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The Book Wormhole's Top 50 Science Fiction Novels

These are the Book Wormhole's top 50 favorite science fiction books read as of 2025. Subject to change as I read more lol
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Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
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Adulthood Rites (Octavia Butler)
Adulthood Rites
Octavia Butler
3
Imago (Octavia Butler)
Imago
Octavia Butler
4
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy
5
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
6
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
7
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
David Gerrold
8
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
9
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
Micaiah Johnson
10
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
11
Enders Game (Orson Scott Card)
Enders Game
Orson Scott Card
12
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
13
R.U.R. (Karel Čapek)
R.U.R.
Karel Čapek
14
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
15
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
16
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
17
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
18
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
19
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
20
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer
21
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
22
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
23
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe (Lauren James)
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
Lauren James
24
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
25
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
M.T. Anderson
26
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
River Solomon
27
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
Arkady Martine
28
Upright Women Wanted (Sarah Gailey)
Upright Women Wanted
Sarah Gailey
29
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
30
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers
31
The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz)
The Future of Another Timeline
Annalee Newitz
32
The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
Charlie Jane Anders
33
To Be Taught If Fortunte (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught If Fortunte
Becky Chambers
34
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Riot Baby
Tochi Onyebuchi
35
The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He)
The Ones We're Meant to Find
Joan He
36
The Unraveling (Benjamin Rosenbaum)
The Unraveling
Benjamin Rosenbaum
37
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
Sarah Gailey
38
Manhunt (Gretchen Felker-Martin)
Manhunt
Gretchen Felker-Martin
39
The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star
Monica Byrne
40
Mage of Fools (Eugen Bacon)
Mage of Fools
Eugen Bacon
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