Most Popular Artificial Intelligence Books of the 20th century

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Hyperion Cantos #1

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1989

8.8/10 181 ratings

Zones of Thought #1

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award

1992

8.5/10 84 ratings

Hyperion Cantos #2

The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Locus Award

1990

8.3/10 115 ratings

The Culture #2

The Player of Games

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1988

8.4/10 71 ratings

The Culture #3

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1990

8.1/10 61 ratings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1979

8.1/10 350 ratings

The Culture #1

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1987

7.9/10 82 ratings

Hyperion Cantos #4

The Rise of Endymion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1997

7.8/10 81 ratings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1980

7.7/10 183 ratings

Blade Runner #1

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1968

7.8/10 77 ratings

Hyperion Cantos #3

Endymion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction

1996

7.7/10 88 ratings

The Robot Series #2

The Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1957

7.5/10 51 ratings

The Robot Series #1

The Caves of Steel

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1954

7.3/10 44 ratings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #3

Life, the Universe and Everything

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1982

7.4/10 158 ratings

Sprawl #1

Neuromancer

William Gibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Hugo Award · Nebula Award · Philip K. Dick Award

1984

7.5/10 111 ratings

Space Odyssey #1

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1968

7.4/10 114 ratings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1984

7.2/10 150 ratings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5

Mostly Harmless

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1992

7.0/10 135 ratings

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1966

7.1/10 33 ratings

The Robot Series #3

The Robots of Dawn

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1983

6.8/10 32 ratings

The Culture #4

Excession

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera · BSFA Award

1996

9.2/10 12 ratings

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1995

8.2/10 5 ratings

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1950

8/10 14 ratings

Queen of Angels

Greg Bear

Science Fiction

1990

8/10 4 ratings

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

1967

7.5/10 2 ratings

The Robot Series #4

Robots and Empire

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1985

6.9/10 23 ratings

Hot Head

Simon Ings

Science Fiction

1992

6.9/10 23 ratings

Inter Ice Age 4

Kobo Abe

Science Fiction

August 26, 1971

6/10 2 ratings

Demon Seed

Dean Koontz

Horror · Science Fiction

1973

6/10 2 ratings

The Fall Revolution #1

The Star Fraction

Ken MacLeod

Science Fiction

1995

5.8/10 17 ratings

Blade Runner #3

Replicant Night

K. W. Jeter

Science Fiction

1996

The Grid

Philip Kerr

Horror · Science Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 5, 1995

Blade Runner #2

The Edge of Human

K. W. Jeter

Science Fiction

1995