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Sci-Fi Masterworks - The Original Series

Back in 1999, Gollancz began publishing a series of SF Masterworks. This list is the original black-spined numbered Masterworks, of which there were 73. Gollancz later relaunched the series, but with yellow spines and un-numbered, and some of the original series appeared in it.
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The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
2
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
3
Cities in Flight (James Blish)
Cities in Flight
James Blish
4
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K Dick
5
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
6
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
Samuel R Delany
7
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny
8
The Fifth Head of Cerberus (Gene Wolfe)
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Gene Wolfe
9
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
Frederik Pohl
10
The Rediscovery of Man (Cordwainer Smith)
The Rediscovery of Man
Cordwainer Smith
11
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
Olaf Stapledon
12
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
George R Stewart
13
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
Philip K Dick
14
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
Alfred Bester
15
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
John Brunner
16
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K Le Guin
17
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
JG Ballard
18
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
19
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
Jack Vance
20
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K Dick
21
Star Maker (Olaf Stapledon)
Star Maker
Olaf Stapledon
22
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
Michael Moorcock
23
The Book of Skulls (Robert Silverberg)
The Book of Skulls
Robert Silverberg
24
The Time Machine & the War of the Worlds (HG Wells)
The Time Machine & the War of the Worlds
HG Wells
25
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
26
Ubik (Philip K Dick)
Ubik
Philip K Dick
27
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
Gregory Benford
28
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
Theodore Sturgeon
29
Man Plus (Frederik Pohl)
Man Plus
Frederik Pohl
30
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
James Blish
31
The Centauri Device (M John Harrison)
The Centauri Device
M John Harrison
32
Dr Bloodmoney (Philip K Dick)
Dr Bloodmoney
Philip K Dick
33
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
Brian Aldiss
34
The Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C Clarke)
The Fountains of Paradise
Arthur C Clarke
35
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
Keith Roberts
36
Now Wait for Next Year (Philip K Dick)
Now Wait for Next Year
Philip K Dick
37
Nova (Samuel R Delany)
Nova
Samuel R Delany
38
The First Men in the Moon (HG Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
HG Wells
39
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
Arthur C Clarke
40
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
Greg Bear
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