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Highly Rated Science Fiction

Science Fiction rated 4.0 or higher on Hardcover, from at least 300 ratings. Leaves out young adult and children's titles, omnibus editions, and books that are not the first in their series.

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11/22/63

11/22/63

Stephen King

4.3 Hardcover (1879)
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1984

1984

George Orwell

4.2 Hardcover (9238) 4.5 Google
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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke

4.1 Hardcover (1302) 5.0 Google
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A Fire Upon The Deep

A Fire Upon The Deep

Vernor Vinge

4.1 Hardcover (568)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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A Memory Called Empire

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

4.1 Hardcover (908)
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A Psalm For The Wild-built

A Psalm For The Wild-built

Becky Chambers

4.2 Hardcover (1035) 2.0 Google
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All Systems Red

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

4.1 Hardcover (4273)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan

4.0 Hardcover (1006) 4.5 Google
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American Gods

American Gods

Neil Gaiman

4.0 Hardcover (3407)
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Anathem

Anathem

Neal Stephenson

4.2 Hardcover (643)
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Atmosphere: A Love Story

Atmosphere: A Love Story

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.3 Hardcover (598)
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Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.1 Hardcover (1468)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Childhood’s End

Childhood’s End

Arthur C. Clarke

4.0 Hardcover (906)
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Children Of Time

Children Of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.3 Hardcover (1970) 5.0 Google
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City Of Stairs

City Of Stairs

Robert Jackson Bennett

4.1 Hardcover (427)
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Columbus Day

Columbus Day

Craig Alanson

4.1 Hardcover (383)
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Contact

Contact

Carl Sagan

4.1 Hardcover (599)
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Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

4.2 Hardcover (903)
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Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

4.1 Hardcover (3196) 4.0 Google
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Dawn

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler

4.0 Hardcover (411)
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

4.0 Hardcover (2384) 4.0 Google
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Dungeon Crawler Carl

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

4.3 Hardcover (3773)
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Elder Race

Elder Race

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.1 Hardcover (382)
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Exhalation

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

4.3 Hardcover (967)
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Flowers For Algernon

Flowers For Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.3 Hardcover (2463) 5.0 Google
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Foundryside

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett

4.2 Hardcover (605)
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Gideon The Ninth

Gideon The Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.1 Hardcover (1536)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Good Omens: The Nice And Accurate Prophecies Of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Good Omens: The Nice And Accurate Prophecies Of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman

4.2 Hardcover (2862)
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Horus Rising

Horus Rising

Dan Abnett

4.1 Hardcover (305)
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House Of Suns

House Of Suns

Alastair Reynolds

4.3 Hardcover (370)
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Hyperion

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

4.3 Hardcover (2118) 4.5 Google
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I Who Have Never Known Men

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

4.2 Hardcover (1193)
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I, Robot

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

4.1 Hardcover (1586) 4.0 Google
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Jade City

Jade City

Fonda Lee

4.0 Hardcover (1039)
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)

Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)

Michael Crichton

4.1 Hardcover (929) 4.5 Google
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Kindred

Kindred

Octavia Butler

4.3 Hardcover (830) 2.5 Google
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Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes

James S.A. Corey

4.3 Hardcover (2994)
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Light From Uncommon Stars

Light From Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

4.1 Hardcover (425)
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Old Man's War (old Man's War, #1)

Old Man's War (old Man's War, #1)

John Scalzi

4.1 Hardcover (686) 4.5 Google
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Pandora's Star

Pandora's Star

Peter F. Hamilton

4.2 Hardcover (525)
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Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

Andrew Weir

4.5 Hardcover (8378) 5.0 Google
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Recursión

Recursión

Blake Crouch

4.2 Hardcover (1969)
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Rendezvous With Rama

Rendezvous With Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

4.0 Hardcover (1152) 4.0 Google
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Roadside Picnic

Roadside Picnic

Arkady Strugatsky

4.0 Hardcover (674)
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Sea Of Tranquility

Sea Of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

4.0 Hardcover (1301)
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Shards Of Earth

Shards Of Earth

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.1 Hardcover (472)
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Slaughterhouse-five

Slaughterhouse-five

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.1 Hardcover (3377) 4.0 Google
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Snow Crash

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

4.1 Hardcover (1976)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Spin

Spin

Robert Charles Wilson

4.1 Hardcover (398)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Starter Villain

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.1 Hardcover (947)
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Station Eleven

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

4.1 Hardcover (2045) 4.0 Google
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Stories Of Your Life And Others

Stories Of Your Life And Others

Ted Chiang

4.2 Hardcover (1065)
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The Calculating Stars

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal

4.1 Hardcover (450)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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The Collapsing Empire

The Collapsing Empire

John Scalzi

4.1 Hardcover (776)
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The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

4.2 Hardcover (655) 4.5 Google
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The Dispatcher

The Dispatcher

John Scalzi

4.0 Hardcover (405)
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The Egg

The Egg

Andy Weir

4.2 Hardcover (386)
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The End Of Eternity

The End Of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

4.2 Hardcover (351)
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The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

4.3 Hardcover (2131)
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The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August

Claire North

4.1 Hardcover (602)
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The Forever War

The Forever War

Joe Haldeman

4.0 Hardcover (1117) 5.0 Google
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The Girl With All The Gifts

The Girl With All The Gifts

M.R. Carey

4.0 Hardcover (901) 4.5 Google
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The Institute

The Institute

Stephen King

4.1 Hardcover (966) 5.0 Google
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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The Lathe Of Heaven

The Lathe Of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.1 Hardcover (582)
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The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet

The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers

4.1 Hardcover (1728) 3.5 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

4.0 Hardcover (1030) 5.0 Google
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The Mercy Of Gods

The Mercy Of Gods

James S. A. Corey

4.1 Hardcover (531)
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The Mountain In The Sea

The Mountain In The Sea

Ray Nayler

4.0 Hardcover (403) 5.0 Google
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The Road

The Road

Cormac Mccarthy

4.0 Hardcover (2627) 4.0 Google
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The Rook

The Rook

Daniel O'Malley

4.0 Hardcover (432)
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The Sirens Of Titan

The Sirens Of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut

4.0 Hardcover (649) 4.5 Google
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The Sparrow

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell

4.0 Hardcover (457)
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The Stand

The Stand

Stephen King

4.2 Hardcover (1915) 5.0 Google
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The Tainted Cup

The Tainted Cup

Robert Jackson Bennett

4.4 Hardcover (890)
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The Three-body Problem

The Three-body Problem

Liu Cixin

4.0 Hardcover (3888)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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The Warded Man: Book One Of The Demon Cycle

The Warded Man: Book One Of The Demon Cycle

Peter V. Brett

4.2 Hardcover (627)
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The Will Of The Many

The Will Of The Many

James Islington

4.5 Hardcover (1609)
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There Is No Antimemetics Division

There Is No Antimemetics Division

Qntm

4.0 Hardcover (827)
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

4.2 Hardcover (681)
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Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

4.1 Hardcover (2781)
New Added: 31 Aug 2026
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Ubik

Ubik

Philip K. Dick

4.1 Hardcover (748)
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We Are Legion

We Are Legion

Dennis E. Taylor

4.2 Hardcover (1866)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Wool

Wool

Hugh Howey

4.2 Hardcover (2044)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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