Top 68 Science Fiction Books

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The science fiction genre is one of the most popular ones out there from movies to books. With that in mind, check out the top 68 science fiction books.

#68 – 60. Science Fiction Books

68. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

67. 1984 by George Orwell

66. Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh

65. Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear

64. Planetfall by Emma Newman

63. The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey

62. Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany

61. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

60. A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick

#59 – 50. Science Fiction Books

59. The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

58. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

57. Viriconium by M. John Harrison

56. The Power by Naomi Alderman

55. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck

54. The Stand by Stephen King

53. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

52. The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters

51. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

50. The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

#49 – 40. Science Fiction Books

49. Shikasta by Doris Lessing

48. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

47. Ringworld by Larry Niven

46. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

45. Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff

44. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

43. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

42. The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord

41. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

40. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

#39 – 30. Science Fiction Books

39. World War Z by Max Brooks

38. The Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson

37. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

36. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

35. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

34. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

33. Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons

32. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

31. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller

30. Survival by Julie E. Czerneda

#29 – 20. Science Fiction Books

29. Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

28. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

27. Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks

26. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

25. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

24. Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer

23. Dune Series by Frank Herbert

22. Neuromancer by William Gibson

21. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

20. The Children of Men by P. D. James

#19 – 10. Science Fiction Books

19. Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton

18. Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI) by Ted Chiang

17. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

16. Ender’s Game Quartet by Orson Scott Card

15. The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish

14. The Fold by Peter Clines

13. Red Rising by Pierce Brown

12. The Female Man by Joanna Russ

11. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

10. The City & The City by China Miéville

#9 – 1. Science Fiction Books

9. Legend by Marie Lu

8. Otherland: City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams

7. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

6. The Real Story by Stephen R. Donaldson

5. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

4. The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

3. Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

2. Watchers by Dean Koontz

1. The Martian by Andy Weir

Ideas for the top 68 science fiction books come from the following sources.^[1]Forbes – The Best Science Fiction Book of All Time^[2]Penguin Random House – The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time^[3]Wired – 12 of the best science fiction book everyone should read