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50 Essential Science Fiction Books

List compiled by Richard Davies for AbeBooks.
"This was a virtually impossible task. Put together a list of 50 must-read science fiction books and don't make anyone angry. Science fiction is the most discussed and argued over genre in literature but it actually goes way beyond books and into film, TV, video games and even toys." -Richard Davies
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
2
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
3
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
4
When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933))
When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933))
5
Odd John (O. Stapledon)
Odd John (O. Stapledon)
6
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
7
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
8
Foundation
Foundation
9
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man
10
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
11
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
12
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
13
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
14
The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids
15
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
16
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
17
The Sirens of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1959)
The Sirens of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1959)
18
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
19
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
20
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
21
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
22
The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
23
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
24
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
25
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
26
Make Room! Make Room!, Harry Harrison (1966)
Make Room! Make Room!, Harry Harrison (1966)
27
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
28
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (1968)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (1968)
29
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
30
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
31
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
32
Rendezvous With Rama
Rendezvous With Rama
33
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic
34
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
35
Man Plus
Man Plus
36
The Stand
The Stand
37
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
38
Nor Crystal Tears (Alan Dean Foster)
Nor Crystal Tears (Alan Dean Foster)
39
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
40
Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
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