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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Briggs (9 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
CLASSIC Dystopia, Utopia, & Apocalyptic Fiction
139 books — 35 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanNeuromancer by William GibsonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
62 books — 392 voters

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,293 books — 4,126 voters
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Books About Nanotechnology
186 books — 662 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,651 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardArmor by John SteakleyHammer's Slammers by David Drake
Best Military Science Fiction Books
717 books — 904 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.World War Z by Max BrooksThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEarth Abides by George R. Stewart
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,470 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
Best of Cyberpunk
387 books — 1,199 voters

The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Water Knife by Paolo BacigalupiRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonGreen Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonBlue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
446 books — 660 voters