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How to Be Well-Read in a SF Universe

50 books, one per author (although Robert Silverberg doubles as an editor), that will give the reader a solid foundation in Science/Speculative Fiction.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1
Jules Verne
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
2
Ann Leckie
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
3
Michael Moorcock
Bug Jack Barron (Norman Spinrad)
Bug Jack Barron
4
Norman Spinrad
Calculating God
Calculating God
5
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
6
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
7
James Blish
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
8
Arthur C. Clarke
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
9
John Wyndham
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
10
Harlan Ellison
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
11
Connie Willis
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
12
C.J. Cherryh
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
13
Frank Herbert
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
14
Robert Silverberg
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delaney)
The Einstein Intersection
15
Samuel R. Delaney
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
16
Orson Scott Card
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
17
Joanna Russ
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
18
Joe Haldeman
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
19
Isaac Asimov
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
20
James Tiptree, Jr.
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
21
Poul Anderson
Hothouse (Brian Aldiss)
Hothouse
22
Brian Aldiss
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
23
Charles Yu
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
24
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
25
Richard Matheson
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
26
Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
27
Ursula K Le Guin
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
28
Leigh Brackett
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
29
Roger Zelazny
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
30
Philip K. Dick
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
31
Bradbury
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
32
Theodore Sturgeon
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
33
William Gibson
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
34
Lafferty
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
35
China Mieville
The Pure Product (Kessel)
The Pure Product
36
Kessel
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
37
Larry Niven
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 2A (Bova)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 2A
38
Bova
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B (Bova)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B
39
Bova
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
40
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