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 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
294 The Time Machine H. G. Wells 1895 British English
361 Foundation Isaac Asimov 1951 American English
822 I, Robot Isaac Asimov 1950 American English
2051 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2567 The Caves Of Steel Isaac Asimov 1954 American English
2902 City Clifford D. Simak 1952 American English
3208 Submission Michel Houellebecq 2015 French French
3212 Homo Deus Yuval Noah Harari 2015 Israeli Hebrew
3638 The Future Has Already Begun Robert Jungk 1952 Austrian German
3638 The Prophecies Nostradamus 1555 French French
5607 The Imperative Of Responsibility Hans Jonas 1979 German German
5681 The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury 1951 American English
5738 Only Forward Michael Marshall Smith 1994 British English
6192 Stumbling On Happiness Daniel Gilbert 2006 American English
6265 So Laßt Uns Denn Ein Apfelbäumchen Pflanzen Hoimar von Ditfurth 1985 German German
6362 Girlfriend In A Coma Douglas Coupland 1998 Canadian English
6462 Air Geoff Ryman 2005 British English
6671 Future Shock Alvin Toffler 1980 American English
7216 The Scarlet Plague Jack London 1912 American English
7878 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke 1979 British English
8326 The Night Sessions Ken MacLeod 2008 Scottish English
8880 Mockingbird Walter Tevis 1980 American English
9191 But What If We're Wrong? Chuck Klosterman 2016 American English
9819 The Precipice Toby Ord 2020 British English
10768 Before The Oil Ran Out Ian Jack 1987 British English
11308 The Immortals René Barjavel 1960 French French
11662 The Fate Of The Earth Jonathan Schell 1982 American English
12063 Prelude To Foundation Isaac Asimov 1988 American English
12144 The History Manifesto Johanna Hanink 2014 American English
13923 Dangerous Visions Harlan Ellison 1967 American English
14122 Life 3.0 Max Tegmark 2017 Swedish English
14599 Abundance Peter Diamandis 2012 American English
14731 Hit Refresh Satya Nadella 2017 American English
14817 The Lathe Of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
14925 The End Of Eternity Isaac Asimov 1955 American English
14955 334 Thomas M. Disch 1972 American English
14985 Song Of Time Ian R. MacLeod 2008 British English
14985 Virtual Light William Gibson 1993 American English
14985 The Songs Of Distant Earth Arthur C. Clarke 1986 British English
14985 Armor John Steakley 1984 American English
14985 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
14985 River Of Gods Ian McDonald 2004 British English
15567 Hacking Darwin Jamie Metzl 2019 American English
15567 Prepared Diane Tavenner 2019 American English
16606 Profiles Of The Future Arthur C. Clarke 1962 British English
16640 Pebble In The Sky Isaac Asimov 1950 American English
17155 Easy Travel to Other Planets Ted Mooney 1981 American English
17155 Distraction Bruce Sterling 1998 American English
17155 The Testament Of Jessie Lamb Jane Rogers 2011 British English
17155 Dreams Before The Start Of Time Anne Charnock 2017 British English
17155 No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference Greta Thunberg 2019 Swedish English
17155 Burning Chrome William Gibson 1986 Canadian English
17155 Flashforward Robert J. Sawyer 1999 Canadian English
17155 Earth David Brin 1990 American English
17155 Journey Beyond Tomorrow Robert Sheckley 1962 American English
17155 The Year Of The Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker 1970 American English
17155 Juniper Time Kate Wilhelm 1979 American English
17155 Andymon Angela Steinmüller, Karlheinz Steinmüller 1982 German German
17155 We Were Out Of Our Minds With Joy David Marusek 1995 American English
17155 The Sky Road Ken MacLeod 1999 Scottish English
17155 Our Posthuman Future Francis Fukuyama 2002 American English
17155 Our Final Century Martin Rees 2003 British English
17155 The Gone World Tom Sweterlitsch 2018 American English
17155 Zero To One Peter Thiel 2014 American English
17155 The Sovereign Individual James West Davidson 1997 Unknown English
17155 Third Wave Alvin Toffler 1980 American English
17155 The Philosopher Of Palo Alto John Tinnell 2023 Unknown English
17155 Disruptions Steven Millhauser 2023 American Unknown