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The Classics of Science Fiction V5 - 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 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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Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
Clifford D. Simak
42
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
Gene Wolfe
43
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
44
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
45
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
Mary Doria Russell
46
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
47
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
Olaf Stapledon
48
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut
49
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
Philip K. Dick
50
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
51
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
Clifford D. Simak
52
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
Isaac Asimov
53
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
Hal Clement
54
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Philip José Farmer
55
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
Arthur C Clarke
56
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
57
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
58
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
59
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
60
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
61
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
62
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
Gregory Benford
63
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
64
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
65
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
Robert Silverberg
66
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov
67
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
68
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
69
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
70
Star Maker
Star Maker
71
Startide Rising
Startide Rising
72
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
73
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
74
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov
75
Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
C.J. Cherryh
76
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
77
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
78
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card
79
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
Samuel R Delany
80
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
Maureen F Mchugh
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