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The Classics of Science Fiction (Compiled by James Wallace Harris and Michael Jorgensen) - Page 3

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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20000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classics Illustrated)
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
81
Classics Illustrated
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
82
Madeleine L'engle
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
83
Samuel R Delany
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
84
Iain M. Banks
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
85
J.G. Ballard
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
86
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
87
C.J. Cherryh
Slan (A.E. Van Vogt)
Slan
88
A.E. Van Vogt
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
89
Audrey Niffenegger
Grass (Sheri S Tepper)
Grass
90
Sheri S Tepper
China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang
91
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
92
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero
93
Poul Anderson
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar
94
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
95
No Enemy but Time
No Enemy but Time
96
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
97
Robert A. Heinlein
The Island of Dr Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Dr Moreau
98
H. G. Wells
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
99
Jules Verne
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
100
Nicola Griffith
Helliconia Spring (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia Spring
101
Brian Aldiss
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
102
Philip K. Dick
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
103
Connie Willis
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
104
C.S. Lewis
A Door Into Ocean (Joan Slonczewski)
A Door Into Ocean
105
Joan Slonczewski
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise
106
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
107
Richard Matheson
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
108
David Brin
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
109
Anne McCaffrey
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
110
Harlan Ellison
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
111
Keith Roberts
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
112
Tiptree
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
113
Octavia E Butler
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall
114
Odd John (Olaf Stapledon)
Odd John
115
Olaf Stapledon
The Crystal World (J. G. Ballard)
The Crystal World
116
J. G. Ballard
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
117
Robert A. Heinlein
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delaney)
The Einstein Intersection
118
Samuel R. Delaney
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
Rogue Moon
119
Algis Budrys
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake
120
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