🚀 Science Fiction · United States
Best Science Fiction Books from United States
Science fiction is the literature of the possible future, of the hypothetical present, and of the alternative past. United States 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 States by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The Road
Cormac McCarthy· 2007
★Pulitzer Prize★Hugo Award
Editorial Score100/100
#2
science-fiction
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1975
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score83/100
#3
science-fiction
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card· 1986
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score82/100
#4
science-fiction
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1970
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score81/100
#5
science-fiction
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card· 1987
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score80/100
#6
science-fiction
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman· 1976
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score80/100
#7
science-fiction
Neuromancer
William Gibson· 1985
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score79/100
#8
science-fiction
Startide Rising
David Brin· 1984
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score78/100
#9
fantasy
The Obelisk Gate
N.K. Jemisin· 2017
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score78/100
#10
fantasy
The Stone Sky
N.K. Jemisin· 2018
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score78/100
#11
fantasy
The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin· 2016
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score78/100
#12
science-fiction
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir· 2021
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score76/100
#13
historical-fiction
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead· 2017
★Pulitzer Prize
Editorial Score75/100
#14
science-fiction
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Becky Chambers· 2021
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score73/100
#15
science-fiction
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine· 2020
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score72/100
#16
science-fiction
A Desolation Called Peace
Arkady Martine· 2022
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score69/100
#17
science-fiction
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal· 2019
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score69/100
#18
science-fiction
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie· 2014
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score68/100
#19
young-adult
Divergent
Veronica Roth· 2011
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score68/100
#20
science-fiction
Redshirts
John Scalzi· 2013
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score67/100
#21
young-adult
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins· 2008
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score67/100
#22
historical-fiction
The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson· 2003
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score66/100
#23
young-adult
The Giver
Lois Lowry· 1994
★Newbery Medal
Editorial Score65/100
#24
science-fiction
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson· 1996
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score62/100
#25
science-fiction
Mirror Dance
Lois McMaster Bujold· 1995
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score62/100
#26
science-fiction
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge· 1993
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score62/100
#27
science-fiction
A Time of Changes
Robert Silverberg· 1972
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score61/100
#28
science-fiction
Blackout/All Clear
Connie Willis· 2011
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score60/100
#29
science-fiction
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis· 1999
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score60/100
#30
literary-fiction
White Noise
Don DeLillo· 1985
★National Book Award
Editorial Score60/100
#31
science-fiction
Hyperion
Dan Simmons· 1990
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score60/100
#32
science-fiction
Dune
Frank Herbert· 1966
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score60/100
#33
science-fiction
The Vor Game
Lois McMaster Bujold· 1991
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score59/100
#34
science-fiction
Barrayar
Lois McMaster Bujold· 1992
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score58/100
#35
science-fiction
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov· 1973
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score58/100
#36
science-fiction
Falling Free
Lois McMaster Bujold· 1989
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score57/100
#37
science-fiction
The Uplift War
David Brin· 1988
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score57/100
#38
science-fiction
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein· 1967
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score57/100
#39
science-fiction
The Claw of the Conciliator
Gene Wolfe· 1982
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score57/100
#40
science-fiction
Blue Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson· 1997
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score56/100
#41
science-fiction
Forever Peace
Joe Haldeman· 1998
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score56/100
#42
science-fiction
Ringworld
Larry Niven· 1971
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score56/100
#43
science-fiction
Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny· 1968
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score55/100
#44
horror
Bird Box
Josh Malerman· 2014
★Bram Stoker Award
Editorial Score55/100
#45
literary-fiction
The Gunslinger
Stephen King· 1976
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#46
science-fiction
Gateway
Frederik Pohl· 1978
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score54/100
#47
science-fiction
Fiskadoro
Denis Johnson· 1985
★PEN/Faulkner Award
Editorial Score53/100
#48
science-fiction
Timescape
Gregory Benford· 1981
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score53/100
#49
science-fiction
Stations of the Tide
Michael Swanwick· 1992
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score52/100
#50
historical-fiction
The Healer's War
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough· 1989
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score50/100
