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

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

On July 29, the Goodreads blog published a rating of the best sci-fi and fantasy books based on ratings and feedback from readers (there are over 50 million reviews on the service).

Methodology of rating compilation

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

Rating Sections

4 lists, 3 collections, 1 interview and a release calendar of screenings of fantasy and fantasy:

• 50 best science fiction books
• 50 best fantasy books
• Top 10 teenage science fiction books
• Top 10 teenage fantasy
• The calendar for the release of the screen version of sci-fi and fantasy books
• Recommendations of books on the colonization of space from the author of "The Martian" Andy Weir
• Recommendations of fantasy books from the author of the series "Shannara" by Terrence Brooks
• Recommendations of books from the holder of the Goodreads Choice Award Kim Harrisson
• Interview with the winner of the Hiego Prize in 2016 for the book "The Fifth Season" by Nora Dzhemisin about finding ideas

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

Science fiction

• 1984. George Orwell
• Slaughterhouse number five, or the Children's Crusade. 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
• A lion, a sorceress and a wardrobe. Clive Lewis

Teen Science Fiction
•The Hunger Games. Susan Collins
• Divergent. Veronica Roth
• The giver. Lois Lowry

Teenage fantasy
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Joanne Rowling
Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief. Rick Riordan
•City of bones. Cassandra Clare

The most anticipated screen versions
•Dark tower. Stephen King (already at the box office)
•Death Note. Tsugumi Both and Takeshi Obata (since August 25)
• A stranger. Diane Gabldon (Season 3 starts on September 10)

Sources:
https://www.goodreads.com/
https://geektimes.ru/company/madrobots/