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75 Essential Classic Science Fiction Novels

There are many fascinating science fiction novels, but these are the essential classics in my opinion.
I tried to consider only science fiction and not to include fantasy or horror books, but in some cases it is not possible to draw a clear distinction.
Also check out part II + III of this list!
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
1
Anthony Burgess
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
2
Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
3
Ray Bradbury
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
4
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
6
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
7
John Brunner
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar
8
Riverworld Saga
Riverworld Saga
9
The Lovers
The Lovers
10
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
11
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
12
Larry Niven
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
13
William Gibson
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
14
Neal Stephenson
The Rediscovery of Man
The Rediscovery of Man
15
Replay
Replay
16
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
17
George Orwell
We
We
18
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
19
Aldous Huxley
Lensmen Saga (E. E. Smith)
Lensmen Saga
20
E. E. Smith
The Uplift Saga (David Brin)
The Uplift Saga
21
David Brin
Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
22
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
23
Joe Haldeman
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
24
Frank Herbert
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
25
Stanislaw Lem
The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad
26
Star Diaries (Stanislav Lem)
Star Diaries
27
Stanislav Lem
The Invincible (Lem)
The Invincible
28
Lem
The Futurological Congress (Stanislaw Lem)
The Futurological Congress
29
Stanislaw Lem
The Doomed City (Strugatsky)
The Doomed City
30
Strugatsky
Beetle in the Anthill (Strugatsky)
Beetle in the Anthill
31
Strugatsky
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic
32
Hard to Be a God (Arkady and Boris Strugatsky)
Hard to Be a God
33
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
34
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
35
Alfred Bester
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
36
H.G. Wells
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
37
H.G. Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
38
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
39
Mary Shelley
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
40
Jules Verne
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