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Forbidden Planet's 50 SF Books You MUST Read

This is a list of fifty science fiction books as chosen by the experts at Forbidden Planet. The books are in reverse order as listed in the link.
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Embassytown
Embassytown
1
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
2
Lauren Beukes
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
3
Paolo Bacigalupi
Sundiver (David Brin)
Sundiver
4
David Brin
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction
5
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
6
Kurt Vonnegut
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
7
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
The Centauri Device (M. John Harrison)
The Centauri Device
8
M. John Harrison
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
9
J.G. Ballard
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
10
Keith Roberts
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
11
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
12
Iain M. Banks
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
13
Richard K. Morgan
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
14
Robert Silverberg
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
15
Douglas Adams
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
16
Greg Bear
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
17
Roger Zelazny
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
18
Arthur C Clarke
A Fire Upon the Deep
A Fire Upon the Deep
19
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
20
Kim Stanley Robinson
Ubik
Ubik
21
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
23
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
24
Christopher Priest
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
25
Joanna Russ
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
26
Brian Aldiss
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
27
Richard Matheson
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
28
John Wyndham
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
29
H.G. Wells
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
30
Robert A. Heinlein
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
31
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
32
Orson Scott Card
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
33
Neal Stephenson
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
34
Isaac Asimov
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
35
Alfred Bester
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
36
Daniel Keyes
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
37
John Brunner
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
38
Ursula K. Le Guin
BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
39
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
40
Larry Niven
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