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The 100 Most Popular Sci-Fi Books on Goodreads

"Dystopias, alien invasions, regenerated dinosaurs, space operas, multiverses, and more, the realm of science fiction takes readers out of this world to tackle all-too-real issues, including oppression, bigotry, censorship, and the horrors of war. To celebrate the most inventive of genres, we're exploring readers' 100 most popular science fiction novels of all time on Goodreads.
As all good sci-fi readers know, the science behind the story is half the fun. To create our list, we ran the data to reveal the most reviewed books on our site. Additionally, each title needed at least a 3.5-star rating from your fellow readers to join this list. And, since science fiction is known for its continuing voyages, in the case of multiple titles from the same series, we chose the one with the most reviews."
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avg. score: 19 of 100 (19%)
required scores: 1, 8, 14, 19, 29 

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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
3
Ray Bradbury
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
4
Aldous Huxley
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6
Douglas Adams
Frankenstein (Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Shelley
Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse 5
8
Kurt Vonnegut
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
9
Orson Scott Card
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
10
Ernest Cline
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
11
Andy Weir
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
12
Michael Crichton
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
13
Frank Herbert
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
14
Cormac McCarthy
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
15
Stephen King
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
16
Anthony Burgess
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
17
Daniel Keyes
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
18
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
The Time Machine
19
H. G. Wells
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
20
Isaac Asimov
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22
Philip K. Dick
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
23
Emily St. John Mandel
Stranger in a Strange Land: The Science Fiction Classic Uncut (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land: The Science Fiction Classic Uncut
24
Robert A. Heinlein
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
25
Isaac Asimov
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
26
William Gibson
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
27
Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
28
H. G. Wells
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
29
Blake Crouch
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
30
Neal Stephenson
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
31
Pierce Brown
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
32
Michael Crichton
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
33
Margaret Atwood
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
34
David Mitchell
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
35
Ray Bradbury
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
36
Jules Verne
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
37
José Saramago
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
38
Robert A. Heinlein
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
39
Dan Simmons
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
40
Philip K. Dick
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