The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,868 books — 3,614 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinCosmos by Carl Sagan
Best Books on Evolution...
267 books — 217 voters

Gateway by Frederik PohlThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinRingworld by Larry NivenThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Classic Science Fiction - 1970-1979
272 books — 246 voters

City by Clifford D. SimakDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickDune by Frank Herbert
SF Masterworks
204 books — 725 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Dreaming Jewels by Theodore SturgeonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
64 books — 92 voters

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Best Inspirational Books
666 books — 847 voters

Daemon by Leinad Zeraus
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
430 books — 692 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Hidden Gems of Science Fiction
481 books — 430 voters

The Golden Age by John C. WrightBlood Music by Greg BearGrass by Sheri S. TepperMore Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,118 books — 2,270 voters
Ringworld by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonDragon's Egg by Robert L. ForwardPermutation City by Greg Egan
best hard science fiction
428 books — 816 voters

Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,218 books — 1,152 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,738 books — 7,232 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,550 books — 24,989 voters
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Steampunk Books
1,257 books — 4,101 voters