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How to Be Well-Read in a Science Fictional Universe - Page 2

Our retired lit teacher and genre enthusiast comes up with 144 books that make a highly subjective, personal, and idiosyncratic core reading list in SF. He has excluded Fantasy because he believes that it should be considered a separate literary genre and therefore should have its own list. Feel free to disagree with some or all of the books listed here; the idea was to create a starting point for debate and discussion.
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
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Fluke (Christopher Moore)
Fluke
Christopher Moore
43
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
44
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation Series
Isaac Asimov
45
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions
R. A. Lafferty
46
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
47
From the Earth to the Moon (Jules Verne)
From the Earth to the Moon
Jules Verne
48
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
Frederik Pohl
49
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
50
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
Brian Aldiss
51
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
Tiptree
52
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
Poul Anderson
53
High Rise (J G Ballard)
High Rise
J G Ballard
54
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu
55
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
Dan Simmons
56
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
Anna Kavan
57
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
Christopher Priest
58
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells
59
The Island of Dr Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Dr Moreau
H. G. Wells
60
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
Brunner
61
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
62
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
63
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
64
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
Olaf Stapledon
65
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
66
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey
67
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
68
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
Edward Bellamy
69
Lord of Light (Zelazny)
Lord of Light
Zelazny
70
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle
71
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope
Piers Anthony
72
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
73
The Maracot Deep (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Maracot Deep
Arthur Conan Doyle
74
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
75
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Bradbury
76
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
Philip K Dick
77
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine
78
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
John Wyndham
79
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson
80
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
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