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The Martian by Andy WeirThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinDeath's End by Liu Cixin
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
210 books — 1,554 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellThe Martian by Andy WeirFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Intelligent Sci-Fi
271 books — 252 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonBlack Beauty by Anna SewellAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
439 books — 237 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDune by Frank Herbert
Intriguing Aliens
263 books — 148 voters

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangDark Matter by Blake CrouchExhalation by Ted ChiangRecursion by Blake Crouch1984 by George Orwell
Sci-fi that will change the way you look at life
49 books — 20 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyColumbus Day by Craig AlansonOff to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer
Books Like The Bobiverse
40 books — 10 voters

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke2001 by Arthur C. ClarkePushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsSpace by Stephen BaxterThe Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Sci-fi Mystery Books
15 books — 6 voters
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de BodardIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoIn the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Science Fiction Books by East Asian Authors
18 books — 5 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonBlood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkAmerican Survivor by Debbie HightowerFlashforward by Robert J. SawyerThe Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
Weird Science, Mad Science and Bad Science in Fiction Part I
102 books — 3 voters
Promethean Horrors by Xavier Aldana ReyesBlood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkAmerican Survivor by Debbie HightowerThe EC Archives by Al FeldsteinWeird Tales Presents by Various
Weird Science, Mad Science and Bad Science in Fiction Part II
82 books — 3 voters

American Survivor by Debbie HightowerBlood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkBad Science by Ben GoldacreThe Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience by Michael ShermerWeird Weapons of World War II by Christopher Middleton
Weird Science, Mad Science and Bad Science in Non-Fiction
102 books — 3 voters
The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing by Nicholas RombesRedemption by Regina M. JosephZER000 EXCESS by Jake ReberSACER by Nicola MasciandaroEarthmare by Cergat
SCP-esque
8 books — 2 voters

Memories With Maya by Clyde DeSouzaCrux by Ramez NaamNexus by Ramez NaamZendegi by Greg Egan
Low Level Science Fiction: Low-Lev Sci-fi
4 books — 1 voter
The Paleontologist by Luke DumasCarnosaur by Harry Adam KnightA Sound of Thunder by Ray BradburyThe Lost World by Michael CrichtonJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prehistoric Thrillers
7 books — 1 voter

Foundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Speculative Systems Novels That Audit Civilization
3 books — 1 voter

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