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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,080,036 ratings — published 1979
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.09 — 238,454 ratings — published 1969
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,713,520 ratings — published 1965
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.31 — 296,056 ratings — published 1979
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,158,069 ratings — published 1932
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.13 — 815,726 ratings — published 2016
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.09 — 536,065 ratings — published 1968
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 8 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.90 — 447,108 ratings — published 1969
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.85 — 916,719 ratings — published 2005
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.20 — 209,660 ratings — published 2021
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The Dispossessed The Dispossessed (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.26 — 163,787 ratings — published 1974
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.16 — 198,183 ratings — published 2014
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,530,257 ratings — published 1969
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Children of Dune (Dune, #3) Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.95 — 271,490 ratings — published 1976
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.04 — 317,068 ratings — published 2022
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.10 — 412,133 ratings — published 2017
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,998,771 ratings — published 1963
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.16 — 294,329 ratings — published 1950
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Replay Replay (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,773 ratings — published 1987
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4) God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.88 — 158,797 ratings — published 1981
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.82 — 375,797 ratings — published 2019
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Exhalation Exhalation (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.27 — 118,780 ratings — published 2019
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.25 — 846,689 ratings — published 1966
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.24 — 237,331 ratings — published 2018
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.28 — 320,013 ratings — published 1989
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The Giver (Giver, #1) The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,908,491 ratings — published 1993
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,779,252 ratings — published 1949
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.19 — 325,709 ratings — published 1980
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Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.73 — 482,500 ratings — published 2021
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.15 — 68,575 ratings — published 1987
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,687,769 ratings — published 2020
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.03 — 104,533 ratings — published 2014
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.11 — 129,417 ratings — published 1969
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6) Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.85 — 88,965 ratings — published 1985
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,347,332 ratings — published 2011
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,008,748 ratings — published 1818
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.08 — 189,893 ratings — published 1984
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Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.16 — 256,603 ratings — published 1982
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The Ministry of Time The Ministry of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.55 — 269,824 ratings — published 2024
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.36 — 97,562 ratings — published 2022
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.92 — 68,199 ratings — published 2018
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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5) Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.84 — 109,485 ratings — published 1984
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.27 — 992,324 ratings — published 2014
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.46 — 140,044 ratings — published 2020
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The Kaiju Preservation Society The Kaiju Preservation Society (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.97 — 76,942 ratings — published 2022
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,879,273 ratings — published 2003
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How High We Go in the Dark How High We Go in the Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.81 — 75,542 ratings — published 2022
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The Illustrated Man The Illustrated Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.13 — 111,043 ratings — published 1951
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,384,264 ratings — published 2011
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as soft-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.03 — 134,227 ratings — published 2018
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