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50 of the Best Science Fiction Books Ever by the Portalist

A list of the 50 best Science Fiction books ever written compiled by The Portalist website. How many have you read?
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
1
Aldous Huxley
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
2
H.P. Lovecraft
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
4
Isaac Asimov
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
5
Ray Bradbury
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
6
Iaac Asimov
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
7
Robert A. Heinlein
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
8
Walter M. Miller
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
9
Robert a Heinlein
Catseye (Andre Norton)
Catseye
10
Andre Norton
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
11
Stanislaw Lem
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
12
Philip K Dick
Hothouse (Brian Aldiss)
Hothouse
13
Brian Aldiss
Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
14
Clifford D. Simak
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
15
Frank Herbert
Babel-17 (Samuel R.Delany)
Babel-17
16
Samuel R.Delany
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
17
Arthur C. Clarke
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
18
Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
19
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog
20
Harlan Ellison
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero
21
Poul Anderson
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
22
Larry Niven
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
23
Joe Haldeman
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
25
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
26
Joanna Russ
The Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Fountains of Paradise
27
Arthur C. Clarke
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
28
Douglas Adams
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
29
Gene Wolfe
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
30
Greg Bear
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
31
William Gibson
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
32
Carl Sagan
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
33
Orson Scott Card
The Falling Woman (Pat Murphy)
The Falling Woman
34
Pat Murphy
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
35
Kim Stanley Robinson
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
36
Neal Stephenson
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
37
Michael Crichton
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
38
Octavia E Butler
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
39
Neal Stephenson
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
40
Richard K. Morgan
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