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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
41
Daniel Keyes
Fluke (Christopher Moore)
Fluke
42
Christopher Moore
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
43
Joe Haldeman
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation Series
44
Isaac Asimov
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions
45
R. A. Lafferty
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
46
Mary Shelley
From the Earth to the Moon (Jules Verne)
From the Earth to the Moon
47
Jules Verne
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
48
Frederik Pohl
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
49
Margaret Atwood
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
50
Brian Aldiss
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
51
Tiptree
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
52
Poul Anderson
High Rise (J G Ballard)
High Rise
53
J G Ballard
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
54
Charles Yu
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
55
Dan Simmons
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
56
Anna Kavan
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
57
Christopher Priest
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
58
H.G. Wells
The Island of Dr Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Dr Moreau
59
H. G. Wells
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
60
Brunner
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
61
Jules Verne
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
62
Octavia Butler
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
63
Ursula K. Le Guin
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
64
Olaf Stapledon
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
65
Ursula K. Le Guin
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
66
James S.A. Corey
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
67
Becky Chambers
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
68
Edward Bellamy
Lord of Light (Zelazny)
Lord of Light
69
Zelazny
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
70
Arthur Conan Doyle
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope
71
Piers Anthony
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
72
Philip K. Dick
The Maracot Deep (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Maracot Deep
73
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
74
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
75
Bradbury
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
76
Philip K Dick
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
77
Arkady Martine
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
78
John Wyndham
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
79
William Gibson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
80
Robert A. Heinlein
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