Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the 19th century

Discover popular Science Fiction books from the 19th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Mysterious Island

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1874

7.5/10 24 ratings

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction

1898

7.3/10 68 ratings

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells

Horror · Science Fiction

1896

7.3/10 26 ratings

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1872

7.3/10 55 ratings

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction · Utopia

1895

7.2/10 65 ratings

Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus

Mary Shelley

Horror · Science Fiction · Necromancer

1818

7.2/10 134 ratings

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Horror · Science Fiction

1886

7.1/10 90 ratings

The Steam House #1

The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1880

6.7/10 11 ratings

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1869

6.5/10 14 ratings

The Invisible Man

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction

1897

6.4/10 38 ratings

Carpathian Castle

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1893

6.1/10 16 ratings

All Around the Moon #1

From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1867

6.0/10 23 ratings

All Around the Moon #2

Round the Moon

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1873

5.9/10 13 ratings

Robur the Conqueror

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1887

5.3/10 10 ratings

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin Abbott Abbott

Science Fiction

1884

10/10 1 ratings

Floating Island or the Pearl of the Pacific

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation · Adventure · Historical Fiction

1896

9/10 1 ratings

The Last Man

Mary Shelley

Science Fiction

1826

8.3/10 3 ratings

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1895

8/10 1 ratings

The Coming Race

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Science Fiction

1871

6.6/10 5 ratings

Facing the Flag

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1897

6/10 6 ratings

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1871

6.7/10 56 ratings

Claudius Bombarnac

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1894

6.5/10 6 ratings

The Begum's Millions

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1879

6/10 8 ratings

News from Nowhere

William Morris

Science Fiction · Utopia

1890

6/10 4 ratings

When the Sleeper Awakes

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction

1899

6/10 2 ratings

Tales of Space and Time

H. G. Wells

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1899

6/10 1 ratings

Hector Servadac

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1877

5.5/10 8 ratings

Julian West #1

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Edward Bellamy

Science Fiction · Utopia

1888

5/10 5 ratings

The Stone Giant: A Story of the Mammoth Cave

C. C. Dail

Science Fiction

1898

The Great Stone of Sardis

Frank R. Stockton

Science Fiction

1897

Julian West #2

Equality

Edward Bellamy

Science Fiction · Utopia

1897

Zalma

T. Mullett Ellis

Science Fiction

1895

The Crack of Doom

Robert Cromie

Science Fiction

1895

The Angel of the Revolution / The Empire of the Air #2

Olga Romanoff

George Griffith

Science Fiction

1894

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

John Jacob Astor

Science Fiction

1894

The Angel of the Revolution / The Empire of the Air #1

The Angel of the Revolution

George Griffith

Science Fiction

1893