Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

16,006 members

376 reviews

4

10 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, khcollett

4

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

54,018 members

773 reviews

3.9

9 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

38,876 members

723 reviews

4.2

9 Members: hipdeep, jain, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, Fueguino0q, Al.

6

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

18,518 members

1,265 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Quaisior, jain, KimarieBee, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, jjlenning

7

1984

by George Orwell

82,162 members

1,274 reviews

4.2

8 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Al., brhill45

8

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

54,044 members

1,000 reviews

4

8 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, otori, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

44,093 members

706 reviews

4.1

8 Members: hipdeep, otori, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

10

Dune

by Frank Herbert

42,711 members

693 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, otori, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, brhill45,merrystar

11

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

42,436 members

1,144 reviews

4.1

8 Members: Quaisior, jain, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

12

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

39,557 members

961 reviews

4

9 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, merrystar, andomck, ahef1963, kara.shamy, invisigoth, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45,gypsysmom

13

by J. K. Rowling

134,121 members

2,057 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, heidiboll, brhill45,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda ,jjlenning
Explanations: aulsmith : Didn't finish.

14

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

42,773 members

714 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Quaisior, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, brhill45

15

Neverwhere

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

24,969 members

580 reviews

4.1

7 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

16

by L. Frank Baum

22,039 members

424 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

20,618 members

390 reviews

4

7 Members: otori, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

18

by Philip K. Dick

19,326 members

476 reviews

4

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, khcollett, sisyphus_happy

19

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

15,962 members

384 reviews

4

7 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

20

by Robert A. Heinlein

10,457 members

183 reviews

4.1

7 Members: jain, aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

21

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

64,688 members

3,488 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: jain, KimarieBee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, Shah_Zad_Khan, ManWithAnAgenda, ,jjlenning

22

American Gods {original}

33,626 members

932 reviews

4.1

7 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, andomck, ahef1963, heidiboll, Shah_Zad_Khan, ManWithAnAgenda,chgstrom

23

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

24,906 members

531 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, otori, merrystar, ahef1963, heidiboll

24

The Graveyard Book

22,237 members

1,264 reviews

4.2

6 Members: hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

25

Stardust

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

21,994 members

564 reviews

4

6 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

26

The Man in the High Castle

18,328 members

191 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

27

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

15,352 members

206 reviews

4.1

7 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, brhill45,ManWithAnAgenda

28

by Philip K. Dick

13,840 members

357 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: aulsmith, otori, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

29

Possession

by A.S. Byatt

12,972 members

289 reviews

4

6 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

30

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

12,704 members

123 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

31

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

12,247 members

439 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Quaisior, jain, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, gmcnaught

32

The Dispossessed

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

10,729 members

268 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, jain, aulsmith, andomck, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

7,977 members

375 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

34

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,041 members

144 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

35

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

42,756 members

1,123 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex, ,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar : could not finish

36

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

39,548 members

1,271 reviews

4.1

5 Members: KimarieBee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll

37

by Lewis Carroll

25,576 members

293 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

38

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

24,938 members

472 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

39

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

22,916 members

938 reviews

3.8

5 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

40

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

20,474 members

791 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: jacobmercy, KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

41

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

20,210 members

398 reviews

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, gmcnaught

42

Anansi Boys

The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition

20,157 members

465 reviews

3.9

5 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

43

by Stephen King

19,852 members

369 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: chgstrom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

44

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

19,174 members

494 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

45

Life, the Universe, and Everything

15,716 members

142 reviews

4

5 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

46

I, Robot

15,041 members

270 reviews

4

5 Members: jain, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

47

Guards! Guards!

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

14,139 members

242 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, andomck, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

48

The Clan of the Cave Bear

13,870 members

232 reviews

3.9

5 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

49

by Jean M. Auel

12,783 members

287 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Quaisior, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

50

Small Gods

12,137 members

181 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

51

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

12,059 members

108 reviews

4

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

52

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,769 members

308 reviews

3.9

5 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

53

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

11,297 members

166 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

54

by Robert A. Heinlein

10,977 members

157 reviews

3.9

6 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex,jain
Explanations: jain: The first third or so of the book is great, but then it all goes downhill incredibly fast.

55

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon

10,393 members

421 reviews

3.8

5 Members: jain, aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll
Explanations: aulsmith: Subtle and well-written alternate history

56

Thud!

10,195 members

143 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

57

Witches Abroad

To Say Nothing of the Dog

10,178 members

141 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

58

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

8,427 members

354 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

59

by Connie Willis

6,751 members

287 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll

60

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

45,903 members

767 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda,jjlenning

61

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

36,267 members

742 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, ,jjlenning

62

Good Omens

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

34,810 members

789 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : I found this dull

63

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

30,624 members

546 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

64

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

29,432 members

364 reviews

3.9

5 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda,jjlenning

65

by Susanna Clarke

27,014 members

775 reviews

3.9

5 Members: jain, chgstrom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Great moments, but too long

66

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

25,912 members

389 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

67

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C. S. Lewis

25,492 members

258 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

68

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

23,814 members

330 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

69

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

23,096 members

379 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

70

The Colour of Magic

22,092 members

447 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

71

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

17,729 members

339 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: KimarieBee, andomck, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : I didn't make it through this one.

72

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

16,666 members

324 reviews

4.1

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

73

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

16,480 members

384 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, heidiboll

74

The Light Fantastic

14,764 members

205 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Equal Rites

14,447 members

254 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

76

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

14,083 members

662 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

77

Foundation and Empire

13,072 members

156 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

78

Wyrd Sisters

12,464 members

189 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

79

Second Foundation

12,037 members

132 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

80

Going Postal

11,809 members

207 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

Reaper Man

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

11,567 members

151 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

by Robert C. O'Brien

11,200 members

170 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

83

The Wee Free Men

10,807 members

258 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Men at Arms

10,455 members

121 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Soul Music

10,272 members

126 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

Feet of Clay

10,060 members

120 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Thief of Time

9,888 members

115 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lords and Ladies

9,733 members

125 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

89

The Tombs of Atuan

8,958 members

164 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

90

Making Money

8,725 members

178 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

The Truth

8,493 members

83 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

Wintersmith

8,153 members

167 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

A Hat Full of Sky

8,150 members

143 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Farthest Shore