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The Best SF Novels of the 1990s According to Goodreads

The best SF of the 1990s according to the erudite people at Goodreads. Books are in order of popularity, with #1 being most votes.
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Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
1
Neal Stephenson
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
2
Vernor Vinge
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
3
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
4
Dan Simmons
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
5
Michael Crichton
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
6
Willis
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
7
Neal Stephenson
Ender's Shadow (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow
8
Orson Scott Card
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
9
Connie Willis
Xenocide (Orson Scott Card)
Xenocide
10
Orson Scott Card
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
11
Neal Stephenson
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
12
Nancy Kress
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine
13
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
14
Virtual Light
Virtual Light
15
Memory (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Memory
16
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Rise of Endymion (Dan Simmons)
The Rise of Endymion
17
Dan Simmons
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky
18
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
19
Octavia Butler
Green Mars
Green Mars
20
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
21
Maureen F Mchugh
Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Peace
22
Joe Haldeman
Blue Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Blue Mars
23
Kim Stanley Robinson
Forward the Foundation
Forward the Foundation
24
Stations of the Tide
Stations of the Tide
25
Steel Beach (John Varley)
Steel Beach
26
John Varley
Robot Visions
Robot Visions
27
The Vor Game (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Vor Game
28
Lois McMaster Bujold
All the Weyrs of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern
29
Barrayar
Barrayar
30
Mostly Harmless (Douglas Adams)
Mostly Harmless
31
Douglas Adams
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction
32
Earth (David Brin)
Earth
33
David Brin
Darwinia (Robert Charles Wilson)
Darwinia
34
Robert Charles Wilson
Permutation City (Greg Egan)
Permutation City
35
Greg Egan
Mirror Dance (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Mirror Dance
36
Lois McMaster Bujold
Remnant Population (Elizabeth Moon)
Remnant Population
37
Elizabeth Moon
Gun,With Occasional Music (Jonathan Lethem)
Gun,With Occasional Music
38
Jonathan Lethem
Metropolitan (Walter Jon Williams)
Metropolitan
39
Walter Jon Williams
Factoring Humanity (Robert J. Sawyer)
Factoring Humanity
40
Robert J. Sawyer
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