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The Classics of Science Fiction V5

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 5 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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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
1
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
2
Frank Herbert
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
3
George Orwell
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
4
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
5
Miller
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
6
Arthur C. Clarke
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
8
Ray Bradbury
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
9
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
10
Daniel Keyes
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
11
William Gibson
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
12
Larry Niven
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
14
Joe Haldeman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
15
Margaret Atwood
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
16
Alfred Bester
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
17
Alfred Bester
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
18
Philip K. Dick
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
19
Robert A. Heinlein
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
20
H.G. Wells
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
21
Ray Bradbury
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
22
H.G. Wells
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Dick, Philip K.)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
23
Dick, Philip K.
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
24
Connie Willis
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
25
Robert A. Heinlein
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
26
Arthur C. Clarke
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
27
Stanislaw Lem
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
28
Douglas Adams
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
29
Dan Simmons
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
30
Theodore Sturgeon
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
31
Orson Scott Card
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
32
Joanna Russ
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
33
John Brunner
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
34
Roger Zelazny
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
35
Robert A. Heinlein
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
36
Anthony Burgess
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
37
Frederik Pohl
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
38
George R Stewart
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
39
Kim Stanley Robinson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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