Sci Fi Books

Science fiction in all its forms, from hard speculation to soft social fable, where the future or the strange becomes a tool for thinking about now.

76 books
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke, 1968
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge book cover
Fantasy

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge, 1992
A Memory Called Empire book cover

A Memory Called Empire

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers book cover
Science Fiction

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers, 2021
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick, 1977
Alas, Babylon book cover
Science Fiction

Alas, Babylon

All Our Wrong Todays book cover
Fantasy

All Our Wrong Todays

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan book cover
Science Fiction

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan, 2002
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon book cover
Fantasy

An Unkindness of Ghosts

Rivers Solomon, 2017
Anathem by Neal Stephenson book cover
Philosophy

Anathem

Neal Stephenson, 2008
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie book cover
Non-Fiction

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie, 2013
Armada by Ernest Cline book cover
Non-Fiction

Armada

Ernest Cline, 2015
Artemis by Andy Weir book cover
Non-Fiction

Artemis

Andy Weir, 2017
Babel by R.F. Kuang book cover
Non-Fiction

Babel

R.F. Kuang, 2023
Ball Lightning by Herbert Boerner book cover

Ball Lightning

Herbert Boerner, 2004
Blindsight by Peter Watts book cover
Non-Fiction

Blindsight

Peter Watts, 2008
Brilliance by Marcus Sakey book cover

Brilliance

Marcus Sakey, 2013
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke book cover
Non-Fiction

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke, 1953
Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa book cover

Children of Eden

Joey Graceffa, 2016
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr book cover
Non-Fiction

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr, 2021
Contact by Carl Sagan book cover
Non-Fiction

Contact

Carl Sagan, 1985
Count Zero by William Gibson book cover
Non-Fiction

Count Zero

William Gibson, 1986
Cryptonomicon book cover
Non-Fiction

Cryptonomicon

Dark Intelligence by Neal L. Asher book cover
Non-Fiction

Dark Intelligence

Neal L. Asher, 2015
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan book cover

Daughter of the Deep

Rick Riordan, 2021
Diaspora by Greg Egan book cover
Non-Fiction

Diaspora

Greg Egan, 1997
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams book cover
Fantasy

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams, 1987
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick, 1968
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis book cover
Non-Fiction

Doomsday Book

Connie Willis, 1992
Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward book cover
Non-Fiction

Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward, 1980
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey book cover
Science Fiction

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey, 1968
Earth Abides by George Rippey Stewart book cover
Non-Fiction

Earth Abides

George Rippey Stewart, 1949
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio book cover
Non-Fiction

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio, 2019
Eon by Greg Bear book cover
Non-Fiction

Eon

Greg Bear, 1985
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon book cover
Non-Fiction

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon, 2015
Feed by M. T. Anderson book cover
Non-Fiction

Feed

M. T. Anderson, 2002
Fiasco book cover

Fiasco

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler book cover
Fantasy

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler, 2005
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said book cover
Science Fiction

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

For the Win by Cory Doctorow book cover
Non-Fiction

For the Win

Cory Doctorow, 2010
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich book cover
Dystopian

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich, 2017
Gateway by Frederik Pohl book cover
Non-Fiction

Gateway

Frederik Pohl, 1977
Gideon the Ninth book cover
Science Fiction

Gideon the Ninth

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami book cover

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami
His Master's Voice book cover

His Master's Voice

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson book cover
Non-Fiction

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson, 2015
Invisible Man book cover

Invisible Man

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao book cover
Science Fiction

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao, 2019
Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling book cover
Non-Fiction

Islands in the Net

Bruce Sterling, 1988
Legend by Marie Lu book cover
Non-Fiction

Legend

Marie Lu, 2011
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven book cover
Non-Fiction

Lucifer's Hammer

Larry Niven, 1977
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan book cover
Historical Fiction

Machines Like Me

Ian McEwan, 2019
MaddAddam book cover

MaddAddam

Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson book cover
Non-Fiction

Mona Lisa Overdrive

William Gibson, 1988
On the Beach by Nevil Shute book cover
Non-Fiction

On the Beach

Nevil Shute, 1957
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut book cover
Non-Fiction

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut, 1959
The Sparrow book cover
Historical Fiction

The Sparrow

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester book cover
Non-Fiction

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester, 1956
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin book cover
Science Fiction

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin, 2008
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides book cover
Fantasy

The Wide Wide Sea

Hampton Sides, 2024
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood book cover
Non-Fiction

The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood, 2009
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar book cover
Non-Fiction

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar, 2019
Ubik by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

Ubik

Philip K. Dick, 1969
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld book cover
Non-Fiction

Uglies

Scott Westerfeld, 2005
Under the Never Sky book cover

Under the Never Sky

Under the Skin by Michel Faber book cover
Thriller

Under the Skin

Michel Faber, 2000
VALIS by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

VALIS

Philip K. Dick, 1981
Virtual Light by William Gibson book cover
Non-Fiction

Virtual Light

William Gibson, 1993
Warcross by Marie Lu book cover
Non-Fiction

Warcross

Marie Lu, 2017
Watchers by Dean Koontz book cover
Thriller

Watchers

Dean Koontz, 1987
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) book cover

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor book cover
Science Fiction

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor, 2016
When by Daniel Pink book cover
Fantasy

When

Daniel Pink, 2018
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler book cover
Non-Fiction

Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler, 1980
World War Z by Max Brooks book cover

World War Z

Max Brooks, 2006
Year Zero by Rob Reid book cover
Non-Fiction

Year Zero

Rob Reid, 2013
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