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Reedsy's 100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Page 2

Whether you read sci-fi for its ability to speculate how technology will change our lives, or if you enjoy how its authors use it to hold a mirror up to modern society, you'll find some of your favorite books (and hopefully, a few titles you've never read before) in this chronological list of the best sci-fi books of all time.
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The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
41
Iain M. Banks
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
42
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
43
Dan Simmons
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
44
Michael Crichton
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
45
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
46
Connie Willis
Ammonite
Ammonite
47
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
48
P.D. James
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
49
Neal Stephenson
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
50
Lois Lowry
The Sparrow Duology (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow Duology
51
Mary Doria Russell
Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow
52
Darwin's Radio (Greg Bear)
Darwin's Radio
53
Greg Bear
Valor's Choice (Tanya Huff)
Valor's Choice
54
Tanya Huff
Probability Moon (Nancy Kress)
Probability Moon
55
Nancy Kress
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
56
Nalo Hopkinson
Number9dream (David Mitchell)
Number9dream
57
David Mitchell
The Chronoliths (Robert Charles Wilson)
The Chronoliths
58
Robert Charles Wilson
Otherland Series (Tad Williams)
Otherland Series
59
Tad Williams
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
60
Ted Chiang
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
61
Richard K. Morgan
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
62
M.T. Anderson
Veniss Underground (Jeff Vandermeer)
Veniss Underground
63
Jeff Vandermeer
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
64
Margaret Atwood
Pandora's Star
Pandora's Star
65
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
66
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
67
Philip Roth
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
68
Max Brooks
Anathem
Anathem
69
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
70
Suzanne Collins
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
71
China Mieville
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
72
Paolo Bacigalupi
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
73
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
74
Liu Cixin
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
75
Charles Yu
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
76
Andy Weir
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
77
Marie Lu
The Last Policeman (Ben H. Winters)
The Last Policeman
78
Ben H. Winters
Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
79
Karin Tidbeck
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
80
John Scalzi
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