32 Sci-Fi novels that you should add to your reading list ↗

The books people recommended

2008-07-02 · 30 points · 43 comments · 35 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

4The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad
Stanisław Lem
4 here · 21 all-time · #304 overall
Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 805 ratings on Amazon
3
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
3 here · 173 all-time · #9 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 22,012 ratings on Amazon
3
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
3 here · 119 all-time · #16 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,720 ratings on Amazon
2
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
2 here · 109 all-time · #21 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 45,794 ratings on Amazon
2
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
2 here · 106 all-time · #23 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,425 ratings on Amazon
2
Animal Farm
George Orwell
2 here · 48 all-time · #90 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 94,716 ratings on Amazon
2The Sheep Look Up
The Sheep Look Up
John Brunner
2 here · 7 all-time · #1001 overall
2The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton
2 here · 5 all-time · #1388 overall
2Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
2 here · 5 all-time · #1436 overall
1
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter
1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
1
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
1 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
1
Dune
Frank Herbert
1 here · 250 all-time · #3 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 104,032 ratings on Amazon
1
Neuromancer
William Gibson
1 here · 117 all-time · #17 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,213 ratings on Amazon
1Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
1 here · 101 all-time · #27 overall
Buy on Amazon
1
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
1 here · 64 all-time · #58 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 5,358 ratings on Amazon
1
Accelerando
Charles Stross
1 here · 33 all-time · #162 overall
Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 1,553 ratings on Amazon
1Solaris
Solaris
Stanisław Lem
1 here · 29 all-time · #197 overall
Buy on Amazon4.1 out of 5, 6,713 ratings on Amazon
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The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
1 here · 20 all-time · #317 overall
Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 4,493 ratings on Amazon
1Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons
Iain M. Banks
1 here · 17 all-time · #376 overall
Buy on Amazon4.1 out of 5, 6,573 ratings on Amazon
1Excession
Excession
Iain M. Banks
1 here · 16 all-time · #394 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,008 ratings on Amazon
1Lord of Light
Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny
1 here · 16 all-time · #405 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,960 ratings on Amazon
1Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition
William Gibson
1 here · 13 all-time · #494 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 3,192 ratings on Amazon
1His Master's Voice
His Master's Voice
Stanisław Lem
1 here · 11 all-time · #576 overall
Buy on Amazon4.1 out of 5, 438 ratings on Amazon
1Anthem
Anthem
Ayn Rand
1 here · 8 all-time · #783 overall
1The Bridge
The Bridge
William Gibson
1 here · 8 all-time · #804 overall
1City
City
Clifford D. Simak
1 here · 8 all-time · #851 overall
1The Earth Abides
The Earth Abides
George R. Stewart
1 here · 7 all-time · #952 overall
1Last and First Men
Last and First Men
Olaf Stapledon
1 here · 7 all-time · #954 overall
1Dhalgren
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
1 here · 6 all-time · #1126 overall
1The World of Null-A
The World of Null-A
A. E. van Vogt
1 here · 6 all-time · #1136 overall
1More Than Human
More Than Human
Theodore Sturgeon
1 here · 6 all-time · #1154 overall
1Babel-17
Babel-17
Samuel R. Delany
1 here · 5 all-time · #1277 overall
1The Giver
The Giver
Lois Lowry
1 here · 5 all-time · #1324 overall
1Slan
Slan
A.E. Van Vogt
1 here · 4 all-time · #1848 overall
1To Your Scattered Bodies Go
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Philip José Farmer
1 here · 3 all-time · #2307 overall