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Pendragon's Life-Changing List of Essential Science Fiction

William Gibson once said, "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed." Reading science fiction helps us to prepare for what the future may bring, and these books have had the biggest impact on me in that regard.
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
1
William Gibson
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
2
Robert a Heinlein
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
3
Frank Herbert
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
4
Harlan Ellison
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
5
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
6
Ursula Le Guin
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
7
Lois Lowry
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
8
Isaac Asimov
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
Accelerando
9
Charles Stross
Walkaway (Cory Doctorow)
Walkaway
10
Cory Doctorow
Watchmen (By Alan Moore)
Watchmen (By Alan Moore)
11
Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis)
Transmetropolitan
12
Warren Ellis
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
13
Brian K. Vaughan
Y the Last Man (Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra)
Y the Last Man
14
Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
15
Neal Stephenson
The Philip K. Dick Reader (Philip K. Dick)
The Philip K. Dick Reader
16
Philip K. Dick
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
17
Harlan Ellison
Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison)
Angry Candy
18
Harlan Ellison
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
19
Shatterday
Shatterday
20
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
21
Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
22
Philip K. Dick
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
23
Ray Bradbury
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
24
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
25
Ursula K. Le Guin
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
26
Arthur C. Clarke
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
27
Arthur C. Clarke
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
28
Joe Haldeman
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
29
Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
30
Orson Scott Card
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower
31
Butler
Second Variety (Philip K Dick)
Second Variety
32
Philip K Dick
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
33
Mary Shelley
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
34
Suzanne Collins
The Peripheral (William Gibson)
The Peripheral
35
William Gibson
Island (Aldous Huxley)
Island
36
Aldous Huxley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
37
George Orwell
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
38
Kurt Vonnegut
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
39
Daniel Keyes
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