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The Top New Sci-Fi Books of the Past Three Years

"Science fiction, as a genre, has been on a roll since 1818, when Mary Shelley published her famous book Frankenstein, generally considered the first sci-fi novel. (Some scholars dispute this; feel free to hash it out in the comments section.) The genre has been consistently popular ever since, as entire generations of readers fall in love with sci-fi.

We thought it might be interesting to peek in on the current state of the genre and see which books have been attracting the most readers in recent years. We've collected below the most popular sci-fi novels of the past three calendar years on Goodreads, as determined by average star ratings and readers' Read and Want to Read shelves. We've pulled out 72 novels in total, ranked in order of overall popularity."
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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
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
3
Emily St.John Mandel
Our Missing Hearts (Celeste Ng)
Our Missing Hearts
4
Celeste Ng
The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
5
Jessamine Chan
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Christopher Paolini)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
6
Christopher Paolini
The Measure (Nikki Erlick)
The Measure
7
Nikki Erlick
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
8
Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
9
Jennifer Egan
Upgrade (Blake Crouch)
Upgrade
10
Blake Crouch
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
11
Becky Chambers
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
12
Micaiah Johnson
Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Harrow the Ninth
13
Tamsyn Muir
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
14
Sarah Gailey
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
15
Martha Wells
In the Lives of Puppets (TJ Klune)
In the Lives of Puppets
16
TJ Klune
The Kaiju Preservation Society (John Scalzi)
The Kaiju Preservation Society
17
John Scalzi
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
18
Ryka Aoki
The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Ministry for the Future
19
Kim Stanley Robinson
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (Hank Green)
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
20
Hank Green
Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Falls
21
James S.A. Corey
The Ferryman (Justin Cronin)
The Ferryman
22
Justin Cronin
Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell)
Winter's Orbit
23
Everina Maxwell
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
24
Lindsay Ellis
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
25
Lydia Millet
The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird)
The End of Men
26
Christina Sweeney-Baird
Dead Silence (S.A.Barnes)
Dead Silence
27
S.A.Barnes
The Light Pirate (Lily Brooks-Dalton)
The Light Pirate
28
Lily Brooks-Dalton
The New Wilderness (Diane Cook)
The New Wilderness
29
Diane Cook
Followers (Megan Angelo)
Followers
30
Megan Angelo
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
31
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
32
Nnedi Okorafor
The First Sister (Linden A. Lewis)
The First Sister
33
Linden A. Lewis
The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy and the Ground Within
34
Becky Chambers
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
35
Arkady Martine
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule)
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
36
Charles Soule
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
37
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Tell Me an Ending (Jo Harkin)
Tell Me an Ending
38
Jo Harkin
Constance (Matthew Fitzsimmons)
Constance
39
Matthew Fitzsimmons
Termination Shock (Neal Stephenson)
Termination Shock
40
Neal Stephenson
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