Sci-Fi Books
Best Sci-Fi Books is a structured books dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Book, Author, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Book, Author, Year, Subgenre, Theme.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1898 to 2021
- Across 20 preview rows
- Subgenre groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Book, Author, and Year across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Book↕ | Author↕ | Year↕ | Subgenre↕ | Theme↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dune | Frank Herbert | 1965 | Space Opera | Power & ecology |
Neuromancer | William Gibson | 1984 | Cyberpunk | AI & hacking |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | 1979 | Comedy Sci-Fi | Absurdity of existence |
Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card | 1985 | Military Sci-Fi | Child soldiers & empathy |
Foundation | Isaac Asimov | 1951 | Space Opera | Psychohistory & civilization |
The Expanse | James S.A. Corey | 2011 | Hard Sci-Fi | Solar system politics |
Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson | 1992 | Cyberpunk | Virtual reality & linguistics |
The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1969 | Social Sci-Fi | Gender & diplomacy |
Hyperion | Dan Simmons | 1989 | Space Opera | Time & pilgrimage |
2001: A Space Odyssey | Arthur C. Clarke | 1968 | Hard Sci-Fi | AI & evolution |
The Three-Body Problem | Liu Cixin | 2008 | Hard Sci-Fi | First contact & physics |
Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | 1953 | Dystopian | Censorship & knowledge |
The Martian | Andy Weir | 2011 | Hard Sci-Fi | Survival & ingenuity |
Childhood's End | Arthur C. Clarke | 1953 | First Contact | Evolution & alien overlords |
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut | 1969 | Anti-war Sci-Fi | Time & trauma |
I, Robot | Isaac Asimov | 1950 | Robot Fiction | Three Laws of Robotics |
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | 2021 | Hard Sci-Fi | Friendship & survival |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick | 1968 | Cyberpunk | What is human? |
Rendezvous with Rama | Arthur C. Clarke | 1973 | Hard Sci-Fi | Alien megastructure |
The War of the Worlds | H.G. Wells | 1898 | Invasion | Alien invasion & hubris |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Sci-Fi Books organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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