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50 True Classics of Science Fiction

Fifty true classics (all older than 25 years) of the science fiction genre. A few repeat authors. Slight liberty taken for the Helliconia omnibus.
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Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
1
Samuel R Delany
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
2
Aldous Huxley
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
3
Ward Moore
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
4
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
5
Iain M. Banks
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
6
John Wyndham
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
7
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
8
Ursula K Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9
Philip K Dick
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
10
Connie Willis
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
12
George R Stewart
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
13
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
14
Ray Bradbury
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
15
Joanna Russ
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
16
Vernor Vinge
The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
17
H. G. Wells
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
18
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
19
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
20
Iaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
21
Mary Shelley
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
22
Sheri S. Tepper
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
23
Frederik Pohl
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
24
Margaret Atwood
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
25
Brian Aldiss
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
26
Douglas Adams
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
27
Dan Simmons
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
28
Ursula K Le Guin
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
29
Roger Zelazny
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
30
Philip K. Dick
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
31
Robert A. Heinlein
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
32
Theodore Sturgeon
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
33
William Gibson
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
34
George Orwell
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
35
Keith Roberts
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
36
Kim Stanley Robinson
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
37
Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
38
Larry Niven
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
39
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
40
Neal Stephenson
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