Service Goodreads has published a rating of the most widely read books in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Goodreads is a social network for reading lovers. Created in 2006 by Otis Chandler. Solves the problem of choosing interesting and useful books based on recommendations and feedback from other people, the so-called "social cataloging".

On July 29, Goodreads blog published a ranking of the best science fiction and fantasy books based on readers' ratings and reviews (over 50 million reviews were posted on the service).

Rating Methodology

The rating is based on two factors - popularity and average rating. The minimum average rating for getting into the rating is 4 points out of 5. The books in the lists are sorted alphabetically.

Rating sections

4 lists, 3 selections, 1 interview and the calendar of screen versions of fiction and fantasy:

• 50 best science fiction books
• Top 50 fantasy books
• Top 10 teenage science fiction books
• Top 10 teenage fantasy
• Calendar of the release of adaptations of science fiction and fantasy books
• Recommendations of books on the colonization of space from the author of "Martian" Andy Weir
• Recommendations of fantasy books from the author of the series "Shannar" Terrence Brooks
• Recommendations of books from the owner of the Goodreads Choice Award award Kim Harrisson
• Interview with Lauret of the 2016 Premium for the book “The Fifth Season” by Norah Jemisine about the search for ideas

Top 3 books by the number of ratings in each category:

Science fiction

• 1984. George Orwell
• Slaughterhouse number five, or the Crusade of children. Kurt Vonnegut
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams

Fantasy

• The Hobbit John tolkien
• Lord of the rings, Brotherhood of the ring. John tolkien
• Lion, witch and wardrobe. Clive lewis

Teen science fiction

• The Hunger Games. Susan Collins
• Divergent Veronica Roth
• Giving. Lois lowry

Teenage fantasy

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Joanne Rowling
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Rick Riordan
• City of bones. Cassandra clare

Most Expected Filming

• Dark tower. Stephen King (already at the box office)
• Death note. Tsugumi Both and Takeshi Obata (from August 25)
• A stranger Diana Gabldon (Season 3 starts September 10)

Full versions of collections are available at the links above.

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