Reading orders
Science fiction series in order
74 series, most-read first. Each page lists every book in order with its year, page count and reading time.
- DuneFrank Herbert6 books · 1965–1985
- The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood2 books · 1985–2019
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams6 books · 1979–2009
- FoundationIsaac Asimov7 books · 1951–1993
- RobotIsaac Asimov4 books · 1954–1985
- Ender's SagaOrson Scott Card4 books · 1985–1996
- Red RisingPierce Brown6 books · 2014–2023
- Ready Player OneErnest Cline2 books · 2011–2020
- Sprawl TrilogyWilliam Gibson3 books · 1984–1988
- EarthseedOctavia E. Butler2 books · 1993–1998
- The CultureIain M. Banks10 books · 1987–2012
- The ExpanseJames S. A. Corey9 books · 2011–2021
- Hyperion CantosDan Simmons4 books · 1989–1997
- The Murderbot DiariesMartha Wells7 books · 2017–2023
- SiloHugh Howey3 books · 2011–2013
- The Locked TombTamsyn Muir3 books · 2019–2022
- RamaArthur C. Clarke4 books · 1973–1993
- WayfarersBecky Chambers4 books · 2014–2021
- Children of TimeAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books · 2015–2022
- The Space TrilogyC. S. Lewis3 books · 1938–1945
- Thrawn TrilogyTimothy Zahn3 books · 1991–1993
- Dungeon Crawler CarlMatt Dinniman7 books · 2020–2024
- MaddAddamMargaret Atwood3 books · 2003–2013
- Dirk GentlyDouglas Adams2 books · 1987–1988
- RingworldLarry Niven4 books · 1970–2004
- Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi6 books · 2005–2015
- Mars TrilogyKim Stanley Robinson3 books · 1992–1996
- Honor HarringtonDavid Weber14 books · 1993–2018
- SkywardBrandon Sanderson4 books · 2018–2023
- The Forever WarJoe Haldeman2 books · 1974–1999
- Zones of ThoughtVernor Vinge3 books · 1992–2011
- Shadow SagaOrson Scott Card5 books · 1999–2012
- Takeshi KovacsRichard K. Morgan3 books · 2002–2005
- XenogenesisOctavia E. Butler3 books · 1987–1989
- The Book of the New SunGene Wolfe4 books · 1980–1983
- Heechee SagaFrederik Pohl4 books · 1977–1987
- FirefallPeter Watts2 books · 2006–2014
- Imperial RadchAnn Leckie3 books · 2013–2015
- Oxford Time TravelConnie Willis4 books · 1992–2010
- Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds3 books · 2000–2003
- The Mote in God's EyeLarry Niven2 books · 1974–1993
- JackpotWilliam Gibson2 books · 2014–2020
- The Long EarthTerry Pratchett5 books · 2012–2016
- Blue AntWilliam Gibson3 books · 2003–2010
- The SparrowMary Doria Russell2 books · 1996–1998
- TeixcalaanArkady Martine2 books · 2019–2021
- UpliftDavid Brin6 books · 1980–1998
- Wayward PinesBlake Crouch3 books · 2012–2014
- Commonwealth SagaPeter F. Hamilton2 books · 2004–2005
- Thrawn AscendancyTimothy Zahn3 books · 2020–2021
- RiverworldPhilip José Farmer5 books · 1971–1983
- SpinRobert Charles Wilson3 books · 2005–2011
- Monk & RobotBecky Chambers2 books · 2021–2022
- BobiverseDennis E. Taylor5 books · 2016–2024
- The InterdependencyJohn Scalzi3 books · 2017–2020
- The First Formic WarOrson Scott Card3 books · 2012–2014
- Space OdysseyArthur C. Clarke4 books · 1968–1997
- Sun EaterChristopher Ruocchio6 books · 2018–2024
- Lock InJohn Scalzi2 books · 2014–2018
- The Lost FleetJack Campbell6 books · 2006–2010
- Great Schools of DuneBrian Herbert3 books · 2012–2016
- Bridge TrilogyWilliam Gibson3 books · 1993–1999
- IliumDan Simmons2 books · 2003–2005
- The Final ArchitectureAdrian Tchaikovsky3 books · 2021–2023
- The Void TrilogyPeter F. Hamilton3 books · 2007–2010
- Neanderthal ParallaxRobert J. Sawyer3 books · 2002–2003
- The Night's Dawn TrilogyPeter F. Hamilton3 books · 1996–1999
- The Salvation SequencePeter F. Hamilton3 books · 2018–2020
- Machineries of EmpireYoon Ha Lee3 books · 2016–2018
- Prelude to DuneBrian Herbert3 books · 1999–2001
- Chronicle of the FallersPeter F. Hamilton2 books · 2014–2016
- Dogs of WarAdrian Tchaikovsky2 books · 2017–2021
- The Lost Fleet: Beyond the FrontierJack Campbell5 books · 2011–2015
- Legends of DuneBrian Herbert3 books · 2002–2004