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James Nelson's Great Science Fiction - A Personal View - Page 2

100 books of Science Fiction that have expanded my thinking and moved me to new and different worlds and ideas. This is a personal list, not a 100 best survey. How many do you know, and which would you say are essential texts?
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Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
William Gibson
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
43
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
44
The City & the City
The City & the City
45
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis
46
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
47
Nightfall and Other Stories
Nightfall and Other Stories
48
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
Greg Bear
49
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
50
More Than Human
More Than Human
51
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
52
Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell Jr.)
Who Goes There?
John W. Campbell Jr.
53
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
54
On the Beach
On the Beach
55
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
56
Startide Rising
Startide Rising
57
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
58
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
59
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
60
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
61
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
62
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells
63
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
64
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
Samuel R. Delany
65
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
66
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
67
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
68
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
69
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
70
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
71
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
72
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space
John Kessel
73
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
74
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
75
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
77
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
78
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut
79
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
80
Davy (Edgar Pangborn)
Davy
Edgar Pangborn
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