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50 Science Fiction Novels That Everyone Should Read

50 works of SF that , when taken together, make up what I feel is a core reading list. I limited the list to one book per author and did not include short story collections; I still had to eliminate many great and important books to keep the list at 50.
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1984 (Orwell)
1984 (Orwell)
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3
2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
4
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
5
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
6
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
7
Calculating God
Calculating God
8
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
9
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
10
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
11
The City and the City
The City and the City
12
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
13
Darwin's Radio
Darwin's Radio
14
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
15
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
16
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
17
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
18
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
19
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
20
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
21
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
22
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
23
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
24
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
25
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
26
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
27
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
28
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
29
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
30
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
31
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
32
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
33
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
34
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
35
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
36
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
37
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
38
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
39
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
40
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
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