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Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - Page 2

The most popular science fiction books as voted and recommended by Goodreads users. This list includes dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and science-fantasy.
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
41
Arthur C. Clarke
Heir to the Empire (Timothy Zahn)
Heir to the Empire
42
Timothy Zahn
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
43
Douglas Adams
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
44
Robert A. Heinlein
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
45
Mary Shelley
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
46
James Dashner
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
47
Pierce Brown
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
48
Philip K. Dick
Cress (Marissa Meyer)
Cress
49
Marissa Meyer
The Scorch Trials (James Dashner)
The Scorch Trials
50
James Dashner
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
51
Jules Verne
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
52
Douglas Adams
Fairest (Marissa Meyer)
Fairest
53
Marissa Meyer
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
54
Daniel Keyes
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
55
John Scalzi
The Death Cure (James Dashner)
The Death Cure
56
James Dashner
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
57
Robert A. Heinlein
Winter (Marissa Meyer)
Winter
58
Marissa Meyer
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
59
Larry Niven
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
60
Jeff Vandermeer
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
61
Orson Scott Card
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
62
Rick Yancey
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
63
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
64
Margaret Atwood
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
65
Joe Haldeman
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
66
Kazuo Ishiguro
Mostly Harmless (Douglas Adams)
Mostly Harmless
67
Douglas Adams
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
68
Blake Crouch
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
69
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
70
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
71
Scott Westerfeld
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
72
Kurt Vonnegut
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
73
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
74
H.G. Wells
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
75
Emily St John Mandel
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
76
Anthony Burgess
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
77
Cormac McCarthy
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
78
Hugh Howey
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
79
John Wyndham
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
80
Alan Moore
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