Survey of Classic Science Fiction

Members
46 participating members
16
Rendezvous With Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
9,763 members
166 reviews
4
15 Members
andyl, scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, absurdeist, asalamon, buk1968, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EricU, deerhorne, MaryVal, Smurgi, Eliofobia
17
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
40,727 members
695 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
18
Ringworld
by Larry Niven
9,644 members
179 reviews
3.8
13 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, BruceCoulson, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Thelos12,b1_
19
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
10,634 members
152 reviews
3.9
12 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, prosfilaes, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, BruceCoulson, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
20
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,269 members
259 reviews
4.1
10 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
21
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
9,118 members
241 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
13,272 members
343 reviews
½ 3.7
12 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, andomck, electrice, MaryVal, deven.bookman, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia, Thelos12
23
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
10,516 members
245 reviews
½ 3.5
10 Members
hailelib, ayaeckel, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, electrice, Elizabeth088, SleepySheep, ManWithAnAgenda,Thelos12
24
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
7,220 members
199 reviews
4
9 Members
andyl, hailelib, absurdeist, sturlington, souloftherose, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
25
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
3,136 members
51 reviews
3.9
9 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
26
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
39,904 members
1,031 reviews
½ 4.3
10 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, lawecon, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, scificomics, ahef1963, EricU, MaryVal,merrystar ,souloftherose ,ManWithAnAgenda
27
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
by Jules Verne
17,396 members
238 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
absurdeist, LittleTaiko, aulsmith, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,ayaeckel
28
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
22,578 members
363 reviews
3.9
8 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, b1_, absurdeist, sturlington, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal,merrystar
29
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
8,603 members
140 reviews
4
8 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal, pewterbreath, Eliofobia
30
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
10,121 members
180 reviews
4.1
8 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,sturlington
31
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
21,741 members
292 reviews
4.1
8 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
32
We: A Novel
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,141 members
205 reviews
3.9
6 Members
absurdeist, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
33
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
4,757 members
172 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, ahef1963
35
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
14,123 members
220 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
11,816 members
213 reviews
3.8
8 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, scificomics, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl
37
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,115 members
169 reviews
4
6 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, merrystar, sturlington, BruceCoulson
38
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
25,216 members
379 reviews
4
7 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, MaryVal
39
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
6,212 members
185 reviews
4
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, BruceCoulson, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda
40
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
3,950 members
71 reviews
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, jburlinson, sturlington, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,andyl
41
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
8,034 members
170 reviews
3.8
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, souloftherose,merrystar
42
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
40,722 members
1,114 reviews
4.1
7 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
43
Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
2,515 members
78 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, MaryVal
44
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
4,510 members
114 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, sturlington, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
45
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
3,332 members
121 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, absurdeist, SnowyReach, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia,sturlington
46
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
2,934 members
69 reviews
3.9
6 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
Explanations
47
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
4,486 members
98 reviews
3.9
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington
48
I Am Legend {story collection}
by Richard Matheson
7,519 members
244 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, deerhorne, deven.bookman
49
The Shockwave Rider
by John Brunner
1,541 members
24 reviews
3.8
4 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
50
City
by Clifford D. Simak
2,460 members
76 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
51
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
4,557 members
110 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
52
Nova
by Samuel R. Delany
2,138 members
41 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, andomck, MaryVal,sturlington
53
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
15,171 members
372 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
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
4,794 members
143 reviews
4
5 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
55
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,728 members
36 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, MaryVal,sturlington
56
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
5,033 members
110 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal
57
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
11,134 members
260 reviews
4.2
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics, deerhorne,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
58
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
3,529 members
113 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, scificomics,Bluewolf0411
59
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,031 members
139 reviews
3.9
4 Members
jburlinson, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
60
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
6,996 members
168 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
Rtrace, jburlinson, roby72, sturlington
61
The Mote in God's Eye
by Larry Niven
6,132 members
107 reviews
3.9
3 Members
ayaeckel, b1_, sturlington
62
Time Out of Joint
by Philip K. Dick
2,234 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, deerhorne, MaryVal, deven.bookman,sturlington
63
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
3,922 members
65 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
64
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle
2,672 members
71 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, asalamon, sturlington
65
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
4,210 members
69 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics
66
Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
10,608 members
161 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, Eliofobia,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
67
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
2,100 members
52 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
andyl, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington
68
The City and the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
2,912 members
55 reviews
3.9
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
69
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert
15,409 members
147 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Rtrace, Smurgi, deven.bookman, ManWithAnAgenda,absurdeist ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Not good
70
Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
7,310 members
151 reviews
4
4 Members
andyl, absurdeist, roby72, Eliofobia,sturlington
71
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
6,316 members
151 reviews
3.9
3 Members
longway, absurdeist, Eliofobia,sturlington
72
Make Room! Make Room!
by Harry Harrison
1,528 members
48 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, Smurgi
73
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4,628 members
107 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
75
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,265 members
52 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal
76
Dangerous Visions: 33 Original Stories
by Harlan Ellison
1,852 members
35 reviews
3.9
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington
77
Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
1,760 members
58 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington
78
The Word for World Is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,735 members
87 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
79
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
by Cordwainer Smith
1,138 members
18 reviews
4.1
3 Members
andyl, aulsmith, MaryVal,sturlington
80
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
5,763 members
99 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, longway, ahef1963,sturlington
81
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
1,612 members
40 reviews
3.9
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
82
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
1,334 members
22 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
83
Martian Time-Slip
by Philip K. Dick
2,457 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, scificomics, deven.bookman,sturlington
84
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,406 members
52 reviews
3.8
4 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,andyl ,sturlington
85
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
19,637 members
383 reviews
4.1
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
86
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
17,822 members
184 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl ,sturlington
87
The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
1,875 members
57 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
88
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
1,360 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, andomck,sturlington
89
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
9,455 members
182 reviews
3.8
4 Members
jburlinson, BruceCoulson, Elizabeth088, ManWithAnAgenda,prosfilaes ,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
prosfilaes : Allegory? Fantasy? Definitely not science fiction.
90
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick
7,333 members
138 reviews
4
3 Members
absurdeist, MaryVal, Eliofobia,sturlington
91
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
8,761 members
166 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, ahef1963,sturlington
92
Dying Inside
by Robert Silverberg
1,481 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
93
Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman
2,137 members
41 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
94
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
1,832 members
56 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
95
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek
955 members
25 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
hipdeep, absurdeist, aulsmith,ayaeckel ,sturlington
96
Startide Rising
by David Brin
4,044 members
55 reviews
4
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
97
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany
3,602 members
74 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington ,BruceCoulson
98
Blood Music
by Greg Bear
2,725 members
48 reviews
3.8
3 Members
andyl, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
99
A Fall of Moondust
by Arthur C. Clarke
1,794 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace,sturlington
100
Riddley Walker
by Russell Hoban
1,301 members
23 reviews
4.2
2 Members
andyl, absurdeist,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : On the line--published in 1980.