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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
143 books — 36 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanNeuromancer by William GibsonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award for Best Novel
65 books — 393 voters

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,302 books — 4,141 voters
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Books About Nanotechnology
184 books — 660 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
4,039 books — 26,780 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
718 books — 907 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
1,294 books — 3,491 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
Best of Cyberpunk
390 books — 1,220 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
455 books — 701 voters