The Ultimate Sci-Fi Survey - 2025 edition: Which Books Came Out on Top?

What are the greatest science fiction books of all time? I asked you — the viewers — to vote for your favourite sci-fi novels, and the results are finally here. In this video, I count down the Top 75 Science Fiction Books Ever, ranked entirely by reader votes. From classic sci-fi masterpieces to modern favourites, this is the ultimate community-generated list of the best sci-fi books to read. Whether you're looking for essential sci-fi recommendations, building a TBR, or exploring the iconic works that shaped the genre, this ranked list has something for everyone. Expect classics like Dune, Foundation, 1984, Neuromancer, and The Left Hand of Darkness, alongside modern hits such as Children of Time, Project Hail Mary, The Dark Forest, and House of Suns. If you love space opera, dystopian fiction, first contact stories, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic sci-fi, or hard science fiction, you’ll find incredible recommendations here. ✨ Which book would YOU put at #1? Tell me in the comments — I feature viewer opinions in future videos. 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell for more sci-fi book discussions, rankings, and deep dives. #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #BestSciFi #SciFiCommunity #BookTube #ScienceFictionBooks #SciFiRecommendations #TopBooks #BookRanking #FavoriteBooks #SFF #ScienceFictionReads #Dune#SpaceOpera #Cyberpunk #DystopianFiction #HardSciFi #PostApocalyptic #SpeculativeFiction #ClassicSciFi #BookList #BookRecommendations #Top10Books #ReadersChoice #BookSurvey #RankedList #CountdownVideo Full list of books in reverse order - NO PEEKING! 75 The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe 74 The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham 73 Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card 72 Inherit the Stars, James P. Hogan 71 God Emperor of Dune, Frank herbert 70 The End of Eternity, Isaac Asimov 69 The Stand, Stephen King 68 Cyteen, CJ Cherryh 67 Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer 66 The Carpet Makers, Andreas Eschbach 65 Anathem, Neal Stephenson 64 The City and the Stars, Arthur C Clarke 63 Seveneves, Neal Stephenson 62 A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess 61 A Scanner Darkly, Philip K Dick 60 A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge 59 Nova, Samuel R Delany 58 Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut 57 The Dark Forest, Cixin Liu 56 Ready Player One, Ernest Cline 55 Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny 54 Downward to the Earth, Robert Silverberg 53 Excession, Iain M Banks 52 Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut 51 Ringworld, Larry Niven 50 Frankenstein, Mary Shelley 49 Way Station, Clifford D Simak 48 The Road, Cormac McCarthy 47 Pandora’s Star, Peter F Hamilton 46 The Mote In God's Eye, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 45 The Chrysalids, John Wyndham 44 Consider Phlebas, Iain M Banks 43 Dawn, Octavia E. Butler 42 Starship Troopers, Robert A Heinlein 41 The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov 40 Earth Abides, George R Stewart 39 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C Clarke 38 The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula K Le Guin 37 Brave New World, Aldous Huxley 36 Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes 35 Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson 34 The Forever War, Joe Haldeman 33 The Fall of Hyperion, Dan Simmons 32 Altered Carbon, Richard K Morgan 31 The Martian, Andy Weir 30 Ubik, Philip K Dick 29 The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury 28 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury 27 Use of Weapons, Iain M Banks 26 Childhood’s End, Arthur C Clarke 25 The War of the Worlds, H G Wells 24 The Player of Games, Iain M. Banks 23 The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham 22 Solaris, Stanislaw Lem 21 A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller Jr 20 Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir 19 Inverted World, Christopher Priest 18 The Dispossessed, Ursula K Le Guin 17 Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds 16 The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester 15 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams 14 Do Androids Dream of electric Sheep, Philip K Dick 13 Rendevous With Rama, Arthur C Clarke 12 The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K Le Guin 11 Blindsight, Peter Watts 10 Roadside Picnic, Arkady & Boris Strugatsky 9 House of Suns, Alastair Reynolds 8 A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge 7 Foundation, Isaac Asimov 6 Enders Game, Orson Scott Card 5 Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky 4 Neuromancer, William Gibson 3 1984, George Orwell 2 Hyperion, Dan Simmons 1 Dune, Frank Herbert Link to channel merch!! https://www.redbubble.com/people/badh... You can drop me a line at: [email protected] Subscribe to SciFiScavenger! Just click here:    / @scifiscavenger   You can find me over on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scifiscaveng... Support the channel, buy me a book! Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... Space opera videos:    • What is Space Opera?  The Rise, Fall, and ...   Top 10s and other List videos:    • Top 10s, Lists n Stuff