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Religious Science Fiction

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1

Out of the Silent Planet

12,611 members

187 reviews

3.8

8 Members: jillmwo, ojchase, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda

2

That Hideous Strength

9,424 members

103 reviews

3.8

8 Members: jillmwo, ojchase, aulsmith, ncgraham, souloftherose, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Christian

3

by Mary Doria Russell

8,556 members

438 reviews

4.1

7 Members: timspalding, jillmwo, KimarieBee, calm, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Tasula

4

by Frank Herbert

50,889 members

809 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: jillmwo, paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie,Andrew_Orange
Explanations: aulsmith: New religious movement

5

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,683 members

1,238 reviews

4.1

7 Members: calm, souloftherose, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Tasula, ManWithAnAgenda,Andrew_Orange

6

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

13,302 members

344 reviews

3.9

6 Members: timspalding, jillmwo, calm, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda

7

10,280 members

119 reviews

3.8

8 Members: timspalding, jillmwo, ojchase, ncgraham, souloftherose, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith : Christian. I found it preachy, even when I agreed with it.

8

Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

12,190 members

179 reviews

3.8

5 Members: paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, calm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,Andrew_Orange
Explanations: aulsmith: New religious movement

9

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,672 members

320 reviews

4.1

3 Members: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda

10

by Roger Zelazny

5,726 members

125 reviews

4

3 Members: paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Buddhism, Hinduism

11

Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler

4,932 members

126 reviews

4.1

3 Members: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Dilara86: New religious movement

12

The Years of Rice and Salt

by Kim Stanley Robinson

3,787 members

119 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Buddhist

13

Children of God

by Mary Doria Russell

3,271 members

137 reviews

4

3 Members: jillmwo, KimarieBee, calm

14

A Case of Conscience

2,060 members

61 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: timspalding, jillmwo, paradoxosalpha

15

by Michael Flynn

1,212 members

73 reviews

3.8

3 Members: jillmwo, aulsmith, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations: aulsmith: Roman Catholic

16

by Kurt Vonnegut

24,897 members

350 reviews

4.1

2 Members: paradoxosalpha, ahef1963

17

Speaker for the Dead

by Orson Scott Card

17,394 members

241 reviews

4

3 Members: timspalding, merrystar, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

18

13,914 members

311 reviews

4.2

2 Members: KimarieBee, souloftherose

19

by Neal Stephenson

9,237 members

316 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness

20

Stories of Your Life and Others

6,511 members

276 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda

21

by John Wyndham

5,368 members

142 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963

22

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

by Philip K. Dick

4,892 members

76 reviews

3.9

2 Members: paradoxosalpha, aulsmith

23

The Space Trilogy

3,358 members

23 reviews

4

3 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda

24

by Tom Perrotta

2,516 members

189 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: "End of the world" based on the Biblical idea of the rapture

25

Alif the Unseen

by G. Willow Wilson

1,929 members

118 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness

26

by Keith Roberts

1,541 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness

27

by Sarah Zettel

491 members

16 reviews

4

2 Members: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness

28

Other Worlds, Other Gods

127 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: hipdeep, paradoxosalpha

29

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

19,027 members

459 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: It's not a super heavy focus, but still some time is dedicated to exploring a fictional, in-world religion

30

10,437 members

152 reviews

4

Member: ahef1963

31

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness

7,663 members

428 reviews

4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

32

by Philip K. Dick

5,013 members

82 reviews

3.9

Member: paradoxosalpha

33

Roadside Picnic

by Arkady Strugatsky

4,759 members

167 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

34

Job: A Comedy of Justice

by Robert A. Heinlein

4,584 members

57 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: paradoxosalpha

35

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

4,352 members

394 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

36

by Robert Charles Wilson

4,232 members

175 reviews

4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

37

by Sheri S. Tepper

2,590 members

56 reviews

4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

38

The Book of Strange New Things: A Novel

by Michel Faber

2,472 members

142 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

39

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,309 members

61 reviews

3.8

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

40

by Hillary Jordan

1,786 members

181 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

41

A Voyage to Arcturus

by David Lindsay

1,504 members

40 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: paradoxosalpha

42

The Left Hand of God

by Paul Hoffman

1,469 members

70 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

43

Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta

by Doris Lessing

1,465 members

34 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dilara86

44

by Marge Piercy

1,402 members

28 reviews

4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

45

by Kameron Hurley

1,060 members

60 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

46

Litany of the Long Sun: Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the Long Sun

997 members

10 reviews

4.2

Member: paradoxosalpha

47

Raising the Stones

by Sheri S. Tepper

949 members

12 reviews

3.9

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

48

Only Begotten Daughter

by James Morrow

919 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: paradoxosalpha

49

by Sheri S. Tepper

862 members

22 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

50

by Sheri S. Tepper

780 members

14 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

51

by Paul McAuley

654 members

29 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

52

Wrapt in Crystal

by Sharon Shinn

535 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: merrystar

53

Bible Stories for Adults

by James Morrow

473 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: paradoxosalpha

54

A Gift Upon the Shore

464 members

17 reviews

3.9

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

55

459 members

47 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

56

The Road to Corlay

by Richard Cowper

401 members

9 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

57

When the English Fall

by David Williams

399 members

30 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

58

by Maureen F. McHugh

337 members

13 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

59

The Obsidian Blade

by Pete Hautman

323 members

27 reviews

½ 3.3

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

60

by Sigrid Nunez

290 members

37 reviews

3.2

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

61

How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky

by Lydia Netzer

262 members

24 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

62

by Piers Anthony

250 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: calm

63

by Marianne de Pierres

232 members

6 reviews

3.1

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

64

The Afterlives: A Novel

by Thomas Pierce

182 members

5 reviews

½ 3.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

65

The Holy Machine

by Chris Beckett

175 members

7 reviews

3.2

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

66

The Star {short story}

by Arthur C. Clarke

84 members

8 reviews

3.9

Member: aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith: Christian (negative)

67

The Infinite Future

83 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

68

The Nine Billion Names of God {story}

by Arthur C. Clarke

24 members

1 review

4.1

Member: aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith: Buddhist

69

The Interchange

by Andrew Orange

9 members

7 reviews

2.9

Member: Andrew_Orange

70

The Outside Intervention

by Andrew Orange

2 members

Member: Andrew_Orange

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