🚀 Science Fiction · United Kingdom
Best Science Fiction Books from United Kingdom
Science fiction is the literature of the possible future, of the hypothetical present, and of the alternative past. United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro· 2017
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score91/100
#2
science-fiction
The Power
Naomi Alderman· 2016
★Women's Prize for Fiction
Editorial Score90/100
#3
young-adult
How I Live Now
Meg Rosoff· 2004
★Women's Prize for Fiction
Editorial Score79/100
#4
science-fiction
The Fountains of Paradise
Arthur C. Clarke· 1980
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score78/100
#5
literary-fiction
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig· 2020
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score72/100
#6
mystery-thriller
The City & The City
China Miéville· 2010
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score67/100
#7
science-fiction
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke· 1974
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score58/100
#8
science-fiction
1984
George Orwell· 1949
TIME 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Editorial Score55/100
#9
literary-fiction
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll· 1865
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#10
literary-fiction
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Mary Shelley· 1818
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#11
literary-fiction
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell· 1949
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#12
literary-fiction
Tales of space and time
H. G. Wells· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#13
literary-fiction
Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four)
George Orwell· 1976
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#14
science-fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams· 1979
BBC Big Read
Editorial Score46/100
#15
literary-fiction
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#16
literary-fiction
The Last Man
Mary Shelley· 1826
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#17
literary-fiction
The Poison Belt
Arthur Conan Doyle· 1913
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#18
literary-fiction
In the days of the comet
H. G. Wells· 1906
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#19
literary-fiction
When the Sleeper Awakes
H. G. Wells· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#20
literary-fiction
The food of the gods and how it came to earth
H. G. Wells· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#21
literary-fiction
It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis· 1935
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#22
literary-fiction
The First Men in the Moon
H. G. Wells· 1900
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#23
literary-fiction
A Modern Utopia
H. G. Wells· 1900
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#24
literary-fiction
The war in the air
H. G. Wells· 1908
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#25
science-fiction
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley· 1932
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score44/100
#26
horror
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley· 1818
★Bram Stoker Award
Editorial Score44/100
#27
fantasy
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman· 1995
BBC Big Read
Editorial Score43/100
#28
science-fiction
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke· 1973
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#29
science-fiction
The Fountains of Paradise
Arthur C. Clarke· 1978
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#30
science-fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke· 1968
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score41/100
#31
science-fiction
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells· 1895
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score40/100
#32
literary-fiction
The Machine Stops
E. M. Forster· 1909
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#33
literary-fiction
The Island of Dr. Moreau
H. G. Wells· 1896
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#34
literary-fiction
Out of the Silent Planet
C. S. Lewis· 1938
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#35
literary-fiction
Mort
Terry Pratchett· 1987
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#36
literary-fiction
Equal Rites
Terry Pratchett· 1987
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#37
literary-fiction
Small Gods
Terry Pratchett· 1992
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#38
literary-fiction
The research magnificent
H. G. Wells· 1915
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#39
literary-fiction
Twelve stories, and a dream
H. G. Wells· 1903
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#40
literary-fiction
Diggers
Terry Pratchett· 1990
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#41
science-fiction
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke· 1953
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score39/100
#42
science-fiction
The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells· 1898
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score38/100
#43
science-fiction
American Gods
Neil Gaiman· 2001
Editorial Score38/100
#44
science-fiction
Danger! and Other Stories
Arthur Conan Doyle· 1918
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#45
science-fiction
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett· 2001
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#46
science-fiction
Perelandra
C. S. Lewis· 1943
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#47
science-fiction
Feet of Clay
Terry Pratchett· 1996
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#48
science-fiction
The Shape of Things to Come
H. G. Wells· 1933
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#49
science-fiction
The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine
H. G. Wells· 1946
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#50
science-fiction
Carpe Jugulum
Terry Pratchett· 1998
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
