In 2011, NPR set out to make a list of what their listeners believed to be the best science fiction and fantasy books ever written. More than 5,000 people nominated books, then over 60,000 people voted on the best ones. This list is highlights the most popular books voted by NPR readers across these two genres.
#1 | 4.57 | |
#2 | 4.25 | |
#3 | 4.27 | |
#4 | 4.28 | |
#5 | 4.39 | |
#6 | 4.19 | |
#7 | 3.93 | |
#8 | 4.22 | |
#9 | 3.9 | |
#10 | 4.02 | |
#11 | 4.2 | |
#12 | 3.98 | |
#13 | 4.06 | |
#14 | 3.86 | |
#15 | 4.43 | |
#16 | 4.02 | |
#17 | 3.65 | |
#18 | 4.4 | |
#19 | 4.09 | |
#20 | 3.83 | |
#21 | 3.93 | |
#22 | 4.1 | |
#23 | 3.65 | |
#24 | 3.99 | |
#25 | 4.19 | |
#26 | 3.95 | |
#27 | 3.95 | |
#28 | 4.14 | |
#29 | 4.71 | |
#30 | 3.91 | |
#31 | 3.73 | |
#32 | 4.1 | |
#33 | 3.86 | |
#34 | 3.73 | |
#35 | 3.92 | |
#36 | 3.69 | |
#37 | 3.53 | |
#38 | 4.26 | |
#39 | 3.75 | |
#40 | 3.63 | |
#41 | 3.86 | |
#42 | 3.83 | |
#43 | 4.43 | |
#44 | 3.62 | |
#45 | 4.04 | |
#46 | 3.96 | |
#47 | 3.81 | |
#48 | 4.16 | |
#49 | 3.99 | |
#50 | 4.08 | |
#51 | 4.25 | |
#52 | 3.98 | |
#53 | 4.23 | |
#54 | 3.88 | |
#55 | 3.9 | |
#56 | 3.9 | |
#57 | 4.31 | |
#58 | 3.09 | |
#59 | 3.89 | |
#60 | 4.4 | |
#61 | 3.79 | |
#62 | 3.65 | |
#63 | 4.02 | |
#64 | 4 | |
#65 | 3.96 | |
#66 | 3.99 | |
#67 | 3.23 | |
#68 | 3.78 | |
#69 | 4.13 | |
#70 | 3.89 | |
#71 | 4.61 | |
#72 | 3.69 | |
#73 | 3.94 | |
#74 | 4.19 | |
#75 | 4 | |
#76 | 3.93 | |
#77 | 3.88 | |
#78 | 4.1 | |
#79 | 3.82 | |
#80 | 3.36 | |
#81 | 3.96 | |
#82 | 3.89 | |
#83 | 3.52 | |
#84 | 3.71 | |
#85 | 4.22 | |
#86 | 3.83 | |
#87 | 3.59 | |
#88 | 4.03 | |
#89 | 3.89 | |
#90 | 3.38 | |
#91 | 3.95 | |
#92 | 3.68 | |
#93 | 4 | |
#94 | 3.9 | |
#95 | 3.75 | |
#96 | 3.56 | |
#97 | 3.73 | |
#98 | 4.03 | |
#99 | 3.19 | |
#100 | 3.81 |