Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

18,410 members

438 reviews

4

10 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, khcollett

5

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

94,344 members

1,450 reviews

4.2

9 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Al., brhill45, ketisfolk

6

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

61,555 members

870 reviews

3.9

9 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

7

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,415 members

1,236 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Quaisior, jain, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, ketisfolk

8

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

43,980 members

806 reviews

4.2

9 Members: hipdeep, jain, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, Fueguino0q, Al.

9

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

63,477 members

1,141 reviews

4

8 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, otori, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

10

Dune

by Frank Herbert

50,676 members

806 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, otori, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, brhill45,merrystar

11

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

49,219 members

777 reviews

4.1

8 Members: hipdeep, otori, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

12

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

45,538 members

1,039 reviews

4

9 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, merrystar, andomck, ahef1963, kara.shamy, invisigoth, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45,gypsysmom

13

by J. K. Rowling

154,048 members

2,218 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, heidiboll, brhill45,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda ,jjlenning
Explanations: aulsmith : Didn't finish.

14

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

51,139 members

812 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Quaisior, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

15

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

26,651 members

478 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

16

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

23,408 members

443 reviews

4

7 Members: otori, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

17

by Philip K. Dick

22,203 members

531 reviews

4

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, khcollett, lyricism_

18

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

18,928 members

456 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

19

by Robert A. Heinlein

11,527 members

212 reviews

4.1

7 Members: jain, aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

20

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

29,328 members

600 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, otori, merrystar, ahef1963, heidiboll

21

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

21,971 members

436 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, gmcnaught

22

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

The Man in the High Castle

20,205 members

227 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

23

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

17,352 members

225 reviews

4.1

7 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, brhill45,ManWithAnAgenda

24

by Philip K. Dick

16,048 members

402 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

25

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

15,522 members

492 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Quaisior, jain, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, gmcnaught

26

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,259 members

313 reviews

4

6 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

27

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

14,242 members

135 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

28

The Dispossessed

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

12,920 members

311 reviews

4.2

6 Members: Quaisior, jain, aulsmith, andomck, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

29

by Michael Chabon

11,210 members

447 reviews

3.8

6 Members: jain, aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, shambolica
Explanations: aulsmith: Subtle and well-written alternate history

30

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

10,732 members

408 reviews

4.2

6 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

31

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

8,768 members

398 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

To Say Nothing of the Dog

by Connie Willis

7,368 members

320 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, shambolica

33

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,566 members

159 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

34

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

76,811 members

3,643 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: jain, KimarieBee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, Shah_Zad_Khan, ManWithAnAgenda, , ,jjlenning

35

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

49,886 members

1,201 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, ,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar : could not finish

36

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

42,081 members

1,313 reviews

4.1

5 Members: KimarieBee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll

37

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

27,968 members

513 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

38

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,840 members

1,014 reviews

3.8

5 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

39

Neverwhere

Life, the Universe, and Everything

26,658 members

632 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll,ManWithAnAgenda

40

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

24,221 members

854 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: jacobmercy, KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

41

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

21,068 members

518 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex,shambolica

42

17,327 members

166 reviews

4

5 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

43

I, Robot [Anthology]

17,128 members

311 reviews

4

5 Members: jain, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

44

Guards! Guards!

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

15,948 members

281 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, andomck, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Clan of the Cave Bear

14,999 members

254 reviews

3.9

5 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

46

by Jean M. Auel

13,884 members

300 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Quaisior, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

47

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

13,458 members

114 reviews

4

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

48

Small Gods

13,412 members

211 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

49

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

13,253 members

343 reviews

3.9

5 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

50

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

12,403 members

183 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

51

by Robert A. Heinlein

12,148 members

181 reviews

3.8

6 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex,jain
Explanations: jain: The first third or so of the book is great, but then it all goes downhill incredibly fast.

52

Witches Abroad

11,222 members

163 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

53

Thud!

The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)

11,217 members

160 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

54

by Stephen King

4,987 members

72 reviews

½ 4.5

5 Members: chgstrom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

55

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

54,067 members

854 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda,jjlenning

56

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

40,139 members

792 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, ,jjlenning

57

American Gods

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

34,982 members

962 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, andomck, ahef1963, heidiboll, Shah_Zad_Khan,chgstrom ,ManWithAnAgenda

58

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

34,599 members

411 reviews

3.9

5 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda,jjlenning

59

by C. S. Lewis

30,015 members

299 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

60

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

29,837 members

838 reviews

3.9

5 Members: jain, chgstrom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Great moments, but too long

61

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

29,444 members

315 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,

62

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

28,692 members

416 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

63

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

27,802 members

369 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

64

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

26,010 members

418 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

65

The Color of Magic

24,977 members

485 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Graveyard Book

24,936 members

1,313 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, ahef1963, heidiboll,ManWithAnAgenda

67

Stardust

24,090 members

595 reviews

4

5 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

68

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

20,253 members

385 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: KimarieBee, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : I didn't make it through this one.

69

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

18,831 members

577 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ketisfolk

70

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

18,630 members

366 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

71

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

17,777 members

391 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll

72

The Light Fantastic

16,465 members

232 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

73

Equal Rites

16,160 members

280 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

74

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

15,892 members

689 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Foundation and Empire

14,624 members

188 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

76

Wyrd Sisters

13,868 members

218 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

77

Second Foundation

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

13,519 members

151 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

78

by Robert C. O'Brien

13,345 members

187 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

79

Going Postal

13,014 members

231 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

80

Reaper Man

12,846 members

180 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

The Wee Free Men

11,948 members

285 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

Men at Arms

11,636 members

147 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

83

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,566 members

318 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Soul Music

11,341 members

141 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Feet of Clay

11,184 members

134 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

11,038 members

447 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Thief of Time

10,862 members

128 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lords and Ladies

10,750 members

141 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

89

The Tombs of Atuan

10,229 members

187 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

90

Making Money

9,667 members

195 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Truth

9,388 members

97 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

A Hat Full of Sky

9,024 members

161 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

Wintersmith

8,970 members

184 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Farthest Shore