The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time

The Stand

In a world ravaged by a deadly virus, survivors face an epic battle between good and evil, led by a mysterious dark man. Stephen King's apoc…

1984

In a world where Big Brother is always watching, one man dares to rebel. A chilling exploration of totalitarianism and the power of the stat…

The War of the Worlds

England is under siege as Martians emerge from a meteorite, bringing a terrifying new era of warfare. This classic science fiction novel, fi…

Cloud Atlas

A mind-bending epic that weaves six interconnected stories across time and space, exploring humanity's relentless pursuit of power and its c…

The Underground Railroad

A gripping tale of a young slave's desperate bid for freedom, reimagining the Underground Railroad as a literal network of tracks and tunnel…

Oryx and Crake

In a world where animals are strangely altered, a man named Snowman struggles to survive and care for the enigmatic Children of Crake, haunt…

Station Eleven

In a world ravaged by a deadly pandemic, a traveling troupe of artists and musicians brings hope and culture to the remnants of civilization…

World War Z

Experience the chilling oral history of humanity's fight for survival against the zombie apocalypse, told through the haunting voices of tho…

The Left Hand of Darkness

Explore a world of eternal winter and a society without gender in this groundbreaking feminist science fiction novel.

Never Let Me Go

In a hauntingly beautiful tale, Kazuo Ishiguro explores love, friendship, and the fragility of life through the eyes of Kathy, a woman refle…

Kindred

A gripping time-travel narrative that explores the brutal realities of American slavery and the enduring impact of racial injustice.

Foundation

In a sprawling Galactic Empire on the brink of collapse, a brilliant scientist devises a radical plan to preserve human knowledge and cultur…

The Martian

Stranded alone on Mars, an astronaut must use his ingenuity and humor to survive against all odds in this gripping tale of isolation and per…

Stories of Your Life and Others

Explore mind-bending questions and thought-provoking scenarios in this collection of extraordinary stories by Ted Chiang, including a new on…

1Q84

A dual narrative set in a dystopian world where reality shifts and the past looms large, following an assassin and a writer entangled in a m…

A Canticle for Leibowitz

A chilling and provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future, this Hugo Award-winning novel is a landmark of 20th-century literature.

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Hyperion

A masterpiece of space opera that blends the Canterbury Tales with a futuristic universe under threat, where seven pilgrims embark on a fina…

Ready Player One

In a dystopian future, a young man embarks on a high-stakes treasure hunt within a virtual reality universe, filled with 80s pop culture ref…

The Children of Men

In a dystopian 2021, where humanity faces extinction, a solitary man's life is upended by a chance encounter that could change the fate of m…

Slaughterhouse-Five

A time-traveling optometrist's journey through war, family, and the cosmos in this graphic novel adaptation of Vonnegut's classic anti-war s…

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

In a world on the brink of human extinction, tribes survive under the watch of 'Mothers,' blending with alien beings in a desperate bid for …

Dhalgren

A nameless young man, known only as 'the Kid,' arrives in the chaotic city of Bellona, a near-future USA with two moons, and begins writing …

Neuromancer

In a neon-drenched cyberpunk future, a washed-up hacker gets one last shot at redemption in a high-stakes game against an all-powerful AI.