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Top 100 Sci-Fi Books as of May 2016

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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
2
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
3
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
Iaac Asimov
4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
5
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
7
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
8
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
9
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
10
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
11
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
12
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
13
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
14
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
Arthur C Clarke
15
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
16
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
17
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
18
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
19
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
20
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert a Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert a Heinlein
21
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
22
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
23
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
24
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
25
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
26
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
27
Ender's Shadow (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow
Orson Scott Card
28
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card
29
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
30
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
31
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
32
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov
33
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
Frederik Pohl
34
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
35
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
36
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
37
The Andromeda Strain (Film)
The Andromeda Strain (Film)
38
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
39
Ubik (Philip K Dick)
Ubik
Philip K Dick
40
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
Carl Sagan
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