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111 Science Fictions Books to Read Before a Supernova Kills Us All

This was a poll done on Librarything.com about 9 years ago, asking which books would be good to read before a Supernova destroyed the earth.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1
Jules Verne
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
2
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
3
Philip K. Dick
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
4
Ray Bradbury
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
5
Daniel Keyes
Nightfall
Nightfall
6
On Basilisk Station
On Basilisk Station
7
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
8
Robert A. Heinlein
Thalassa (The Songs of Distant Earth)
Thalassa (The Songs of Distant Earth)
9
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
10
Robert A. Heinlein
The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark
11
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
12
Audrey Niffenegger
Ugly Little Boy
Ugly Little Boy
13
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
15
Alfred Bester
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
16
Alfred Bester
The Coelura (Anne McCaffrey)
The Coelura
17
Anne McCaffrey
The Crystal Singer (Anne McCaffrey)
The Crystal Singer
18
Anne McCaffrey
The Ship Who Sang (Anne McCaffrey)
The Ship Who Sang
19
Anne McCaffrey
To Ride Pegasus (Anne McCaffrey)
To Ride Pegasus
20
Anne McCaffrey
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
21
Anthony Burgess
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
22
Arthur C Clarke
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
23
Arthur C Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
24
Arthur C. Clarke
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
25
Arthur C. Clarke
Islands in the Sky (Arthur C. Clarke)
Islands in the Sky
26
Arthur C. Clarke
The Nine Billion Names of God (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Nine Billion Names of God
27
Arthur C. Clarke
Foreigner (C. J. Cherryh)
Foreigner
28
C. J. Cherryh
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
29
C.J. Cherryh
The Pride of Chanur (C.J. Cherryh)
The Pride of Chanur
30
C.J. Cherryh
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
31
Carl Sagan
Cyteen (CJ Cherryh)
Cyteen
32
CJ Cherryh
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
33
Clifford D. Simak
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
34
Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
35
Connie Willis
The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Cordwainer Smith)
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
36
Cordwainer Smith
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
37
Cory Doctorow
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
38
Dan Simmons
Earth (David Brin)
Earth
39
David Brin
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
40
Douglas Adams
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