Science Fiction

sci-fi history

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

fiction fantasy

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Legend

by Marie Lu

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Elegant Universe

by Brian Greene

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey

The Martian

by Andy Weir

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

Divergent

by Veronica Roth

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking's landmark exploration of the universe's biggest questions — from the Big Bang to black holes, the nature of time, and the search for a unified theory of physics. Written for non-scientists, it became one of the bestselling science books of all time.

sci-fi history

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe embark on a perilous quest through space and time to rescue Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while working on a mysterious project called a tesseract.

fiction fantasy sci-fi

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides — who would become known as Muad'Dib — and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

On the eve of Armageddon, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the Time Tombs on the world of Hyperion, each carrying a desperate hope — and a terrible secret. Their stories weave together in a Canterbury Tales-style narrative that spans space, time, and human experience.

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix — until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system. Now a mysterious new employer has offered to repair the damage, if Case can pull off an impossible hack against a powerful AI.

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission — and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself are finished. Problem is, he doesn't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment.

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

In a seemingly perfect society without pain, suffering, or choice, twelve-year-old Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory. As he receives memories of the past from the elderly Giver, Jonas discovers the dark truth behind his community's utopia.

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

In the totalitarian Republic of Gilead, women have been stripped of all rights. Offred, a Handmaid forced into reproductive servitude, recounts her life in this chilling dystopia. Atwood's prescient novel is a searing examination of power, gender, and the fragility of freedom.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Together they begin a journey through space aided by quotes from the Guide and a large, friendly towel.

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

In a dystopian future, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death among twenty-four teenagers from twelve oppressed districts. Survival means outsmarting both the arena and the Capitol's cruel political machinery.

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

A lone human envoy is sent to the ice-bound planet of Gethen to convince its inhabitants to join a galactic confederation. But on Gethen, the people are ambisexual — shifting between male and female — and the envoy must navigate a world where gender as he knows it doesn't exist.

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

A self-aware security robot — who secretly calls itself "Murderbot" — has hacked its own governor module and just wants to watch soap operas in peace. But when a mission on a remote planet goes sideways, it has to decide whether to protect the humans it's been assigned to guard.

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie

Breq is the last surviving fragment of a starship AI that once controlled thousands of bodies. Now reduced to a single human form, she's on a quest for vengeance against the ruler of the Radch empire. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke awards.

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

In Huxley's chilling vision of the future, humans are genetically engineered and socially conditioned to serve a seemingly benevolent totalitarian state. Bernard Marx begins to question his conditioning and the price of a world where everyone is happy — but no one is truly free.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

In a post-apocalyptic San Francisco, bounty hunter Rick Deckard is tasked with "retiring" six escaped androids that are virtually indistinguishable from humans. As he hunts them down, the line between human and machine — and what it means to be alive — grows increasingly blurred.

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is drafted to the orbiting Battle School at the age of six, where he must prove himself in increasingly brutal war games.

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

In a dystopian future where firemen burn books instead of putting out fires, Guy Montag begins to question everything he's been taught. When he starts secretly reading the very books he's supposed to destroy, his entire world unravels.

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist, creates a sentient creature from reanimated dead tissue — then abandons it in horror. The creature, intelligent and tormented, seeks revenge on its creator. Often called the first science fiction novel, it probes the ethics of creation, responsibility, and what it means to be human.

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara is an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities who, from her place in the store, watches the behavior of those who come to browse and the passersby outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro crafts a haunting meditation on love, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

Legend

by Marie Lu

In a dark future Los Angeles, Day is the country's most wanted criminal. June is its most brilliant prodigy being groomed for military leadership. When their paths collide, they uncover shocking truths about the Republic they thought they knew.

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim has become "unstuck in time," experiencing the events of his life in random order — including his time as a prisoner of war during the firebombing of Dresden and his abduction by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. So it goes.

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

In a future America where the government has collapsed and corporations run everything, Hiro Protagonist (yes, that's his name) is a pizza delivery driver for the Mafia and a hacker in the Metaverse. When a new drug called Snow Crash starts crashing both computers and minds, Hiro must unravel an ancient conspiracy.

Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel

An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of a civilization's collapse. A Hollywood star, a struggling actor, a paparazzo, and a nomadic band of Shakespearean actors traverse a post-pandemic landscape, connected by a mysterious comic book called Station Eleven.

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the anarchist moon of Anarres, travels to its sister planet Urras in hopes of sharing his revolutionary theory. But both worlds have walls — some visible, some not — and Shevek must confront the true cost of freedom and the meaning of home.

The Elegant Universe

by Brian Greene

Brian Greene takes readers on a journey through string theory, extra dimensions, and the quest for a unified theory of physics. With vivid analogies and clear explanations, Greene makes some of the most abstract ideas in modern physics accessible and thrilling.

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey

Humanity has colonized the solar system, but tensions between Earth, Mars, and the Belt are reaching a breaking point. When a missing-person case and a derelict ship converge, detective Miller and Captain Holden uncover a conspiracy that threatens all of human civilization.

The Martian

by Andy Weir

After a dust storm forces his crew to evacuate Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is left behind — presumed dead. Stranded with only a handful of supplies, Watney must use his ingenuity and engineering skills to survive on a planet that's trying to kill him in every way imaginable.

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and begins to plan an invasion of Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps begin to form, planning to either welcome or fight the alien visitors.

Divergent

by Veronica Roth

In a future Chicago divided into five factions based on virtues, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior discovers she is Divergent — fitting into no single faction — and must hide this dangerous secret while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens everyone she loves.

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

Thomas wakes up in a mysterious elevator with no memory, finding himself in the Glade — a community of boys surrounded by an ever-changing, monster-filled maze. To survive and escape, he must piece together his forgotten past and solve the maze's deadly puzzle.