Survey of Classic Science Fiction

16
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
11,398 members
209 reviews
4
15 Members
andyl, scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, absurdeist, asalamon, buk1968, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EricU, deerhorne, MaryVal, Smurgi, Eliofobia
18
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
51,191 members
811 reviews
3.8
14 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, prosfilaes, aulsmith, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice ,Thelos12
Explanations
sturlington: Arguably the first science fiction novel.
electrice : horror
19
Ringworld
by Larry Niven
11,019 members
213 reviews
3.8
13 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, BruceCoulson, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Thelos12,b1_
20
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
12,931 members
311 reviews
4.2
10 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
21
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
10,444 members
272 reviews
4
12 Members
andyl, hailelib, Rtrace, lawecon, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, electrice, scificomics, Thelos12,ayaeckel
22
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
16,061 members
404 reviews
½ 3.7
12 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, andomck, electrice, MaryVal, deven.bookman, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia, Thelos12
23
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
8,417 members
240 reviews
4
10 Members
andyl, hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, souloftherose, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
24
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
12,757 members
290 reviews
½ 3.5
10 Members
hailelib, ayaeckel, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, electrice, Elizabeth088, SleepySheep, ManWithAnAgenda,Thelos12
25
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
45,630 members
1,125 reviews
½ 4.3
11 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, Morphidae, b1_, lawecon, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, scificomics, ahef1963, EricU, MaryVal,merrystar ,souloftherose ,ManWithAnAgenda
26
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
3,572 members
60 reviews
3.9
9 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
27
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
11,537 members
212 reviews
4.1
9 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, Morphidae, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,sturlington
28
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
21,403 members
283 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
absurdeist, LittleTaiko, aulsmith, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,ayaeckel
29
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
26,022 members
418 reviews
3.9
8 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, b1_, absurdeist, sturlington, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal,merrystar
30
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
10,157 members
175 reviews
4
8 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal, pewterbreath, Eliofobia
31
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
24,921 members
349 reviews
4.1
8 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
32
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
10,000 members
247 reviews
3.8
6 Members
absurdeist, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
33
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
5,415 members
192 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, ahef1963
35
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
17,614 members
264 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
13,536 members
252 reviews
3.8
8 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, scificomics, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl
37
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,963 members
197 reviews
4
6 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, merrystar, sturlington, BruceCoulson
38
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
28,707 members
416 reviews
4
7 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, MaryVal
39
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
7,779 members
228 reviews
4
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, BruceCoulson, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda
40
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,396 members
89 reviews
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, jburlinson, sturlington, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,andyl
41
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
9,396 members
208 reviews
3.8
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, souloftherose,merrystar
42
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
48,455 members
1,237 reviews
4.1
7 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
43
Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
3,063 members
99 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, MaryVal
44
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
5,359 members
142 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, sturlington, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
45
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
4,742 members
165 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, absurdeist, SnowyReach, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia,sturlington
46
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
3,367 members
84 reviews
3.9
6 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
Explanations
47
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
5,208 members
113 reviews
3.9
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington
48
I Am Legend {story collection}
by Richard Matheson
8,625 members
261 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, deerhorne, deven.bookman
49
The Shockwave Rider
by John Brunner
1,762 members
31 reviews
3.8
4 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
50
City
by Clifford D. Simak
2,893 members
89 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
51
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
5,128 members
124 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
52
Nova
by Samuel R. Delany
2,497 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, andomck, MaryVal,sturlington
53
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
18,681 members
437 reviews
4.1
7 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, b1_, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, MaryVal,andyl ,merrystar ,deerhorne
Explanations
andyl : Would choose to have the novella version of this story in an anthology.
merrystar : the novella is much better
54
The Mote in God's Eye
by Larry Niven
6,938 members
122 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, sturlington
55
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
5,510 members
156 reviews
4
5 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
56
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,965 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, MaryVal,sturlington
57
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
5,727 members
125 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal
58
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
13,851 members
308 reviews
4.2
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics, deerhorne,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
59
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
4,077 members
129 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, scificomics,Bluewolf0411
60
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,433 members
154 reviews
3.9
4 Members
jburlinson, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
61
The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H. G. Wells
8,402 members
187 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
Rtrace, jburlinson, roby72, sturlington
62
Time Out of Joint
by Philip K. Dick
2,643 members
39 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, deerhorne, MaryVal, deven.bookman,sturlington
63
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
4,455 members
79 reviews
4.2
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
64
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle
3,250 members
85 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, asalamon, sturlington
65
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
4,895 members
76 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics
66
Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
8,850 members
191 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, Eliofobia,sturlington
67
Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
12,558 members
186 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, Eliofobia,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
68
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
2,512 members
64 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
andyl, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington
69
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
21,982 members
436 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
70
The City and the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,347 members
70 reviews
3.9
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
71
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert
20,074 members
218 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Rtrace, Smurgi, deven.bookman, ManWithAnAgenda,absurdeist ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Not good
72
The Word for World Is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
3,741 members
116 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
73
The Rediscovery of Man
by Cordwainer Smith
1,330 members
23 reviews
4.1
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, MaryVal,sturlington
74
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
7,809 members
191 reviews
3.9
3 Members
longway, absurdeist, Eliofobia,sturlington
75
Make Room! Make Room!
by Harry Harrison
1,790 members
53 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, Smurgi
76
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
5,556 members
121 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
78
A Scanner Darkly [Novel]
by Philip K. Dick
8,436 members
150 reviews
4
4 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal, Eliofobia,sturlington
79
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,529 members
57 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal
80
Dangerous Visions
by Harlan Ellison
2,245 members
41 reviews
3.9
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington
81
Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
1,955 members
61 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington
82
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
6,687 members
118 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, longway, ahef1963,sturlington
83
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
1,822 members
51 reviews
3.9
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
84
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
1,512 members
23 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
85
Martian Time-slip
by Philip K. Dick
2,825 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, scificomics, deven.bookman,sturlington
86
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,876 members
58 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,andyl ,sturlington
87
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
20,214 members
227 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl ,sturlington
88
The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
2,151 members
64 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
89
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
1,537 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, andomck,sturlington
90
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
10,855 members
203 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
jburlinson, BruceCoulson, Elizabeth088, ManWithAnAgenda,prosfilaes ,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
prosfilaes : Allegory? Fantasy? Definitely not science fiction.
91
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
10,168 members
188 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, ahef1963,sturlington
92
Blood Music
by Greg Bear
3,159 members
66 reviews
3.8
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
93
Dying Inside
by Robert Silverberg
1,751 members
58 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
94
Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman
2,422 members
48 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
95
Sundiver
by David Brin
4,263 members
73 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
96
The Forge of God
by Greg Bear
2,902 members
65 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
97
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
2,107 members
68 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
98
Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
1,912 members
42 reviews
3.8
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
99
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek
1,201 members
38 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
hipdeep, absurdeist, aulsmith,ayaeckel ,sturlington
100
Startide Rising
by David Brin
4,459 members
68 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980