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29 of the Best Science Fiction Books Everyone Should Read (Wired)

Looking for your next read? Take a trip into the future with Wired's pick of the best science fiction novels of all time...
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The Blazing World
The Blazing World
1
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
3
Iaac Asimov
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
4
Alfred Bester
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
5
Stanislaw Lem
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
6
Frank Herbert
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
7
Robert A. Heinlein
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
8
Anna Kavan
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
10
Philip K. Dick
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
11
Octavia Butler
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
12
William Gibson
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
13
Iain M. Banks
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
14
Dan Simmons
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
15
Michael Crichton
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
16
Neal Stephenson
Vurt (Jeff Noon)
Vurt
17
Jeff Noon
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
18
Michel Faber
Metro 2033 (Dmitry Glukhovsky)
Metro 2033
19
Dmitry Glukhovsky
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
20
Margaret Atwood
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
21
Liu Cixin
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
22
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
23
Andy Weir
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
24
Margaret Atwood
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
25
Naomi Alderman
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
26
Jeff Vandermeer
Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures (Mike Ashley)
Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures
27
Mike Ashley
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
28
Ted Chiang
The Resisters (Gish Jen)
The Resisters
29
Gish Jen
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