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The Top 25 Science Fiction Books

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The crowd version of the NEW Top 25 Best Science Fiction Books that we created in 2016. You can view to original crowd ranked list for the ALTERNATIVE... more

Criteria: the top science fiction books as rated by you the readers

Reference: http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/top-25-best-science-fiction-books.php
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Name
Series
Author

1

295

83

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Dune
Frank Herbert
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1965 NEBULA, 1966 HUGO
2

236

40

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The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov
Buy on Amazon
3

171

33

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Hyperion
Hyperion Cantos
Dan Simmons
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1990 HUGO, 1990 LocusSF
Award Nominations:1990 BSFA, 1992 CLARKE
4

87

16

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The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1975 NEBULA, 1976 HUGO, 1976 LocusSF
5

81

15

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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
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6

95

33

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The Martian
Andy Weir
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7

75

13

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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Buy on Amazon
8

94

35

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Ready Player One: A Novel
Ernest Cline
Buy on Amazon
9

66

5

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Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
Buy on Amazon
10

62

7

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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1967 HUGO
Award Nominations:1966 NEBULA, 1966 HUGO
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74

33

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Neuromancer
William Gibson
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1984 NEBULA, 1984 PKD, 1985 HUGO
Award Nominations:1984 BSFA, 1985 CAMPBELL
12

52

10

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The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
Buy on Amazon
13

48

8

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Use Of Weapons
Culture
Iain M. Banks
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:1990 BSFA, 1991 CLARKE
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48

9

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The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
Buy on Amazon
15

43

10

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The Man In The High Castle
Philip K. Dick
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1963 HUGO
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36

4

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A Fire Upon The Deep
Zones of Thought
Vernor Vinge
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1993 HUGO
Award Nominations:1993 NEBULA, 1993 LocusSF
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36

10

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The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
Buy on Amazon
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36

11

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The Dispossessed: A Novel
Harper Perennial Olive Edition
Ursula K. Le Guin
Buy on Amazon
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27

6

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The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Pr...
Bantam Spectra Book
Neal Stephenson
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27

8

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Shadow & Claw: The First Half Of 'The Book Of The ...
Gene Wolfe
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14

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Red Mars
Mars Trilogy
Kim Stanley Robinson
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1993 NEBULA
Award Nominations:1992 BSFA, 1993 HUGO, 1993 LocusSF, 1993 CLARKE
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13

6

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Falling Free
Miles Vorkosigan Adventures
Lois McMaster Bujold
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1988 HUGO
Award Nominations:1989 NEBULA
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29

29

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Ancillary Justice
Imperial Radch
Ann Leckie
Buy on Amazon
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6

10

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Bring The Jubilee
Ward Moore
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8

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The Female Man
Bluestreak
Joanna Russ
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Award Nominations:1975 NEBULA
 


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By: Anonymous
2016-11-09 12:07:14

Cugels Saga / Dying Earth series by Jack Vance?

By: Anonymous
2016-08-30 05:12:32

Battlefield Earth ??? Should be right under Dune !!! Are you nutz ???

By: Anonymous
2016-08-16 02:31:48

How about Niven's Ringworld?

By: Anonymous
2016-06-27 09:32:32

What about "The Mote in God's Eye"?

By: Anonymous
2016-06-16 01:47:08

John Valery's Titan trilogy. Entertaining and excellent read.

By: Anonymous
2016-06-15 05:58:10

I was a little surprised that Enders Game is not on this list. Guess I need to read a few more to see why.

By: Anonymous
2016-05-13 03:15:52

I liked Dune, but I don't think I would rank it as number one.

By: Anonymous
2016-05-13 03:13:28

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

By: Anonymous
2016-04-12 05:18:00

Excellent list. I would add:
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Way Station by Clifford Simak

By: Anonymous
2016-03-05 04:50:29

RINGWORLD by Larry NIVEN

By: Anonymous
2016-02-29 06:55:26

A lot of really good books on this list, and I agree that Dune should be in the number one spot. One book/author that isn't popular enough to rank here, but should, is The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran.

By: Anonymous
2016-02-26 04:13:53

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

By: Anonymous
2016-02-23 06:26:22

A Canticle for Leibowitz has to be put on the list.

By: Anonymous

I agree that Leibowitz should be on the list.

By: Anonymous

Absolutely!

By: Anonymous

Here is one more vote for A Canticle for Leibowitz!

By: Anonymous
2016-02-20 09:42:04

David Weber (safehold) should be on this list

By: Anonymous

Nothing by David Weber should ever make any list.

By: Anonymous
2016-02-02 10:32:44

why is Alastair Reynolds not mentioned?