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Books Every Geek Must Read

So you think you're a geek, huh? Fancy yourself a nerd? Well, ya better get readin' some of these classic geek books, including sci-fi, fantasy, classic lit, and insights into the worlds of science and tech.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah Andersen)
Adulthood Is a Myth
2
Sarah Andersen
All-Star Superman (Grant Morrison)
All-Star Superman
3
Grant Morrison
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
4
Philip Pullman
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
5
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
6
Neil Gaiman
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death
7
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
8
George Orwell
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
9
Samuel R Delany
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
10
Charles Burns
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet (Ta-Nehisi Coates, Illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze)
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet
11
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
13
Junot Diaz
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
14
Stephen Hawking
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
15
Nalo Hopkinson
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
16
H.P. Lovecraft
Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
Calvin and Hobbes
17
Bill Watterson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
18
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
19
Ian Fleming
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
20
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
21
Arthur C. Clarke
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
22
George R.R. Martin
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
23
Anthony Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
24
David Mitchell
Code Complete (Steve McConnell)
Code Complete
25
Steve McConnell
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
26
Terry Pratchett
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
27
Carl Sagan
Copenhagen, Michael Frayn
Copenhagen, Michael Frayn
28
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
29
Carl Sagan
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
30
Neal Stephenson
The Cuckoo's Egg (Cliff Stoll)
The Cuckoo's Egg
31
Cliff Stoll
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
32
George R.R. Martin
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again
33
The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller)
The Dark Knight Returns
34
Frank Miller
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
35
John Wyndham
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
36
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
37
Samuel R. Delany
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
38
Neal Stephenson
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
39
Deborah Harkness
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
40
Ursula K. Le Guin
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