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The 72 Most Popular Sci-Fi Novels of the Past Three Years

It always helps to have a sense of what other sci-fi fans are reading. We've collected below 72 of the most popular science fiction novels of the past three years, as determined by reader shelvings and Want to Read choices. Each of the titles was published in the U.S. in 2019 or later. For series in which multiple books qualify, we've selected the first title of that series.
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Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
1
Andy Weir
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
2
Kazuo Ishiguro
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
3
Blake Crouch
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
4
Amal El-Mohtar
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Christopher Paolini)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
5
Christopher Paolini
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
6
Tamsyn Muir
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
7
Ted Chiang
The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
8
Jessamine Chan
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
9
Emily St.John Mandel
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
10
Arkady Martine
The Dreamers (Karen Thomas Walker)
The Dreamers
11
Karen Thomas Walker
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
12
Micaiah Johnson
The Farm (Joanne Ramos)
The Farm
13
Joanne Ramos
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
14
Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
15
Sarah Gailey
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
16
Becky Chambers
Winter World (A.G. Riddle)
Winter World
17
A.G. Riddle
Wanderers (Chuck Wendig)
Wanderers
18
Chuck Wendig
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
19
Jennifer Egan
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
20
Lindsay Ellis
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
21
Becky Chambers
Machines Like Me (Ian McEwan)
Machines Like Me
22
Ian McEwan
This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub)
This Time Tomorrow
23
Emma Straub
Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell)
Winter's Orbit
24
Everina Maxwell
The Passengers (John Marrs)
The Passengers
25
John Marrs
The New Wilderness (Diane Cook)
The New Wilderness
26
Diane Cook
Fall (Neal Stephenson)
Fall
27
Neal Stephenson
The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird)
The End of Men
28
Christina Sweeney-Baird
One Word Kill (Mark Lawrence)
One Word Kill
29
Mark Lawrence
Followers (Megan Angelo)
Followers
30
Megan Angelo
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly
31
Hervé Le Tellier
The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Ministry for the Future
32
Kim Stanley Robinson
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
33
Ryka Aoki
The Test (Sylvain Neuvel)
The Test
34
Sylvain Neuvel
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
35
Nnedi Okorafor
The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
36
Charlie Jane Anders
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander
37
Jeff Vandermeer
The First Sister (Linden A. Lewis)
The First Sister
38
Linden A. Lewis
The Kaiju Preservation Society (John Scalzi)
The Kaiju Preservation Society
39
John Scalzi
After the Flood (Kassandra Montag)
After the Flood
40
Kassandra Montag
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