The Five Best Science Fiction Books to Read

Science Fiction novels are some of the best works of fiction when done right. They use science to push the boundaries of fiction and are also great plot enhancers. There are a lot of great science fiction novels books but we will narrow it down to the best five science fiction books out there.

This is just my opinion and it is biased and relies on books that I have read. While I enjoy science fiction novels, there are a lot of important science fiction novels that are still unread at the moment. 

The Five Best Science Fiction Books

  1. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
  2. The Martian Andy Weir
  3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Philip K. Dick
  4. Frankenstein Mary Shelley
  5. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book cover
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams is not only great writing but it is also hilarious. Balancing humor and sci-fi is not an easy task but Adams does just that. It doesn’t take the genre serious which works in the series favor.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

Blade Runner movie
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

The second novel on this list goes to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. It is about a bounty hunter sent to hunt robots pretending to be humans. But what happens when you cannot tell the difference?

Frankenstein

Frankenstein book cover
Frankenstein

The third title is the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It is one of the earliest works of science fiction and has an influx of philosophy as well. Also, the monster’s name is not Frankenstein, contrary to popular belief.

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park book cover
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton book review

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton takes the fourth spot and it is responsible for the multi-billion-dollar movie franchise. The novel is much better than the movies and has aged well throughout the decades.

The Martian

Book Cover for The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir

The fifth and final novel on the list goes to The Martian by Andy Weir. He is an amazing sci-fi writer and this novel started it all. It is about a man who gets stranded in Mars and needs to survive until he is rescued.

Conclusion

And that concludes the list. What novels should have been on this list? Would you like to see included in out next list? You can check out the video that accompanies this article down below! 

The Five Best Science Fiction Books video

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14 thoughts on “The Five Best Science Fiction Books to Read

  1. jshallett says:

    Its hard to argue your list. I think Ringworld by Larry Niven should be somewhere in the mix

    Reply
      1. jshallett says:

        Yeah its a hard list to narrow down, when I was thinking of it Ringworld floated to the top, but my first thoughts were …An
        ything by Azimov, PK Dick, Heinlien of course. I had to stop there. There is so much good scifi its hard to choose.

      2. Ahaqir says:

        Yea. I hated leaving Enders Game off the list. A lot of great choices

      3. jshallett says:

        LOL this conversation could go on forever. Enders game is solid too, I’ll raise with the Expanse novels by James S.A. Corey

      4. Ahaqir says:

        I’ll make a part two and come back to this conversation so thanks! 👍

      5. Calvin E Lash Jr says:

        Your list of 5 is just ok.
        Not spectacular.
        My personal preferences are Dune,
        Foundation
        I Robot
        And of course the 1946
        CITY by Simak
        Which i have been rereading since i was about 12.
        I reread it a few days ago.
        Im 82.
        He added a 9th chapter in around 1976 at the request of a pal.

  2. Danny Watts says:

    Read them all (including Ringworld), might I also through out there Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

    Reply
  3. Bob says:

    Sorry, not even close. While all are great, none of those are top 5.

    Reply

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