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Speculative Fiction to Read

Description: Anyone is welcome to add to this list. Use it as a list of books to read or to recommend speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream) that you have read. Thumbs down books you don't recommend, don't want to read or didn't finish. Please don't remove books from this list.

Based on tag: speculative fiction

Members: 14 participating members (show all)

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2
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
97,041 members, 1,582 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Peace2, heidiboll, ahef1963, KimarieBee, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Didn't finish.

3
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
68,007 members, 936 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Peace2, Shah_Zad_Khan, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

4
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
45,431 members, 3,124 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, Peace2, Shah_Zad_Khan, KimarieBee, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: martinmercue

5
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
33,989 members, 1,150 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, KimarieBee, gypsysmom, Peace2

6
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
26,972 members, 727 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, Shah_Zad_Khan, heidiboll, ahef1963, aulsmith

8
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
12,317 members, 157 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, gypsysmom, heidiboll, aulsmith, ahef1963

9
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
10,619 members, 975 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: Peace2, heidiboll, ahef1963, KimarieBee, gypsysmom

10
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
40,289 members, 537 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: Peace2, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

11
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
38,027 members, 734 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, Peace2, hipdeep, ahef1963

12
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
34,275 members, 529 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

13
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
33,994 members, 1,612 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: Shah_Zad_Khan, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

14
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
29,868 members, 936 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

15
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
29,143 members, 539 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, Peace2, hipdeep, ahef1963

16
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
28,478 members, 513 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

17
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
20,546 members, 469 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

18
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
17,016 members, 778 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Peace2, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

19
Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
16,621 members, 389 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963, aulsmith

20
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
16,028 members, 1,071 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, hipdeep, aulsmith

21
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
14,415 members, 339 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, aulsmith, gypsysmom, hipdeep

22
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
13,495 members, 335 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

23
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams
12,260 members, 100 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, ahef1963, heidiboll, gypsysmom

24
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
11,162 members, 179 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, ahef1963, heidiboll, gypsysmom

25
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
11,148 members, 251 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom, heidiboll, aulsmith

26
Possession
by A. S. Byatt
10,809 members, 237 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, ahef1963, heidiboll, gypsysmom

27
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
8,704 members, 239 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, aulsmith

28
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
8,473 members, 367 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

Explanations:

aulsmith (3): Subtle and well-written alternate history

29
1984
by George Orwell
60,280 members, 970 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom, aulsmith

30
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
32,060 members, 888 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: Shah_Zad_Khan, heidiboll, ahef1963

31
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
30,665 members, 582 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, gypsysmom, ahef1963

32
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
28,740 members, 799 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

34
Dune
by Frank Herbert
27,552 members, 410 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, heidiboll, gypsysmom

35
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
27,357 members, 711 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: invisigoth, kara.shamy, hipdeep, ahef1963

Thumbs down: gypsysmom

36
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
25,934 members, 262 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

37
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
19,839 members, 295 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

38
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
19,665 members, 265 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, gypsysmom, ahef1963

39
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
18,649 members, 370 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

40
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
18,141 members, 433 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, heidiboll, ahef1963

42
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
17,044 members, 822 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, gypsysmom, ahef1963

43
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman
17,033 members, 456 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, ahef1963, aulsmith

44
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
15,789 members, 287 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, heidiboll, ahef1963

45
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
15,344 members, 240 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, ahef1963, gypsysmom

46
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
15,288 members, 303 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, heidiboll, ahef1963

47
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
15,274 members, 1,223 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Peace2, heidiboll, ahef1963

48
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
14,917 members, 404 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, heidiboll, ahef1963

49
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
14,737 members, 247 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

50
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
13,384 members, 417 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll

51
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
12,134 members, 543 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll

52
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
11,943 members, 230 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, ahef1963, aulsmith, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: Peace2

53
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld
10,907 members, 585 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, KimarieBee

54
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
10,905 members, 280 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Peace2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Prefer the short story.

55
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,597 members, 254 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, gypsysmom, aulsmith

56
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
10,093 members, 237 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

57
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
9,469 members, 251 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, heidiboll, gypsysmom

58
Small Gods
by Terry Pratchett
9,354 members, 131 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, aulsmith, ahef1963

59
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
8,561 members, 115 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, aulsmith, heidiboll

60
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
7,971 members, 142 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963

61
Contact
by Carl Sagan
6,654 members, 94 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll, ahef1963

62
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
6,126 members, 285 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, ahef1963, gypsysmom

63
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
5,565 members, 159 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee, ahef1963, gypsysmom

64
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
5,361 members, 239 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, heidiboll, gypsysmom

65
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
5,324 members, 457 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Peace2, gypsysmom

66
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
4,554 members, 225 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, kara.shamy, gypsysmom

67
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
4,294 members, 75 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, ahef1963, gypsysmom

68
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Philip José Farmer
2,958 members, 53 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, aulsmith, ahef1963

Explanations:

aulsmith (20): The series got tiresome after a while, but the spec fic element of putting historical figures from different times together was good.

69
The Years of Rice and Salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
2,715 members, 72 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, aulsmith, heidiboll

70
Killashandra
by Anne McCaffrey
2,463 members, 17 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Peace2, gypsysmom, ahef1963

71
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
42,716 members, 641 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Orwell wasn't speculating. This stuff had already happened in the Soviet Union.

72
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
35,935 members, 887 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee, kara.shamy, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: ahef1963

73
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
29,759 members, 557 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom

74
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
28,043 members, 1,332 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963

75
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
26,577 members, 1,243 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, heidiboll

76
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
23,917 members, 478 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, heidiboll, gypsysmom

Thumbs down: Peace2

77
A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
21,498 members, 469 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963

78
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
17,736 members, 280 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, gypsysmom

79
Prince Caspian
by C. S. Lewis
17,637 members, 164 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

80
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
17,103 members, 185 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

81
The Horse and His Boy
by C. S. Lewis
16,928 members, 168 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

82
The Silver Chair
by C. S. Lewis
15,918 members, 134 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

83
The Last Battle
by C. S. Lewis
15,518 members, 133 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

84
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
13,879 members, 363 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, gypsysmom

85
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
13,527 members, 259 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963

86
The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
12,890 members, 259 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee, gypsysmom, ahef1963

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): I didn't make it through this one.

87
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
12,238 members, 225 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, gypsysmom

88
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
11,429 members, 175 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

89
World War Z
by Max Brooks
11,374 members, 587 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: mkbird, heidiboll

90
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
10,772 members, 185 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

91
Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
10,705 members, 154 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Peace2, ahef1963

92
Blindness
by José Saramago
9,820 members, 311 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: heidiboll, ahef1963

93
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
9,668 members, 104 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom

94
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
9,465 members, 147 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom

95
A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine L'Engle
9,436 members, 81 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom

96
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
by Neil Gaiman
9,252 members, 183 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, heidiboll

97
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
9,063 members, 75 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, ahef1963

98
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
9,011 members, 88 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, gypsysmom

99
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
8,935 members, 125 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: Peace2, ahef1963

100
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
8,672 members, 670 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom, ahef1963

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