Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

14,950 members

356 reviews

4

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

4

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

51,208 members

741 reviews

3.9

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

5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

37,072 members

701 reviews

4.2

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

6

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

16,727 members

1,218 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Quaisior, jain, KimarieBee, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, jjlenning

7

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

77,289 members

1,223 reviews

4.2

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

8

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

50,535 members

944 reviews

4

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

9

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

42,145 members

666 reviews

4.1

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

10

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

39,665 members

1,091 reviews

4.1

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

11

Dune

by Frank Herbert

38,937 members

637 reviews

½ 4.3

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

12

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

37,199 members

914 reviews

4

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

13

by J. K. Rowling

125,280 members

1,993 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

39,288 members

673 reviews

3.8

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

15

Neverwhere

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

23,936 members

558 reviews

4.1

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

16

by L. Frank Baum

20,070 members

438 reviews

3.9

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

17

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

19,328 members

360 reviews

4

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

18

by Philip K. Dick

18,176 members

458 reviews

4

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

19

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

14,831 members

359 reviews

4

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

20

by Robert A. Heinlein

10,014 members

180 reviews

4.1

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

21

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

59,739 members

3,420 reviews

½ 4.3

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

22

American Gods

32,757 members

904 reviews

4.1

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

23

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

23,844 members

517 reviews

½ 4.3

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

24

Stardust

20,880 members

543 reviews

4

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

25

The Graveyard Book

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

20,867 members

1,232 reviews

4.2

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

26

The Man in the High Castle

17,505 members

182 reviews

4.1

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

27

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

14,522 members

191 reviews

4.1

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

28

by Philip K. Dick

12,967 members

337 reviews

½ 3.7

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

29

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

12,490 members

282 reviews

4

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

30

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

11,971 members

115 reviews

3.9

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

31

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

11,088 members

423 reviews

½ 4.3

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

32

The Dispossessed

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

10,015 members

253 reviews

4.1

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

33

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

7,640 members

358 reviews

4.1

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

34

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

4,790 members

137 reviews

4.1

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

35

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

39,784 members

1,100 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

38,555 members

1,256 reviews

4.1

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

37

by Lewis Carroll

23,859 members

293 reviews

4.1

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

38

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

23,533 members

455 reviews

4.2

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

39

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

21,579 members

917 reviews

3.8

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

40

Anansi Boys

The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition

19,447 members

454 reviews

3.9

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

41

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

19,381 members

373 reviews

4.1

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

42

by Stephen King

18,972 members

363 reviews

½ 4.3

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

43

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

18,788 members

745 reviews

½ 4.4

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

44

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

18,435 members

478 reviews

½ 4.3

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

45

Life, the Universe and Everything

14,975 members

132 reviews

4

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

46

I, Robot

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

14,193 members

255 reviews

4

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

47

13,351 members

229 reviews

3.9

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

48

Guards! Guards!

The Clan of the Cave Bear

13,284 members

215 reviews

4.2

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

49

by Jean M. Auel

12,382 members

280 reviews

3.9

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

50

Small Gods

11,524 members

172 reviews

4.2

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

51

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

11,442 members

99 reviews

4

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

52

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,163 members

301 reviews

3.9

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

53

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

10,770 members

167 reviews

½ 4.4

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

54

by Robert A. Heinlein

10,438 members

150 reviews

3.9

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.

55

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon

10,112 members

416 reviews

3.8

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

56

Thud!

9,842 members

143 reviews

4.1

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

57

Witches Abroad

To Say Nothing of the Dog

9,665 members

133 reviews

4.1

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

58

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

7,515 members

316 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

59

by Connie Willis

6,464 members

281 reviews

4.1

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

60

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

42,646 members

729 reviews

4.1

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

61

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)

by Philip Pullman

34,482 members

722 reviews

4.1

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

62

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

32,568 members

761 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : I found this dull

63

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

28,403 members

531 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

64

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

27,240 members

337 reviews

3.9

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

65

by Susanna Clarke

26,043 members

753 reviews

3.9

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

66

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

24,772 members

375 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

67

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C. S. Lewis

23,490 members

237 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

68

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

22,151 members

361 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

69

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

22,104 members

323 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

70

The Colour of Magic

20,815 members

418 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

71

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

16,667 members

327 reviews

½ 3.7

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

72

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

15,922 members

373 reviews

3.9

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

73

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

15,757 members

304 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

74

The Light Fantastic

14,041 members

194 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Equal Rites

13,737 members

241 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

76

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

13,717 members

637 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

77

Foundation and Empire

12,327 members

146 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

78

Wyrd Sisters

11,854 members

176 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

79

Second Foundation

11,418 members

120 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

80

Going Postal

11,224 members

204 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

Reaper Man

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

11,017 members

145 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

by Robert C. O'Brien

10,288 members

160 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

83

The Wee Free Men

10,264 members

249 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Men at Arms

9,975 members

115 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Soul Music

9,830 members

120 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

Feet of Clay

9,628 members

117 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Thief of Time

9,488 members

111 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lords and Ladies

9,323 members

121 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

89

The Tombs of Atuan

8,458 members

143 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

90

Making Money

8,294 members

171 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Truth

8,150 members

83 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

Wintersmith

7,774 members

159 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

A Hat Full of Sky

7,753 members

141 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Farthest Shore