The Greatest Books of All Time on Aliens

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
190 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams 1979 British English
951 A Princess Of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 American English
2238 Ringworld Larry Niven 1970 American English
2478 Quatermass And The Pit Nigel Kneale 1959 British English
2601 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
2713 Mission Of Gravity Hal Clement 1954 American English
2811 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky 1972 Russian Russian
2933 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
3083 Under the Skin Michel Faber 2000 British English
5429 Venus On The Half Shell Philip José Farmer 1975 American English
5477 Inherit The Stars James P. Hogan 1977 American English
5657 Soul Eater K. W. Jeter 1983 American English
5906 The First Men In The Moon H. G. Wells 1901 British English
6617 Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds 2000 British English
7126 Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany 1966 American English
7152 Gateway Frederik Pohl 1977 American English
7685 Startide Rising David Brin 1983 American English
7793 The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov 1972 American English
9371 Leviathan Wakes James S. A. Corey 2011 American English
10029 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green 2018 American English
10365 A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine 2021 American English
10427 Abaddon's Gate James S. A. Corey 2013 American English
10497 Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1982 American English
10530 The Checklist Of Science Fiction And Supernatural Fiction Everett F. Bleiler 1948 American English
10689 The Possibility Of Life Jaime Green 2023 Unknown English
11113 Camouflage Joe Haldeman 2004 American English
11408 Here Gather the Stars Clifford D. Simak 1963 American English
12077 Rosewater Tade Thompson 2016 Nigerian English
12141 Yellow Blue Tibia Adam Roberts 2009 British English
12475 The Experiment Rebecca Stead 2025 Unknown English
12727 Tiamat's Wrath James S. A. Corey 2019 American English
12968 Beings Ilana Masad 2025 American English
13321 The Wanderer Fritz Leiber 1964 American English
13362 The Skylark Of Space Edward Elmer Smith 1928 American English
13524 The Girl From The Earth Kirill Bulytsev 1960 Russian Russian
13566 Old Man's War John Scalzi 2005 American English
13743 Menschen Wie Götter Sergej Snegow 1966 Russian Russian
14011 Великий Гусляр Kir Bulychev 1976 Russian Russian
14025 The Rosewater Redemption Tade Thompson 2019 British English
14138 ...And Call Me Conrad Roger Zelazny 1965 American English
14208 Have Space Suit—Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 1958 American English
14497 Blue Blood Being Ni Kuang 1985 Chinese Chinese
14985 Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland 1990 British English
14985 Armor John Steakley 1984 American English
14985 Dreamcatcher Stephen King 2001 American English
14985 The Mercy Of Gods James S. A. Corey 2024 Unknown Unknown
14985 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15587 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15914 Enterprise Stardust K. H. Scheer 1961 German German
17162 Titan John Varley 1979 American English
17162 Embassytown China Miéville 2011 British English
17162 Sundiver David Brin 1980 American English
17162 The Engines Of God Jack McDevitt 1994 American English
17162 The Embedding Ian Watson 1973 British English
17162 The Ophiuchi Hotline John Varley 1977 American English
17162 Miracle Visitors Ian Watson 1978 British English
17162 The Dreaming Dragons Damien Broderick 1980 Australian English
17162 The Invasion K. A. Applegate 1996 American English
17162 Commander Perkins H. G. Francis 1978 German German
17162 Ruby Finley Vs. The Interstellar Invasion K. Tempest Bradford 2023 American English
17162 Shards Of Earth Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021 British English
17162 Vacuum Diagrams Stephen Baxter 1997 British English
17162 United As One (Lorien Legacies Book 7) Pittacus Lore 2016 American English
17162 The Tommyknockers Stephen King 1987 American English
17162 On Earth As It Is On Television Emily Jane 2023 Unknown English
17162 Ufo Garrett M. Graff 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Laxian Key Robert Sheckley 1966 American English
16886 Nightmares And Geezenstacks Frederic Brown 1961 American English
17162 Station Eternity Mur Lafferty 2022 American English
17162 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17162 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17162 Story Of Your Life Ted Chiang 1998 American English
17162 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown