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Best Science Fiction Books

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  1. Ancillary Sword

    Ann Leckie

    ★ 4.1 (41k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A former warship, now a single soldier named Breq, must confront her past and protect the family of a murdered lieutenant at Athoek Station, navigating a difficult crew and the politics of the Radch empire.

  2. The Revenge of Seven

    Pittacus Lore

    ★ 4.3 (41k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Earth faces a Mogadorian invasion, forcing the scattered Garde to deal with betrayal and loss. Some form new alliances, others gain new powers, and one is held captive, witnessing humanity's end.

  3. The Invisible Library

    Genevieve Cogman

    ★ 3.7 (41k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A spy librarian and her assistant go to an alternate, chaos-filled London to get a stolen, reality-altering book from fighting supernatural groups before reality breaks apart.

  4. Ship Breaker

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    ★ 3.7 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a drowned future of oil-rig shanties and cutthroat salvage, a teenaged ship breaker must choose between stripping a beached clipper for survival or saving its wealthy survivor, a choice that could either elevate him to a new world or drown him in the old.

  5. Severance

    Ling Ma

    ★ 3.8 (40k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    During a global pandemic that turns people into automatons, a secretly pregnant millennial office worker navigates the ruins of New York with a cult-like group of survivors, confronting the consumerism of her past life.

  6. Night Watch

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A time-traveling policeman hunts a serial killer targeting his younger self in a city on the verge of revolution, confronting the cycles of societal change and the meaning of justice.

  7. How I Live Now

    Meg Rosoff

    ★ 3.6 (40k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Amidst a sudden war that isolates them in rural England, a cynical New York teen finds an unexpected home and an unconventional love with her cousins, only to have it shattered by the brutal realities of survival.

  8. More Happy Than Not

    Adam Silvera

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    In a near-future Bronx, a heartbroken teen grapples with love, loss, and a memory-altering procedure that promises happiness but threatens to erase his true self and the boy he's falling for.

  9. Clean Sweep

    Ilona Andrews

    ★ 4.2 (39k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An innkeeper with a killer broom protects her small Texas town from an ancient predator while dealing with a werewolf neighbor and a cosmic vampire, all beneath her sentient B&B.

  10. Tarzan of the Apes

    Edgar Rice Burroughs

    ★ 3.9 (39k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Raised by apes in the heart of the African jungle, the orphaned Tarzan grapples with his primal instincts and newfound humanity when a beautiful woman from the civilized world invades his untamed paradise.

  11. Gateway

    Frederik Pohl

    ★ 4.1 (39k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by the riches and horrors of his interstellar prospecting, a man grapples with the psychological wreckage of his past, finding the journey inward more terrifying than any voyage through the void.

  12. The Call of Cthulhu

    H.P. Lovecraft

    ★ 4.0 (39k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 'The Call of Cthulhu,' a fragmented manuscript shows humanity's insignificance against the cosmic horror of an ancient, slumbering entity poised to reclaim Earth.

  13. The Robots of Dawn

    Isaac Asimov

    ★ 4.2 (39k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a world of humanoid robots and galactic intrigue, Detective Elijah Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must clear a brilliant roboticist of 'roboticide' to prevent an interstellar war and secure humanity's future among the stars.

  14. Artificial Condition

    Martha Wells

    ★ 4.3 (38k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To understand the massacre in its past and the truth behind its 'Murderbot' nickname, a security unit teams with a research vessel to revisit the site where it went rogue. It unearths a conspiracy deeper than its fragmented memories suggest.

  15. Ceremony in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (38k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a future New York where ancient evils persist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a fellow officer's death, forcing her to confront loyalty, justice, and the power of malevolence, all while a personal warning lands on her doorstep.

  16. Restore Me

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 4.2 (38k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Newly crowned Supreme Commander Juliette Ferrars struggles with her lethal touch and global power, as a tragedy threatens to dismantle her new world and make her the monster she fears.

  17. Super Sad True Love Story

    Gary Shteyngart

    ★ 3.5 (38k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    In a near-future America collapsing under credit crises and digital oversharing, an analog man clinging to books and diaries falls for a ruthlessly modern woman, hoping their improbable love can redeem a world obsessed with immortality and instant gratification.

  18. Fracture Me

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 3.7 (38k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Adam faces war against his half-brother, a broken heart, fears for his loved ones, and the weight of a rebellion that could destroy everything.

  19. All the Birds in the Sky

    Charlie Jane Anders

    ★ 3.6 (38k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A witch and a mad scientist, separated by a magical middle school incident, must reunite in a near-future San Francisco to either mend a broken world or witness its final unraveling.

  20. Starsight

    Brandon Sanderson

    ★ 4.4 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by her father's past and connected to the stars, a defiant pilot must infiltrate an alien academy to uncover galactic truths and prevent humanity's destruction.

  21. The Jewel

    Amy Ewing

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Violet Lasting is sold into opulent servitude in the brutal Jewel, forced to bear an heir for a ruthless Duchess while fighting to keep her identity and forbidden love.

  22. Tehanu

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A former priestess and a broken wizard, united by a daring escape, must rekindle their magic and wisdom to shelter a scarred child from a world that fears her.

  23. Fatherland

    Robert Harris

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, a disillusioned Berlin detective uncovers a terrifying conspiracy linked to high-ranking officials while investigating a mysterious death, threatening to expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets just as President Kennedy prepares for a historic visit.

  24. Airhead

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a freak accident, a tomboy wakes up in a supermodel's body, navigating a glamorous world she hates while trying to convince her best friend of her true identity.

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