Speculative Science Fiction Books

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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,632,332 ratings — published 1965
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,485,204 ratings — published 2020
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,433,733 ratings — published 1985
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 514,202 ratings — published 1968
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,082,860 ratings — published 1932
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,486,364 ratings — published 1969
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,849,012 ratings — published 1953
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 771,362 ratings — published 1962
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 337,432 ratings — published 2019
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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 365,292 ratings — published 1984
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,571,168 ratings — published 1945
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,473,814 ratings — published 2020
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The Marrow Thieves The Marrow Thieves (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 44,203 ratings — published 2017
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 186,524 ratings — published 2021
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I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 379,991 ratings — published 1950
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,898,974 ratings — published 1818
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 727,638 ratings — published 2016
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 72,467 ratings — published 2019
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 175,675 ratings — published 2015
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 272,660 ratings — published 1979
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Roadside Picnic Roadside Picnic (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 87,673 ratings — published 1972
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 305,194 ratings — published 2014
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 858,167 ratings — published 2005
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 340,475 ratings — published 2009
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Saga, Volume 4 Saga, Volume 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 82,210 ratings — published 2014
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,013,519 ratings — published 2012
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,388,732 ratings — published 2011
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,290,569 ratings — published 2011
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Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 11,596 ratings — published 2013
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The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 135,535 ratings — published 1896
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,731,644 ratings — published 2010
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,168,799 ratings — published 2009
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,940,496 ratings — published 2008
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The Windup Girl The Windup Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 78,259 ratings — published 2009
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,475,796 ratings — published 1985
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V for Vendetta V for Vendetta (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 325,431 ratings — published 1990
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 93,323 ratings — published 1995
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Anathem Anathem (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 75,685 ratings — published 2008
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 265,308 ratings — published 1993
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Sorrowland Sorrowland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.81 — 15,427 ratings — published 2021
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 280,318 ratings — published 1973
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The Deep The Deep (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 40,240 ratings — published 2019
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 437,880 ratings — published 1963
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The Invention of Morel The Invention of Morel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 34,526 ratings — published 1940
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Terminal Boredom: Stories Terminal Boredom: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.57 — 6,893 ratings — published 2021
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An Unkindness of Ghosts An Unkindness of Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,727 ratings — published 2017
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,070,582 ratings — published 2025
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Saga, Volume 7 Saga, Volume 7 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 47,835 ratings — published 2017
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Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,184 ratings — published 2025
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The Flame and the Arrow (Annika Brisby, #1) The Flame and the Arrow (Annika Brisby, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as speculative-science-fiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,660 ratings — published 2008
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“Scarlett activated the viola and it came down like short shimmering curtain that covered her eyes with a band of violet light. It dilated her eyes, increasing her binocular summation so that everything in her field of vision was magnified and clear. It also protected her retinas from any sort of laser fire or plasma flash.”
April Adams, Drawing the Dragon

Storm Constantine
“The group began to move, circling slowly, feeling with their hands for an invisible boundary. They were claiming the space for their own. There were no words, no verbal summoning of the elements. To Ari, this was something new; the silent, spiralling bodies describing the parameters of their temple. Then one by one, each member of the group spun in the middle of the circle, describing with gestures the sanctity of the chosen space, slowly whirling shapes of rags and hair.”
Storm Constantine, Hermetech

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