The Greatest Books of All Time on Robots
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | 1979 | British | English | |
| 822 | I, Robot | Isaac Asimov | 1950 | American | English | |
| 2567 | The Caves Of Steel | Isaac Asimov | 1954 | American | English | |
| 2930 | The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction | Anthony Boucher | 1969 | American | English | |
| 6412 | All Systems Red | Martha Wells | 2017 | American | English | |
| 7216 | R.U.R. | Karel Čapek | 1920 | Czech | Czech | |
| 7797 | Network Effect | Martha Wells | 2020 | American | English | |
| 7953 | The Door Into Summer | Robert A. Heinlein | 1957 | American | English | |
| 8327 | The Night Sessions | Ken MacLeod | 2008 | Scottish | English | |
| 8879 | Mockingbird | Walter Tevis | 1980 | American | English | |
| 10201 | Duplex | Kathryn Davis | 2013 | American | English | |
| 10693 | Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz | 2025 | American | English | |
| 13939 | The Cyberiad | Stanislaw Lem | 1965 | Polish | Polish | |
| 14160 | They'd Rather Be Right | Mark Clifton | 1954 | American | English | |
| 14759 | The Naked Sun | Isaac Asimov | 1957 | American | English | |
| 15010 | The Robots Of Dawn | Isaac Asimov | 1983 | American | English | |
| 15010 | Foundation And Earth | Isaac Asimov | 1986 | American | English | |
| 15010 | A Psalm For The Wild Built | Becky Chambers | 2021 | American | English | |
| 16485 | The Iron Giant | Ted Hughes | 1968 | British | English | |
| 17113 | Vn | Madeline Ashby | 2012 | Canadian | English | |
| 17113 | The Complete Roderick | John Sladek | 1982 | American | English | |
| 17113 | Autonomous | Annalee Newitz | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17113 | Tik Tok | John Sladek | 1983 | American | English | |
| 17113 | Brontomek! | Michael G. Coney | 1976 | British | English | |
| 17113 | Wild Robot | Peter Brown | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17113 | Robots And Empire | Isaac Asimov | 1985 | American | English | |
| 17113 | Service Model | Adrian Tchaikovsky | 2024 | British | English | |
| 17113 | A Prayer For The Crown Shy | Becky Chambers | 2022 | American | English |