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Science Fiction Newbie

Trying to read more science fiction. Some of these are from "best of" lists, others are books I own but haven't read and books I've read, some are recommendations. Tried to make it a science fiction book list, rather than fantasy, dystopian, supernatural, etc. but there is some overlap between genres.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
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Against a Dark Background (Iain M. Banks)
Against a Dark Background
Iain M. Banks
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The Algebraist (Iain M. Banks)
The Algebraist
Iain M. Banks
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All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
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Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
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Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
Neal Stephenson
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Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
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Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Sword
Ann Leckie
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Annihilation
Annihilation
10
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
Andy Weir
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Autonomous (Annalee Newitz)
Autonomous
Annalee Newitz
12
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
Samuel R Delany
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The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Karen Lord
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
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Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
Peter Watts
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Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
Greg Bear
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Bloodchild
Bloodchild
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Bobiverse (Dennis E. Taylor)
Bobiverse
Dennis E. Taylor
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
21
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
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Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
Frank Herbert
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Children of God (Mary Doria Russell)
Children of God
Mary Doria Russell
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Children of Ruin (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Ruin
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tome Adeyemi)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Tome Adeyemi
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Chrysalids
Chrysalids
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City
City
31
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
Arthur C Clarke
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The City We Became (N.K.Jemisin)
The City We Became
N.K.Jemisin
33
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
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Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
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Contact
Contact
36
Count Zero
Count Zero
37
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
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The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad
39
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
40
Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
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