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The Best Science Fiction Books

Updated 2026-07-25 · 30 books

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  1. 1 Cover of The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem

    刘慈欣, Vincent Schmitt, Gwennaël Gaffric, Marc Simonetti

    Human-alien encountersImaginary wars and battlesFiction
  2. 2 Cover of The Dark Forest

    The Dark Forest

    刘慈欣

    Chinese Science fictionFictionScience Fiction
  3. 3 Cover of Death's End

    Death's End

    刘慈欣

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  4. 4 Cover of A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic)

    A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic)

    V. E. Schwab

    B E S T S E L L E R SFantasyContests
  5. 5 Cover of Vengeful

    Vengeful

    V. E. Schwab

    FictionScience FictionAction & Adventure
  6. 6

    Thirst

    Benjamin Warner

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  7. 7 Cover of MaddAddam

    MaddAddam

    Margaret Atwood

    Science fictionFictionHumorous
  8. 8 Cover of Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret,

    Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret,

    Margaret Atwood

    Literary FictionFriendshipFantasy
  9. 9 Cover of The Heart Goes Last

    The Heart Goes Last

    Margaret Atwood

    FictionMan-woman relationshipsUnemployment
  10. 10 Cover of Frankenstein dreams

    Frankenstein dreams

    Michael Sims

    English Science fictionEnglish fictionFiction
  11. 11

    Blood River

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  12. 12 Cover of Amtrak Wars

    Amtrak Wars

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionAction & Adventure
  13. 13

    Amtrak Wars

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionAction & Adventure
  14. 14 Cover of Amtrak Wars : Earth-Thunder

    Amtrak Wars : Earth-Thunder

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  15. 15 Cover of Amtrak Wars : First Family

    Amtrak Wars : First Family

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionAction & Adventure
  16. 16

    Iron Master

    Patrick Tilley

    FictionScience FictionAction & Adventure
  17. 17 Cover of Riddley Walker

    Riddley Walker

    Russell Hoban

    FictionNuclear warfareRegression (Civilization)
  18. 18 Cover of The coincidence engine

    The coincidence engine

    Sam Leith

    Intelligence serviceMathematiciansProbabilities
  19. 19 Cover of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    David Karashima

    High school studentsTeenage girlsTime travel
  20. 20 Cover of Time Travellers Almanac

    Time Travellers Almanac

    Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov

    FictionScience FictionShort Stories
  21. 21 Cover of Illuminations

    Illuminations

    Alan Moore

    FictionFantasyCollections & Anthologies
  22. 22 Cover of Ball Lightning

    Ball Lightning

    刘慈欣

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  23. 23 Cover of Wandering Earth

    Wandering Earth

    刘慈欣

    FictionScience FictionChinese fiction
  24. 24 Cover of The Paper Menagerie

    The Paper Menagerie

    Ken Liu

    FictionScience fictionShort stories
  25. 25 Cover of Invisible Planets

    Invisible Planets

    Ken Liu

    Short storiesChineseScience fiction
  26. 26

    Broken Stars

    Ken Liu

    Science fictionFantasy fictionChinese Short stories
  27. 27

    Psychology of Time Travel

    Kate Mascarenhas

    FictionScience FictionGeneral
  28. 28 Cover of Cage of Souls

    Cage of Souls

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    FictionScience fictionGeneral
  29. 29 Cover of Dogs of War

    Dogs of War

    Adrian Tchaikovsky, Henry-Luc Planchat

    FictionScience FictionArtificial Intelligence
  30. 30 Cover of Cruel Stars

    Cruel Stars

    John Birmingham

    English literatureFictionScience Fiction

At a glance

# Book Author
1 The Three-Body Problem 刘慈欣, Vincent Schmitt, Gwennaël Gaffric, Marc Simonetti
2 The Dark Forest 刘慈欣
3 Death's End 刘慈欣
4 A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic) V. E. Schwab
5 Vengeful V. E. Schwab
6 Thirst Benjamin Warner
7 MaddAddam Margaret Atwood
8 Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret, Margaret Atwood
9 The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood
10 Frankenstein dreams Michael Sims
11 Blood River Patrick Tilley
12 Amtrak Wars Patrick Tilley
13 Amtrak Wars Patrick Tilley
14 Amtrak Wars : Earth-Thunder Patrick Tilley
15 Amtrak Wars : First Family Patrick Tilley
16 Iron Master Patrick Tilley
17 Riddley Walker Russell Hoban
18 The coincidence engine Sam Leith
19 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time David Karashima
20 Time Travellers Almanac Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov
21 Illuminations Alan Moore
22 Ball Lightning 刘慈欣
23 Wandering Earth 刘慈欣
24 The Paper Menagerie Ken Liu
25 Invisible Planets Ken Liu
26 Broken Stars Ken Liu
27 Psychology of Time Travel Kate Mascarenhas
28 Cage of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky
29 Dogs of War Adrian Tchaikovsky, Henry-Luc Planchat
30 Cruel Stars John Birmingham

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