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100 Science Fiction Novels Needed to Be Well Read

Here are a selection of one hundred science fiction novels that you'll need to read before you can be considered well read within the science fiction genre. Some repeat authors.
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2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
2312
1
Kim Stanley Robinson
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
2
Nicola Griffith
The Android's Dream (John Scalzi)
The Android's Dream
3
John Scalzi
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
4
Samuel R Delany
Blue Remembered Earth (Alastair Reynolds)
Blue Remembered Earth
5
Alastair Reynolds
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
6
Jack Finney
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
7
Ward Moore
Cage of Souls (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Cage of Souls
8
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
9
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
10
Kurt Vonnegut
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
11
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
12
Arthur C Clarke
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
13
John Scalzi
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
14
Iain M. Banks
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
15
Carl Sagan
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
16
John Wyndham
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
17
Alfred Bester
Desolation Road (Ian Mcdonald)
Desolation Road
18
Ian Mcdonald
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
19
Samuel R. Delany
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
20
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
21
Ursula K Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22
Philip K Dick
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
23
Connie Willis
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
24
Robert A. Heinlein
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
25
J.G. Ballard
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
26
Frank Herbert
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
27
George R Stewart
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
28
China Miéville
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
29
Jack Vance
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
30
John Crowley
A Fall of Moondust (Arthur C Clarke)
A Fall of Moondust
31
Arthur C Clarke
Feersum Endjinn (Iain M. Banks)
Feersum Endjinn
32
Iain M. Banks
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
33
Joanna Russ
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
34
Vernor Vinge
The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
35
H. G. Wells
Floating Worlds (Cecelia Holland)
Floating Worlds
36
Cecelia Holland
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
37
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
38
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
39
Iaac Asimov
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
40
Sheri S. Tepper
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