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15 Recent Sci-Fi Books That Forever Shaped the Genre

Polygon.com says these 15 books published over the past 14 years have changed science fiction forever. Here they are in chronological order.
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Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
Peter Watts
2
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
3
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
4
The Red Trilogy (Linda Nagata)
The Red Trilogy
Linda Nagata
5
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet #1 (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet #1
Becky Chambers
6
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey
7
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
8
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
9
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
10
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
11
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
Nnedi Okorafor
12
Aurora (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Aurora
Kim Stanley Robinson
13
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
14
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
15
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson
Cadwell Turnbull
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