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
2237 Ringworld Larry Niven 1970 American English
2476 Quatermass And The Pit Nigel Kneale 1959 British English
2600 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
2712 Mission Of Gravity Hal Clement 1954 American English
2822 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky 1972 Russian Russian
2931 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
3081 Under the Skin Michel Faber 2000 British English
5426 Venus On The Half Shell Philip José Farmer 1975 American English
5474 Inherit The Stars James P. Hogan 1977 American English
5654 Soul Eater K. W. Jeter 1983 American English
5902 The First Men In The Moon H. G. Wells 1901 British English
6615 Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds 2000 British English
7126 Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany 1966 American English
7152 Gateway Frederik Pohl 1977 American English
7684 Startide Rising David Brin 1983 American English
7791 The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov 1972 American English
9366 Leviathan Wakes James S. A. Corey 2011 American English
10025 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green 2018 American English
10360 A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine 2021 American English
10422 Abaddon's Gate James S. A. Corey 2013 American English
10492 Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1982 American English
10524 The Checklist Of Science Fiction And Supernatural Fiction Everett F. Bleiler 1948 American English
10683 The Possibility Of Life Jaime Green 2023 Unknown English
11106 Camouflage Joe Haldeman 2004 American English
11402 Here Gather the Stars Clifford D. Simak 1963 American English
12076 Rosewater Tade Thompson 2016 Nigerian English
12140 Yellow Blue Tibia Adam Roberts 2009 British English
12473 The Experiment Rebecca Stead 2025 Unknown English
12725 Tiamat's Wrath James S. A. Corey 2019 American English
12965 Beings Ilana Masad 2025 American English
13318 The Wanderer Fritz Leiber 1964 American English
13359 The Skylark Of Space Edward Elmer Smith 1928 American English
13522 The Girl From The Earth Kirill Bulytsev 1960 Russian Russian
13565 Old Man's War John Scalzi 2005 American English
13742 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
14496 Blue Blood Being Ni Kuang 1985 Chinese Chinese
14983 Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland 1990 British English
14983 Dreamcatcher Stephen King 2001 American English
14983 The Mercy Of Gods James S. A. Corey 2024 Unknown Unknown
14983 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15579 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15897 Enterprise Stardust K. H. Scheer 1961 German German
17117 Titan John Varley 1979 American English
17117 Embassytown China Miéville 2011 British English
17117 Sundiver David Brin 1980 American English
17117 The Engines Of God Jack McDevitt 1994 American English
17117 Armor John Steakley 1984 American English
17117 The Embedding Ian Watson 1973 British English
17117 The Ophiuchi Hotline John Varley 1977 American English
17117 Miracle Visitors Ian Watson 1978 British English
17117 The Dreaming Dragons Damien Broderick 1980 Australian English
17117 The Invasion K. A. Applegate 1996 American English
17117 Commander Perkins H. G. Francis 1978 German German
17117 Ruby Finley Vs. The Interstellar Invasion K. Tempest Bradford 2023 American English
17117 Shards Of Earth Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021 British English
17117 Vacuum Diagrams Stephen Baxter 1997 British English
17117 United As One (Lorien Legacies Book 7) Pittacus Lore 2016 American English
17117 The Tommyknockers Stephen King 1987 American English
17117 On Earth As It Is On Television Emily Jane 2023 Unknown English
17117 Ufo Garrett M. Graff 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Laxian Key Robert Sheckley 1966 American English
16841 Nightmares And Geezenstacks Frederic Brown 1961 American English
17117 Station Eternity Mur Lafferty 2022 American English
17117 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17117 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17117 Story Of Your Life Ted Chiang 1998 American English
17117 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown