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The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
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Frank Herbert1965Fiction, Philosophy, Science Fiction, Military science fiction, Planetary romance MoreMost Listed - 2
Douglas Adams1979-10-12Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Humour, Comic science fiction, Comic novel MoreMost Passionate - 3
George Orwell1949Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Social science fiction More - 4
Aldous HuxleyFiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction More - 5
Orson Scott CardFiction, Science Fiction - 6
Isaac Asimov1951Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction More - 7 Philip K. Dick1968Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia
- 8 H. G. Wells1895Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Time travel, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Romance novel, Scientific romance More
- 9 Isaac AsimovFantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Short story More
- 10 H. G. Wells, Leon E. Stover, Lennart Peterson, Robert Hardy, Joshua Miller More
- 11 Robert A. Heinlein1961-06-01Fiction, Science Fiction
- 12 Arthur C. Clarke1968Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
- 13 Mary ShelleyFantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Suspense, Gothic fiction, Epistolary novel More
- 14 Larry Niven1970Novel, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
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The Martian Chronicles
Ray BradburyFiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Short story - 16 William Gibson1984-07-01Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
- 17 Ray Bradbury1953Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction More
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Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke1972Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Hard science fiction - 19 Kurt Vonnegut1969Fiction, Philosophy, Science Fiction, Time travel, Speculative fiction, Black comedy, War novel More
- 20 Neal Stephenson1992-06Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Cyberpunk, Postcyberpunk More
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- 21 Jules Verne1864Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Adventure novel, Scientific romance More
- 22 Robert A. Heinlein1959-12Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
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The Forever War
Joe Haldeman1974Science Fiction, Speculative fiction - 24 Philip K. Dick1977Fiction, Roman à clef, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Psychological novel More
- 25 Harry HarrisonFiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
- 26 Madeleine L'Engle1962Fantasy, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature More
- 27 Daniel Keyes1959Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction More
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20,000 leagues under the sea
Jules Verne, Pauline Francis - 29
The Mote in God's Eye
Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven1974Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction - 30 Anthony Burgess1962Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Satire, Utopian and dystopian fiction More
- 31 H. G. Wells1897Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Science, Albino bias, Scientific romance More
- 32 Robert A. Heinlein1966Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
- 33 Kurt Vonnegut1963Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Satire
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The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut1959Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Black comedy More - 35 Walter M. Miller, Jr.1960Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Post-holocaust More
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Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke1953Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Transhumanism, Catastrophic literature More - 37 Alfred Bester1956Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
- 38 Carl Sagan1985-09Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
- 39 Michael Crichton1990-11Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Romance novel, Techno-thriller MoreControversial
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Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson1992Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction -
- 41 Dan Simmons1989Novel, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Space opera, Science fantasy More
- 42 Margaret Atwood1985Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Feminist science fiction, Dystopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction More
- 43 Michael Crichton1969-05-12Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Suspense, Techno-thriller More
- 44 Stanisław Lem1961Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Psychological novel
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The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham1951-12Fiction - 46 Ursula K. Le Guin1971Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia
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Ender's Shadow
Orson Scott Card1999Science Fiction, Speculative fiction - 48 Cormac McCarthy2006-09-26Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Literary fiction More
- 49 Robert A. HeinleinFiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin1969Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Feminist science fiction More +Add New Item
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