The Greatest Canadian Speculative Fiction Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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
78 The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985 Canadian English
481 Neuromancer William Gibson 1984 American, Canadian English
1395 Station Eleven Emily St John Mandel 2014 Canadian English
1869 Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood 2003 Canadian English
2430 Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay 1990 Canadian English
2514 Brown Girl In The Ring Nalo Hopkinson 1998 Canadian English
3393 The Great Victorian Collection Brian Moore 1975 Canadian English
3642 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
4916 Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Bryan Lee O'Malley 2004 Canadian English
5176 The Wandering Fire Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
5193 The Darkest Road Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
5226 Green Grass, Running Water Thomas King 1993 Canadian English
5259 The Unconquered Country Geoff Ryman 1986 Canadian English
5337 The Winter Sea Susanna Kearsley 2008 Canadian English
5603 The MaddAddam Trilogy Margaret Atwood 2003 Canadian English
5741 The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond Of Matches GaƩtan Soucy 1998 Canadian French
6229 Spin Robert Charles Wilson 2005 Canadian English
6459 The Testaments Margaret Atwood 2019 Canadian English
6809 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
7359 The Middle Stories Sheila Heti 2001 Canadian English
7403 Galore Michael Crummey 2009 Canadian English
7591 The Amazing Absorbing Boy Rabindranath Maharaj 2010 Canadian English
7668 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
7790 Not Wanted On The Voyage Timothy Findley 1984 Canadian English
8333 The Marrow Thieves Cherie Dimaline 2017 Canadian English
8450 Ghoul Michael Slade 1987 Canadian English
8486 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
8816 American War Omar El Akkad 2017 Canadian English
8933 Moon Of The Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice 2024 Canadian English
9020 Children Of Paradise Camilla Grudova 2022 Canadian English
9980 Murder Road Simone St. James 2024 Canadian English
10792 Vn Madeline Ashby 2012 Canadian English
10826 The Lions Of Al Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay 1995 Canadian English
10851 The Summer Is Ended And We Are Not Yet Saved Joey Comeau 2014 Canadian English
11331 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
11963 Sea Of Tranquility Emily St John Mandel 2022 Canadian English
12311 Willful Child Steven Erikson 2014 Canadian English
12450 Slan A. E. van Vogt 1940 Canadian English
12533 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
12536 Radicalized Cory Doctorow 2019 Canadian English
12682 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
12855 Hominids Robert J. Sawyer 2002 Canadian English
12761 Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay 2007 Canadian English
13065 The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer 1995 Canadian English
13255 Through The Woods Emily Carroll 2014 Canadian English
13255 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
14167 A Walk Out Of The World Ruth Nichols 1969 Canadian English
14371 Burning Chrome William Gibson 1986 Canadian English
14371 Flashforward Robert J. Sawyer 1999 Canadian English
14371 Starfish Peter Watts 1999 Canadian English
14371 Left Foot, Right Nalo Hopkinson 1996 Canadian Unknown
14371 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
14371 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
14371 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
14371 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
14371 Sailing To Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay 1998 Canadian English
14371 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14371 Little Brother Cory Doctorow 2008 Canadian English
14371 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
14371 Sister Mine Nalo Hopkinson 2013 Canadian English
14371 Zoom At Sea Tim Wynne-Jones 1983 Canadian English
14371 The Year Of The Flood Margaret Atwood 2009 Canadian English