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Added by dhove on 22 Feb 2017 06:11
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50 Essential Science Fiction Books

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Neuromancer
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Neuromancer - William Gibson_II
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
Brave New World
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
When Worlds Collide
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When Worlds Collide - Edwin Balmer,Philip Wylie
Odd John -- a Story Between Jest and Earnest
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Odd John -- a Story Between Jest and Earnest
1984
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1984 - George Orwell
Earth Abides
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Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
Foundation
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Foundation - Isaac Asimov
The Illustrated Man
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The Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury
The Demolished Man
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The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester
Ring Around the Sun (Avon SF, S270) (First Avon Printing)
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Mission of Gravity
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Mission of Gravity - Hal Clement
The Long Tomorrow (Ace Science Fiction, F-135)
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The Long Tomorrow (Ace Science Fiction, F-135)... - Leigh Brackett
The Chrysalids
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The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
The Death of Grass
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The Death of Grass - John Christopher
Starship Troopers
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Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein
The Sirens of Titan: A Novel
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The Sirens of Titan: A Novel - Kurt Vonnegut
Alas, Babylon
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Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
A Canticle for Leibowitz
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A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.
Venus Plus X
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Venus Plus X - Theodore Sturgeon
Solaris
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Solaris - Stanislaw Lem
The Drowned World
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The Drowned World - J. G. Ballard
Hothouse
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Hothouse - Brian Wilson Aldiss
A Wrinkle in Time
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A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Dune
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Dune - Frank Herbert
Make Room! Make Room!
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Make Room! Make Room! - Harry Harrison
Logan's Run
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Logan's Run - William F. Nolan
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness
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The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin
Behold the Man
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Behold the Man - Michael Moorcock
Ringworld
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Ringworld - Larry Niven
Rendezvous With Rama
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Rendezvous With Rama - Arthur C. Clarke
Roadside Picnic
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Roadside Picnic - Boris Strugatsky,Arkady Strugatsky
The Female Man (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
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The Female Man (S.F. MASTERWORKS) - Joanna Russ
Man Plus (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
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Man Plus (S.F. MASTERWORKS) - Frederik Pohl
The Stand
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The Stand - Stephen King
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Nor Crystal Tears
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Nor Crystal Tears - Alan Dean Foster
Ender's Game
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Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Consider Phlebas
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Consider Phlebas - Iain M. Banks
Falling Free
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Falling Free - Lois McMaster Bujold
Hyperion
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Hyperion - Dan Simmons
Red Mars
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Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
Ribofunk
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Ribofunk - Paul Di Filippo
Cryptonomicon
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Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
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Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) - Scott Westerfeld
Old Man's War
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Old Man's War - John Scalzi
Little Brother
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Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
Embassytown
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Embassytown
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