Speculative Fiction to Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

16,054 members

377 reviews

4

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

4

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

54,177 members

774 reviews

3.9

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

5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

38,983 members

724 reviews

4.2

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

6

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

18,653 members

1,269 reviews

4.1

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

7

1984

by George Orwell

82,453 members

1,276 reviews

4.2

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

8

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

54,249 members

1,006 reviews

4

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

9

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

44,204 members

709 reviews

4.1

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

10

Dune

by Frank Herbert

42,921 members

695 reviews

½ 4.3

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

11

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

42,660 members

1,149 reviews

4.1

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

12

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

39,737 members

963 reviews

4

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

13

by J. K. Rowling

134,585 members

2,065 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

42,953 members

714 reviews

3.8

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

15

Neverwhere

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

25,036 members

580 reviews

4.1

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

16

by L. Frank Baum

22,186 members

424 reviews

3.9

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

17

Foundation

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

20,687 members

391 reviews

4

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

18

by Philip K. Dick

19,423 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

16,045 members

385 reviews

4

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

20

by Robert A. Heinlein

10,482 members

183 reviews

4.1

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

21

American Gods {original}

33,706 members

933 reviews

4.1

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

22

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

24,989 members

533 reviews

½ 4.3

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

23

The Graveyard Book

22,292 members

1,264 reviews

4.2

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

24

Stardust

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

22,035 members

564 reviews

4

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

25

The Man in the High Castle

18,382 members

193 reviews

4.1

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

26

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

15,397 members

207 reviews

4.1

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

27

by Philip K. Dick

13,901 members

359 reviews

½ 3.7

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

28

Possession

by A.S. Byatt

13,015 members

289 reviews

4

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

29

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

12,767 members

123 reviews

3.9

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

30

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

12,320 members

439 reviews

½ 4.3

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

31

The Dispossessed

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

10,778 members

268 reviews

4.1

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

32

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

8,000 members

376 reviews

4.1

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

33

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,053 members

145 reviews

4.1

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

34

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

64,874 members

3,496 reviews

½ 4.3

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

35

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

42,895 members

1,124 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

39,634 members

1,273 reviews

4.1

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

37

by Lewis Carroll

25,710 members

294 reviews

4.1

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

38

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

25,019 members

473 reviews

4.2

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

39

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

23,032 members

941 reviews

3.8

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

40

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

20,605 members

795 reviews

½ 4.4

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

41

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

20,256 members

401 reviews

4.1

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

42

Anansi Boys

The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition

20,197 members

466 reviews

3.9

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

43

by Stephen King

19,897 members

370 reviews

½ 4.3

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

44

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

19,240 members

494 reviews

½ 4.3

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

45

Life, the Universe, and Everything

15,763 members

142 reviews

4

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

46

I, Robot

15,110 members

271 reviews

4

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

47

Guards! Guards!

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

14,199 members

242 reviews

4.2

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

48

The Clan of the Cave Bear

13,895 members

232 reviews

3.9

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

49

by Jean M. Auel

12,815 members

287 reviews

3.9

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

50

Small Gods

12,179 members

181 reviews

4.2

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

51

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

12,106 members

108 reviews

4

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

52

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,801 members

309 reviews

3.9

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

53

Night Watch

Stranger in a Strange Land

11,323 members

167 reviews

½ 4.4

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

54

by Robert A. Heinlein

11,007 members

158 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

10,426 members

423 reviews

3.8

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

56

Thud!

10,222 members

143 reviews

4.1

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

57

Witches Abroad

To Say Nothing of the Dog

10,213 members

141 reviews

4.1

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

58

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

8,515 members

355 reviews

4.2

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

59

by Connie Willis

6,772 members

287 reviews

4.1

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

60

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

46,093 members

769 reviews

4.1

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

61

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

36,375 members

744 reviews

4.1

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

62

Good Omens

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

34,970 members

794 reviews

½ 4.3

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

63

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

29,587 members

366 reviews

3.9

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

64

by Susanna Clarke

27,077 members

779 reviews

3.9

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

65

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

25,994 members

389 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, heidiboll, SargonRex

66

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C. S. Lewis

25,637 members

259 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

67

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

23,952 members

330 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

68

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

23,147 members

380 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, gypsysmom, Al.

69

The Colour of Magic

22,194 members

447 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

70

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

17,819 members

341 reviews

½ 3.7

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

71

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

16,725 members

325 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, andomck, gypsysmom, heidiboll

72

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

16,528 members

384 reviews

3.9

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

73

The Light Fantastic

14,806 members

205 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

74

Equal Rites

14,494 members

255 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

14,152 members

663 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

76

Foundation and Empire

13,098 members

157 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

77

Wyrd Sisters

12,514 members

189 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

78

Second Foundation

12,066 members

133 reviews

4

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

79

Going Postal

11,841 members

207 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

80

Reaper Man

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

11,609 members

151 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

by Robert C. O'Brien

11,276 members

170 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

82

The Wee Free Men

10,848 members

258 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

83

Men at Arms

10,488 members

122 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Soul Music

10,307 members

126 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Feet of Clay

10,094 members

121 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

86

Thief of Time

9,916 members

115 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Lords and Ladies

9,767 members

125 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

88

The Tombs of Atuan

8,988 members

164 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, jain, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

89

Making Money

8,754 members

178 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

90

The Truth

8,518 members

83 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

91

Wintersmith

8,176 members

167 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

92

A Hat Full of Sky

8,174 members

143 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

93

The Farthest Shore

The Years of Rice and Salt

7,913 members

122 reviews

4

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda, SargonRex

94

Dragonsong

by Anne McCaffrey

7,074 members

100 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963

95

Dragonsinger

by Anne McCaffrey

6,288 members

68 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Quaisior, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963

96

The Windup Girl

by Paolo Bacigalupi

6,249 members

304 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

97

by Kim Stanley Robinson

3,496 members

106 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: aulsmith, gypsysmom, heidiboll, ManWithAnAgenda

98

The Lions of al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

3,198 members

103 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Quaisior, aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963

99

Killashandra

by Anne McCaffrey

2,979 members

21 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2

100

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