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The Martian by Andy WeirThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinSeveneves by Neal Stephenson
Best HARD SCIENCE FICTION of the 21st Century
181 books — 1,522 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
best hard science fiction
384 books — 717 voters

Super Powereds by Drew HayesSteelheart by Brandon SandersonFirefight by Brandon SandersonSuper Powereds by Drew HayesSuper Powereds by Drew Hayes
Super Powered Characters Worth Reading
202 books — 227 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonRedwall by Brian Jacques
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
418 books — 212 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinFoundation by Isaac AsimovRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Mind-bending Science Fiction
213 books — 161 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinDune by Frank Herbert
Ultimate Hard Science Fiction
107 books — 157 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeDune by Frank Herbert
Intriguing Aliens
254 books — 156 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDauntless by Jack CampbellA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingePoor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay
Damn Sight, Good Space Opera
91 books — 79 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Hard SF reading group
80 books — 50 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerReaper Man by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
SFF: Best Characters
86 books — 9 voters

Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
SFF: Best Prose
33 books — 9 voters
Contact by Carl SaganVacuum Diagrams by Stephen BaxterEater. by Gregory BenfordGateway by Frederik PohlEarth by David Brin
Science Fiction Books featuring Black Holes
24 books — 8 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
SFF: Best Themes
14 books — 7 voters
1984 by George OrwellGood Omens by Terry PratchettTo Kill a Shadow by Katherine QuinnDemonic by Jeff StrandEclipse of the Eternal by Joseph Farr
SFF: Best Plot
24 books — 6 voters

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Martian by Andy WeirContact by Carl SaganThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinChildren of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Books Like Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier
21 books — 6 voters
Nemesis by Isaac AsimovFoundation by Isaac AsimovI, Robot by Isaac AsimovPrelude to Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
39 books — 5 voters

The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteA Curse of Roses by Diana PinguichaThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
SFF: Best Settings
32 books — 5 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsThe Colonel by Peter WattsEchopraxia by Peter WattsRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Hard Science Fiction Space Horror
8 books — 3 voters

Inception by Aer-ki JyrStar Force by Aer-ki JyrStar Force by Aer-ki JyrStar Force by Aer-ki JyrStar Force by Aer-ki Jyr
Star Force
17 books — 2 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyDust by Hugh HoweyShift by Hugh HoweyThe Runner by W.J. DaviesThe Watcher by W.J. Davies
Hugh Howey Silo/Wool Series
36 books — 1 voter

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