David Pringles Best 100 Science Fiction Novels (1-30)
Explore David Pringle's top 30 science fiction novels from his Best 100 list. Discover must-read classics and hidden gems in this curated selection of the finest sci-fi books.
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Earth Abides
by George Rippey Stewart
Returning from a field trip, Isherwood Williams discovers that a mysterious plague has destroyed human civilization during his absence and makes his way to San …
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The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
Man, was a a distant shore, and the men spread upon it in wave... Each wave different, and each wave stronger. The Martian Chronicles Ray …
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The Puppet Masters
by Robert Anson Heinlein
Earth was being invaded by aliens and the top security agencies were helpless: the aliens were controlling the mind of every person they encountered. So …
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The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
Explores the timeless tale of Earth's survival against alien forces (man-eating plants) and blinding meteor showers.
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Limbo
by Bernard Wolfe
After hiding on a remote island from the nuclear war, Dr. Martine explores the remains of the world
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The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
In 2301, a psychopathic business magnate comes up with the ultimate plan to eliminate his competition and destroy the order of society.
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag is a fireman, his job is to burn books, which are forbidden.
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Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
The inspiration for the Syfy miniseries. Childhood’s End is one of the defining legacies of Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey …
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The Paradox Men
by Charles L. Harness
The swordplay adventures of Alar the Thief, who is a subversive in a high-tech future with the identity problems of an amnesiac superman. First published …
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Bring the Jubilee
by Ward Moore
Moore's classic 1953 novel of alternate history, in which the Confederate States of America wins the Battle of Gettysburg, and eventually the "War of Southron …
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The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
Mitchell Courtenay, an advertising copywriter of the future is assigned to sway public support for the American colonization of Venus.
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Ring Around the Sun
by Clifford D. Simak
When inventors come up with cars, light bulbs, razor blades, and other items that never wear out or break down, the world's biggest industries begin …
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More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
In this genre-bending novel—among the first to have launched sci-fi into the arena of literature—one of the great imaginers of the twentieth century tells a …
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Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
Mesklin is a vast, inhospitable, disc-shaped planet, so cold that its oceans are liquid methane and its snows are frozen ammonia. It is a world …
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A Mirror for Observers
by Edgar Pangborn
Winner of the 1954 Intenational Fantasy Award, which was won in 1957 by The Lord of The Rings. Pangborn also won in 2003 the Cordwainder …
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The Inheritors
by William Golding
A small tribe of Neanderthals find themselves at odds with a tribe comprised of homo sapiens, whose superior intelligence and agility threatens their doom.
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The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves …
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The Door Into Summer
by Robert Anson Heinlein
"Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world. He remains today as a sort of …
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The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndham
Classic science fiction. Midwich is a quiet English village. After a strange night, all the women find themselves pregnant. 10 yrs+
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Non-Stop
by Brian W. Aldiss
In the distant future of galactic empires, the people of the Greene-tribe are shocked when they discover that they are not the center of a …
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A Case of Conscience
by James Blish
Winner of the Hugo Award • The future of Earth will rely upon one man’s sense of right and wrong. . . . Father Ruiz-Sanchez …
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller
Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, …