Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction v5 list.

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↧
Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013
19
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Embassytown China Miéville 2011
13
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2011Forbidden Planet: The 50 Books You MUST Read
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2012AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026Top 50 sci-fi books from over 400 I've read in 3 years on BookTube
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 2014
18
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Book Riot 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels by Female Authors
2016Best-Sci-Fi-Books: 31 Best Literary Science Fiction Books
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Writers
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
The Martian Andy Weir 2012
21
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2025Brent McLean Recommended Novels (First to finish reading all of CSF v.5)
2025Shortform: 100 Best Classic Sci-Fi Books of All Time
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu 2014
12
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
11/22/63 Stephen King 2011
5
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NY Times - Poll of Readers
2312 Kim Stanley Robinson 2012
4
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Abaddon's Gate Daniel Abraham,  Ty Franck 2013
2
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017
6
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 2015
5
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Ancillary Sword Ann Leckie 2014
8
British Science Fiction Association Awards
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
Nebula Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer 2014
11
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Artemis Andy Weir 2017
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Artificial Condition Martha Wells 2018
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Binti Nnedi Okorafor 2015
5
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Blackout/All Clear Connie Willis 2010
11
Nebula Award - Novel Winner
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2012Locus Poll Best 21st Century Science Fiction Novels
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026Top 50 sci-fi books from over 400 I've read in 3 years on BookTube
Caliban's War Daniel Abraham,  Ty Franck 2012
3
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
7
Arthur C. Clarke Awards
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
202129 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read - WIRED UK
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023Your Top Science Fiction Books Of All Time (Survey Results) - Media Death Cult
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Cibola Burn Daniel Abraham,  Ty Franck 2014
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
A Closed and Common Orbit Becky Chambers 2016
2
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Collapsing Empire John Scalzi 2017
4
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Daemon Daniel Suarez 2006
4
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Dark Forest Cixin Liu 2015
4
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
Dark Matter Blake Crouch 2016
3
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2023My 25 Favourite Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Words in Time
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Divergent Veronica Roth 2011
4
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Feed Seanan McGuire 2010
3
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Claire North 2014
5
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2021Worlds Without End: Award Winning Books by Women Authors
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026Top 50 sci-fi books from over 400 I've read in 3 years on BookTube
Freedom Daniel Suarez 2010
3
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Girl with All the Gifts M. R. Carey 2013
4
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Golden Sun Pierce Brown 2015
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Human Division John Scalzi 2013
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Leviathan Wakes Daniel Abraham,  Ty Franck 2011
13
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2025Shortform: 100 Best Classic Sci-Fi Books of All Time
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Lock In John Scalzi 2014
3
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry, Planet Becky Chambers 2014
7
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
202015 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped The Genre - Andrew Liptak for Polygon
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
MaddAddam Margaret Atwood 2013
3
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins 2010
8
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci Femme: The Reading List edited by Shannon Turlington
2016Goodreads Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Ranker: The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Morning Star Pierce Brown 2016
1
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Passage Justin Cronin 2010
3
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
The Quantum Thief Hannu Rajaniemi 2010
4
2012Science Fiction the 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Ready Player One Ernest Cline 2011
11
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2018The Great American Read - PBS
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2025Shortform: 100 Best Classic Sci-Fi Books of All Time
Red Rising Pierce Brown 2014
6
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Redshirts John Scalzi 2012
9
Hugo Award - Novel Winner
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
2016Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction: A Basic Science Fiction Library
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2019Worlds Without End: Most Read Books of All-Time
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Seveneves Neal Stephenson 2015
7
Hugo Award - Novel Finalist
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Shift Hugh Howey 2013
4
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Sleeping Giants Sylvain Neuvel 2016
3
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang 2002
8
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2019The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House
2019100 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Reedsydiscovery
2022The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books from the 2000s Decade - The Portalist
2024Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009 - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2024SciFiScavenger's 2024 Poll of All-Time Favorite SF Books
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
Surface Detail Iain M. Banks 2010
4
2011NPR Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
This Is How You Lose the Time War Amal El-Mohtar,  Max Gladstone 2019
5
2021NPR Books Summer Poll 2021: A Decade of Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2022The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Esquire Magazine
2022The Greatest Science Fiction Books of the 2010s - The Portalist
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
2026The Best Books of the Century So Far - Book Riot
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Dennis E. Taylor 2016
2
2020The Best Modern Classic Science Fiction Books
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
Wool Omnibus Hugh Howey 2012
8
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 200
2016Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - novel
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
2016Amazon: 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime
2016Goodreads Best Science Fiction 100
2020Top 100 Sci Fi Books - Movie Death Cult
2022Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (Listopia/Goodreads 6/25/22)
2024Best Sci-Fi of the 2010s - Goodreads/Listopia (1/29/24)
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