9 books
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38 voters
Epic Sci Fi Books
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Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,631,455 ratings — published 1965
Children of Dune (Dune #3)
by (shelved 10 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.95 — 251,438 ratings — published 1976
Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 9 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.89 — 405,180 ratings — published 1969
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.27 — 784,749 ratings — published 2014
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.31 — 320,005 ratings — published 2011
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.27 — 299,899 ratings — published 1989
God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
by (shelved 7 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.88 — 147,700 ratings — published 1981
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.54 — 392,665 ratings — published 2016
Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.39 — 183,461 ratings — published 2012
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.24 — 148,562 ratings — published 1990
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,475,431 ratings — published 1985
Disquiet Gods (The Sun Eater, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.58 — 11,712 ratings — published 2024
Howling Dark (The Sun Eater, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.35 — 26,523 ratings — published 2019
Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.96 — 49,821 ratings — published 2018
Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.44 — 114,879 ratings — published 2015
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.50 — 481,711 ratings — published 2015
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.22 — 226,900 ratings — published 1952
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.17 — 597,552 ratings — published 1951
Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.19 — 70,770 ratings — published 1996
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.86 — 83,896 ratings — published 1985
Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)
by (shelved 5 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.85 — 103,048 ratings — published 1984
Ashes of Man (The Sun Eater, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,041 ratings — published 2022
Kingdoms of Death (The Sun Eater, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.47 — 15,972 ratings — published 2022
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.80 — 70,553 ratings — published 2020
Demon in White (The Sun Eater, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.63 — 20,064 ratings — published 2020
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.38 — 87,305 ratings — published 2017
Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.23 — 128,049 ratings — published 2014
Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.28 — 154,897 ratings — published 2013
The Evolutionary Void (Void, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.28 — 23,492 ratings — published 2009
The Temporal Void (Void #2)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.25 — 24,746 ratings — published 2008
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.23 — 53,916 ratings — published 2004
The Dreaming Void (Void #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.18 — 29,775 ratings — published 2007
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,849 ratings — published 2000
Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,502 ratings — published 2005
The Neutronium Alchemist (Night's Dawn, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,886 ratings — published 1997
The Naked God (Night's Dawn, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.22 — 20,778 ratings — published 1999
The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.17 — 65,142 ratings — published 1997
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,115 ratings — published 1996
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.51 — 5,975 ratings — published 2025
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.11 — 72,419 ratings — published 2019
Skyward (Skyward, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.46 — 166,706 ratings — published 2018
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.08 — 496,142 ratings — published 2006
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.30 — 175,446 ratings — published 2015
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.21 — 183,041 ratings — published 2018
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.28 — 203,205 ratings — published 1953
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.85 — 100,809 ratings — published 1987
Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.26 — 98,989 ratings — published 2016
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 4.07 — 80,457 ratings — published 1986
The Ashes of Worlds (The Saga of Seven Suns, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,379 ratings — published 2008
Metal Swarm (The Saga of Seven Suns, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as epic-sci-fi)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,505 ratings — published 2007
“The music stops as they walk out of the forest toward the smooth extra-terrestrial spacecraft glistening in the sun on the far side of the meadow. To Atom, the ship feels like a time machine. Steven and Sylvia watch them with deadpan stares as the three astronauts walk with the spectacle of eclectic, colorful characters on feathered horseback following. A breeze picks up and Atom glances back to see stoic faces with vibrant robes and dresses flowing in the wind.”
― Eden 2:b
― Eden 2:b










