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The 60 Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the Past 3 Years

In honor of this ascendant genre, we've gathered below the 60 most popular sci-fi novels on Goodreads over the past three years. As always, the collection is based on ratings and reviews from Goodreads members, and which books are ending up on those Read and Want to Read shelves. We've restricted the list to books that have an average rating of 3.5 stars and above. For series with multiple novels eligible in our three-year time span, we've included the most popular book in the series.
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Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
1
Emily St.John Mandel
The Measure (Nikki Erlick)
The Measure
2
Nikki Erlick
Our Missing Hearts (Celeste Ng)
Our Missing Hearts
3
Celeste Ng
The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
4
Jessamine Chan
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
5
Becky Chambers
In the Lives of Puppets (TJ Klune)
In the Lives of Puppets
6
TJ Klune
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
7
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Upgrade (Blake Crouch)
Upgrade
8
Blake Crouch
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
9
Jennifer Egan
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
10
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
11
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
12
Richard Powers
The Ferryman (Justin Cronin)
The Ferryman
13
Justin Cronin
Light Bringer (Red Rising #6) (Pierce Brown)
Light Bringer (Red Rising #6)
14
Pierce Brown
The Kaiju Preservation Society (John Scalzi)
The Kaiju Preservation Society
15
John Scalzi
Starter Villain (John Scalzi)
Starter Villain
16
John Scalzi
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
17
Ryka Aoki
The Ministry of Time (Kaliane Bradley)
The Ministry of Time
18
Kaliane Bradley
The Light Pirate (Lily Brooks-Dalton)
The Light Pirate
19
Lily Brooks-Dalton
Nona the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Nona the Ninth
20
Tamsyn Muir
Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Falls
21
James S.A. Corey
The Future (Naomi Alderman)
The Future
22
Naomi Alderman
System Collapse (Martha Wells)
System Collapse
23
Martha Wells
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler)
The Mountain in the Sea
24
Ray Nayler
Land of Milk and Honey (C. Pam Zhang)
Land of Milk and Honey
25
C. Pam Zhang
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
26
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Marriage Act (John Marrs)
The Marriage Act
27
John Marrs
Annie Bot (Sierra Greer)
Annie Bot
28
Sierra Greer
The Deep Sky (Yume Kitasei)
The Deep Sky
29
Yume Kitasei
Ascension (Nicholas Binge)
Ascension
30
Nicholas Binge
Leech (Hiron Ennes)
Leech
31
Hiron Ennes
The Blood Trials (N.E. Davenport)
The Blood Trials
32
N.E. Davenport
Termination Shock (Neal Stephenson)
Termination Shock
33
Neal Stephenson
Tell Me an Ending (Jo Harkin)
Tell Me an Ending
34
Jo Harkin
Poster Girl (Veronica Roth)
Poster Girl
35
Veronica Roth
Constance (Matthew Fitzsimmons)
Constance
36
Matthew Fitzsimmons
Lost in Time (A.G. Riddle)
Lost in Time
37
A.G. Riddle
On Earth as It Is on Television (Emily Jane)
On Earth as It Is on Television
38
Emily Jane
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself (Marisa Crane)
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
39
Marisa Crane
Children of Memory (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Memory
40
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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