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100 Science Fiction Books Considered Important

These one hundred science fiction books are considered to be important. Most are older, but there are some newer ones as well.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
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Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
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Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
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The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
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The Children of Men (P. D. James)
The Children of Men (P. D. James)
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Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
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13
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City (China Miéville)
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The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact (Carl Sagan)
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Daughters of a Coral Dawn (Katherine V.Forrest)
Daughters of a Coral Dawn (Katherine V.Forrest)
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
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The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
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Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
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The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
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The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
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Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
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Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
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Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
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The Eyes of Heisenberg (Frank Herbert)
The Eyes of Heisenberg (Frank Herbert)
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
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A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
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The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
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The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
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Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
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The Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
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The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
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