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30 of the Top Sci-Fi Books According to Goodreads

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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Douglas Adams
Lilith's Brood
Lilith's Brood
2
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
3
Arthur C. Clarke
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
4
Frank Herbert
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
6
Madeleine L'engle
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
7
George Orwell
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
8
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
9
Neal Stephenson
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
10
Connie Willis
Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes
11
Shades of Grey (Jasper Fforde)
Shades of Grey
12
Jasper Fforde
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
13
Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Sword
14
Ann Leckie
Raven Stratagem (Yoon Ha Lee)
Raven Stratagem
15
Yoon Ha Lee
Warcross (Marie Lu)
Warcross
16
Marie Lu
Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: Home
17
Nnedi Okorafor
All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
All You Need Is Kill
18
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
19
John Scalzi
More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)
More Happy Than Not
20
Adam Silvera
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
21
River Solomon
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
22
Becky Chambers
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
23
Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers)
Record of a Spaceborn Few
24
Becky Chambers
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
25
Cixin Liu
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
26
Cixin Liu
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
27
Liu Cixin
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
28
Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
29
Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
30
Suzanne Collins
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