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Dystopian worlds1971

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.0(52)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1976

Children of Dune

Frank Herbert

4.0(51)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1952

Invisible man

Ralph Ellison

4.1(19)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1972

The gods themselves

Isaac Asimov

4.0(48)Open Library rating out of 5

Space exploration1995

The Invincible

Stanisław Lem

4.1(17)Open Library rating out of 5

Space exploration1990

The Vor Game

Lois McMaster Bujold

4.1(17)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2001

Fallen dragon

Peter F. Hamilton

4.1(16)Open Library rating out of 5

Alternate history2002

The years of rice and salt

Kim Stanley Robinson

4.1(16)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1973

Protector

Larry Niven

4.1(15)Open Library rating out of 5

Imago

Octavia E. Butler

4.1(14)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2002

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

The Fourth Epic Novel

Dav Pilkey

4.1(13)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2022

Upgrade

A Novel

Blake Crouch

4.1(13)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2015

Apex

Ramez Naam

4.1(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2021

Home

Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory

Martha Wells

4.1(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Artificial intelligence2023

System Collapse

Martha Wells

4.1(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1976

The Bicentennial Man

Isaac Asimov

4.1(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1999

A Civil Campaign

A Comedy of Biology and Manners

Lois McMaster Bujold

4.1(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1968

The Ice People

René Barjavel

4.1(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2013

The Program

Suzanne Young

4.1(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1989

Borders of infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold

4.1(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2012

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance

Lois McMaster Bujold

4.1(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1993

Lasher

Anne Rice

4.1(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Space exploration1958

Non-stop

Brian W. Aldiss

4.1(10)Open Library rating out of 5

The Infinite Sea

Richard Yancey

4.1(10)Open Library rating out of 5