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Goodreads: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books according to users of Goodreads.
Anything in the science fiction or fantasy genres, especially if there's any crossover.
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avg. score: 26 of 100 (26%)
required scores: 1, 12, 19, 27, 39 
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
1
Orson Scott Card
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
2
Frank Herbert
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
4
Ray Bradbury
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
5
Aldous Huxley
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
6
Iaac Asimov
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
7
Madeleine L'engle
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
8
Suzanne Collins
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
9
Kurt Vonnegut
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
10
Lois Lowry
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
11
Robert A. Heinlein
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
12
Douglas Adams
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
13
Philip K. Dick
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
14
Isaac Asimov
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
15
William Gibson
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
16
Dan Simmons
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
17
George Orwell
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
18
Orson Scott Card
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
19
Neal Stephenson
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
20
Ray Bradbury
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
21
Stephen King
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
22
Margaret Atwood
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
23
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
24
Michael Crichton
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
25
J.R.R Tolkein
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
26
Arthur C. Clarke
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
27
H.G. Wells
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
28
Robert A. Heinlein
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
29
Daniel Keyes
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
30
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
31
J.R.R.Tolkien
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
32
H.G. Wells
Harry Potter #1: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter #1: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
33
J. K. Rowling
Ender's Shadow (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow
34
Orson Scott Card
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
35
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
36
Arthur C. Clarke
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
37
Robert A. Heinlein
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
38
Patrick Rothfuss
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
39
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
40
Arthur C Clarke
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