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100 Science Fiction Novels Everyone Should Read

I regularly get asked "Where should I start with science fiction?" at the library. Guess what. I compiled a list. And then I handed it out to people. Now I'm "handing" it to you. Hope this helps!
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All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
1
Martha Wells
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
2
Jeff Vandermeer
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
3
L. Ron Hubbard
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
4
Nnedi Okorafor
The Blazing World (Margaret Cavendish)
The Blazing World
5
Margaret Cavendish
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
6
Michel Faber
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
8
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
9
P.D. James
Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories Vol. 1 (Isaac Asimov)
Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories Vol. 1
10
Isaac Asimov
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
11
Iain M. Banks
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
12
Carl Sagan
Daemon (Daniel Suarez)
Daemon
13
Daniel Suarez
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
14
Blake Crouch
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
15
John Wyndham
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
16
Neal Stephenson
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
17
Philip K. Dick
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
18
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
19
Orson Scott Card
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
20
Ted Chiang
Exo (Fonda Lee)
Exo
21
Fonda Lee
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
23
Joanna Russ
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
24
Vernor Vinge
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
25
Claire North
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
26
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
27
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
28
Iaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
29
Mary Shelley
Glasshouse (Charles Stross)
Glasshouse
30
Charles Stross
Heir to the Empire (Timothy Zahn)
Heir to the Empire
31
Timothy Zahn
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32
Douglas Adams
Horus Rising (Dan Abnett)
Horus Rising
33
Dan Abnett
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
34
Suzanne Collins
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
35
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
36
Richard Matheson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
37
Isaac Asimov
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
38
Anna Kavan
Infected (Scott Sigler)
Infected
39
Scott Sigler
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
40
Jack Finney
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