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Classics of Science Fiction: Worlds Without End List

The Classics of Science Fiction list, compiled by James Wallace Harris and Michael Jorgensen, is an attempt to create a definitive list of the best Science Fiction books. Harris and Jorgensen collected 65 SF book recommendation lists and generated a cumulative list of books that included any title that was on at least 10 of those lists. The result is a ranked list of 139 books.
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K Le Guin
4
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
5
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
6
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
7
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
8
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
9
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
10
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K Le Guin
11
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
Alfred Bester
12
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
13
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
14
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
15
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
16
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert a Heinlein
17
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
18
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
19
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
20
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
21
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
22
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
23
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis
24
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
25
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
Frederik Pohl
26
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
27
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
28
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
John Brunner
29
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells
30
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
Theodore Sturgeon
31
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
32
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
33
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
Gene Wolfe
34
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
35
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
36
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
37
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
38
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
39
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
40
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
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