The Greatest Books of All Time on Future

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 748 '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
293 The Time Machine H. G. Wells 1895 British English
360 Foundation Isaac Asimov 1951 American English
822 I, Robot Isaac Asimov 1950 American English
2045 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2564 The Caves Of Steel Isaac Asimov 1954 American English
2894 City Clifford D. Simak 1952 American English
3201 Submission Michel Houellebecq 2015 French French
3205 Homo Deus Yuval Noah Harari 2015 Israeli Hebrew
3633 The Future Has Already Begun Robert Jungk 1952 Austrian German
3633 The Prophecies Nostradamus 1555 French French
5598 The Imperative Of Responsibility Hans Jonas 1979 German German
5727 Only Forward Michael Marshall Smith 1994 British English
6184 Stumbling On Happiness Daniel Gilbert 2006 American English
10484 The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury 1951 American English
6256 So Laßt Uns Denn Ein Apfelbäumchen Pflanzen Hoimar von Ditfurth 1985 German German
6354 Girlfriend In A Coma Douglas Coupland 1998 Canadian English
6452 Air Geoff Ryman 2005 British English
6660 Future Shock Alvin Toffler 1980 American English
7201 The Scarlet Plague Jack London 1912 American English
7862 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke 1979 British English
8310 The Night Sessions Ken MacLeod 2008 Scottish English
17010 Mockingbird Walter Tevis 1980 American English
9173 But What If We're Wrong? Chuck Klosterman 2016 American English
9804 The Precipice Toby Ord 2020 British English
10739 Before The Oil Ran Out Ian Jack 1987 British English
11277 The Immortals René Barjavel 1960 French French
11636 The Fate Of The Earth Jonathan Schell 1982 American English
12037 Prelude To Foundation Isaac Asimov 1988 American English
12118 The History Manifesto Johanna Hanink 2014 American English
13870 Dangerous Visions Harlan Ellison 1967 American English
14059 Life 3.0 Max Tegmark 2017 Swedish English
14521 Abundance Peter Diamandis 2012 American English
14648 Hit Refresh Satya Nadella 2017 American English
14733 The Lathe Of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
14838 The End Of Eternity Isaac Asimov 1955 American English
14870 334 Thomas M. Disch 1972 American English
14901 Song Of Time Ian R. MacLeod 2008 British English
14901 Virtual Light William Gibson 1993 American English
14901 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
14901 River Of Gods Ian McDonald 2004 British English
15482 Hacking Darwin Jamie Metzl 2019 American English
15482 Prepared Diane Tavenner 2019 American English
16479 Profiles Of The Future Arthur C. Clarke 1962 British English
16496 Pebble In The Sky Isaac Asimov 1950 American English
17010 Easy Travel to Other Planets Ted Mooney 1981 American English
17010 Distraction Bruce Sterling 1998 American English
17010 The Testament Of Jessie Lamb Jane Rogers 2011 British English
17010 Dreams Before The Start Of Time Anne Charnock 2017 British English
17010 No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference Greta Thunberg 2019 Swedish English
17010 Burning Chrome William Gibson 1986 Canadian English
17010 The Songs Of Distant Earth Arthur C. Clarke 1986 British English
17010 Flashforward Robert J. Sawyer 1999 Canadian English
17010 Armor John Steakley 1984 American English
17010 Earth David Brin 1990 American English
17010 Journey Beyond Tomorrow Robert Sheckley 1962 American English
17010 The Year Of The Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker 1970 American English
17010 Juniper Time Kate Wilhelm 1979 American English
17010 Andymon Angela Steinmüller, Karlheinz Steinmüller 1982 German German
17010 We Were Out Of Our Minds With Joy David Marusek 1995 American English
17010 The Sky Road Ken MacLeod 1999 Scottish English
17010 Our Posthuman Future Francis Fukuyama 2002 American English
17010 Our Final Century Martin Rees 2003 British English
17010 The Gone World Tom Sweterlitsch 2018 American English
17010 Zero To One Peter Thiel 2014 American English
17010 The Sovereign Individual James West Davidson 1997 Unknown English
17010 Third Wave Alvin Toffler 1980 American English
17010 The Philosopher Of Palo Alto John Tinnell 2023 Unknown English
17010 Disruptions Steven Millhauser 2023 American Unknown