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52 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Penguin Random House

by PRH Editors: "Some of these are classic tales you will surely know, but others are excellent works of science fiction that may have been flying under the radar. So, dear readers, as you make your way down the list, congratulate yourselves on the books you've read and add the unfamiliar ones to your TBR list."
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
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Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
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Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
Karin Tidbeck
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Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
Nicola Griffith
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The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Karen Lord
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The Big Book of Science Fiction (Ann Vandermeer and Jeff Vandermeer, Eds.)
The Big Book of Science Fiction
Ann Vandermeer and Jeff Vandermeer, Eds.
8
Binti: The Complete Trilogy (Binti #1-3) (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: The Complete Trilogy (Binti #1-3)
Nnedi Okorafor
9
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
10
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
11
Children of Men (P.D. James)
Children of Men
P.D. James
12
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
China Miéville
13
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
14
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
15
Darwin's Radio (Greg Bear)
Darwin's Radio
Greg Bear
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
17
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
18
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
19
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
Willis
20
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
21
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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Dust (Elizabeth Bear)
Dust
Elizabeth Bear
23
The Fold (Peter Clines)
The Fold
Peter Clines
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Foundation Series
Foundation Series
25
The Gone World (Tom Sweterlitsch)
The Gone World
Tom Sweterlitsch
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition (Adams, Douglas)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
Adams, Douglas
27
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe (Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe
Yu
28
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
29
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
30
The Last Policeman (Ben H.Winters)
The Last Policeman
Ben H.Winters
31
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
32
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
33
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
34
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
35
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
36
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
37
Pandora's Star (Peter F. Hamilton)
Pandora's Star
Peter F. Hamilton
38
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
39
The Real Story
The Real Story
40
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
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