Gateway Book: Science Fiction

Description
What is the single book that sparked your interest in Science Fiction?
1
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
45,585 members
1,041 reviews
4
6 Members
lquilter, norabelle414, bestem, StephenBarkley, JGKC, ahef1963
2
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
45,728 members
1,127 reviews
½ 4.3
7 Members
gilroy, daschaich, lquilter, foggidawn, norabelle414, bestem, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
3
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
12,190 members
179 reviews
3.8
3 Members
SchanleyMedia, EmScape, bestem
4
Dune
by Frank Herbert
50,913 members
809 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
bestem, Jarandel, scriptus,gilroy
Explanations
gilroy : When I tried to read this, I just couldn't get into it.
5
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,074 members
64 reviews
3.8
2 Members
SchanleyMedia, anglemark
6
Red Planet
by Robert A. Heinlein
2,619 members
36 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
daschaich, AsYouKnow_Bob
7
Galactic Patrol
by Edward E. Smith
1,479 members
18 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
jjwilson61, suitable1
8
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov
7,629 members
87 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
daschaich, ahef1963
9
The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
20,356 members
388 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
jburlinson
10
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
18,702 members
366 reviews
4
Member
magnumpigg
11
The Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov
8,813 members
168 reviews
4
Member
cthulhuslibrarian
12
Between Planets
by Robert A. Heinlein
2,006 members
28 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
staffordcastle
13
Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
1,827 members
29 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
ABVR
14
Tales from the White Hart
by Arthur C. Clarke
1,451 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
15
The Forgotten Door
by Alexander Key
1,234 members
23 reviews
4.1
Member
trollsdotter
16
The Green Futures of Tycho
by William Sleator
195 members
4 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
46,884 members
1,685 reviews
4.1
Member
norabelle414
18
The White Mountains
by John Christopher
2,835 members
49 reviews
3.9
Member
daschaich
19
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
44,119 members
811 reviews
4.2
Member
norabelle414
20
I, Robot [Anthology]
by Isaac Asimov
17,212 members
313 reviews
4
Member
ahef1963
21
His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
by Philip Pullman
15,445 members
207 reviews
½ 4.3
Explanations
gilroy : See this as more fantasy than science fiction