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Jul 12, 2024 · In ranked order, here are the best science fiction books of all time, featuring 'Dune,' 'Annihilation,' '1984,' 'Three Body Problem,' and more.
- awestenfeld@hearst.com
- Books And Fiction Editor
Nov 22, 2021 · Looking for your next sci-fi read? Take a trip into the future with our pick of the best science fiction novels of all time.
May 30, 2024 · We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century classics to modern day offerings, and from Octavia E. Butler to...
- Alison Flood
- Comment And Culture Editor
Instead, the list stands as a broad cross-section of science fiction literature, including both timeless classics and notable contemporary works, intended to offer readers a comprehensive and inspiring exploration of the genre.
- Caitlin Hobbs
- Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. le Guin (1969) I could honestly put any of Ursula Le Guin’s science fiction books on here, all of them are iconic and memorable.
- Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984) It may not have been the first cyberpunk book, which is considered to be The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner, but Neuromancer is definitely considered to have put the genre on the map and give it definition.
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1962) This is one of those science fiction books that treads the line between science and fantasy, though there is no denying that it’s scientific in basis with its discussions of quantum mechanics, time travel, and dimension hopping.
- Solaris by Stanisław Lem (1961) This is definitely a heavier read, not one that you sit and devour in an afternoon. Published in 1961, it follows the story of a team of researchers stationed on an alien planet covered in a seemingly endless ocean.
Jul 31, 2019 · Here are some of the best science fiction books of all time: The Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson. Neuromancer. Ace. This classic trilogy from William Gibson consists of Neuromancer,...
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Sep 2, 2019 · Looking for your next sci-fi must-read? Cyberpunk, space operas, dystopias – we’ve pulled together some of the WIRED team’s favorite science fiction novels. Some are eerily plausible, others are wild trips of the imagination, but all present compelling visions of our possible future.
