Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the 20th century

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Carl Sagan

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1985

Job: A Comedy of Justice

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1984

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction

1963

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1984

Sprawl #3

Mona Lisa Overdrive

William Gibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk

1988

The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1956

War with the Newts

Karel Capek

Science Fiction · Translation

1937

Barsoom #2

The Gods of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1918

The Tales of Viriconium #1

The Pastel City

M. John Harrison

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1971

Elana #1

Enchantress from the Stars

Sylvia Engdahl

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1970

Across Realtime #2

Marooned in Realtime

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

1986

The Sands of Mars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1951

The Third Policeman

Flann O'Brien

Science Fiction

1967

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1974

Dune #2

Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction

1969

Hainish Cycle

The Word for World Is Forest

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction

1976

A Fisherman of the Inland Sea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1994

The Fountains of Paradise

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1979

Heinlein Juveniles

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1957

Barsoom #1

A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1917

Animorphs: Megamorphs #2

In the Time of Dinosaurs

K. A. Applegate

Science Fiction · Childrens

1998

Sprawl #2

Count Zero

William Gibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk

1986

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5

Mostly Harmless

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1992

The Dragonriders of Pern #1

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

Science Fiction · Dragons

1968

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #1

Heir to the Empire

Timothy Zahn

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Star Wars

1991

Rama #2

Rama II

Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

1989

The Dancers at the End of Time #3

The End of All Songs

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction

1976

Harm's Way

Colin Greenland

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1993

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hugo Award · TV Series · Alternate History

1962

Extended Foundation series #1

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1982

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

Science Fiction

1956

Karl Glogauer #1

Behold the Man

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction

1969

The Dancers at the End of Time #2

The Hollow Lands

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · British Fantasy Award

1974

Dirk Gently #1

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1987

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #3

The Last Command

Timothy Zahn

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Star Wars

1993

Hainish Cycle

Planet of Exile

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction

1966