Religious Science Fiction

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Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
11,083 members
164 reviews
3.8
8 Members
jillmwo, ojchase, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda
2
That Hideous Strength
by C. S. Lewis
8,341 members
88 reviews
3.8
8 Members
jillmwo, ojchase, aulsmith, ncgraham, souloftherose, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: Christian
3
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell
7,751 members
407 reviews
4.1
7 Members
timspalding, jillmwo, KimarieBee, calm, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Tasula
4
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
42,671 members
1,149 reviews
4.1
7 Members
calm, souloftherose, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Tasula, ManWithAnAgenda,Andrew_Orange
5
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,803 members
309 reviews
3.9
6 Members
timspalding, jillmwo, calm, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda
6
Perelandra
by C. S. Lewis
8,863 members
106 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.
7
Dune
by Frank Herbert
42,936 members
695 reviews
½ 4.3
6 Members
jillmwo, aulsmith, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie,Andrew_Orange
Explanations
aulsmith: New religious movement
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Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
11,008 members
158 reviews
3.9
5 Members
paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, calm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,Andrew_Orange
Explanations
aulsmith: New religious movement
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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
11,816 members
276 reviews
4.2
3 Members
KimarieBee, souloftherose, Andrew_Orange
10
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
8,202 members
239 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda
11
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
5,188 members
115 reviews
4
3 Members
paradoxosalpha, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: Buddhism, Hinduism
12
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
3,604 members
96 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
Dilara86: New religious movement
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Children of God
by Mary Doria Russell
3,009 members
126 reviews
4
3 Members
jillmwo, KimarieBee, calm
14
A Case of Conscience
by James Blish
1,845 members
55 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
timspalding, jillmwo, paradoxosalpha
15
Eifelheim
by Michael Flynn
1,112 members
68 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
jillmwo, aulsmith, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
aulsmith: Roman Catholic
16
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card
15,878 members
213 reviews
4
3 Members
timspalding, merrystar, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
17
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
8,337 members
291 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
18
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
5,155 members
234 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda
19
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
4,783 members
122 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
20
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
4,374 members
73 reviews
3.9
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, aulsmith
21
The Years of Rice and Salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
3,498 members
106 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: Buddhist
22
The Space Trilogy
by C. S. Lewis
2,941 members
19 reviews
4
3 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Leftovers
by Tom Perrotta
2,293 members
184 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
24
Alif the Unseen
by G. Willow Wilson
1,735 members
109 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
25
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
1,405 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness
26
Fool's War
by Sarah Zettel
470 members
15 reviews
4
2 Members
Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
27
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
22,413 members
301 reviews
4.1
Member
ahef1963
28
Contact
by Carl Sagan
9,259 members
137 reviews
4
Member
ahef1963
29
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
6,636 members
407 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
30
Valis
by Philip K. Dick
4,534 members
76 reviews
3.9
Member
paradoxosalpha
31
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
4,068 members
384 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
32
Spin
by Robert Charles Wilson
3,887 members
159 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
33
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
3,654 members
134 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
34
Grass
by Sheri S. Tepper
2,392 members
49 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
35
The Book of Strange New Things
by Michel Faber
2,217 members
134 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
36
The Telling
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,083 members
56 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
37
When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan
1,659 members
172 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
38
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta
by Doris Lessing
1,333 members
29 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Dilara86
39
The Left Hand of God
by Paul Hoffman
1,320 members
69 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
40
He, She and It
by Marge Piercy
1,312 members
27 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
41
A Voyage to Arcturus
by David Lindsay
1,289 members
34 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
paradoxosalpha
42
God's War
by Kameron Hurley
989 members
58 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
43
Litany of the Long Sun: Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the Long Sun
by Gene Wolfe
890 members
10 reviews
4.1
Member
paradoxosalpha
44
Raising the Stones
by Sheri S. Tepper
887 members
11 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
45
Only Begotten Daughter
by James Morrow
870 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
paradoxosalpha
46
The Fresco
by Sheri S. Tepper
823 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
47
The Visitor
by Sheri S. Tepper
734 members
13 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
48
The Quiet War
by Paul McAuley
597 members
25 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
49
Wrapt in Crystal
by Sharon Shinn
516 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
merrystar
50
Bible Stories for Adults
by James Morrow
443 members
5 reviews
3.9
Member
paradoxosalpha
51
A Gift Upon the Shore
by M. K. Wren
436 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
52
The Rapture
by Liz Jensen
436 members
48 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
53
The Road to Corlay
by Richard Cowper
376 members
8 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
54
When the English Fall
by David Williams
353 members
23 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
55
Nekropolis
by Maureen F. McHugh
321 members
14 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
56
The Obsidian Blade
by Pete Hautman
298 members
25 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
57
Salvation City
by Sigrid Nunez
276 members
37 reviews
3.2
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
58
How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky
by Lydia Netzer
242 members
22 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
59
Tarot
by Piers Anthony
228 members
1 review
½ 3.5
Member
calm
60
Dark Space
by Marianne de Pierres
221 members
6 reviews
3.1
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
61
The Holy Machine
by Chris Beckett
158 members
6 reviews
3.2
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
62
The Afterlives
by Thomas Pierce
150 members
3 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
63
Other Worlds, Other Gods
by Mayo Mohs
117 members
2 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
hipdeep
64
The Star {short story}
by Arthur C. Clarke
79 members
7 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Christian (negative)
65
The Infinite Future
by Tim Wirkus
77 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
66
The Nine Billion Names of God {story}
by Arthur C. Clarke
25 members
1 review
4.1
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Buddhist
67
The Interchange
by Andrew Orange
9 members
7 reviews
2.9
Member
Andrew_Orange
68
The Outside Intervention (English version)
by Andrew Orange
2 members
Member
Andrew_Orange
69
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
10,427 members
423 reviews
3.8