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Best Science Fiction Books from International
Science fiction is the literature of the possible future, of the hypothetical present, and of the alternative past. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in science fiction, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best science fiction from International by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#2
literary-fiction
Анна Каренина
Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#3
literary-fiction
The Jewel of Seven Stars
Bram Stoker· 1902
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#4
literary-fiction
Flatland
Edwin Abbott Abbott· 1884
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#5
literary-fiction
Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
Jules Verne· 1872
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#6
literary-fiction
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Jules Verne· 1870
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#7
literary-fiction
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson· 1875
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#8
literary-fiction
The wood beyond the world
William Morris· 1894
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#9
literary-fiction
Cinq semaines en ballon
Jules Verne· 1867
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#10
science-fiction
Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton· 1976
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#11
science-fiction
Beast Quest
Adam Blade· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#12
science-fiction
Clockwork
VRDraco· 2015
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#13
literary-fiction
A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1912
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#14
literary-fiction
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Gilbert Keith Chesterton· 1904
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#15
literary-fiction
The warlord of Mars #3
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1914
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#16
literary-fiction
News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest, being some chapters from a utopian romance
William Morris· 1890
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#17
literary-fiction
The Gods of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1918
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#18
literary-fiction
The Chessmen of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1922
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#19
literary-fiction
After London
Richard Jefferies· 1885
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#20
literary-fiction
Voyage au Centre de la Terre
Jules Verne· 1867
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#21
literary-fiction
The Beasts of Tarzan (Classic Ace SF, F-203)
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1914
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#22
literary-fiction
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle· 1962
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#23
literary-fiction
The house behind the cedars
Charles Waddell Chesnutt· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#24
literary-fiction
Eragon
Christopher Paolini· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#25
literary-fiction
Ante la bandera (Face au drapeau)
Jules Verne· 1897
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#26
literary-fiction
The Purple Cloud
M. P. Shiel· 1901
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#27
literary-fiction
A Dance With Dragons
George R. R. Martin· 2008
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#28
literary-fiction
The Passage
Justin Cronin· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#29
literary-fiction
Future perfect
H. Bruce Franklin· 1955
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#30
classic-literature
The House on the Borderland
William Hope Hodgson· 1946
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#31
science-fiction
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard· 2015
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#32
science-fiction
Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer· 2014
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#33
science-fiction
Nicolae
Tim F. LaHaye· 1997
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#34
science-fiction
Toll the hounds
Steven Erikson· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#35
science-fiction
L'Île mystérieuse
Jules Verne· 1870
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#36
science-fiction
A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson
William Morris· 1888
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#37
science-fiction
L' Êve future
Auguste comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam· 1909
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#38
science-fiction
Rollo's experiments
Jacob Abbott· 1839
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#39
literary-fiction
The Iron Heel
Jack London· 1907
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#40
literary-fiction
The Princess and Curdie
George MacDonald· 1832
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#41
literary-fiction
The Moon Pool
A. Merritt· 1919
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#42
literary-fiction
At the Earth's Core
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1914
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#43
literary-fiction
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1916
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#44
literary-fiction
When the World Shook
H. Rider Haggard· 1919
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#45
literary-fiction
The Master Mind of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1928
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#46
literary-fiction
Synthetic Men of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1940
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#47
literary-fiction
A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
James De Mille· 1888
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#48
literary-fiction
Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)
Ayn Rand· 1936
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#49
literary-fiction
The Lost World
Michael Crichton· 1995
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#50
literary-fiction
The Scarlet Plague
Jack London· 1910
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
