The 30 Best Science Fiction Books in the Universe

By Stephen Lovely & Colleen Lindsay | Published Oct 27, 2016

Buy Dawn at Amazon

Dawn

By Octavia E. Butler

Buy Remnant Population at Amazon

Remnant Population

By Elizabeth Moon

Buy The Sparrow at Amazon

The Sparrow

By Mary Doria Russell

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Buy The Three Body Problem at Amazon

The Three Body Problem

By Cixin Liu

Buy Stories of Your Life and Others at Amazon

Stories of Your Life and Others

By Ted Chiang

Buy The Forever War at Amazon

The Forever War

By Joe Haldeman

Buy Midshipman's Hope at Amazon

Midshipman's Hope

By David Feintuch

Buy Old Man's War at Amazon

Old Man's War

By John Scalzi

Buy Ender's Game at Amazon

Ender's Game

By Orson Scott Card

Buy The Cold Between at Amazon

The Cold Between

By Elizabeth Bonesteel

Buy Nova at Amazon

Nova

By Samuel R. Delany

Buy Ancillary Justice at Amazon

Ancillary Justice

By Ann Leckie

Buy Leviathan Wakes at Amazon

Leviathan Wakes

By James S.A. Corey

Buy In Conquest Born at Amazon

In Conquest Born

By C.S. Friedman

Buy Downbelow Station at Amazon

Downbelow Station

By C.J. Cherryh

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Buy The Book of Strange New Things at Amazon

The Book of Strange New Things

By Michael Faber

Buy The Best of All Possible Worlds at Amazon

The Best of All Possible Worlds

By Karen Lord

Buy Embassytown at Amazon

Embassytown

By China Mieville

Buy City of Pearl at Amazon

City of Pearl

By Karen Traviss

Buy The Left Hand of Darkness at Amazon

The Left Hand of Darkness

By Ursula K. Le Guin

Buy The Shockwave Rider at Amazon

The Shockwave Rider

By John Brunner

Buy When Gravity Fails at Amazon

When Gravity Fails

By George Alec Effinger

Buy Altered Carbon at Amazon

Altered Carbon

By Richard K. Morgan

Buy Snow Crash at Amazon

Snow Crash

By Neal Stephenson

Buy Neuromancer at Amazon

Neuromancer

By William Gibson

Buy The City, Not Long After at Amazon

The City, Not Long After

By Pat Murphy

Buy The Girl with All the Gifts at Amazon

The Girl with All the Gifts

By M.R. Carey

Buy The Gone-Away World at Amazon

The Gone-Away World

By Nick Harkaway

Buy The Last Policeman at Amazon

The Last Policeman

By Ben Winters

Buy The Dog Stars at Amazon

The Dog Stars

By Peter Heller

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