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still by Charles J. Eskew 3.35 avg rating — 62 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
16	Jagannath by Kerry Alan Denney (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 99 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
17	The Diamond Deep (Ruby's Song, #2) by Brenda Cooper (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 73 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
18	Dining Out with the Ice Giants (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #2) by Clare O'Beara (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 284, 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
19	Transformer (Transformer, #2) by M.A. Foster 3.87 avg rating — 46 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
20	You Shouldn't Call Me Mommy by Susan Tsui (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 39 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
21	Phoenicia's Worlds by Ben Jeapes 3.59 avg rating — 39 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
21	Queen Of The Night by Maria Cowen (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
23	Time's Child: A Powerful Science Fiction Novel Where a Peasant and Viking Change Destiny in a Plague-Ravaged Future by Rebecca Ore 2.75 avg rating — 69 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
24	Fires of Bride by Ellen Galford 3.90 avg rating — 89 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
24	The Moon Children by Jack Williamson 3.30 avg rating — 53 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
26	Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Mobiles by Jeanne Willis 3.76 avg rating — 41 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
27	DUALITY: The World of Lies by Paul Barufaldi (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8 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
27	Legions in Time by Michael Swanwick 3.32 avg rating — 28 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
29	USS Krakowski by J.J. Mainor (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 17 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
29	The Valmont Contingency (Human Diaspora #1) by Val Roberts (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 71 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
31	Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here by Mark Rounds (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 31 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
31	Dues of Blood (Transgressor Trilogy, #3) by E.M. Swift-Hook (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 19 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
33	Ασημένια θάλασσα by Panos Tserolas (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 33 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
33	The Insect Warriors by Rex Dean Levie 3.90 avg rating — 30 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
35	The Programmed Man by Jean Sutton 3.61 avg rating — 23 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
36	Wick (The Spark Form Chronicles #1) by Matt Doyle (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 25 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
37	So Late So Soon by Harry Tynan 4.05 avg rating — 21 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
38	Mayan December by Brenda Cooper (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 72 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
38	Hitler Out Of Time (Norton Blake, #2) by David Avoura King (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
38	The Wild Blue and the Gray by William Sanders 3.89 avg rating — 55 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
41	The Fourth Generation by Chris von Halle (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 27 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
42	Imminent Domain: Finding Goldilocks by Neal J.B. Verne (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
43	Bicycling Through Space and Time (Bike Path #1) by Mike Sirota (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 259, 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
44	Renew (The Markus Tarver Chronicles #1) by Craig Shields (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 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
45	Hidden Variables by Charles Sheffield 3.78 avg rating — 23 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
46	Prison of Souls by Xander Gray (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 69 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
47	Colsec Rebellion by Douglas Arthur Hill 3.78 avg rating — 98 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
48	The Toxic Children by Tessa Maurer (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
49	Prometheus and the Dragon (Atlas and the Winds #2) by Eric Michael Craig (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 253, 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
49	Ring of Ritornel by Charles L. Harness 3.77 avg rating — 99 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
51	Under Dark Sky Law by Tamara Boyens (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 85 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
52	The Wonder Effect by Frederik Pohl 3.08 avg rating — 62 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
53	Other Hands by Thomas James it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 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
53	The Golden Enemy by Alexander Key 3.93 avg rating — 59 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
55	The Darkling Plain by L.A. Wilson 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
56	Journey to Fusang by William Sanders 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 247, 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
57	Dreamweavers by Kerry Alan Denney (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 48 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
58	Soulmates by Mike Resnick 4.25 avg rating — 60 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
59	Preternatural by Margaret Wander Bonanno 2.93 avg rating — 29 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
60	Wings of Creation (The Silver Ship, #3) by Brenda Cooper (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 94 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
61	The Blind Geometer / The New Atlantis by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.49 avg rating — 67 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
62	Death Hunt on a Dying Planet by Gary Alan Ruse (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 240, 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	Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics, Volume 1: 1979-1981 by Rich Handley 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 238, 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	Stormhaven Rising (Atlas and the Winds Book 1) by Eric Michael Craig (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 238, 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	Forward in Time by Ben Bova 3.47 avg rating — 81 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
65	Transitory by Ian Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 22 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
67	The Virgin and the Dinosaur (The Virgin and the Dinosaur, #1) by R. Garcia y Robertson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 234, 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	Beyond Uranus (The Uranus Trilogy, #1) by Stewart Bruce 3.82 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 234, 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	Somebody's Monster (Stardust, #1) by Beau Van Dalen (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 232, 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	Rivets and Sprockets by Alexander Key 4.32 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 232, 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	In the Cube by David Alexander Smith 3.70 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 230, 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	Dione's War by J.J. Mainor (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 230, 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	Misheard Lyrics by Mike Ellsworth (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 228, 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	Peace, The (Worlds of the Timestream: The Interregnum, #1) by Rick Sutcliffe 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 226, 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	The Hidden Side of the Moon by Joanna Russ 3.64 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 226, 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	Promise of the Flame (The Hidden Flame, #2) by Sylvia Engdahl (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 224, 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	The Dark Planet by J. Hunter Holly 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 224, 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	Homicidal Aliens and Other Disappointments by Brian Yansky (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 221, 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	The knight's tale, a story of the future by Vincent McCaffrey (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 220, 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
80	Glassing the Orgachine (Upon This Rock #2) by David Marusek (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 218, 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	Frankensteins & Foreign Devils by Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 217, 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 Diploids and Other Flights of Fancy by Katherine MacLean 3.52 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 216, 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
83	Armed Camps by Kit Reed 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 212, 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
83	Canellian Eye : Prophecy by Caroline Noe (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 212, 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
85	I Live with You by Carol Emshwiller 3.59 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 211, 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	Release (Tandro, #1) by Naomi E. Lloyd (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 210, 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	Bloodstained Skies: The Hostile Alliance: Part I: The Root Of Rage by Alex Carter Emerson 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 208, 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
88	A Starfarer's Dozen: Stories of Things to Come by Michael Stearns (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 207, 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	Defender of the Flame (The Rising Flame #1) by Sylvia Engdahl (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 206, 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	Avalanche Soldier by Susan R. Matthews 3.18 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 206, 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	The Spark Anomaly by Jeffrey Freedman (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 206, 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	Snapshots from a Black Hole & Other Oddities by K.C. Ball 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 205, 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	The Road To Welkin by Hunter Byrd (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 205, 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
94	To Here and the Easel by Theodore Sturgeon 3.80 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 201, 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
94	The Calibrated Alligator and Other Science Fiction Stories by Robert Silverberg 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 201, 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	Wayland's Principia by Richard Garfinkle 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 200, 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	Micro-Man by Forrest J. Ackerman 2.92 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 200, 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	Sharper Mind Darker Dreams by Leonard Seet (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
96	The Pursuit of Freedom by Marina Vinni (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
96	Mindstock: A Novel by Richard Yonck (Goodreads Author) 4.96 avg rating — 26 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

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May 04, 2015 05:00PM

Cobra Slave and Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 graduated

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

May 22, 2015 11:33AM

Empire of Dust: A Psi-Tech Novel and Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction and The Affinities all graduated

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message 7: by Maarit (new)

Jun 08, 2015 08:26AM

Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains and Energized graduated

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message 8: by Mitchell (new)

Jun 22, 2015 04:11PM

The Summer Man graduated

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message 9: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 14, 2015 06:05PM

Science Fiction Book - Part 1 First Contact - Aoleon The Martian Girl graduated

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message 10: by Mitchell (last edited Sep 09, 2015 11:06PM) (new)

Sep 09, 2015 11:05PM

Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia and Reading the Wind graduated

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message 11: by Maarit (new)

Oct 27, 2015 08:51AM

Edge of Dark, Terminator: 2029-1984 and Montezuma Strip graduated

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message 12: by Maarit (new)

Jan 11, 2016 09:05AM

The Resisters #2: Sterling Squadron, The Bones of Time, Angel of Destruction, Slave Ship, The Cyborg From Earth, The Ark, The Far Call, The R Master, Killing Titan and Hardfought graduated

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message 13: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 14, 2016 12:23PM

The Cat From Outer Space graduated

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message 14: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 03, 2016 11:54PM

Guardians graduated

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message 15: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 04, 2016 12:07AM

The Immortality Game graduated

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message 16: by Mitchell (new)

May 02, 2016 11:32PM

Oscar and the Mooncats and Bugs in the Arroyo and Was Once a Hero graduated

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message 17: by Mitchell (new)

May 30, 2016 08:32AM

Just a reminder to people who vote on this list to follow their books and also vote on the 100-999 ratinga list

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message 18: by Peter (new)

Jul 04, 2016 01:39PM

KSR Mars trilogy up to 165+ ratings

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message 19: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 04, 2016 05:04PM

Peter wrote: "KSR Mars trilogy up to 165+ ratings" feel free to vote it on to the next list.

And feel free to help maintain these lists - which basically means voting for books on the other lists - a single person is limited to 100 books on any one list - and I don't remove a book that I don't have the votes to move.

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message 20: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 09, 2016 04:58PM

Mars Trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars and Crossing in Time and Going Interstellar and Green Earth graduated

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message 21: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 05, 2016 08:48PM

Fire Starter and Dakiti and What Went Wrong With Mrs Milliard's Mech? graduated

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message 22: by Mitchell (new)

Oct 25, 2016 10:16PM

Greenwar graduated

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message 23: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 18, 2016 10:13PM

The Road to the Rim and Putting Up Roots and The New World Order: Two Worlds, One Order graduated

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message 24: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 18, 2017 10:19PM

Horizon Alpha: Predators of Eden and The Winter of the Robots graduated

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message 25: by Sally (last edited Jun 16, 2018 05:11PM) (new)

Jun 16, 2018 04:59PM

Graduations

Doctor Who: Sometime Never
The Interpreter
The Joy Makers
The Rose
The Jonah Kit
Above the Sky
.The Doors of the Universe
Space Lords
The Starhawk Chronicles
The Venging
The Entropy of Bones.

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message 26: by Mitchell (last edited Jun 17, 2018 01:49PM) (new)

Jun 17, 2018 01:49PM

Sally wrote: "Graduations

Doctor Who: Sometime Never
The Interpreter
The Joy Makers
The Rose
The Jonah Kit
Above the Sky
.The Doors of the Universe
Space Lords
The Last Green Tree
The Starhawk Chronicles

I appreciate the help in maintaining this and others of these lists. However, I didn't spot these as being added to the next list. If you or any other librarian wants to help, that's what I would want you to do. Hopefully these are already on the next lists and I just didn't spot them.

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message 27: by Sally (new)

Jun 17, 2018 02:02PM

Mitchell,

My understanding is that for me to add a book to the next list, the book needs to be on my bookshelf.

None of these are books I have read, so I haven't shelved them.

Is this correct, or am I missing something.

Thanks

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message 28: by Mitchell (last edited Jun 17, 2018 02:11PM) (new)

Jun 17, 2018 02:11PM

anybody can add any book to any goodreads list for any reason.

that said, a book should be added because it meets the description of the list - and a goodreads librarian might remove it for not actually meeting the criteria.

it definitely does not need to be a book that you have shelved or read.

Many lists meet specific criteria - whether that is subject or ratings or being on a published list or have a word in the title or a color on the cover.

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message 29: by Sally (new)

Jun 17, 2018 02:38PM

OK, I had not realized that books could be added from search and not just from my shelves.

I will get the deleted books added to the next list.

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message 30: by Mitchell (new)

Jun 17, 2018 03:01PM

Sally wrote: "OK, I had not realized that books could be added from search and not just from my shelves.

I will get the deleted books added to the next list."

Thank you so much!

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message 31: by Sally (last edited Jun 28, 2019 08:09AM) (new)

Jun 28, 2019 08:02AM

Graduated and promoted

Outward Bound
Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch
Being Alien Near + Far
A Handful of Darkness
Doctor Who: Reckless Engineering
Doctor Who: Tomb of Valdemar No Higher Ground
Doctor Who: Prime Time
Watchdog
The Amphibian

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message 32: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 07, 2019 10:02PM

The Lesson, Life on the Preservation, Aletheia, Star Marque Rising, Gideon the Ninth, The Liminal War, Charisma, The Moon Pool, Heaven and The Starbirth Assignment: Shifter graduated

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message 33: by Amy (new)

Dec 23, 2019 05:34AM

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

Great book by a little known self-pub author. I have both kindle and paperback versions!

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour

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message 34: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 09, 2020 12:48PM

Masque World and The Unknown graduated and was moved to the next list 100-999

And since you only get 100 votes per person per list, that's it for what I will move - since that takes me back to 100 votes on that list, and I won't remove a book on this list unless I can put it on the next list.

For anyone wanting to help out in maintaining these related lists, just vote all 100 of your votes for whichever books are already on a list but have only 1 or 2 voters. Or if you find a book that has more ratings for a list, vote it on to the next list. Or if you are a librarian, add it to the next list and remove it from the current one.

thanks all for any help

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message 35: by Peter (last edited Apr 09, 2020 02:50PM) (new)

Apr 09, 2020 12:52PM

Mitchell: thanks for maintaining these lists!

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message 36: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 09, 2020 03:17PM

Heidi wrote: "Mitchell you pointed out that
you are at your limit of 100 votes
on the next list.

Perhaps you could ask some GR
librarian you know to help in this
situation."

OR. you (as a non-librarian) could go to the other lists and vote on them. preferably for books that have only 1 or 2 votes. And then I and any other librarian that is maintaining any of these lists, could remove our votes for those books and use our open books to graduate books from lower lists.

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message 37: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 09, 2020 09:40PM

Heidi wrote: "Or it might be #77. At least thank you
for being polite. I once very politely--and
correctly--pointed out a problem with a book on
another list and the creator of that list
was very rude to me."

The lists are probably my favorite feature on goodreads. But they are very difficult to keep right. People are constantly putting the wrong book on lists - and I mean everyone seems to get it wrong at least sometimes. Keeping a list up the way it was intended is a group effort.

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message 38: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 09, 2020 09:51PM

The Luck of Han'anga and Hardfought/Cascade Point graduated

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message 39: by Mitchell (new)

May 01, 2020 01:40PM

10,000 Bones and Timekeeper and Chosen and The Magic Meadow and Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch graduated

Aletheia had previously graduated

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message 40: by Navi (new)

Jun 16, 2020 01:50PM

Graduated:

Life on the Preservation
Doctor Who: Synthespians™
Alanya to Alanya
The Canopy Of Time
Andromeda Stories, Vol. 1

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message 41: by Navi (new)

Jun 16, 2020 01:55PM

Graduated:

Lords Of The Starship
The Never Dawn
The Star Road
The Planet on the Table

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message 42: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 12, 2020 04:09PM

VanWest The Past graduated

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message 43: by Sally (new)

Oct 28, 2020 02:53PM

Graduated

Moon of Mutiny

My Outcast State

Doctor Who: The Last Resort

Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian

The Other Side of Time

Alien Art

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message 44: by Mitchell (new)

May 12, 2021 09:50AM

Sailing to Byzantium/Seven American Nights and Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias and Microcosmic Tales: 100 Wondrous Science Fiction Short-Short Stories and The Rim of Space and Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games and The Unadjusteds and Space Cat Visits Venus and Der Tunnel graduated

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message 45: by Andrew (new)

Jul 12, 2022 02:15PM

When books "graduate" to the next list, do they retain their votes?

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message 46: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 12, 2022 06:53PM

Andrew wrote: "When books "graduate" to the next list, do they retain their votes?"

there is no way for that to happen automatically. it is not part of goodreads

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message 47: by Rachel (new)

Nov 24, 2023 04:16AM