Best Science Fiction Novels
- Beschrijving
- Future worlds, alien vistas, speculative scientific developments... LibraryThing members choose the best of science fiction!
1
door Kurt Vonnegut
22,312 leden
300 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 52
Score 70.72
Toegevoegd 2012-07-19, 03:13 PM
- 38 Members
- Edward, mark, psybre, Rtrace, Euryale, goldenmoon, DugsBooks, clong, blackdove07, Pamela110, Balkan, sturlington, freetrader, sesanderson, jasmaynard, perennialreader, dot.zen, marycloseburn, andomck, smasler, diagram, mike_frank, RVerde, acceptance, Risbom, ahef1963, Echinopsis, deerhorne, beth623, dsp501, Laura1124, smitch521, hamhands, wakawaka65, NataliiaCh, ManWithAnAgenda, DCJeffrey, skid0612,pammab ,Rouge2507 ,santhony
2
door Larry Niven
4,311 leden
70 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 60
Score 62.47
Toegevoegd 2012-05-17, 11:39 AM
- 33 Members
- Only2rs, psybre, SRHarbin, blather, sdobie, bibliorex, Julilla, BeckyJG, Pamela110, santhony, sturlington, RBeffa, suitable1, jasmaynard, marycloseburn, magnumpigg, Rbrancher2, Doey, Bluewolf0411, RVerde, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, Echinopsis, Paulgnagy, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, tourist68, smitch521, hamhands, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey, skid0612,
3
door Larry Niven
6,338 leden
108 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 45
Score 81.99
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 12:54 PM
- 42 Members
- Only2rs, joeldinda, Awfki, psybre, blather, sdobie, b1_, bibliorex, KimarieBee, Surtac, dhm, clong, okeres, deldevries, sturlington, freetrader, RBeffa, majjacsobe, jasmaynard, perennialreader, tottman, marycloseburn, bw94612, Rbrancher2, Doey, spaceowl, RVerde, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, Paulgnagy, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, smitch521, hamhands, Antoavrg, SpotofBorg, DCJeffrey, lcl999, BookstoreOwnerLJO, BrandonAzzarella, DavidRFWarner,andyl ,pammab
- Verklaringen
- horacio.salazar: The two novels (including The Gripping Hand) are probably amongst the best ever
4
door Alfred Bester
6,294 leden
175 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 44
Score 82.86
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 12:28 AM
- 42 Members
- timspalding, hailelib, mark, joeldinda, psybre, SRHarbin, Rtrace, mkjones, cthulhuslibrarian, Surtac, falkman, DugsBooks, clong, okeres, merrystar, Pamela110, thejazzmonger, questbird, sturlington, freetrader, RBeffa, sesanderson, calm, dot.zen, lewbs, brightcopy, LisaMaria_C, svfreeman, bw94612, leigonj, Rbrancher2, spaceowl, RVerde, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, Echinopsis, beth623, horacio.salazar, hamhands, beanythesane, Illarion, DCJeffrey,amobogio ,santhony
5
door Stanisław Lem
6,565 leden
157 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 33
Score 107.13
Toegevoegd 2012-01-10, 07:51 PM
- 46 Members
- timspalding, mark, anglemark, Stav, mkjones, longway, LolaWalser, Surtac, Mr.Durick, ElBarto, DugsBooks, clong, hildretha, br77rino, okeres, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Pamela110, thejazzmonger, scottd, Myyst, freetrader, sesanderson, calm, thecoroner, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, diagram, alex68, scificomics, acceptance, bibliopolitan, scriptus, Risbom, viot.henri, hamhands, NataliiaCh, FranzK72, Antoavrg, DCJeffrey, mjones329, 101ReasonsWhy, Stefcxjo, bochkarev,sturlington ,beth623
6
door Orson Scott Card
15,788 leden
211 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 34
Score 99.97
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 12:35 AM
- 56 Members
- timspalding, szarka, ringman, psybre, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, mkjones, goldenmoon, prosfilaes, feaelin, norabelle414, EmScape, rossarn, falkman, asalamon, bestem, br77rino, merrystar, Pamela110, santhony, jerry-book, sturlington, freetrader, pwaites, calm, hoddybook, tottman, marycloseburn, lewbs, LisaMaria_C, Rbrancher2, Doey, DavidGuegan, diagram, zjakkelien, mike_frank, wef234gmail.com, rretzler, wifilibrarian, BomboChipolata, scriptus, ahef1963, blkrk4000, rocketmac360, Paulgnagy, ChrisKohout, beth623, blancosa, hamhands, Dairyqueen84, beanythesane, tsingtao, DCJeffrey, BookstoreOwnerLJO, pgirl,andyl ,lorax ,gilroy ,pgmcc ,pammab ,lquilter ,bibliorex ,Balkan ,masiejames , ,StunnedTuna ,ManWithAnAgenda , ,shecht91
- Verklaringen
- gilroy: Not that great a book. Don't see it being on a best of list
7
door William Gibson
23,056 leden
379 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 11
Score 201.37
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 03:52 AM
- 87 Members
- mark, szarka, mkunruh, hipdeep, Milesc, adsddy, Awfki, psybre, limerts, AsYouKnow_Bob, lquilter, Rtrace, Euryale, sdobie, grizzly.anderson, b1_, ijustgetbored, Jannes, LolaWalser, bibliorex, majkia, lluisanglada, sarahemmm, amobogio, Surtac, Aerrin99, dhm, falkman, DugsBooks, pamur, asalamon, bjornar, okeres, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Balkan, scottd, santhony, deldevries, questbird, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, sesanderson, igorken, dot.zen, andomck, LiveAndrew, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, alex68, mike_frank, RVerde, scificomics, Jarandel, Rick_Deckard, acceptance, gypsysmom, mjbaker, streetwa, blkrk4000, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Echinopsis, Paulgnagy, ChrisKohout, beth623, horacio.salazar, RecklessReader, hamhands, polaritynk, invisigoth, acousticmoose, beanythesane, FranzK72, tsingtao, Antoavrg, Thelos12, RuthMariah, NerdyBookingham, BrandonAzzarella, pgirl, PlatinumWarlock, unadorned, ProbioticAnt, shecht91, blasetvt,pgmcc ,enrique_molinero ,aulsmith ,rossarn ,auntSteelbreaker ,LisaMaria_C ,hhenry3
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Cyberpunk never worked for me. I had a computer architecture course in college.
8
door Joe Haldeman
9,418 leden
252 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 13
Score 193.48
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:05 PM
- 81 Members
- joeldinda, mkunruh, Milesc, pgmcc, psybre, john1099, lquilter, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, bibliorex, majkia, enrique_molinero, amysisson, lluisanglada, Surtac, Aerrin99, dhm, falkman, pamur, clong, CarltonC, okeres, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Pamela110, Balkan, thejazzmonger, scottd, santhony, sturlington, freetrader, stevemaynard, RBeffa, sesanderson, majjacsobe, suitable1, igorken, jasmaynard, hoddybook, tottman, dot.zen, souloftherose, lewbs, LiveAndrew, brightcopy, Matteocalosi, leigonj, Kristelh, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, spaceowl, electrice, Tomgraham, RVerde, scificomics, Rick_Deckard, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, HammerBob, bibliopolitan, al.vick, Echinopsis, Paulgnagy, beth623, tourist68, timetunnel, hamhands, Saultimate, wakawaka65, rcatalano, tsingtao, Thelos12, DCJeffrey, NerdyBookingham, PlatinumWarlock, gregraubie, shecht91, blasetvt
9
door Aldous Huxley
53,878 leden
772 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 7
Score 255.2
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:00 PM
- 105 Members
- mark, Only2rs, gilroy, szarka, mkunruh, conceptDawg, devenish, pgmcc, psybre, SRHarbin, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, Euryale, longway, goldenmoon, bibliorex, enrique_molinero, lluisanglada, Aerrin99, norabelle414, Rodemail, DugsBooks, pamur, asalamon, clong, bjornar, arne.frey, CarltonC, br77rino, merrystar, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Balkan, scottd, deldevries, artturnerjr, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, sesanderson, jasmaynard, perennialreader, Sylak, tottman, dot.zen, marycloseburn, thecoroner, andomck, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, leigonj, Kristelh, Doey, alex68, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, electrice, Tomgraham, RVerde, scificomics, Jarandel, acceptance, Bretzky1, zemaniax, cej1027, gypsysmom, bibliopolitan, scriptus, parasolofdoom, al.vick, streetwa, ahef1963, nmw, Michael.Rimmer, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Echinopsis, kara.shamy, linlef, Peace2, beth623, dsp501, gendeg, bruc79, Vulco1, dianeham, hamhands, David_Krajci, wakawaka65, acousticmoose, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, SpotofBorg, Thelos12, lcl999, skid0612, PlatinumWarlock, unadorned, shecht91, v_RuneBerg, hey_judy, JohnGault, blasetvt,amobogio ,feaelin ,ncgraham
- Verklaringen
- electrice: read, science fiction, dystopia, do we really want a Gattaca ?
10
door Orson Scott Card
41,108 leden
1,046 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 284.47
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 12:32 AM
- 118 Members
- timspalding, gilroy, szarka, joeldinda, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, Awfki, pammab, psybre, limerts, Stav, Rtrace, ayaeckel, Euryale, sdobie, tsangal, KC9333, grizzly.anderson, mkjones, foggidawn, longway, b1_, MikeBriggs, goldenmoon, bibliorex, cthulhuslibrarian, mccin68, Sopoforic, BookWallah, lluisanglada, amobogio, Aerrin99, Hibou8, feaelin, norabelle414, EmScape, avatiakh, rossarn, falkman, pamur, asalamon, bestem, BeckyJG, br77rino, okeres, merrystar, blackdove07, Balkan, buk1968, scottd, santhony, sturlington, freetrader, RBeffa, sesanderson, majjacsobe, calm, suitable1, perennialreader, hoddybook, tottman, marycloseburn, lewbs, alexdelarge, brightcopy, LisaMaria_C, leigonj, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, Doey, baswood, DavidGuegan, zjakkelien, mike_frank, Ippotamus, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, RVerde, scificomics, Rick_Deckard, BomboChipolata, scriptus, parasolofdoom, al.vick, ahef1963, MissJessie, jeffza, Tanya-dogearedcopy, rocketmac360, Paulgnagy, linlef, ChrisKohout, beth623, Stefano.Rodighiero, gendeg, toonami, tourist68, WilGbn, Vulco1, smitch521, hamhands, RodgerA, Rwbyy, Dairyqueen84, rcatalano, borderdad, Fishmen, beanythesane, towermancn, SpotofBorg, Thelos12, DCJeffrey, pgirl, PlatinumWarlock, gregraubie, shecht91, alyssamhope23, blasetvt,andyl ,lorax ,Milesc ,anglemark ,AsYouKnow_Bob ,lquilter ,rarm ,trandism ,Ragnell ,Jannes , ,enrique_molinero ,DugsBooks , ,stellarexplorer ,dukeallen ,masiejames ,jasmaynard , ,souloftherose , ,StunnedTuna , , ,ManWithAnAgenda , ,SOShea
11
door George Orwell
81,917 leden
1,270 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 3
Score 356.12
Toegevoegd 2012-01-31, 10:52 AM
- 130 Members
- timspalding, mark, Only2rs, gilroy, szarka, Quaisior, mkunruh, devenish, pgmcc, SqueakyChu, psybre, Osbaldistone, Rtrace, ayaeckel, sdobie, longway, b1_, goldenmoon, Ragnell, bibliorex, mccin68, enrique_molinero, Sopoforic, BookWallah, amysisson, lluisanglada, Surtac, guyalice, Aerrin99, Julilla, falkman, DugsBooks, pamur, clong, Ross.Farnsworth, CarltonC, hildretha, br77rino, okeres, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Balkan, scottd, deldevries, artturnerjr, jerry-book, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, pwaites, ncgraham, sesanderson, mrmapcase, mathgirl40, jasmaynard, Sylak, tottman, dot.zen, marycloseburn, thecoroner, lewbs, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, alanb1, Matteocalosi, JohnChic, leigonj, Kristelh, Rbrancher2, Doey, DavidGuegan, alex68, mike_frank, rretzler, electrice, Tomgraham, RVerde, scificomics, Jarandel, acceptance, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, bibliopolitan, parasolofdoom, al.vick, streetwa, ahef1963, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Lovermont, Echinopsis, isakhnov, deerhorne, Paulgnagy, linlef, beth623, horacio.salazar, Stefano.Rodighiero, Laura1124, gendeg, toonami, bruc79, Vulco1, dianeham, RecklessReader, flicka82, viot.henri, hamhands, polaritynk, David_Krajci, wakawaka65, Dairyqueen84, rodriguezcommaj, acousticmoose, Fishmen, towermancn, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Antoavrg, SpotofBorg, Thelos12, lcl999, skid0612, pgirl, Silu_1, unadorned, gregraubie, alyssamhope23, JohnGault, Stefcxjo, blasetvt,pammab ,feaelin ,santhony , ,Bluewolf0411 ,Bretzky1 ,shecht91
- Verklaringen
- Bluewolf0411: Not science fiction.electrice: read, science fiction, dystopia, bleak portraying of a possible future, big brother and all the jazzBretzky1 : This is not a science fiction story. Just because a story takes place in the future does not make it science fiction.horacio.salazar: A classic. Big Brother is now almost real. :Dlcl999: A justly famous book. Yes it is also Science fiction. What about the TV sets that listen and watch?
12
door George Orwell
59,993 leden
883 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 70
Score 54.44
Toegevoegd 2012-10-27, 03:58 AM
- 58 Members
- mark, Only2rs, pgmcc, psybre, SRHarbin, Rtrace, goldenmoon, bibliorex, Surtac, DugsBooks, pamur, hildretha, okeres, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, Balkan, scottd, deldevries, jerry-book, Myyst, freetrader, sesanderson, majjacsobe, mrmapcase, jasmaynard, dot.zen, alexdelarge, LiveAndrew, JohnChic, Rbrancher2, Doey, mike_frank, rretzler, Tomgraham, RVerde, gypsysmom, parasolofdoom, streetwa, ahef1963, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Lovermont, linlef, beth623, horacio.salazar, dsp501, viot.henri, hamhands, David_Krajci, wakawaka65, NataliiaCh, Aine615, Antoavrg, Trillian89, SpotofBorg, lcl999, skid0612, BookstoreOwnerLJO, pgirl,Edward ,andyl ,gilroy ,szarka , ,hipdeep ,pammab ,eromsted ,BookWallah , ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,santhony ,sturlington ,pwaites ,marycloseburn ,leigonj , ,Bluewolf0411 ,electrice ,Bretzky1 ,BomboChipolata ,MissJessie ,RecklessReader ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Julie_in_the_Library ,shecht91 ,Ctluster
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Allegory. Not sf.sturlington : Allegorymarycloseburn : Not science fictionBluewolf0411: Not science fiction.electrice : allegoryBretzky1 : This is not a science fiction story.MissJessie : Not sci fiRecklessReader : classic book, but not science fictionJulie_in_the_Library : I would not call this science fiction
13
door William Gibson
7,246 leden
62 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 98
Score 33.72
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 12:43 PM
- 21 Members
- Milesc, psybre, sdobie, amobogio, Surtac, falkman, geitebukkeskjegg, Rouge2507, Pamela110, scottd, Myyst, sturlington, freetrader, dot.zen, LiveAndrew, RVerde, Jarandel, Tanya-dogearedcopy, hamhands, Antoavrg, NerdyBookingham,feaelin ,santhony
14
door Stephen King
19,806 leden
368 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 131
Score 21.27
Toegevoegd 2012-11-01, 03:24 PM
- 19 Members
- hailelib, mark, Only2rs, Milesc, goldenmoon, bibliorex, Julilla, falkman, kootibkiteer, br77rino, geitebukkeskjegg, Rbrancher2, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, Tanya-dogearedcopy, smitch521, flicka82, hamhands,andyl ,feaelin ,sturlington ,rocketmac360 ,RecklessReader ,SFF1928-1973 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Horror (supernatural elements)RecklessReader : great book, not science fiction
16
door William Gibson
5,586 leden
44 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 214
Score 11.69
Toegevoegd 2012-07-19, 10:13 AM
- 10 Members
- psybre, falkman, scottd, sturlington, dot.zen, scificomics, Jarandel, Tanya-dogearedcopy, hamhands, hhenry3,andyl ,feaelin
17
door Gregory Benford
927 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 293
Score 6.45
Toegevoegd 2013-10-23, 12:26 PM
18
door Gregory Benford
871 leden
13 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 426
Score 3.12
Toegevoegd 2013-10-23, 12:30 PM
19
door J. R. R. Tolkien
94,313 leden
1,189 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 782
Score -17.82
Toegevoegd 2013-07-04, 12:57 PM
- 13 Members
- Only2rs, Rtrace, goldenmoon, Ross.Farnsworth, Sylak, Rbrancher2, Doey, gypsysmom, Tanya-dogearedcopy, linlef, Laura1124, hamhands, David_Krajci,gilroy ,szarka ,Quaisior ,amberwitch ,psybre ,longway ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,CarltonC ,merrystar ,blackdove07 ,sturlington ,marycloseburn , ,Jarandel ,BomboChipolata ,al.vick ,bormgans ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Julie_in_the_Library
- Verklaringen
- gilroy: Not Science Fictionaulsmith : Not sf.marycloseburn : This fantasy not sfJulie_in_the_Library : not science fiction
20
door William Golding
49,570 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 783
Score -21.94
Toegevoegd 2013-12-19, 08:37 AM
- 9 Members
- goldenmoon, Rbrancher2, Doey, gypsysmom, Tanya-dogearedcopy, linlef, dsp501, Laura1124, hamhands,Edward ,andyl ,Quaisior ,amberwitch ,aulsmith ,CarltonC ,merrystar ,blackdove07 ,sturlington ,marycloseburn ,leigonj , ,electrice ,acceptance ,MissJessie ,Peace2 ,bormgans ,lcl999
- Verklaringen
21
door H. P. Lovecraft
1,215 leden
49 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 143
Score 19.58
Toegevoegd 2012-11-25, 05:56 AM
- 22 Members
- Only2rs, devenish, SRHarbin, Stav, Rtrace, sdobie, Ragnell, bibliorex, cthulhuslibrarian, Ross.Farnsworth, artturnerjr, freetrader, thecoroner, svfreeman, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, hamhands, David_Krajci, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Antoavrg,andyl ,amobogio ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,Balkan ,sturlington , ,bormgans ,SFF1928-1973
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not sf
22
door H. P. Lovecraft
1,304 leden
16 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 712
Score -2.3
Toegevoegd 2012-11-25, 05:57 AM
23
door H. P. Lovecraft
698 leden
33 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 727
Score -3.78
Toegevoegd 2012-11-25, 05:55 AM
- 6 Members
- adsddy, SRHarbin, Rtrace, thecoroner, hamhands, David_Krajci,andyl ,gilroy ,feaelin ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,bormgans
- Verklaringen
