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BookBub's 51 of the Best Science Fiction Books and Novels of All Time

From BookBub - "Whether you're looking for a thrilling space-age adventure, a terrifying imagining of the future of robotics, or an introspective look at what it truly means to be human — this list of the best sci fi books of all time contains titles everyone should read."
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
1
H.G. Wells
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
3
Frank Herbert
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
4
Ernest Cline
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
5
Andy Weir
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
8
Aldous Huxley
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
9
Arthur C. Clarke
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
10
Octavia E. Butler
A Time of Changes
A Time of Changes
11
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
12
Connie Willis
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
13
Ted Chiang
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
14
Neal Stephenson
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Walter Tevis)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
15
Walter Tevis
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
16
William Gibson
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
17
Larry Niven
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
18
Margaret Atwood
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
19
Cixin Liu
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
20
Emily St John Mandel
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
21
Stephen King
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
22
Michael Crichton
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
23
Jules Verne
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
24
Kurt Vonnegut
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
25
Isaac Asimov
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
26
Vernor Vinge
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
27
Philip K. Dick
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
28
Gene Wolfe
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
29
Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
30
Madeleine L'engle
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
31
Daniel Keyes
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
32
Ray Bradbury
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
33
Robert a Heinlein
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
34
Pierce Brown
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
35
Orson Scott Card
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
36
Ursula K. Le Guin
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
37
Iaac Asimov
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
38
Samuel R. Delany
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
39
Scott Westerfeld
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
40
Kim Stanley Robinson
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