The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time

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Timothy Beck Werth, an avid Science Fiction book reader and collector, made a list of The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time, for Spy.com

This list was originally published in 2020 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.

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Cover of 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Cover of 'The Martian Chronicles' by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Cover of 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Cover of 'Neuromancer' by William Gibson

Neuromancer

Cover of 'Dune' by Frank Herbert

Dune

Cover of 'The Left Hand Of Darkness' by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand Of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

Cover of 'War of the Worlds' by H. G. Wells

War of the Worlds

Cover of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' by Jules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Cover of 'The Three-Body Problem' by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Cover of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Cover of 'I, Robot' by Isaac Asimov

I, Robot

Cover of 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

Cover of 'Speaker for the Dead' by Orson Scott Card

Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card

Cover of 'A Scanner Darkly' by Philip K. Dick

A Scanner Darkly

Cover of 'I Will Fear No Evil' by Robert A. Heinlein

I Will Fear No Evil

Robert A. Heinlein

Cover of 'Orphans Of The Sky' by Robert A. Heinlein

Orphans Of The Sky

Robert A. Heinlein

Cover of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Cover of 'Leviathan Wakes' by James S. A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

Cover of 'A Wrinkle In Time' by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle In Time

Madeleine L'Engle

Cover of 'Hyperion' by Dan Simmons

Hyperion

Cover of 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Cover of 'Watchmen' by Alan Moore

Watchmen

Cover of 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Cover of 'Rendezvous with Rama' by Arthur C. Clarke

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

Cover of 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins