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2015-01-25 · 20 points · 32 comments · 46 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.

  1. 4

    Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card

    4 here · 109 all-time · #21 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 45,794 ratings on Amazon
  2. 3

    Blindsight

    Peter Watts

    3 here · 70 all-time · #48 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 8,527 ratings on Amazon
  3. 3

    Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley

    3 here · 67 all-time · #55 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 48,055 ratings on Amazon
  4. 3

    Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    3 here · 56 all-time · #69 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 30,786 ratings on Amazon
  5. 3The Culture

    The Culture

    Iain M. Banks

    3 here · 37 all-time · #133 overall

    Buy on Amazon3.8 out of 5, 182 ratings on Amazon
  6. 2

    Dune

    Frank Herbert

    2 here · 250 all-time · #3 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 104,032 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2

    Snow Crash

    Neal Stephenson

    2 here · 119 all-time · #16 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,720 ratings on Amazon
  8. 2

    Cryptonomicon

    Neal Stephenson

    2 here · 106 all-time · #23 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,425 ratings on Amazon
  9. 2

    Daemon

    Daniel Suarez

    2 here · 52 all-time · #78 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,091 ratings on Amazon
  10. 2

    Accelerando

    Charles Stross

    2 here · 33 all-time · #162 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 1,553 ratings on Amazon
  11. 2

    The Name of the Wind

    Patrick Rothfuss

    2 here · 30 all-time · #190 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 89,463 ratings on Amazon
  12. 2Old Man's War

    Old Man's War

    John Scalzi

    2 here · 21 all-time · #295 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 32,356 ratings on Amazon
  13. 2Ancillary Justice

    Ancillary Justice

    Ann Leckie

    2 here · 21 all-time · #301 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 21,235 ratings on Amazon
  14. 2Childhood's End

    Childhood's End

    Arthur C. Clarke

    2 here · 13 all-time · #480 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 15,230 ratings on Amazon
  15. 2The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

    Ray Bradbury

    2 here · 13 all-time · #486 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,036 ratings on Amazon
  16. 2Halting State

    Halting State

    Charles Stross

    2 here · 9 all-time · #745 overall

  17. 1

    Foundation

    Isaac Asimov

    1 here · 110 all-time · #20 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 36,591 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1

    The Martian

    Andy Weir

    1 here · 103 all-time · #25 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 187,449 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1

    Anathem

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 83 all-time · #40 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 5,275 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1

    Infinite Jest

    David Foster Wallace

    1 here · 75 all-time · #44 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,443 ratings on Amazon
  21. 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
  22. 1

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    Robert A. Heinlein

    1 here · 55 all-time · #70 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 12,077 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1

    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

    Robert A. Heinlein

    1 here · 38 all-time · #127 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 9,404 ratings on Amazon
  24. 1

    Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury

    1 here · 28 all-time · #199 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 61,227 ratings on Amazon
  25. 1

    Player of Games

    Iain M. Banks

    1 here · 28 all-time · #202 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 11,218 ratings on Amazon
  26. 1

    The Book of the New Sun

    Gene Wolfe

    1 here · 27 all-time · #211 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 3,428 ratings on Amazon
  27. 1

    Freedom

    Daniel Suarez

    1 here · 23 all-time · #260 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 5,152 ratings on Amazon
  28. 1

    The Forever War

    Joe Haldeman

    1 here · 21 all-time · #294 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 18,724 ratings on Amazon
  29. 1

    The Way of Kings

    Brandon Sanderson

    1 here · 21 all-time · #305 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 89,508 ratings on Amazon
  30. 1

    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
  31. 1Annihilation

    Annihilation

    Jeff VanderMeer

    1 here · 15 all-time · #427 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.0 out of 5, 28,288 ratings on Amazon
  32. 1The Lies of Locke Lamora

    The Lies of Locke Lamora

    Scott Lynch

    1 here · 14 all-time · #469 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 30,742 ratings on Amazon
  33. 1Pandora's Star

    Pandora's Star

    Peter F. Hamilton

    1 here · 12 all-time · #538 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 7,049 ratings on Amazon
  34. 12001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke

    1 here · 11 all-time · #572 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 11,089 ratings on Amazon
  35. 1The Peripheral

    The Peripheral

    William Gibson

    1 here · 10 all-time · #633 overall

  36. 1Stand on Zanzibar

    Stand on Zanzibar

    John Brunner

    1 here · 9 all-time · #750 overall

  37. 1Oryx and Crake

    Oryx and Crake

    Margaret Atwood

    1 here · 8 all-time · #823 overall

  38. 1The Circle

    The Circle

    Dave Eggers

    1 here · 8 all-time · #885 overall

  39. 1Going Postal

    Going Postal

    Terry Pratchett

    1 here · 7 all-time · #919 overall

  40. 1The Laundry Files

    The Laundry Files

    Charles Stross

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1075 overall

  41. 1Nine Princes in Amber

    Nine Princes in Amber

    Roger Zelazny

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1127 overall

  42. 1Rho Agenda

    Rho Agenda

    D. Anthony Quills

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1569 overall

  43. 1Making Money

    Making Money

    Terry Pratchett

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1584 overall

  44. 1Honor Harrington

    Honor Harrington

    David Weber

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1607 overall

  45. 1Lost Fleet

    Lost Fleet

    Jack Campbell

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1608 overall

  46. 1Rant

    Rant

    Chuck Palahniuk

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1753 overall