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Must-Read Science Fiction

A collection of Must-Read science fiction via a private FaceBook group.
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Forever War
Forever War
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Surface Detail
Surface Detail
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Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons
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The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
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Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
To Say Nothing of the Dog
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The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
M R Carey
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The Tripods (John Christopher)
The Tripods
John Christopher
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Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
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Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
Hugh Howey
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
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The Darkangel (Meredith Ann Pierce)
The Darkangel
Meredith Ann Pierce
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Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
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Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
Carl Sagan
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
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Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
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Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
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A Fire Upon the Deep
A Fire Upon the Deep
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Old Man's War
Old Man's War
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The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
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The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
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The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
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Rule 34 (Charles Stross)
Rule 34
Charles Stross
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Redshirts by John Scalzi
Redshirts by John Scalzi
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Revelation Space
Revelation Space
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The Player of Games
The Player of Games
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Against a Dark Background
Against a Dark Background
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Excession
Excession
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