Most Popular Science Fiction Books

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The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1950

The Futurological Congress

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1971

Foundation trilogy #1

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1951

Revelation Space #1

Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

2002

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

Science Fiction

1962

Flawed #1

Flawed

Cecelia Ahern

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

April 2016

The Xenogenesis Series #1

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler

Science Fiction

1987

Monk & Robot #1

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

July 13, 2021

In Death #6

Vengeance in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1997

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1980

Takeshi Kovacs #1

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Philip K. Dick Award

February 2002

Revelation Space #4

Inhibitor Phase

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 27, 2021

Delirium Trilogy #3

Requiem

Lauren Oliver

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

February 28, 2013

Solaris

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1961

Jean le Flambeur #2

The Fractal Prince

Hannu Rajaniemi

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 24, 2012

Blade Runner #1

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1968

Saga #2

Saga: Volume Two

Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Comics

June 12, 2013

Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #2

Elysium Fire

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 22, 2018

The Way #1

Eon

Greg Bear

Science Fiction

1985

W.A.R.P. #2

The Hangman's Revolution

Eoin Colfer

Science Fiction · Young Adult

June 21, 2014

The Selection Series #3

The One

Kiera Cass

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Romance

May 2, 2014

Endgame #1

The Calling

Nils Johnson-Shelton, James Frey

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Adventure

October 7, 2014

Doomsday Book

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1992

MaddAddam

Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood

Science Fiction · Dystopia

2003

The Book of the New Sun #3

The Sword of the Lictor

Gene Wolfe

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award

1982

The Inverted World

Christopher Priest

Science Fiction · BSFA Award

1974

Saga #6

Saga: Volume Six

Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Comics

June 2016

Rama #1

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1973

Flawed #2

Perfect

Cecelia Ahern

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

April 4, 2017

Star Wars: Episode III

Revenge of the Sith

Matthew Stover

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Movie · Star Wars

April 2005

Memory of Water

Emmi Itäranta

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Translation

May 8, 2014

Hyperion Cantos #3

Endymion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction

1996

The Murderbot Diaries #1

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

Science Fiction · Novella

May 1, 2017

Jean le Flambeur #3

The Causal Angel

Hannu Rajaniemi

Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 10, 2014

The Nikopol Trilogy

Enki Bilal

Science Fiction

2000

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1953