Survey of Classic Science Fiction

16
Rendezvous With Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
10,146 members
178 reviews
4
15 Members
andyl, scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, b1_, absurdeist, asalamon, buk1968, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EricU, deerhorne, MaryVal, Smurgi, Eliofobia
17
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
42,647 members
710 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
9,963 members
187 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
10,975 members
157 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
10,706 members
268 reviews
4.1
10 Members
andyl, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
21
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
9,408 members
252 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
13,805 members
357 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
10,916 members
254 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
7,454 members
207 reviews
4
9 Members
andyl, hailelib, absurdeist, sturlington, souloftherose, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
25
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
3,212 members
52 reviews
3.9
9 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
26
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
41,143 members
1,046 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
18,428 members
253 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
absurdeist, LittleTaiko, aulsmith, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,ayaeckel
28
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
23,063 members
379 reviews
3.9
8 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, b1_, absurdeist, sturlington, andomck, scificomics, MaryVal,merrystar
29
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
8,915 members
143 reviews
4
8 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal, pewterbreath, Eliofobia
30
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
10,439 members
183 reviews
4.1
8 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, ayaeckel, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,sturlington
31
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
22,318 members
300 reviews
4.1
8 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia
32
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,462 members
214 reviews
3.8
6 Members
absurdeist, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
33
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
4,887 members
177 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, ahef1963
35
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
14,854 members
228 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
12,190 members
220 reviews
3.8
8 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, scificomics, raperper, MaryVal, Smurgi, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl
37
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,295 members
175 reviews
4
6 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, absurdeist, merrystar, sturlington, BruceCoulson
38
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
25,862 members
389 reviews
4
7 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, MaryVal
39
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
6,518 members
195 reviews
4
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, andomck, BruceCoulson, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda
40
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,070 members
75 reviews
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, Rtrace, jburlinson, sturlington, ahef1963, MaryVal, Smurgi,andyl
41
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
8,315 members
183 reviews
3.8
7 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, buk1968, sturlington, souloftherose,merrystar
42
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
42,306 members
1,139 reviews
4.1
7 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
43
Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
2,645 members
84 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington, MaryVal
44
The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
4,741 members
122 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, sturlington, ahef1963, Elizabeth088, Smurgi
45
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
3,610 members
134 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, absurdeist, SnowyReach, ManWithAnAgenda, Eliofobia,sturlington
46
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
3,028 members
73 reviews
3.9
6 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, MaryVal
Explanations
47
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
4,657 members
100 reviews
3.9
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, lawecon, sturlington
48
I Am Legend {story collection}
by Richard Matheson
7,769 members
247 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, sturlington, deerhorne, deven.bookman
49
The Shockwave Rider
by John Brunner
1,598 members
27 reviews
3.8
4 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
50
City
by Clifford D. Simak
2,559 members
79 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
51
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
4,674 members
111 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, BruceCoulson, scificomics, MaryVal,sturlington
52
Nova
by Samuel R. Delany
2,223 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith, andomck, MaryVal,sturlington
53
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
15,811 members
381 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
4,941 members
144 reviews
4
5 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
55
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,773 members
36 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, aulsmith, BruceCoulson, MaryVal,sturlington
56
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
5,175 members
114 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, MaryVal
57
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
11,737 members
274 reviews
4.2
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics, deerhorne,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
58
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
3,632 members
115 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington, BruceCoulson, scificomics,Bluewolf0411
59
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,128 members
140 reviews
3.9
4 Members
jburlinson, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
60
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
7,247 members
172 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
Rtrace, jburlinson, roby72, sturlington
61
The Mote in God's Eye
by Larry Niven
6,344 members
108 reviews
3.9
3 Members
ayaeckel, b1_, sturlington
62
Time Out of Joint
by Philip K. Dick
2,303 members
30 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, deerhorne, MaryVal, deven.bookman,sturlington
63
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
4,028 members
70 reviews
4.2
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
64
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle
2,788 members
73 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ayaeckel, absurdeist, asalamon, sturlington
65
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
4,344 members
73 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, scificomics
66
Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
7,608 members
162 reviews
4
5 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, roby72, Eliofobia,sturlington
67
Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis
11,021 members
163 reviews
3.8
5 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, Eliofobia,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
68
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
2,185 members
57 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
andyl, ayaeckel, absurdeist, sturlington
69
The City and the Stars
by Arthur C. Clarke
2,979 members
56 reviews
3.9
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
70
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert
16,419 members
166 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Rtrace, Smurgi, deven.bookman, ManWithAnAgenda,absurdeist ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Not good
71
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
6,570 members
158 reviews
3.9
3 Members
longway, absurdeist, Eliofobia,sturlington
72
Make Room! Make Room!
by Harry Harrison
1,585 members
48 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
absurdeist, sturlington, Smurgi
73
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4,805 members
105 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
absurdeist, aulsmith, sturlington
75
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,323 members
52 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, sturlington, MaryVal
76
Dangerous Visions: 33 Original Stories
by Harlan Ellison
1,920 members
35 reviews
3.9
4 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington
77
Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
1,804 members
59 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington
78
The Word for World is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,906 members
94 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
79
The Rediscovery of Man
by Cordwainer Smith
1,176 members
18 reviews
4.1
3 Members
andyl, aulsmith, MaryVal,sturlington
80
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
5,936 members
102 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, longway, ahef1963,sturlington
81
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
1,656 members
38 reviews
3.9
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
82
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
1,376 members
22 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
83
Martian Time-Slip
by Philip K. Dick
2,525 members
50 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, scificomics, deven.bookman,sturlington
84
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
3,525 members
52 reviews
3.8
4 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace, absurdeist, MaryVal,andyl ,sturlington
85
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
20,172 members
398 reviews
4.1
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
86
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
18,298 members
190 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl ,sturlington
87
The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
1,940 members
58 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, absurdeist, aulsmith,sturlington
88
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
1,401 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, andomck,sturlington
89
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
9,756 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
7,581 members
143 reviews
4
3 Members
absurdeist, MaryVal, Eliofobia,sturlington
91
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
9,073 members
180 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, merrystar, ahef1963,sturlington
92
Dying Inside
by Robert Silverberg
1,543 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
andyl, Rtrace, absurdeist,sturlington
93
Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman
2,203 members
41 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
94
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
1,887 members
58 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Rtrace, sturlington
95
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek
1,013 members
27 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
hipdeep, absurdeist, aulsmith,ayaeckel ,sturlington
96
Startide Rising
by David Brin
4,130 members
57 reviews
4
3 Members
Rtrace, ayaeckel, sturlington,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : published after 1980
97
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany
3,734 members
74 reviews
3.8
3 Members
andyl, absurdeist, MaryVal,sturlington ,BruceCoulson
98
Blood Music
by Greg Bear
2,815 members
49 reviews
3.8
3 Members
andyl, MaryVal, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
99
A Fall of Moondust
by Arthur C. Clarke
1,848 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
scorpiusx1, Rtrace,sturlington
100
Riddley Walker
by Russell Hoban
1,335 members
25 reviews
4.2
2 Members
andyl, absurdeist,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : On the line--published in 1980.