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50 Great 21st Century Science Fiction Books

A small sampling of the best science fiction, including post-apocalyptic, near- and far-future, hard, and speculative genres, of the 21st Century.
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Ink (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
Ink
Sabrina Vourvoulias
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
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Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu
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Rainbows End
Rainbows End
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The Humans (Matt Haig)
The Humans
Matt Haig
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Moxyland (Lauren Beukes)
Moxyland
Lauren Beukes
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Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
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The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
Basma Abdel Aziz
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
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New York 2140 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
New York 2140
Kim Stanley Robinson
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Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
Jeff Vandermeer
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The Stars Are Legion (Kameron Hurley)
The Stars Are Legion
Kameron Hurley
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Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
Mur Lafferty
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All Our Wrong Todays (Elan Mastai)
All Our Wrong Todays
Elan Mastai
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Waking Gods (Sylvain Neuvel)
Waking Gods
Sylvain Neuvel
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Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
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The Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi
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Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
Nnedi Okorafor
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The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Seth Dickinson
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Persona (Genevieve Valentine)
Persona
Genevieve Valentine
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Infomocracy (Malka Older)
Infomocracy
Malka Older
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Crosstalk (Connie Willis)
Crosstalk
Connie Willis
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Company Town (Madeline Ashby)
Company Town
Madeline Ashby
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The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
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The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell
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California (Edan Lepucki)
California
Edan Lepucki
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The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
M R Carey
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North
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Parasite (Mira Grant)
Parasite
Mira Grant
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Terms of Enlistment: Frontlines (Marko Kloos)
Terms of Enlistment: Frontlines
Marko Kloos
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Intrusion (Ken MacLeod)
Intrusion
Ken MacLeod
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Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
John Scalzi
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The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
Peter Heller
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Reamde
Reamde
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After the Apocalypse
After the Apocalypse
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Embassytown
Embassytown
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Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
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Rule 34 (Charles Stross)
Rule 34
Charles Stross
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Machine Man (Max Barry)
Machine Man
Max Barry
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