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Classic Science Fiction Books

The term "classic" doesn't necessarily mean old, but rather great stories that will be read for many years to come. Not all these books are well known, but they're definitely worth a read.
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
2
Orson Scott Card
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
5
Robert Heinlein
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
7
Ray Bradbury
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
8
Arthur C. Clarke
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9
Philip K. Dick
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
10
William Gibson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
11
Isaac Asimov
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
12
Robert A. Heinlein
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
13
Larry Niven
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
14
Arthur C. Clarke
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
15
Dan Simmons
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
16
Joe Haldeman
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
17
Aldous Huxley
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
18
H.G. Wells
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
19
Arthur C. Clarke
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
20
Robert A. Heinlein
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
21
Orson Scott Card
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
22
Michael Crichton
High Rise
High Rise
23
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
24
David Brin
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
25
Ray Bradbury
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
26
Richard Matheson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
27
Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
28
Anthony Burgess
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
29
Philip K. Dick
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
30
Jules Verne
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
31
H.G. Wells
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
32
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
33
The Night of the Triffids (Simon Clark)
The Night of the Triffids
34
Simon Clark
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
35
Kim Stanley Robinson
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
36
Daniel Keyes
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
37
Margaret Atwood
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
38
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
39
Greg Bear
The Stainless Steel Rat
The Stainless Steel Rat
40
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