Sword and Laser Science Fiction list (1102 books)

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1	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 296,626 ratings score: 21,752, and 225 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	Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks 3.85 avg rating — 99,812 ratings score: 14,387, and 148 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	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,795,122 ratings score: 13,876, and 144 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	Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 53,560 ratings score: 13,015, and 136 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	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 4.01 avg rating — 245,056 ratings score: 12,670, and 135 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	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 2,057,296 ratings score: 11,664, and 121 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	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.86 avg rating — 88,248 ratings score: 11,005, and 116 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 Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,388,922 ratings score: 10,924, and 116 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	The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.78 avg rating — 62,105 ratings score: 10,825, and 114 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	On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) by David Weber 4.14 avg rating — 48,754 ratings score: 9,749, and 102 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	Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 116,590 ratings score: 9,699, and 103 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	2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.52 avg rating — 21,721 ratings score: 8,330, and 88 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	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,473,006 ratings score: 8,170, and 88 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	Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant 3.85 avg rating — 61,366 ratings score: 7,990, and 84 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	Year Zero by Rob Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 13,733 ratings score: 7,955, and 82 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	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,380,348 ratings score: 7,937, and 89 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	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 640,445 ratings score: 7,896, and 83 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	The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.26 avg rating — 148,775 ratings score: 7,619, and 83 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 Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 34,217 ratings score: 7,567, and 79 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	Salvager by Scott Moon (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,659 ratings score: 7,390, and 78 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	Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 182,806 ratings score: 7,376, and 81 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	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,025,517 ratings score: 7,173, and 76 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 Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) by Douglas Adams 4.38 avg rating — 337,141 ratings score: 7,098, and 76 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	House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds 4.24 avg rating — 32,292 ratings score: 6,787, 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
25	The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) by Larry Niven 4.07 avg rating — 72,825 ratings score: 6,756, 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
26	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny 4.05 avg rating — 35,363 ratings score: 5,662, and 61 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	Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.77 avg rating — 94,557 ratings score: 5,660, and 59 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	Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5) by Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 16,784 ratings score: 5,495, and 58 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	Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) by A.R. Merrydew (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 6,060 ratings score: 5,455, and 57 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	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 285,789 ratings score: 5,447, and 60 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	A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3.81 avg rating — 60,272 ratings score: 5,198, and 58 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	The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 92,979 ratings score: 5,109, and 56 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	The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) by Isaac Asimov 4.19 avg rating — 111,349 ratings score: 5,044, 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
34	Shift (Silo, #2) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 150,881 ratings score: 5,024, 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
35	The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick 3.85 avg rating — 24,730 ratings score: 4,993, and 53 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	On Destiny by Aileen Erin (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 879 ratings score: 4,970, and 53 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	The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi 3.83 avg rating — 23,781 ratings score: 4,935, and 56 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	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 233,718 ratings score: 4,811, and 53 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 Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 95,652 ratings score: 4,797, and 53 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	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 267,644 ratings score: 4,766, and 52 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 Polymorph by Max Nowaz (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 14,747 ratings score: 4,732, 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
42	Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 14,417 ratings score: 4,710, and 52 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	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 182,489 ratings score: 4,595, and 49 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	Eon (The Way, #1) by Greg Bear 3.88 avg rating — 30,123 ratings score: 4,521, and 48 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	I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) by Isaac Asimov 4.21 avg rating — 376,491 ratings score: 4,303, and 49 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	Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1) by Jack Campbell 3.97 avg rating — 33,672 ratings score: 4,288, and 46 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	We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) by Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 120,622 ratings score: 4,287, and 47 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	Spin (Spin, #1) by Robert Charles Wilson 4.04 avg rating — 44,206 ratings score: 4,284, and 47 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	The Player of Games (Culture, #2) by Iain M. Banks 4.28 avg rating — 79,962 ratings score: 4,269, and 48 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	Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 3.99 avg rating — 61,305 ratings score: 4,241, and 46 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	Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 169,969 ratings score: 4,233, and 46 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	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 116,826 ratings score: 4,125, and 45 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	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.10 avg rating — 217,208 ratings score: 4,123, and 44 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	Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 85,725 ratings score: 4,101, and 45 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	Crank Palace (The Maze Runner, #3.5) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 17,063 ratings score: 4,080, and 43 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	Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, #2) by Karen Osborne (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 896 ratings score: 4,051, and 43 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	Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 20,485 ratings score: 4,034, 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
58	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 706,116 ratings score: 4,028, and 44 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	The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells 3.73 avg rating — 134,202 ratings score: 4,023, and 43 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	Mind's Eye by Douglas E. Richards (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 12,319 ratings score: 4,009, 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
61	The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 483,490 ratings score: 3,974, and 43 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	A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge 4.13 avg rating — 66,242 ratings score: 3,905, and 43 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	Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) by Marko Kloos (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,475 ratings score: 3,840, and 40 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	Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) by Frederik Pohl 4.06 avg rating — 47,306 ratings score: 3,759, 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
65	Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 107,339 ratings score: 3,739, and 40 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	Wraith (The Convergence War #1) by M.R. Forbes (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 3,518 ratings score: 3,728, 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
67	Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 92,901 ratings score: 3,679, 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
68	Taming Flame by Therisa Peimer (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 16,790 ratings score: 3,674, 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
69	Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 27,586 ratings score: 3,646, and 41 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	Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 9,413 ratings score: 3,608, 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
71	Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1) by Edward Ashton (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 51,562 ratings score: 3,590, 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
72	The Artifact by David Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 2,983 ratings score: 3,505, and 37 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	Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1) by Craig Alanson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 32,746 ratings score: 3,497, and 37 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	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 4.24 avg rating — 784,559 ratings score: 3,445, 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
75	The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1) by Skyler Ramirez (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,610 ratings score: 3,355, and 35 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	The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 30,212 ratings score: 3,347, and 37 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	Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) by William Gibson 3.88 avg rating — 52,485 ratings score: 3,321, and 37 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	To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) by Connie Willis 4.10 avg rating — 44,063 ratings score: 3,274, and 37 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	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 734,481 ratings score: 3,215, and 36 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	Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 13,435 ratings score: 3,163, and 33 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	Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 170,502 ratings score: 3,155, and 36 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	2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke 4.18 avg rating — 334,525 ratings score: 3,152, and 36 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	Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 17,529 ratings score: 3,117, and 33 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	Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 18,061 ratings score: 3,116, and 36 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	Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4) by Guillermo del Toro really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,106 ratings score: 3,113, and 33 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
86	Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 314,524 ratings score: 3,053, and 35 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	Antarctica Station by A.G. Riddle (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 13,077 ratings score: 3,043, and 32 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	Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 33,276 ratings score: 3,017, and 33 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
89	To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) by Philip José Farmer 3.93 avg rating — 33,641 ratings score: 3,004, and 33 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	Ilium (Ilium, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.04 avg rating — 32,236 ratings score: 2,995, and 34 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	The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4) by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 7,901 ratings score: 2,988, and 31 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	Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 19,662 ratings score: 2,977, and 31 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
93	The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) by Micaiah Johnson 3.93 avg rating — 44,523 ratings score: 2,877, and 30 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
94	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,780,776 ratings score: 2,862, and 32 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	Ubik by Philip K. Dick 4.11 avg rating — 121,644 ratings score: 2,842, and 32 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
96	Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 13,908 ratings score: 2,816, and 30 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	Trials of Conviction (The Firebird Chronicles, #5) by T.A. White (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 4,853 ratings score: 2,789, 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
98	Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 3,456 ratings score: 2,774, 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
99	The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke 4.07 avg rating — 36,219 ratings score: 2,706, and 31 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	Lies, Inc. by Philip K. Dick 3.20 avg rating — 3,556 ratings score: 2,699, and 28 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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Jun 06, 2012 08:01PM

Pandora's star is listed twice.

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message 2: by Deborah (new)

Jun 09, 2012 09:38AM

Brownthrasher wrote: "Pandora's star is listed twice."

Fixed

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message 3: by Casey (new)

Jun 12, 2012 08:37AM

I removed

Do we want to have books on these lists by authors the group has already read?

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message 4: by Deborah (new)

Jun 12, 2012 08:59AM

Can we take the fantasy titles off this list?

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message 5: by Casey (new)

Jun 12, 2012 09:37AM

Deborah wrote: "Can we take the fantasy titles off this list?"

Sure we can.
But I think it would be prudent to have a consensus on genre classification and other list related issues. Believe it or not, one person's science fiction may be another person's fantasy. Thus we must establish a few ground rules or these lists may reflect the subjective nature of individual perspective rather than groupthink.

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message 6: by Deborah (new)

Jun 12, 2012 10:01AM

I don't want to argue about Fantasy vs. Science Fiction definitions, I prefer to just call it all speculative fiction. But since we have two lists, I think the following books should be on the other list, not this one:

A Night in the Lonesome October
Divine Misfortune
Chasing the Moon
Trick of the Light
and probably others I've missed.

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message 7: by Random (new)

Jun 13, 2012 02:08PM

Casey wrote: "Note: I'm speaking mainly of the types of things that the general public gets exposed to. Most people never browse the SF and F sections on a book store so they only hear about them when they have already become very popular."

In other groups its common to go by Goodreads shelving consensus. If the majority of users have it shelved as science fiction, then its science fiction. If the majority have it shelved as fantasy, then its fantasy. It it seems mixed, then its open to discussion.

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message 8: by Deborah (new)

Jun 13, 2012 02:52PM

At least one book is already on both lists.

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message 9: by Casey (new)

Jun 13, 2012 08:35PM

Deborah wrote: "I don't want to argue about Fantasy vs. Science Fiction definitions, I prefer to just call it all speculative fiction. But since we have two lists, I think the following books should be on the othe..."

I just re-shelved these titles over in the Fantasy list.
Thanks for keeping an eye open to detail.

* A Night in the Lonesome October
* Divine Misfortune
* Chasing the Moon
* Trick of the Light

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message 10: by Deborah (last edited Jun 13, 2012 10:40PM) (new)

Jun 13, 2012 09:44PM

Thanks

OK, let's see what else I can find. I'll check the other list, too.

Among Others is on both lists.

From the Dust Returned
Necroscope
Ghostlight
Jhereg
Declare
The Nimble Man
Dark Cities Underground
WebMage

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message 11: by Casey (last edited Jun 14, 2012 09:50AM) (new)

Jun 14, 2012 09:44AM

Deborah wrote: "OK, let's see what else I can find. I'll check the other list, too."

These books have been re-shelved over in the fantasy list.

Among Others
From the Dust Returned
Necroscope
Ghostlight
Jhereg
Declare
The Nimble Man
Dark Cities Underground
WebMage

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message 12: by Tamahome (new)

Jun 19, 2012 04:38PM

OMW pulls ahead by a nose!

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message 13: by David(LA,CA) (new)

Jun 23, 2012 10:43AM

So, a question. When something on the list gets selected for the month, do we need to go and delete the book from our votes? Or will someone in charge removing the book from the list make sure that it doesn't pop back up?

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message 14: by Nick (new)

Jun 24, 2012 11:39AM

David wrote: "So, a question. When something on the list gets selected for the month, do we need to go and delete the book from our votes? Or will someone in charge removing the book from the list make sure th..."

We have several librarians in the group and any of those can delete books from lists.

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message 15: by Nick (new)

Jul 03, 2012 01:47AM

I removed Ender's Game and Forever War again from the list. Both have already been read by the club and shouldn't be on this list. Please check the S&L bookshelf to see if a book has been read before adding it.

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message 16: by Nick (new)

Jul 05, 2012 04:50AM

I removed my vote for Redshirts after reading it. OMW is still a better Scalzi book. I think more people would like OMW than Redshirts.

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message 17: by Casey (new)

Jul 05, 2012 08:58AM

I removed

Leviathan Wakes (Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey

because the group is currently reading it.

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message 18: by Edward (new)

Jan 27, 2013 05:58AM

HI, I am new to Goodreads and looking for the best SF book group (and I wouldn't mind hearing about movies and TV as well) to belong to. This looks like it may be it. I'm an author as well so always interested in new anthologies, agents and publishers too. Cheers Ed

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message 19: by Joe Informatico (new)

Jan 29, 2013 09:37PM

I don't know if anyone refers to this list anymore, but I removed Foundation and Old Man's War since the group has now read them.

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message 20: by Geoff (last edited Feb 14, 2013 07:04PM) (new)

Feb 14, 2013 07:04PM

Keep updating it. It's a great reference for future reads. Thanks.

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message 21: by Joe Informatico (new)

Apr 04, 2013 11:12AM

I've removed Dragonflight and Downbelow Station because they're the current and previous month's picks respectively.

We should probably remove Neuromancer since it was done a long time ago, but I'm not sure if Veronica and Tom ever want to revisit old picks.

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message 22: by Joe Informatico (new)

Apr 26, 2013 09:05AM

I removed the Wool Omnibus because the group will be reading it in May.

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message 23: by Darren (last edited Jun 25, 2013 03:44AM) (new)

Jun 25, 2013 03:42AM

Ministry of Space is a comic book, and not a very long one. What's it doing on here? Oh wait, the same person who voted for that also voted for The Cat in The Hat, and a shitpile of Elric books...

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message 24: by Joe Informatico (new)

Sep 27, 2013 12:12PM

I've removed The Demolished Man because the group read it this month. I've also removed Boneshaker since it is the group pick for October.

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message 25: by Rebecca (new)

May 04, 2014 08:54AM

Sorry, I'm new and accidentallly added two books that have already been read. (It took me a bit to find the read bookshelf.) Please remove them.

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message 26: by Joe Informatico (new)

May 28, 2014 11:15AM

I've removed Altered Carbon and A Wizard of Earthsea because the group has recently read them.

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message 27: by Joe Informatico (new)

Sep 16, 2014 04:56PM

Removed Stories of Your Life and Others because the group is currently reading it.

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message 28: by D. E. (new)

Oct 20, 2014 03:25AM

What's The Way of Kings doing on here? It's Fantasy.

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message 29: by Joe Informatico (last edited Jan 06, 2015 12:56PM) (new)

Jan 06, 2015 12:49PM

Removed The Martian, Ancillary Justice, and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? because the group has read them, and The Sparrow because the group is currently reading it.

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message 30: by Adam (new)

Jan 28, 2015 09:29AM

Hey all, I added (or thought I did) a recommendation to the list, but don't see it up there now. I'm new so just wanted to check if I did it right. I clicked 'add books to this list' above, searched, and voted for my rec. Is that the right protocol?

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message 31: by Tamahome (new)

Jan 28, 2015 09:30AM

Yes, but there's 5 pages.

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message 32: by Adam (new)

Jan 28, 2015 10:33AM

Tamahome wrote: "Yes, but there's 5 pages."

Ah ok, I just assumed new additions would be at the end of the list. Thanks!

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message 33: by Deborah (new)

Jan 28, 2015 07:21PM

Adam wrote: "Tamahome wrote: "Yes, but there's 5 pages."

Ah ok, I just assumed new additions would be at the end of the list. Thanks!"

No, it's scored by how you ranked it. It gets 100 points for being your 1st book. If you vote for 100 books, the last one will only get 1 point from you. So the one you added will be higher than most of the books that were only voted on by one person and some that were voted on by 2 or more. Yours was 400th when I looked.

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message 34: by Pris (new)

Apr 10, 2015 01:26PM

Read books I think are

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)

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message 35: by Deborah (new)

Apr 10, 2015 09:03PM

Paul wrote: "Read books I think are

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)"

Deleted. Thanks for pointing them out.

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message 36: by Ronald (new)

Sep 01, 2015 09:43AM

I think we need to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. There's no way there are 1000+ people talking about the books that are getting chosen over on the message board. (Unless there's one I'm not aware of, in which case, it would be cool if someone could direct me there.) I think there are a lot of votes on these books from people who no longer swing by. Besides, I really want The Minority Report to be the next book. :) I've never read it.

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message 37: by Rebecca (new)

May 09, 2016 07:43AM

A Canticle for Leibowitz - has been read.

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message 38: by Deborah (new)

Dec 07, 2018 07:59PM

Deleted because the group has read them:

Doomsday Book
Slan
Ancillary Justice
The Martian
Foundation
The Rook
The Forever War
Hyperion
1Q84
Childhood's End
Ender's Game
Old Man's War

Deleted for being Fantasy:

Libriomancer
Codex Born
Skin Game

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message 39: by Deborah (new)

Dec 08, 2018 06:08AM

Deleted because the group has read them:

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Gunslinger
Dune
A Wrinkle in Time

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message 40: by David H. (last edited Mar 29, 2019 09:21AM) (new)

Mar 29, 2019 09:19AM

Deleted because the group has read them:

Dune (again)
The Calculating Stars
Mortal Engines
A Fire Upon the Deep
The Name of the Wind
Ninefox Gambit
A Wizard of Earthsea
Aurora
City of Stairs
The Left Hand of Darkness
A Canticle for Leibowitz

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message 41: by Joanna (new)

Feb 25, 2021 04:23PM

A Fire Upon the Deep has appeared again
Shrads of Honur / Barrayar by Bujold is on the list both as the individual volumes and as an omnibus (Cordelia's Honor)
Also The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness should be on the Other List.

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message 42: by Ash (new)

Aug 20, 2021 12:43PM

I always have a soft spot for an oldie I read in the eighties:
‘The Dark Lady’ by Mike Resnick

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message 43: by Anchal (new)

Aug 19, 2022 04:17AM

Not sure the girl with a dragon tattoo belongs here.

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message 44: by Keith (new)

Mar 04, 2023 12:16PM

Braxton Rogers and the Brave New Beyond
How would I get my novel added to the list and possibly the groups bookshelf?

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message 45: by Deborah (new)

Mar 04, 2023 01:56PM

I think only people in the group should add to the group's list. Only books that are selected as a book of the month for the group can be added to the bookshelf.

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