Literary Sci-Fi

Speculation in service of character and mood.

Literary Sci-Fi3.9

1984

George Orwell · 1949

Moderate · 514 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.6

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · 1932

Moderate · 311 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.6

Children of the Mind

Orson Scott Card · 1996

Moderate · 467 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.3

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch · 2016

Challenging · 328 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.6

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury · 1953

Moderate · 676 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.0

Golden Son

Pierce Brown · 2015

Challenging · 325 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.5

Hyperion

Dan Simmons · 1989

Accessible · 649 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.8

Neuromancer

William Gibson · 1984

Accessible · 433 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.9

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline · 2011

Moderate · 531 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.6

Recursion

Blake Crouch · 2019

Moderate · 599 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.0

Red Rising

Pierce Brown · 2014

Challenging · 517 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.6

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson · 1992

Moderate · 508 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.5

Starship Troopers

Robert A. Heinlein · 1959

Accessible · 604 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.0

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1974

Challenging · 583 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.7

The Forever War

Joe Haldeman · 1974

Challenging · 411 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.1

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Becky Chambers · 2021

Accessible · 505 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams · 1979

Moderate · 496 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.8

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008

Accessible · 441 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.3

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1969

Challenging · 606 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.8

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers · 2014

Accessible · 445 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.7

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein · 1966

Challenging · 444 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi3.9

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams · 1980

Moderate · 529 pp.

Literary Sci-Fi4.1

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut · 1959

Accessible · 670 pp.