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The Book Wormhole's Top 50 Science Fiction Novels

These are the Book Wormhole's top 50 favorite science fiction books read as of 2025. Subject to change as I read more lol
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Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
1
Octavia Butler
Adulthood Rites (Octavia Butler)
Adulthood Rites
2
Octavia Butler
Imago (Octavia Butler)
Imago
3
Octavia Butler
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
4
Marge Piercy
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
5
Joe Haldeman
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
6
Arthur C. Clarke
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
7
David Gerrold
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
8
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
9
Micaiah Johnson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
10
Margaret Atwood
Enders Game (Orson Scott Card)
Enders Game
11
Orson Scott Card
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
12
Suzanne Collins
R.U.R. (Karel Čapek)
R.U.R.
13
Karel Čapek
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
14
Nnedi Okorafor
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
15
H.G. Wells
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
16
Daniel Keyes
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
17
Frank Herbert
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
18
Ray Bradbury
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
Philip K. Dick
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
20
Jeff Vandermeer
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
21
Liu Cixin
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
22
Cixin Liu
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe (Lauren James)
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
23
Lauren James
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
24
Jacqueline Harpman
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
25
M.T. Anderson
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
26
River Solomon
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
27
Arkady Martine
Upright Women Wanted (Sarah Gailey)
Upright Women Wanted
28
Sarah Gailey
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
29
Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
30
Becky Chambers
The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz)
The Future of Another Timeline
31
Annalee Newitz
The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
32
Charlie Jane Anders
To Be Taught If Fortunte (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught If Fortunte
33
Becky Chambers
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Riot Baby
34
Tochi Onyebuchi
The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He)
The Ones We're Meant to Find
35
Joan He
The Unraveling (Benjamin Rosenbaum)
The Unraveling
36
Benjamin Rosenbaum
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
37
Sarah Gailey
Manhunt (Gretchen Felker-Martin)
Manhunt
38
Gretchen Felker-Martin
The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star
39
Monica Byrne
Mage of Fools (Eugen Bacon)
Mage of Fools
40
Eugen Bacon
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