Survey of Classic Science Fiction

16
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
11,366 members
208 reviews
4
15 Members
andyl, scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, absurdeist, asalamon, buk1968, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EricU, deerhorne, MaryVal, Smurgi, Eliofobia
18
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
51,124 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
10,993 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
12,881 members
311 reviews
4.2
10 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
21
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
10,424 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
16,016 members
401 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
8,413 members
239 reviews
4
10 Members
andyl, hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, souloftherose, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
24
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
12,717 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
45,553 members
1,124 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
3,565 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
11,512 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
21,343 members
283 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
absurdeist, LittleTaiko, aulsmith, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,ayaeckel
29
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
25,964 members
418 reviews
3.9
8 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, b1_, absurdeist, sturlington, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal,merrystar
30
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
10,137 members
175 reviews
4
8 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal, pewterbreath, Eliofobia
31
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
24,869 members
347 reviews
4.1
8 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
32
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
9,975 members
247 reviews
3.8
6 Members
absurdeist, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
33
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
5,403 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
17,549 members
264 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
13,507 members
252 reviews
3.8
8 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, scificomics, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl
37
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,967 members
197 reviews
4
6 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, merrystar, sturlington, BruceCoulson
38
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
28,632 members
416 reviews
4
7 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, MaryVal
39
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
7,757 members
228 reviews
4
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, BruceCoulson, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda
40
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,389 members
89 reviews
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, jburlinson, sturlington, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,andyl
41
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
9,395 members
208 reviews
3.8
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, souloftherose,merrystar
42
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
48,431 members
1,236 reviews
4.1
7 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
43
Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
3,048 members
99 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, MaryVal
44
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
5,349 members
142 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, sturlington, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
45
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
4,717 members
165 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, absurdeist, SnowyReach, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia,sturlington
46
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
3,365 members
84 reviews
3.9
6 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
Explanations
47
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
5,196 members
113 reviews
3.9
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington
48
I Am Legend {story collection}
by Richard Matheson
8,591 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
2,879 members
89 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
51
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
5,119 members
124 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
52
Nova
by Samuel R. Delany
2,485 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, andomck, MaryVal,sturlington
53
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
18,612 members
438 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
6,924 members
123 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, sturlington
55
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
5,495 members
156 reviews
4
5 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
56
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,959 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, MaryVal,sturlington
57
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
5,713 members
125 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal
58
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
13,800 members
306 reviews
4.2
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics, deerhorne,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
59
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
4,063 members
129 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, scificomics,Bluewolf0411
60
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,426 members
154 reviews
3.9
4 Members
jburlinson, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
61
The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H. G. Wells
8,388 members
187 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
Rtrace, jburlinson, roby72, sturlington
62
Time Out of Joint
by Philip K. Dick
2,632 members
39 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, deerhorne, MaryVal, deven.bookman,sturlington
63
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
4,446 members
78 reviews
4.2
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
64
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle
3,251 members
85 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, asalamon, sturlington
65
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
4,883 members
76 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics
66
Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
8,815 members
191 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, Eliofobia,sturlington
67
Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
12,530 members
186 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, Eliofobia,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
68
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
2,503 members
64 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
andyl, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington
69
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
21,944 members
436 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
70
The City and the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,336 members
70 reviews
3.9
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
71
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert
20,010 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
3,724 members
116 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
73
The Rediscovery of Man
by Cordwainer Smith
1,325 members
23 reviews
4.1
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, MaryVal,sturlington
74
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
7,798 members
190 reviews
3.9
3 Members
longway, absurdeist, Eliofobia,sturlington
75
Make Room! Make Room!
by Harry Harrison
1,786 members
53 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, Smurgi
76
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
5,532 members
120 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
78
A Scanner Darkly [Novel]
by Philip K. Dick
8,424 members
150 reviews
4
4 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal, Eliofobia,sturlington
79
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,525 members
57 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal
80
Dangerous Visions
by Harlan Ellison
2,246 members
41 reviews
3.9
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington
81
Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
1,953 members
61 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington
82
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
6,686 members
118 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, longway, ahef1963,sturlington
83
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
1,820 members
51 reviews
3.9
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
84
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
1,509 members
23 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
85
Martian Time-slip
by Philip K. Dick
2,820 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, scificomics, deven.bookman,sturlington
86
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,883 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
20,179 members
227 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl ,sturlington
88
The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
2,145 members
64 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
89
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
1,533 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, andomck,sturlington
90
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
10,835 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
10,142 members
186 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, ahef1963,sturlington
92
Blood Music
by Greg Bear
3,151 members
66 reviews
3.8
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
93
Dying Inside
by Robert Silverberg
1,745 members
58 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
94
Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman
2,414 members
48 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
95
Sundiver
by David Brin
4,258 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
1,906 members
42 reviews
3.8
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
99
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek
1,195 members
38 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
hipdeep, absurdeist, aulsmith,ayaeckel ,sturlington
100
Startide Rising
by David Brin
4,456 members
68 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980