The Greatest Books of All Time on Genetic Engineering

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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
1937 Geek Love Katherine Dunn 1989 American English
2583 Dawn Octavia E. Butler 1987 American English
3129 Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood 2003 Canadian English
4888 The MaddAddam Trilogy Margaret Atwood 2003 Canadian English
7684 Startide Rising David Brin 1983 American English
7797 The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi 2009 American English
8367 Watchers Dean R. Koontz 1987 American English
8985 Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold 1988 American English
10744 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 1968 British English
11796 Cyteen C. J. Cherryh 1988 American English
15745 Brave New World Including Brave New World Revisited Aldous Huxley 1932 British English
17117 The Child Garden Geoff Ryman 1989 British English
17117 Black Man Richard Morgan 2007 British English
17117 Dreams Before The Start Of Time Anne Charnock 2017 British English
17117 Friday Robert A. Heinlein 1982 American English
17117 Beggars In Spain Nancy Kress 1991 American English
17117 Starfish Peter Watts 1999 Canadian English
17117 The Language Of The Genes Steve Jones 1993 British English
17117 The Ophiuchi Hotline John Varley 1977 American English
16885 Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 6 Book Boxed Set Frank Herbert 1965 American English