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How to Be Well-Read in a Science Fictional Universe - Page 3

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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More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
81
Theodore Sturgeon
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
82
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
83
Jules Verne
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
84
William Gibson
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
85
Lafferty
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
86
John Christopher
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
87
Nova (Delaney)
Nova
88
Delaney
Nova Express (William S. Burroughs)
Nova Express
89
William S. Burroughs
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
90
John Scalzi
On the Beach (Shute)
On the Beach
91
Shute
Orphans of the Sky
Orphans of the Sky
92
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents
93
Octavia Butler
Past Master (R. A. Lafferty)
Past Master
94
R. A. Lafferty
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
95
Heinlein
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
96
William Gibson
The Poison Belt (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Poison Belt
97
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
98
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
99
Andy Weir
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
100
John Scalzi
Rendevous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendevous With Rama
101
Arthur C Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
102
Larry Niven
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
103
Roadside Picnic (Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky)
Roadside Picnic
104
Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky
The Scarlet Plague (Jack London)
The Scarlet Plague
105
Jack London
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B (Bova)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B
106
Bova
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IIA (Ben Bova)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IIA
107
Ben Bova
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964 (Robert Silverberg (Editor))
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964
108
Robert Silverberg (Editor)
The Shape of Things to Come (Wells)
The Shape of Things to Come
109
Wells
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
110
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave Rider
111
The Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
112
Vonnegut
Sirius (Olaf Stapledon)
Sirius
113
Olaf Stapledon
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
114
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
115
Neal Stephenson
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
116
Stanislaw Lem
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
The Speed of Dark
117
Elizabeth Moon
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
118
John Brunner
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
119
John Brunner
The Star Fox (Anderson)
The Star Fox
120
Anderson
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