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Best 50 Science Fiction Books to Read

Best 100 Science Fiction books to read over the summer. Includes "The Hunger Games" and "Legend"!!!!
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Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
1
Suzanne Collins
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
2
Marie Lu
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
3
Orson Scott Card
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
5
Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
6
Madeleine L'engle
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
7
Larry Niven
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
8
Jules Verne
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
9
James Dashner
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
10
Veronica Roth
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
11
Stephenie Meyer
Anathem
Anathem
12
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
13
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
14
Ray Bradbury
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
15
Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
16
H.G. Wells
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
17
Ray Bradbury
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
18
Neal Stephenson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
20
Dan Simmons
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
21
Marissa Meyer
Xenocide (Orson Scott Card)
Xenocide
22
Orson Scott Card
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
23
Joe Haldeman
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
24
Scott Westerfeld
Pretties (Scott Westerfeld)
Pretties
25
Scott Westerfeld
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
26
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
27
Michael Crichton
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
28
Arthur C. Clarke
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
29
Richard Matheson
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
30
Samuel R. Delany
Halo
Halo
31
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
32
Aldous Huxley
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
33
Andy Weir
Wicked
Wicked
34
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
35
Jk Rowling
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
36
Emily St John Mandel
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
37
Pierce Brown
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness)
The Book of Life
39
Deborah Harkness
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
40
William Goldman
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