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The Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyRed Rising by Pierce BrownAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
548 books — 779 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
277 books — 273 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
303 books — 261 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirNetwork Effect by Martha WellsFugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsEarthflown by Frances WrenA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Science Fiction - 2020-2029
216 books — 259 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry NivenRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Classic Science Fiction - 1970-1979
273 books — 247 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
293 books — 246 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Road by Cormac McCarthyRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
309 books — 241 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 184 voters

1984 by George OrwellSpace Cadet by Robert A. HeinleinOrphans of the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinEarth Abides by George R. StewartAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Classic Science Fiction - 1940-1949
91 books — 121 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftLost Horizon by James HiltonLast and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Classic Science Fiction - 1930-1939
102 books — 116 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Alternative Classics - Sci-Fi, Horror & Fantasy
42 books — 8 voters
Dragonflight / Dragonquest by Anne McCaffreyCrystal Line by Anne McCaffreyDragondrums by Anne McCaffreyCrystal Singer by Anne McCaffreyFreedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
Dad's Favorite Science Fiction
80 books — 5 voters

1984 by George OrwellA hole in the Universe by Jack WearEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Top 25 Science Fiction (so far)
25 books — 2 voters
Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 4, January 1951 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 5, February 1951 by H.L. Gold
Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine
6 books — 1 voter

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