Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

18,458 members

440 reviews

4

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

5

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

94,595 members

1,451 reviews

4.2

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

6

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

61,688 members

871 reviews

3.9

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

7

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,582 members

1,238 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)

44,071 members

809 reviews

4.2

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

9

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

63,608 members

1,142 reviews

4

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

10

Dune

by Frank Herbert

50,786 members

807 reviews

½ 4.3

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

11

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

49,292 members

779 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

1,040 reviews

4

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

13

by J. K. Rowling

154,322 members

2,221 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

51,323 members

814 reviews

3.8

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

15

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

26,735 members

479 reviews

3.9

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

16

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

23,457 members

444 reviews

4

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

17

by Philip K. Dick

22,273 members

534 reviews

4

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

18

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

18,987 members

459 reviews

4.1

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

19

by Robert A. Heinlein

11,547 members

212 reviews

4.1

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

20

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

29,395 members

602 reviews

½ 4.3

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

21

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

22,010 members

437 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

20,234 members

229 reviews

4.1

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

23

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

17,387 members

225 reviews

4.1

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

24

by Philip K. Dick

16,088 members

405 reviews

½ 3.7

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

25

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

15,589 members

493 reviews

½ 4.3

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

26

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,286 members

314 reviews

4

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

27

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

14,267 members

135 reviews

3.9

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

28

The Dispossessed

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

12,954 members

312 reviews

4.2

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

29

by Michael Chabon

11,228 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

10,771 members

409 reviews

4.2

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

31

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

8,785 members

400 reviews

4.1

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

32

To Say Nothing of the Dog

by Connie Willis

7,384 members

322 reviews

4.1

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

33

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,574 members

160 reviews

4.1

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

34

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

77,033 members

3,646 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

50,042 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

42,142 members

1,313 reviews

4.1

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

37

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

28,028 members

515 reviews

4.2

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

38

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,896 members

1,015 reviews

3.8

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

39

Neverwhere

Life, the Universe, and Everything

26,694 members

633 reviews

4.1

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

40

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

24,288 members

857 reviews

½ 4.4

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

41

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

21,100 members

521 reviews

½ 4.3

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

42

17,354 members

167 reviews

4

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

43

I, Robot [Anthology]

17,182 members

312 reviews

4

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

44

Guards! Guards!

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

15,985 members

281 reviews

4.2

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

45

The Clan of the Cave Bear

15,019 members

255 reviews

3.9

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

46

by Jean M. Auel

13,901 members

301 reviews

3.9

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

47

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

13,479 members

114 reviews

4

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

48

Small Gods

13,432 members

211 reviews

4.2

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

49

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

13,280 members

344 reviews

3.9

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

50

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

12,424 members

183 reviews

½ 4.4

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

51

by Robert A. Heinlein

12,177 members

180 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

Thud!

11,246 members

161 reviews

4.2

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

53

Witches Abroad

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

11,230 members

163 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, 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

54,180 members

855 reviews

4.1

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

56

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

40,202 members

793 reviews

4.1

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

57

American Gods

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

35,022 members

965 reviews

4.1

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

58

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

34,680 members

411 reviews

3.9

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

59

by C. S. Lewis

30,064 members

299 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

60

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

29,900 members

839 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

29,537 members

315 reviews

4.1

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

62

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

28,757 members

416 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

63

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

27,871 members

369 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

64

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

26,054 members

420 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

65

The Color of Magic

25,034 members

487 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Graveyard Book

24,981 members

1,315 reviews

4.2

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

67

Stardust

24,116 members

596 reviews

4

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

68

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

20,298 members

386 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

18,864 members

578 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ketisfolk

70

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

18,668 members

366 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

71

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

17,800 members

392 reviews

3.9

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

72

The Light Fantastic

16,495 members

232 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

73

Equal Rites

16,186 members

281 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

74

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

15,936 members

689 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Foundation and Empire

14,657 members

188 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

76

Wyrd Sisters

13,888 members

218 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

77

Second Foundation

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

13,543 members

151 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

78

by Robert C. O'Brien

13,384 members

187 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

79

Going Postal

13,041 members

231 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

80

Reaper Man

12,801 members

180 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

The Wee Free Men

11,973 members

285 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

Men at Arms

11,655 members

147 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

83

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,634 members

319 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Soul Music

11,365 members

141 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Feet of Clay

11,203 members

134 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

11,075 members

447 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Thief of Time

10,881 members

128 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lords and Ladies

10,763 members

141 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

89

The Tombs of Atuan

10,251 members

187 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

90

Making Money

9,683 members

195 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Truth

9,398 members

97 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

A Hat Full of Sky

9,041 members

161 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

Wintersmith

8,990 members

184 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Farthest Shore