What are your favorite science fiction books of all time?

Science fiction as a genre includes a wide range of topics. From imaginative and futuristic concepts to space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life and more. What stand out as some of your all-time favorites in this genre?

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Vote	Details	Readers Count
	The Martian Andy Weir	2,001 reads
	Dune Frank Herbert	2,465 reads
	Hyperion Dan Simmons	699 reads
	Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	1,694 reads
	Dark Matter Blake Crouch	1,102 reads
	Neuromancer William Gibson Giampaolo Cossato (Translator) Sandro Sandrelli (Translator)	788 reads
	The Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy Martha Wells	9 reads
	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir	1,868 reads
	Wool Hugh Howey	662 reads
	The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin	545 reads
	Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler	460 reads
	The Dark Forest Cixin Liu Joel Martinsen (Translator)	612 reads
	Leviathan Wakes James S. A. Corey	1,070 reads
	Brave New World Aldous Huxley	1,662 reads
	The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell	221 reads
	Snow Crash Neal Stephenson	704 reads
	Heir to the Empire Timothy Zahn	254 reads
	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick	823 reads
	Red Rising Pierce Brown	1,169 reads
	The Robots of Dawn Isaac Asimov	138 reads
	Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao	269 reads
	The Time Machine H. G. Wells	630 reads
	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers	699 reads
	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes	921 reads
	Burning Chrome William Gibson	109 reads
	Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer	474 reads
	Frankenstein Marry Shelley	2 reads
	Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie	468 reads
	A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.	246 reads
	Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer	778 reads
	The Stories of Ibis Hiroshi Yamamoto Takami Nieda (Translator)	5 reads
	Contact Carl Sagan	253 reads
	Abduction Robin Cook	8 reads
	Theories of Flight Simon Morden	8 reads
	All Tomorrows: A Billion Year Chronicle of the Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man C.M. Kosemen	27 reads
	The Many-Colored Land Julian May	4 reads
	There Will Come Soft Rains Ray Bradbury	20 reads
	The Time Maschine H. G. Wells	2 reads
	Exhalation Ted Chiang	371 reads
	Ubik Philip K. Dick	274 reads
	A Walk in the Dark Arthur C. Clarke	2 reads
	Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler	73 reads
	Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang	386 reads
	Sword & Citadel Gene Wolfe	37 reads
	Recursion Blake Crouch	697 reads
	Omega Force Series Omnibus Omega Force Series Omnibus Joshua Dalzelle	2 reads
	Briardark S.A. Harian	12 reads
	Foundation Isaac Asimov	975 reads
	Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky Olena Bormashenko (Translator)	216 reads
	The Moonday Letters Emmi Itäranta	1 read
	Men Like Gods Men Like Gods H Wells	0 reads
	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini	207 reads
	The Accidental Time Machine Joe Haldeman	30 reads
	LoveStar Andri Snær Magnason	6 reads
	1984 George Orwell	3,450 reads
	Sandkings George R.R. Martin	25 reads
	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams	2,249 reads
	The Peripheral William Gibson	139 reads
	The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger	577 reads
	Monday Starts on Saturday Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky Andrew Bromfield (Translator)	14 reads
	Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh	105 reads
	Empire of Silence Christopher Ruocchio	221 reads
	Robot Visions Isaac Asimov	15 reads
	Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe	77 reads
	The Forever War Joe Haldeman	391 reads
	Luna: Nów Ian McDonald Wojciech M. Próchniewicz (Translator)	41 reads
	Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel	898 reads
	Slated Teri Terry	19 reads
	The One Who Waits The One Who Waits: Short Story By Ray Bradbury	1 read
	Too Like the Lightning Ada Palmer	99 reads
	Universal War One Denis Bajram	1 read
	Across the Universe Beth Revis	69 reads
	Aurora: CV-01 Ryk Brown	15 reads
	Dark Age Pierce Brown	235 reads

Vote	Details	Readers Count
	The Martian Andy Weir	2,001 reads
	Dune Frank Herbert	2,465 reads
	Hyperion Dan Simmons	699 reads
	Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	1,694 reads
	Dark Matter Blake Crouch	1,102 reads
	Neuromancer William Gibson Giampaolo Cossato (Translator) Sandro Sandrelli (Translator)	788 reads
	The Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy Martha Wells	9 reads
	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir	1,868 reads
	Wool Hugh Howey	662 reads
	The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin	545 reads
	Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler	460 reads
	The Dark Forest Cixin Liu Joel Martinsen (Translator)	612 reads
	Leviathan Wakes James S. A. Corey	1,070 reads
	Brave New World Aldous Huxley	1,662 reads
	The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell	221 reads
	Snow Crash Neal Stephenson	704 reads
	Heir to the Empire Timothy Zahn	254 reads
	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick	823 reads
	Red Rising Pierce Brown	1,169 reads
	The Robots of Dawn Isaac Asimov	138 reads
	Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao	269 reads
	The Time Machine H. G. Wells	630 reads
	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers	699 reads
	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes	921 reads
	Burning Chrome William Gibson	109 reads
	Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer	474 reads
	Frankenstein Marry Shelley	2 reads
	Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie	468 reads
	A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.	246 reads
	Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer	778 reads
	The Stories of Ibis Hiroshi Yamamoto Takami Nieda (Translator)	5 reads
	Contact Carl Sagan	253 reads
	Abduction Robin Cook	8 reads
	Theories of Flight Simon Morden	8 reads
	All Tomorrows: A Billion Year Chronicle of the Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man C.M. Kosemen	27 reads
	The Many-Colored Land Julian May	4 reads
	There Will Come Soft Rains Ray Bradbury	20 reads
	The Time Maschine H. G. Wells	2 reads
	Exhalation Ted Chiang	371 reads
	Ubik Philip K. Dick	274 reads
	A Walk in the Dark Arthur C. Clarke	2 reads
	Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler	73 reads
	Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang	386 reads
	Sword & Citadel Gene Wolfe	37 reads
	Recursion Blake Crouch	697 reads
	Omega Force Series Omnibus Omega Force Series Omnibus Joshua Dalzelle	2 reads
	Briardark S.A. Harian	12 reads
	Foundation Isaac Asimov	975 reads
	Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky Olena Bormashenko (Translator)	216 reads
	The Moonday Letters Emmi Itäranta	1 read
	Men Like Gods Men Like Gods H Wells	0 reads
	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini	207 reads
	The Accidental Time Machine Joe Haldeman	30 reads
	LoveStar Andri Snær Magnason	6 reads
	1984 George Orwell	3,450 reads
	Sandkings George R.R. Martin	25 reads
	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams	2,249 reads
	The Peripheral William Gibson	139 reads
	The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger	577 reads
	Monday Starts on Saturday Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky Andrew Bromfield (Translator)	14 reads
	Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh	105 reads
	Empire of Silence Christopher Ruocchio	221 reads
	Robot Visions Isaac Asimov	15 reads
	Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe	77 reads
	The Forever War Joe Haldeman	391 reads
	Luna: Nów Ian McDonald Wojciech M. Próchniewicz (Translator)	41 reads
	Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel	898 reads
	Slated Teri Terry	19 reads
	The One Who Waits The One Who Waits: Short Story By Ray Bradbury	1 read
	Too Like the Lightning Ada Palmer	99 reads
	Universal War One Denis Bajram	1 read
	Across the Universe Beth Revis	69 reads
	Aurora: CV-01 Ryk Brown	15 reads
	Dark Age Pierce Brown	235 reads

What are your favorite science fiction books of all time?

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What are your favorite science fiction books of all time?