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The Classics of Science Fiction (Compiled by James Wallace Harris and Michael Jorgensen) - Page 2

The Classics of Science Fiction list, compiled by James Wallace Harris and Michael Jorgensen, is an attempt to create a definitive list of the best Science Fiction books. Harris and Jorgensen collected 65 SF book recommendation lists and generated a cumulative list of books that included any title that was on at least 10 of those lists. The result is a ranked list of 139 books.
This is the recently updated version 4 of the Classics list. Be sure to visit https://classicsofsciencefiction.com for more information including an extensive essay on the methodology used to create the list.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
41
Philip K. Dick
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
42
Neal Stephenson
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
43
Anthony Burgess
Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
44
Clifford D. Simak
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
45
Timescape
Timescape
46
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
47
Suzanne Collins
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
48
Hal Clement
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
49
Joanna Russ
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
50
John Scalzi
City
City
51
Startide Rising
Startide Rising
52
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
53
Philip K. Dick
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
54
Arthur C Clarke
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
55
Olaf Stapledon
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
56
Ann Leckie
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
57
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
58
Philip José Farmer
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
59
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
60
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
61
John Wyndham
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
62
Isaac Asimov
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
63
Isaac Asimov
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
64
Kurt Vonnegut
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
65
Kurt Vonnegut
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky
66
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
67
Arthur C. Clarke
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
68
Kurt Vonnegut
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
69
Orson Scott Card
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
70
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Star Maker (W. Olaf Stapledon)
Star Maker
71
W. Olaf Stapledon
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
72
Isaac Asimov
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
73
Robert Silverberg
Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
74
C.J. Cherryh
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
75
Richard K. Morgan
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
76
Samuel R. Delany
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
77
Iain M. Banks
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven)
The Mote in God's Eye
78
Larry Niven
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
79
Greg Bear
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
80
Dan Simmons
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