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Book Riot Reader's Favorite Science Fiction Books

"For those who love science fiction, we hope you find a new thing or two on this round-up of reader's favorite works. For those of you who are new or eager to try out the genre, you can do no better than begin here."
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Ascension (Jacqueline Koyanagi)
Ascension
1
Jacqueline Koyanagi
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
2
Ann Leckie
Aurora (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Aurora
3
Kim Stanley Robinson
Bloodchild and Other Stories (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild and Other Stories
4
Octavia Butler
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
5
Nalo Hopkinson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
6
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Carnival (Elizabeth Bear)
Carnival
7
Elizabeth Bear
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
8
Kurt Vonnegut
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
9
Isaac Asimov
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
10
Maureen F Mchugh
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
11
Clifford D. Simak
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
12
David Mitchell
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
13
Carl Sagan
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
14
Octavia Butler
Declaration Trilogy (Gemma Malley)
Declaration Trilogy
15
Gemma Malley
The Dervish House (Ian Mcdonald)
The Dervish House
16
Ian Mcdonald
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
17
Neal Stephenson
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
18
Ursula K Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
Philip K. Dick
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
20
Connie Willis
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
21
Frank Herbert
Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Elysium
22
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
23
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
24
Ray Bradbury
Fairyland Series (Catherynne Valente)
Fairyland Series
25
Catherynne Valente
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
26
Mira Grant
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
27
Vernor Vinge
Fortune's Pawn (Rachel Bach)
Fortune's Pawn
28
Rachel Bach
His Dark Materials Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy
29
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30
Douglas Adams
The Hydrogen Sonata
The Hydrogen Sonata
31
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
32
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
John Carter of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
John Carter of Mars
33
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Light (M. John Harrison)
Light
34
M. John Harrison
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
35
Becky Chambers
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
36
Marissa Meyer
The Maddaddam Trilogy (Margaret Atwood)
The Maddaddam Trilogy
37
Margaret Atwood
Mars Trilogy (K. S. Robinson)
Mars Trilogy
38
K. S. Robinson
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
39
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
40
Ray Bradbury
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