# Best Sci-Fi Books in The World

Genre-defining science fiction, from space opera to dystopia. · community starter list

A community-ranked list of the 8 best sci-fi books, currently topped by Dune. Rankings move as members vote — last updated Aug 13, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / The World
**Updated:** 2026-08-13 20:29:44

1. **[Dune](/e/144.md)** (book) — Frank Herbert's 1965 desert-planet epic of politics, ecology, and prophecy. — score 0
2. **[Foundation](/e/145.md)** (book) — Isaac Asimov's saga of a galactic empire's fall, foreseen by psychohistory. — score 0
3. **[Neuromancer](/e/146.md)** (book) — William Gibson's 1984 novel that coined "cyberspace" and defined cyberpunk. — score 0
4. **[The Left Hand of Darkness](/e/147.md)** (book) — Ursula K. Le Guin's novel of a genderless society on an ice planet. — score 0
5. **[Fahrenheit 451](/e/148.md)** (book) — Ray Bradbury's novel of a future where firemen burn books. — score 0
6. **[1984](/e/149.md)** (book) — George Orwell's dystopia of surveillance, propaganda, and Big Brother. — score 0
7. **[Brave New World](/e/150.md)** (book) — Aldous Huxley's dystopia of engineered happiness and social control. — score 0
8. **[Ender's Game](/e/151.md)** (book) — Orson Scott Card's novel of a child trained to command Earth's fleet. — score 0

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