Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy (336 books)

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Socialist, communist, anarchist, or otherwise leftist science fiction and fantasy. The origins of sci-fi as a genre go back to the utopian tradition and despite the appearance of a pronounced conservative bias in the genre, there has always been a strong left-wing influence within both sci-fi and fantasy. Books should include themes of class struggle, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, anti-sexism, and/or anti-homophobia.

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1	The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.26 avg rating — 156,120 ratings score: 7,189, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,602,725 ratings score: 7,113, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,487,483 ratings score: 5,269, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.10 avg rating — 228,500 ratings score: 4,833, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.98 avg rating — 2,112,236 ratings score: 4,063, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,503,142 ratings score: 3,795, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,907,947 ratings score: 3,662, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.13 avg rating — 91,472 ratings score: 2,735, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 327,419 ratings score: 2,412, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.07 avg rating — 46,352 ratings score: 2,250, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.86 avg rating — 89,660 ratings score: 2,171, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 781,075 ratings score: 2,088, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks 3.85 avg rating — 102,244 ratings score: 2,055, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,664,221 ratings score: 1,859, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.37 avg rating — 55,476 ratings score: 1,803, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Player of Games (Culture, #2) by Iain M. Banks 4.28 avg rating — 82,216 ratings score: 1,613, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.19 avg rating — 278,912 ratings score: 1,594, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 4,239,068 ratings score: 1,445, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Iron Heel by Jack London 3.78 avg rating — 12,813 ratings score: 1,328, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 76,384 ratings score: 1,216, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 3.88 avg rating — 115,813 ratings score: 1,172, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) by Philip Pullman 4.29 avg rating — 169,354 ratings score: 1,139, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 182,666 ratings score: 1,076, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Female Man by Joanna Russ 3.46 avg rating — 9,222 ratings score: 1,071, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Iron Council (New Crobuzon, #3) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 17,035 ratings score: 1,048, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) by Iain M. Banks 4.16 avg rating — 53,474 ratings score: 1,009, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) by Octavia E. Butler 4.32 avg rating — 88,646 ratings score: 927, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) by Octavia E. Butler 4.37 avg rating — 22,342 ratings score: 865, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 190,795 ratings score: 837, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Surface Detail (Culture, #9) by Iain M. Banks 4.27 avg rating — 30,663 ratings score: 812, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks 4.11 avg rating — 30,237 ratings score: 806, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia by Samuel R. Delany 3.70 avg rating — 2,347 ratings score: 797, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Look to Windward (Culture, #7) by Iain M. Banks 4.23 avg rating — 29,775 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Wrath of Leviathan by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 685, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) by Ruthanna Emrys (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 3,677 ratings score: 634, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock 3.75 avg rating — 8,418 ratings score: 624, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Looking Backward (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) by Edward Bellamy 3.30 avg rating — 7,004 ratings score: 620, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany 3.81 avg rating — 3,188 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The State of the Art (Culture, #4) by Iain M. Banks 3.82 avg rating — 20,155 ratings score: 594, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Swastika Night by Katharine Burdekin 3.62 avg rating — 3,048 ratings score: 588, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Star Fraction (The Fall Revolution #1) by Ken MacLeod 3.70 avg rating — 2,964 ratings score: 571, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 10,081,576 ratings score: 567, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan 3.62 avg rating — 7,896 ratings score: 548, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem 4.17 avg rating — 15,317 ratings score: 545, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	War with the Newts by Karel Čapek 4.17 avg rating — 18,388 ratings score: 537, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Inversions (Culture, #6) by Iain M. Banks 3.96 avg rating — 20,517 ratings score: 526, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.96 avg rating — 41,321 ratings score: 514, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Kill Zone by Damir Salkovic (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Sleep State Interrupt (1) (The BetterWorld Trilogy) by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Red Planets: Marxism and Science Fiction by Mark Bould (editor) 3.63 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 479, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.15 avg rating — 366,006 ratings score: 470, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	1632 by Eric Flint 4.05 avg rating — 13,708 ratings score: 467, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Island by Aldous Huxley 3.85 avg rating — 36,580 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 61,244 ratings score: 439, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Cassini Division (The Fall Revolution #3) by Ken MacLeod 3.91 avg rating — 2,281 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Learning the World by Ken MacLeod 3.71 avg rating — 2,007 ratings score: 413, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Book of Occult by Simon W. Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,449 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Dogs of Orninica by Daniel Unedo (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Walkaway by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 9,292 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson 3.68 avg rating — 6,626 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Zero-Day Rising by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 343,747 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 282,559 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The City & the City by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 80,457 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Grass (Arbai, #1) by Sheri S. Tepper 4.03 avg rating — 13,545 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells 3.35 avg rating — 5,786 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 38,538 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Cosmonaut Keep (Engines of Light #1) by Ken MacLeod 3.61 avg rating — 3,427 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Excession (Culture, #5) by Iain M. Banks 4.20 avg rating — 34,908 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod 3.57 avg rating — 2,721 ratings score: 328, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) by Frederik Pohl 4.05 avg rating — 47,943 ratings score: 306, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Great Faerie Strike by Spencer Ellsworth (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Skyracos: The Mining Mess by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Pandora Driver: The Origin by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Stardance (Stardance #1) by Spider Robinson 3.92 avg rating — 1,867 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 81,673 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,022,994 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 3.85 avg rating — 4,993 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Two of Them by Joanna Russ 3.58 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 247,603 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan 3.64 avg rating — 13,119 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 3.89 avg rating — 280,487 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	He, She and It by Marge Piercy 3.99 avg rating — 5,850 ratings score: 247, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 881,572 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Freedom & Necessity by Steven Brust (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,816 ratings score: 232, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.13 avg rating — 213,985 ratings score: 232, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria 3.68 avg rating — 3,081 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Factory: A Marxist Tale of Revolution (The Factory Saga, #1) by Antonio Melonio 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Collapse Years by Damir Salkovic (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper 4.04 avg rating — 3,291 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.07 avg rating — 4,760 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	ePulp Sampler Vol 1 by John Picha (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Star Wars: A New Hope (Star Wars Novelizations, #4) by George Lucas (Story & Screenplay) 4.07 avg rating — 16,681 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Watch by Dennis Danvers 3.82 avg rating — 152 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	News from Nowhere: And Selected Writings and Designs by William Morris 3.48 avg rating — 941 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 1: To Till by Chiho Saitō 3.85 avg rating — 4,065 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	When She Woke by Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 30,307 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,471 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Voyage from Yesteryear by James P. Hogan 3.93 avg rating — 1,129 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	60 Black Women in Horror Fiction by Sumiko Saulson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Ian (new)

Jul 03, 2012 11:04AM

Philip K. Dick?

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message 2: by Chris (new)

Mar 16, 2013 05:45PM

Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that list is because it makes liberal kids feel cool.

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message 3: by Ian (new)

Mar 16, 2013 06:49PM

George Orwell was a Anarchist

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message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Apr 02, 2013 09:46AM

George Orwell was not an anarchist nor a conservative. He was a member of a british left-wing group that belonged to the so called London Bureau, sister organisation of the spanish POUM (not really trotskyite, but similar). The older he became he got more anti-communist, but all is life he was anti-stalinist (both 1984 and Animal Farm are basically anti-stalinist books). He also left the organisation and probably became a liberal and not a socialist later in his life. But one author mentioned in the list that's not left-wing at all is Orson Scott Card.

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message 5: by Ian (new)

May 28, 2013 01:36PM

Ursula K. Le Guin is a known anarcho-feminist

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message 6: by cibolaburn (new)

May 31, 2013 09:00PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."

George Orwell was a democratic socialist, with some anarchist leanings. Being against the authoritarian Bolshevism of Stalin isn't just the purview of the right wing. He witnessed the Soviet backed communists in the Spanish civil war's brutal suppression of the anarcho-syndicalist communities.

"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it."

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message 7: by Patrick (new)

Jun 02, 2013 07:46AM

This is a wonderful list, my to-read shelf is rapidly expanding.

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message 8: by Xdyj (last edited Jun 26, 2013 05:47PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2013 06:25PM

I'm not sure if Aldous Huxley was a leftist at the time he wrote BNW although BNW can be read as critical to capitalism, & Huxley did turn to the left later. Also Sheri Tepper's politics is a bit bizarre.

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message 9: by Buzz H. (new)

Aug 19, 2013 06:41PM

1632 by Eric Flint? I do wonder about that one. Seems rather nativist/right-wing.

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message 10: by Richard (new)

Nov 01, 2013 12:24AM

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin occurs twice.

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message 11: by Alicja (new)

Sep 08, 2014 03:33PM

Communist shouldn't be in the description. Communism is very authoritarian, which seems to contradict left-wing philosophies (Communist countries also tend to be imperialistic, sexist, homophobic, etc.). Communism differs from Marxism as Marxism is a philosophy while Communism is a type of government which on the outside resembles Marxism while in reality keeping a small ruling class of "haves" ruling in an authoritarian style over the majority of "have-nots" while spouting rhetoric that everyone is equal because everyone is poor (that doesn't reflect reality).

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message 12: by Susan (new)

Nov 21, 2014 08:38AM

Buzz H. wrote: "1632 by Eric Flint? I do wonder about that one. Seems rather nativist/right-wing."
I agree with you - I was startled to see this... very pro-patriot

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message 13: by Allie (new)

Jun 08, 2015 04:35PM

The Iron Heel by Jack London also occurs twice

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message 14: by Allie (new)

Jun 08, 2015 04:46PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."
1984 is a thoroughly socialist book. It examines the methods by which class regimes maintain hegemony of ideas, albeit through greatly exaggerated satire. It examines the mutually supporting nature of state "enemies". It even contains the very words "If there is hope . . . it lies in the proles" https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwe...

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message 15: by Sojun (new)

Oct 25, 2015 12:28PM

Alicja wrote: "Communist shouldn't be in the description. Communism is very authoritarian, which seems to contradict left-wing philosophies (Communist countries also tend to be imperialistic, sexist, homophobic, ..."

Richard wrote: "The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin occurs twice."

Communism is definitely a left-wing philosophy. Under communism the producers, the working class, democratically control the wealth of society in the interest of human need rather than profit. What you are talking about could more accurately be called "Stalinism" and "Maoism". The international left is still profoundly influenced by these philosophies even though they have shown themselves to be incompatible with the communism of Marx. A book based on the Cuban revolution could certainly be considered left wing, even if the reality of present day Cuba is neither communist, nor particularly progressive.

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message 16: by Allie (new)

Oct 25, 2015 03:59PM

Also, communism isn't a "type of government" at all (unless you're using a broad definition of government, I guess). It's stateless by definition.

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message 17: by MarpleInvestigates (new)

Dec 17, 2016 06:54PM

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message 18: by Pierrot (new)

Nov 18, 2017 04:13PM

Missing Olaf Stapledon

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message 19: by Aureolus (new)

Feb 07, 2018 08:17PM

Lol, why is a Clockwork Orange on this list? Besides not being a left-wing novel, seems more concerned with free will and a hatred for apathy, the author was himself strongly right-wing. Indeed he even wrote a book attacking the Labour government in the 70s, 1985, and stated in the Paris Review that he was, ideally, a Catholic Jacobite imperial monarchist.

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message 20: by Plankuton (new)

May 05, 2018 05:23PM

Dune's story has nothing to do with socialism.

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message 21: by Marvin (new)

May 08, 2018 10:45PM

Chris wrote: "Why is "1984" on this list at all? It's an anti-big-government book. It's completely anti-liberal. George Orwell was a conservative (or at least a Libertarian). The only reason this book is on that..."

Libs ain't leftist lol. Leftist have always been subversive and insurrectionary. Orwell was an Anarchist until he sold out to liberalism and betrayed the working people to the fascists. 1984 however is a good book about how hierarchies
can be dangerous.

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message 22: by Plankuton (new)

Sep 14, 2018 01:29PM

I don't think dune belongs on the list. In fact, it definitly doesn't.

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message 23: by kazerniel (last edited May 14, 2019 07:13AM) (new)

May 14, 2019 07:11AM

I don't think Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials really belongs on this list. The main struggle of the series is against "The Authority" ( =God), but many major characters enthusiastically participate in hierarchical relationships.

Eg. Lord Asriel, the leader of the revolution, is heavily authoritarian towards those surrounding him.

Lyra, the main protagonist, has the following thought in the 2nd book: "“You had to come through,” she said, furious. No one should speak to her like this. She was an aristocrat. She was Lyra."

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message 24: by Rainbowheart (new)

Aug 26, 2020 09:59PM

Reverted title back to the original. Someone (not the list creator) had changed it.

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message 25: by sphinxfire (new)

Dec 22, 2020 03:03AM

If you dutifully wear your ideology goggles, you will find it easy to read right past any information contradicting your worldview - in the books on this list or otherwise - by applying the simple my team = good, everyone else = bad filter, but just fyi, a good chunk of the top "left wing literature" presented here is based in some part on real-life communist dystopias.

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