75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time

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Read the 75 Best Sci-Fi books of all time as named by Esquire Magazine during Summer Fiction Week 2024.
Find the article here: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

288 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy science fiction adventurous medium-paced
What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown

What Mad Universe

Fredric Brown

205 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny medium-paced
The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel

The Body Scout

Lincoln Michel

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

The Echo Wife

Sarah Gailey

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Excession by Iain M. Banks

Excession

Culture #5

Iain M. Banks

500 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

211 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

An Unkindness of Ghosts

Rivers Solomon

349 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber

296 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

St. Leibowitz #1

Walter M. Miller Jr.

334 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers #1

Becky Chambers

518 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced