Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

18,423 members

439 reviews

4

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

5

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

94,366 members

1,450 reviews

4.2

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

6

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

61,566 members

869 reviews

3.9

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

7

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,432 members

1,237 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)

43,995 members

806 reviews

4.2

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

9

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

63,501 members

1,141 reviews

4

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

10

Dune

by Frank Herbert

50,709 members

806 reviews

½ 4.3

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

11

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

49,235 members

777 reviews

4.1

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

12

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

45,543 members

1,039 reviews

4

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

13

by J. K. Rowling

154,099 members

2,219 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

51,167 members

811 reviews

3.8

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

15

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

26,667 members

479 reviews

3.9

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

16

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

23,420 members

443 reviews

4

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

17

by Philip K. Dick

22,214 members

532 reviews

4

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

18

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

18,934 members

456 reviews

4.1

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

19

by Robert A. Heinlein

11,533 members

212 reviews

4.1

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

20

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

29,340 members

601 reviews

½ 4.3

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

21

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

21,978 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

20,212 members

227 reviews

4.1

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

23

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

17,359 members

225 reviews

4.1

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

24

by Philip K. Dick

16,056 members

402 reviews

½ 3.7

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

25

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

15,533 members

492 reviews

½ 4.3

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

26

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,264 members

314 reviews

4

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

27

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

14,246 members

135 reviews

3.9

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

28

The Dispossessed

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

12,926 members

311 reviews

4.2

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

29

by Michael Chabon

11,212 members

446 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

10,739 members

408 reviews

4.2

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

31

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

8,773 members

399 reviews

4.1

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

32

To Say Nothing of the Dog

by Connie Willis

7,374 members

321 reviews

4.1

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

33

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,569 members

160 reviews

4.1

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

34

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

76,847 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

49,914 members

1,202 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

42,091 members

1,312 reviews

4.1

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

37

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

27,978 members

513 reviews

4.2

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

38

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,846 members

1,014 reviews

3.8

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

39

Neverwhere

Life, the Universe, and Everything

26,666 members

633 reviews

4.1

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

40

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

24,234 members

856 reviews

½ 4.4

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

41

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

21,074 members

519 reviews

½ 4.3

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

42

17,337 members

166 reviews

4

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

43

I, Robot [Anthology]

17,139 members

311 reviews

4

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

44

Guards! Guards!

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

15,954 members

280 reviews

4.2

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

45

The Clan of the Cave Bear

15,003 members

254 reviews

3.9

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

46

by Jean M. Auel

13,885 members

300 reviews

3.9

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

47

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

13,460 members

114 reviews

4

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

48

Small Gods

13,421 members

211 reviews

4.2

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

49

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

13,262 members

343 reviews

3.9

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

50

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

12,411 members

183 reviews

½ 4.4

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

51

by Robert A. Heinlein

12,155 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

11,227 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)

11,222 members

160 reviews

4.2

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

54

by Stephen King

4,982 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

54,095 members

854 reviews

4.1

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

56

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

40,153 members

793 reviews

4.1

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

57

American Gods

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

34,990 members

963 reviews

4.1

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

58

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

34,614 members

411 reviews

3.9

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

59

by C. S. Lewis

30,003 members

299 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

60

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

29,841 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

29,457 members

315 reviews

4.1

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

62

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

28,702 members

416 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

63

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

27,812 members

369 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

64

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

26,021 members

418 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

65

The Color of Magic

24,991 members

486 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Graveyard Book

24,941 members

1,314 reviews

4.2

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

67

Stardust

24,098 members

596 reviews

4

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

68

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

20,263 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

18,836 members

577 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ketisfolk

70

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

18,634 members

366 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

71

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

17,778 members

391 reviews

3.9

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

72

The Light Fantastic

16,476 members

232 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

73

Equal Rites

16,170 members

280 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

74

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

15,898 members

689 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Foundation and Empire

14,631 members

188 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

76

Wyrd Sisters

13,876 members

218 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

77

Second Foundation

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

13,527 members

151 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

78

by Robert C. O'Brien

13,349 members

187 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

79

Going Postal

13,022 members

231 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

80

Reaper Man

12,853 members

180 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

The Wee Free Men

11,954 members

285 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

Men at Arms

11,644 members

147 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

83

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,570 members

318 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Soul Music

11,349 members

141 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Feet of Clay

11,190 members

134 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

11,045 members

446 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Thief of Time

10,867 members

128 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lords and Ladies

10,754 members

141 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

89

The Tombs of Atuan

10,237 members

186 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

90

Making Money

9,670 members

195 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Truth

9,392 members

97 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

A Hat Full of Sky

9,029 members

161 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

Wintersmith

8,975 members

184 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Farthest Shore