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Must-Read Science Fiction

A collection of Must-Read science fiction via a private FaceBook group.
"How inappropriate to call this planet "Earth," when it is clearly "Ocean."
― Arthur C. Clarke
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Forever War
Forever War
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Surface Detail
Surface Detail
2
Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons
3
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
4
Andy Weir
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
5
To Say Nothing of the Dog
To Say Nothing of the Dog
6
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
7
M R Carey
The Tripods (John Christopher)
The Tripods
8
John Christopher
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
9
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
10
Suzanne Collins
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
11
Hugh Howey
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
12
Robert C. O'Brien
The Darkangel (Meredith Ann Pierce)
The Darkangel
13
Meredith Ann Pierce
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
14
Ernest Cline
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
15
Arthur C. Clarke
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
16
Carl Sagan
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
17
Frank Herbert
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
18
Madeleine L'engle
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
19
Orson Scott Card
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
20
Neal Stephenson
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
21
Larry Niven
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
23
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
24
Isaac Asimov
A Fire Upon the Deep
A Fire Upon the Deep
25
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
26
John Scalzi
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
27
Paolo Bacigalupi
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
29
Pierce Brown
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
30
Stephen King
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
31
Kurt Vonnegut
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32
Douglas Adams
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
33
Philip K. Dick
Rule 34 (Charles Stross)
Rule 34
34
Charles Stross
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
35
Ursula K. Le Guin
Redshirts by John Scalzi
Redshirts by John Scalzi
36
Revelation Space
Revelation Space
37
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
38
Iain M. Banks
Against a Dark Background
Against a Dark Background
39
Excession
Excession
40
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