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Sci-fi books with existential dread

Sci-fi books flagged for existential dread, ranked by reader rating — so you can decide what to read or avoid. Every title carries a content rating and age recommendation.

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Rising Thunder: A Prequel to Scythe (First Blades)
Rising Thunder: A Prequel to Scythe (First Blades)
Neal Shusterman
PG-13YA 12-17
When We Were Real
When We Were Real
Daryl Gregory
PG-13Adult 18+
There Is No Antimemetics Division
There Is No Antimemetics Division
qntm
RAdult 18+
The Collected Works of Philip K. Dick
The Collected Works of Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
RAdult 18+
Defekt
Defekt
Nino Cipri
PG-13Adult 18+
The Dark Forest
The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
RAdult 18+
Echopraxia
Echopraxia
Peter Watts
RAdult 18+
Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s (LOA #173)
Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s (LOA #173)
Philip K. Dick
PG-13Adult 18+
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Philip K. Dick
PG-13Adult 18+
A Maze of Death
A Maze of Death
Philip K. Dick
RAdult 18+
Ubik
Ubik
Philip K. Dick
PG-13Adult 18+
Blindsight (Firefall, 1)
Blindsight (Firefall, 1)
Peter Watts
RAdult 18+
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
Arthur C. Clarke
PGAdult 18+
The Sirens of Titan: A Novel
The Sirens of Titan: A Novel
Kurt Vonnegut
PG-13Adult 18+
The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe)
The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe)
Shirow Masamune
RAdult 18+
To Face the Whirlwind
To Face the Whirlwind
Olan Thorensen
PG-13Adult 18+
Spin
Spin
Robert Charles Wilson
PG-13Adult 18+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: The inspiration for the films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: The inspiration for the films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049
Philip K. Dick
PG-13Adult 18+