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Carter's Essential Sci-Fi

I tried to limit the list to only one book per series or one book per universe and also limit the amount of times i repeated an author as well. But if the books from the same author were in not in the same universe or series and were really good, I put them in. My list is limited to books that I 1)have read and 2)have liked, but not in any particular order
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Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
1
Robert A. Heinlein
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
2
Frank Herbert
A Hymn Before Battle (John Ringo)
A Hymn Before Battle
3
John Ringo
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
4
Ernest Cline
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
5
John Scalzi
Monster Hunter International (Larry Correia)
Monster Hunter International
6
Larry Correia
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
7
Neal Stephenson
Clipjoint (Wilhelmina Baird)
Clipjoint
8
Wilhelmina Baird
Glory (Alfred Coppel)
Glory
9
Alfred Coppel
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
10
Orson Scott Card
The Uplift War
The Uplift War
11
Otherland Series (Tad Williams)
Otherland Series
12
Tad Williams
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
13
Douglas Adams
John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels
14
Edgar Rice Burroughs
To the Vanishing Point (Alan Dean Foster)
To the Vanishing Point
15
Alan Dean Foster
An Oblique Approach, David Drake
An Oblique Approach, David Drake
16
In the Balance (Harry Turtledove)
In the Balance
17
Harry Turtledove
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky
18
Wolf and Iron (Gordon R Dickson)
Wolf and Iron
19
Gordon R Dickson
Judas Unchained (Peter F Hamilton)
Judas Unchained
20
Peter F Hamilton
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
21
William Gibson
Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
Dark Tower Series
22
Stephen King
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
23
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Armor
Armor
24
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
25
Carl Sagan
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
26
Robert A. Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
27
Robert A. Heinlein
Dorsai! (Gordon R. Dickson)
Dorsai!
28
Gordon R. Dickson
The Forge of God
The Forge of God
29
All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
All You Need Is Kill
30
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Dauntless (Jack Campbell)
Dauntless
31
Jack Campbell
Forging Zero (Sara King)
Forging Zero
32
Sara King
On Basilisk Station
On Basilisk Station
33
Terms of Enlistment Frontlines 1 (Marko Kloos)
Terms of Enlistment Frontlines 1
34
Marko Kloos
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
35
Joe Haldeman
Torin Kerr (Valor Series by Tanya Huff)
Torin Kerr (Valor Series by Tanya Huff)
36
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
37
Alfred Bester
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
38
James S.A. Corey
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
39
Iaac Asimov
Rama Series (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rama Series
40
Arthur C. Clarke
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