Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (1193 books)

Add and vote for your favourite Science Fiction novels first published in this century. For this list that means first published between 2000 and 2099.

Please only add books that have received at least one thousand ratings .

No Fantasy books please! A separate list can be created for them.

Books not meeting this list's criteria will be removed.

See also:
Best HARD SCIENCE FICTION of the 21st Century
Best SPACE OPERA of the 21st Century

Other SF Lists of Note:
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books

SF Subgenres:
Alternate H*story
Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Space Opera
Steampunk

Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2001, 2000

Sci Fi Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Science Fiction By Year:
2020
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009

New Speculative Writers by Decade:
2000s, 2010s

Science Fiction By Ratings:
100,000 and more, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

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1	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,287,047 ratings score: 250,869, and 2,532 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,268,564 ratings score: 225,066, and 2,279 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 221,573 ratings score: 110,589, and 1,129 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,772,458 ratings score: 105,455, and 1,077 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 313,634 ratings score: 82,654, and 849 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 727,524 ratings score: 74,322, and 757 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 271,475 ratings score: 72,184, and 739 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,023,361 ratings score: 61,309, and 627 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 75,225 ratings score: 58,268, and 593 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 563,469 ratings score: 57,474, and 593 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) by Richard K. Morgan 4.04 avg rating — 114,208 ratings score: 56,609, and 581 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 77,924 ratings score: 44,330, and 456 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 481,531 ratings score: 42,048, and 435 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 265,956 ratings score: 39,769, and 410 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 285,469 ratings score: 39,344, and 406 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 117,786 ratings score: 38,736, and 405 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 3.99 avg rating — 61,181 ratings score: 36,648, and 378 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 53,488 ratings score: 35,977, and 370 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 637,927 ratings score: 34,032, and 353 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 839,505 ratings score: 32,664, and 338 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 4,097,860 ratings score: 30,046, and 317 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 74,954 ratings score: 30,003, and 310 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Spin (Spin, #1) by Robert Charles Wilson 4.04 avg rating — 44,157 ratings score: 28,453, and 295 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 95,416 ratings score: 27,334, and 287 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124,189 ratings score: 26,813, and 281 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 446,491 ratings score: 25,723, and 268 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Redshirts by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 116,854 ratings score: 24,924, and 266 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,341,516 ratings score: 24,353, and 254 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 1,022,357 ratings score: 24,326, and 253 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,852,325 ratings score: 23,407, and 247 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,669,958 ratings score: 23,391, and 250 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The City & the City by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 77,825 ratings score: 23,104, and 241 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 179,993 ratings score: 22,880, and 244 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 52,976 ratings score: 22,754, and 234 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Daemon (Daemon, #1) by Leinad Zeraus 4.16 avg rating — 48,318 ratings score: 21,378, and 221 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Reamde by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 57,113 ratings score: 20,545, and 216 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 700,207 ratings score: 19,374, and 206 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 604,702 ratings score: 19,165, and 205 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 222,160 ratings score: 18,769, and 198 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 53,019 ratings score: 17,899, and 188 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ilium (Ilium, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.04 avg rating — 32,198 ratings score: 17,663, and 184 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 357,142 ratings score: 17,617, and 187 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds 4.13 avg rating — 27,380 ratings score: 16,194, and 172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds 4.24 avg rating — 32,214 ratings score: 16,117, and 171 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 295,244 ratings score: 15,991, and 170 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 46,405 ratings score: 15,871, and 168 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 181,874 ratings score: 15,311, and 161 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) by William Gibson 3.88 avg rating — 52,451 ratings score: 14,563, and 154 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Embassytown by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 34,417 ratings score: 14,295, and 151 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks 4.11 avg rating — 29,650 ratings score: 13,540, and 143 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 132,309 ratings score: 13,185, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Redemption Ark (Revelation Space, #2) by Alastair Reynolds 4.16 avg rating — 32,247 ratings score: 13,171, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Last Colony (Old Man's War, #3) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 72,168 ratings score: 13,109, and 144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 214,411 ratings score: 12,874, and 140 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 169,053 ratings score: 12,801, and 137 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) by Haruki Murakami 3.95 avg rating — 337,421 ratings score: 12,679, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 4.04 avg rating — 24,249 ratings score: 12,523, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Accelerando by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 22,182 ratings score: 12,295, and 129 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi 3.83 avg rating — 23,745 ratings score: 12,280, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 152,056 ratings score: 11,594, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 243,683 ratings score: 10,890, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds 4.07 avg rating — 22,018 ratings score: 10,812, and 119 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2) by Richard K. Morgan 3.92 avg rating — 38,878 ratings score: 10,453, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Surface Detail (Culture, #9) by Iain M. Banks 4.27 avg rating — 30,029 ratings score: 10,086, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 3.72 avg rating — 79,961 ratings score: 9,771, and 105 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Woken Furies (Takeshi Kovacs, #3) by Richard K. Morgan 4.01 avg rating — 32,191 ratings score: 9,753, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens, #7) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 32,049 ratings score: 9,753, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Dust (Silo, #3) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 134,758 ratings score: 9,730, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3) by Connie Willis 3.86 avg rating — 27,287 ratings score: 9,729, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1) by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 41,149 ratings score: 9,662, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Freedom™ (Daemon, #2) by Daniel Suarez (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 30,201 ratings score: 9,428, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Under the Dome by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 321,892 ratings score: 9,416, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) by Dennis E. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 119,981 ratings score: 9,248, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 34,550 ratings score: 9,176, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Look to Windward (Culture, #7) by Iain M. Banks 4.23 avg rating — 29,189 ratings score: 8,988, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Shift (Silo, #2) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 150,281 ratings score: 8,820, and 97 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2) by Orson Scott Card 3.97 avg rating — 81,128 ratings score: 8,612, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Dreaming Void (Void #1) by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 29,623 ratings score: 8,285, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 4.17 avg rating — 21,582 ratings score: 8,173, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 365,225 ratings score: 8,172, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	14 (Threshold, #1) by Peter Clines (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 39,100 ratings score: 8,068, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge 3.77 avg rating — 18,886 ratings score: 8,061, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, #2) by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 25,143 ratings score: 8,052, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Olympos (Ilium, #2) by Dan Simmons 3.95 avg rating — 20,454 ratings score: 8,026, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	All Clear (Oxford Time Travel, 4) by Connie Willis 4.08 avg rating — 21,873 ratings score: 8,025, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, #3) by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 24,465 ratings score: 7,881, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.78 avg rating — 62,072 ratings score: 7,717, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.76 avg rating — 15,408 ratings score: 7,716, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The High Auction (Wisdom Revolution, #1) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 16,561 ratings score: 7,560, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Cheat Code (Wisdom Revolution, #3) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 4,079 ratings score: 7,527, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Oldest Dance (Wisdom Revolution, #2) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 13,542 ratings score: 7,386, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan 3.91 avg rating — 12,804 ratings score: 7,385, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Nexus (Nexus, #1) by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 20,961 ratings score: 7,382, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 60,027 ratings score: 7,153, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 12,716 ratings score: 7,105, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, #3) by Alastair Reynolds 4.02 avg rating — 25,028 ratings score: 6,948, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Atrocity Archives (Laundry Files, #1) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27,147 ratings score: 6,762, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 1: by Phoenixfalls (new)

Aug 10, 2010 11:21PM

Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold, is indeed wonderful, but it can't be described as anything other than a fantasy novel and so it should be removed.

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message 2: by useFOSS (new)

Aug 11, 2010 12:27AM

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 3: by Maciej (new)

Nov 09, 2010 09:57AM

It's "Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century...so far" cause it's like 90 years left yet. :)
And some of these books are from XX century. Just making the point. :)

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message 4: by Bryan (new)

Nov 10, 2010 12:38PM

The Donald Westlake book (Humans) was written in 1992, so should not be included in this list.

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message 5: by useFOSS (last edited Nov 10, 2010 01:41PM) (new)

Nov 10, 2010 01:37PM

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 6: by Tomislav (new)

Nov 19, 2010 07:33PM

Slow River was published in 1994.

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message 7: by useFOSS (new)

Nov 19, 2010 09:04PM

Removed. Thanks.

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message 8: by Tomislav (new)

Dec 27, 2010 05:19PM

Legion of the Damned by William Dietz was published in 1993.
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis was published in 1993.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel was published in 1997.
A Miracle of Rare Design by Mike Resnick was published in 1996.

Is there a way to automate a check for publication date?

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message 9: by useFOSS (last edited Jan 01, 2011 06:34PM) (new)

Dec 29, 2010 02:34PM

Yes, there seems to be a way because I've seen this feature in some other lists, and I'm trying to find out more in the Librarians Group.

Also, I just realized that technically the 21st century is from 2001 to 2100, but I'll ignore this because to most people it was the year digits going from 19xx to 20xx that made the difference...

Thanks for bringing those books to attention. They've been removed.

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message 10: by Tomislav (new)

Jan 09, 2011 07:33AM

Bellwether, by Connie Willis, was published in 1996.

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message 11: by useFOSS (new)

Jan 09, 2011 04:04PM

Removed. Thanks.

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message 12: by Amanda (new)

Mar 13, 2011 03:47PM

the amount of people who do not know the meaning of '21st century' is disturbing

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message 13: by useFOSS (last edited Mar 14, 2011 07:40AM) (new)

Mar 14, 2011 12:35AM

Yes, and to think they're Science Fiction readers! That's so insulting to the rest of us.

Just finished sweeping the 2nd page clean and I'm so exhausted. I think my broom's going to break any minute! (No SF robot at my service) Here's what I swept out:

Phylogenesis (1999)
Souls in the Great Machine (1999)
Ender's Shadow (1999)
Ender's Game (1985)
Logan's Run (1967)

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message 14: by Thomas (new)

Mar 22, 2011 11:28PM

There are two Blindsight by Peter Watts on this list.

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message 15: by useFOSS (new)

Mar 22, 2011 11:53PM

Thanks. Did a duplicate check and removed two.

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message 16: by Thomas (new)

Mar 23, 2011 11:24AM

Thank you.

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message 17: by Sarah (last edited Jul 06, 2011 12:37PM) (new)

Jul 06, 2011 12:34PM

Ender's Game is on there again.
And The Chrysalids DEFINITELY wasn't published in the twenty first century, new introduction or not. :)

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message 18: by Anastasia (new)

Jul 06, 2011 01:57PM

Going to delete all the books by Julie Rollins (currently #15-19). Votes are by dummy profiles (books & friends in single digits, consistently voting for only these 4 books in all lists), clearly fraudulent.

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message 19: by useFOSS (new)

Jul 06, 2011 09:15PM

Thanks.

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message 20: by Riona (new)

Jul 10, 2011 11:05PM

Removed for being published before the 21st century:

Snow Crash (1992)
The Chrysalids (1955)
Ender's Game (1985)

Let me know if there are others, I only checked the few I thought were suspect.

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message 21: by useFOSS (new)

Jul 15, 2011 12:58PM

Thanks. Ender's Game has been deleted from here at least 3 times!

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message 22: by useFOSS (new)

Oct 03, 2011 12:05PM

Removed Snow Crash (1992) again, and Darwin's Radio (1999).

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message 23: by useFOSS (new)

Dec 22, 2011 08:43AM

Removed The Complete Fiction (collection), Solaris, Forward the Foundation and Tales of Pirx the Pilot

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message 24: by Eric (new)

Jan 18, 2012 12:15PM

Stranger in a Strange Land definitely doesn't belong.

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message 25: by Riona (new)

Jan 18, 2012 03:40PM

Eric wrote: "Stranger in a Strange Land definitely doesn't belong."

Removed.

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message 26: by useFOSS (new)

Jan 18, 2012 08:11PM

Thanks.

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message 27: by Kamakana (new)

Feb 06, 2012 12:11PM

Clark Gifford's Body was great but... it was first published in 1942! only republished in 2006 by NYRB.

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message 28: by useFOSS (new)

Feb 06, 2012 02:06PM

Removed. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

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message 29: by useFOSS (new)

Jun 04, 2012 07:05PM

Removed. Thanks. You're right, neither of them were shelved as SF.

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message 30: by Norman (new)

Jun 19, 2012 04:50PM

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was published in 1993 and so should be removed from this list.

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message 31: by Riona (new)

Jun 19, 2012 05:31PM

Norman wrote: "A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was published in 1993 and so should be removed from this list."

Removed.

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message 32: by David (new)

Jul 14, 2012 09:52PM

Lucius Shepard's Life During Wartime (#158) is from 1987.

William Gibson's Neuromancer (#123) is from 1984.

Lois McMaster Bulold's The Vor Game (#118) is from 1990.

Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars (#115) is from 1993.

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message 33: by David (new)

Jul 14, 2012 09:53PM

And that's just from 1 page. You shouldn't be allowed to post if you can't operate a browser before you do it.

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message 34: by useFOSS (new)

Jul 15, 2012 06:41PM

Removed. Thanks.

Also removed Stories of Your Life and Others which is a collection.

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message 35: by Dan (new)

Aug 05, 2012 10:33AM

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson is one of the best books I've read but it's Historical Fiction, no doubt. Should prolly be removed.

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message 36: by useFOSS (last edited Aug 07, 2012 07:38PM) (new)

Aug 07, 2012 07:36PM

Thanks Dan. However, although Quicksilver could be classified as Historical Fiction, more than 200 goodreaders have also shelved it as Science Fiction.
Also, it was the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award (2004) and a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2004), and has been reviewed in Locus, Vector (Journal of the British Science Fiction Association) and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
So due to all this perhaps it will be better to leave it on this list.
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cg...

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message 37: by David (new)

Aug 07, 2012 08:30PM

Here's a few more that need to be removed:
Lucifer's Hammer (#132) was first published in 1977.
The Forever War (#133) was first published in 1974.
Darwin's Radio (#170) was first published in 1999.
A Deepness In The Sky (#175) was first published in 1999.
Hyperion (also #175) was first published in 1989.
Mona Lisa overdrive (#182) was first published in 1988.

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message 38: by David (new)

Aug 07, 2012 08:44PM

And still more that need to be removed:
The Fall Of Hyperion (#228) was first published in 1990.
Endymion (#240) was first published in 1996.
Rise Of Endymion (#255) was first published in 1997.
Marooned in Realtime (#266) was first published in 1986.
Manifold Time (#273) was first published in 1999.
The Dispossessed (#278) was first published in 1974.

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message 39: by useFOSS (new)

Aug 07, 2012 10:02PM

Removed. Thanks.

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message 40: by Dan (new)

Aug 08, 2012 01:09PM

Hey, I'm all for it. The Baroque Cycle is one of my all time favorite stories but I thought in the interest of genre integrity I'd point it out. DEFINITELY not upset that it remains on the list though. :)

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message 41: by Nicolas (new)

Aug 18, 2012 10:01AM