By Margaret Atwood. An award winning, Canadian novel that explores themes of women in subjugation and agency in a futuristic theocracy.

By David Mitchell. A complex book where its characters are caught up in the relationship of cause and effect.

By Kazuo Ishiguro. The story takes place in an England much like ours, but darkly different. A well written and intense read about the sinister fate for a group of school children because of certain technological advances.

By Orson Scott Card. The first in a famous series that seems to become more literary as its characters age. Follows a child prodigy and in the process makes the reader think about war, the means to war, and even loneliness.

By Ursula Le Guin. A groundbreaking feminist science fiction book. It explores and challenges sexuality, social organization, and sexism.

By Christopher Priest. The Sci Fi elements of this book sneak up on reader, but by the end you will see the ideas that Priest has been exploring. Not to mention electricity itself nearly becomes a character.

By Walter M. Miller Jr A classic of 20th century literature and a 1961 Hugo award winner, this book explores the human condition in a future, post-nuclear world and enlightens the reader along the way.

By Kim Stanley Robinson. An award winning series that delves into ecological and sociological themes. Covers 200 years of the history of settling on Mars.

By Geoff Ryman. An award winning novel concerned with information technology and its potential for change.

By Samuel R. Delany. The literary side of this Sci Fi book is high in its experimentation with language and its exploration of language's role in meaning, action, identity, politics, and culture.

By Gene Wolfe. Wolfe is one of the best "writers" in the genre and Book of the New Sun is his magnum opus. A wonderfully written tale set in the far future with a poetic lyrical style and impregnated with literary themes. Don't miss this one if you are a fan of "literary" works.