Top 10 Bestselling Science Fiction Novels of 2007

Need a last minute gift for a science fiction nut on your list? Here are the Top 10 Selling books in the genre for this Christmas season. This list does NOT include fantasy, video game spin-offs, or any part of the seemingly-endless rehashes of the Star Wars novels. Tolkein is fantasy folks, not science fiction.

"His Dark Materials" trilogy (AKA "The Golden Compass" trilogy) by Phillip Pullman. Already a bestselling series, the movie and the controversy around it have boosted the sales of this young adult classic (suitable for adults, too).

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy is one of a handful of Scottish science fiction writers, who is a purist in the "societal" subgenre. "The Road" is a post-apocalypse tale, and made it amazingly into the Oprah Book Club list.

"I Am Legend" by Richard Mattheson. No science fiction library is complete without this dark, and poignant, tale of the last man on Earth fighting to survive loneliness - and what ever awaits him in the dark.

"The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. This one borders on fantasy, and is more of a romance novel with teeth and a science-fictional theme when a librarian gets swept into a time storm and thrown throughout history.

"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Yes, kids, this capitalist manifesto IS science fiction, as it is what has become to be called a story of "alternate history" that just happens to tackle some tough topics and themes, a mainstay of the great sci-fi writers.

"A War of Gifts" by Orson Scott Card. Another installment in the annals of Ender Wiggin from Card, "A War of Gifts" is a tale of one of the many side characters originally portrayed in the classic "Ender's Game." Once again, Mr. Card shows us that a book with a complex theme can be presented so readers of all ages can enjoy.

"Spook Country" by William Gibson. Gibson is the father of edgy, culturally-relevant science fiction. In his latest work, he thrusts us into the shady underworld of the near-future (present?) of identity theft, espionage, and the dark underbelly of society that froths near the edge of overwhelming all of us.