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The Best Books of Each Genre: Science Fiction

Here's the latest in my series of lists of the best books of each genre. This list contains what I believe are the 40 greatest science-fiction novels of all time.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Ancillary Justice Vol. 1 (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice Vol. 1 (Ann Leckie)
3
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
4
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
5
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
7
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact (Carl Sagan)
8
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
9
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
10
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
11
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
12
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
13
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
14
The Fifth Season (N.K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N.K. Jemisin)
15
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
16
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
17
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
18
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
19
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
20
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
21
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
22
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
23
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
24
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian (Andy Weir)
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
26
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
28
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
29
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
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Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
31
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand (Stephen King)
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
33
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
34
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
35
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
36
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
37
Ubik (Phillip K. Dick)
Ubik (Phillip K. Dick)
38
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
39
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z (Max Brooks)
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Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
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