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Top 100 Science Fiction Books

Media Death Cult's Moid Moidelhoff offers his current top 100 science fiction books. "All new and updated for 2021, a complete deconstruction, rethink and rebuild of my top 100 sciences fiction books of all time."
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Genesis (Bernard Beckett)
Genesis
1
Bernard Beckett
Air (Geoff Ryman)
Air
2
Geoff Ryman
The Dervish House (Ian Mcdonald)
The Dervish House
3
Ian Mcdonald
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
4
Suzanne Collins
Great North Road (Peter F. Hamilton)
Great North Road
5
Peter F. Hamilton
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
6
Pierce Brown
Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
7
Peter Watts
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
8
Ray Bradbury
The Prestige
The Prestige
9
When Gravity Fails (George Alec Effinger)
When Gravity Fails
10
George Alec Effinger
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
11
James S.A. Corey
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
12
Robert A. Heinlein
The Stainless Steel Rat (Harry Harrison)
The Stainless Steel Rat
13
Harry Harrison
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
14
Arthur C. Clarke
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
15
William Gibson
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
16
Roger Zelazny
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
17
Mark Twain
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
18
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
19
Nancy Kress
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
20
Max Brooks
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
21
Ann Leckie
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
22
Richard Matheson
Pushing Ice (Alastair Reynolds)
Pushing Ice
23
Alastair Reynolds
Neverness (David Zindell)
Neverness
24
David Zindell
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
25
Jeff Vandermeer
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
26
Olaf Stapledon
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
27
Ling Ma
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
28
Neal Stephenson
Golden Sun (Pierce Brown)
Golden Sun
29
Pierce Brown
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
30
Stephen King
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
31
Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
32
Ursula K. Le Guin
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
33
Richard K. Morgan
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
34
Orson Scott Card
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
35
J.G. Ballard
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
36
Robert A. Heinlein
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
37
Audrey Niffenegger
Spares (Michael Marshall Smith)
Spares
38
Michael Marshall Smith
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
39
Emily St John Mandel
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
40
Margaret Atwood
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