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Classic SF Everyone Should Read - Page 2

Our Maverick (and retired) English Teacher and SF Geek looks over his bookshelves(and previous lists) and comes up with 130 essential texts, plus 4 reference works that every SF aficionado should be familiar with. He has not included work usually marketed as Juvenile or YA, feeling that these books require a separate list. As always, this list is not in any way authoritative or definitive.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
41
Mary Shelley
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
42
Frederik Pohl
The Golden Apples of the Sun (Ray Bradbury)
The Golden Apples of the Sun
43
Ray Bradbury
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space
44
John Kessel
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
45
Margaret Atwood
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
46
Joe Haldeman
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
47
Tiptree
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
48
Poul Anderson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
49
Douglas Adams
Hothouse (Brian Aldiss)
Hothouse
50
Brian Aldiss
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
51
Harlan Ellison
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
52
H.G. Wells
The Iron Dream (Norman Spinrad)
The Iron Dream
53
Norman Spinrad
The Island of Dr Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Dr Moreau
54
H. G. Wells
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
55
Jules Verne
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
56
Octavia Butler
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
57
Olaf Stapledon
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
58
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall
59
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
60
James Gunn
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
61
Leigh Brackett
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
62
Edward Bellamy
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
63
Roger Zelazny
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
64
Arthur Conan Doyle
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
65
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope
66
Piers Anthony
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
67
Philip K. Dick
Man Plus (Frederik Pohl)
Man Plus
68
Frederik Pohl
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
69
David Gerrold
The Maracot Deep (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Maracot Deep
70
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
71
Bradbury
Master of the World (Jules Verne)
Master of the World
72
Jules Verne
A Medicine for Melancholy (Ray Bradbury)
A Medicine for Melancholy
73
Ray Bradbury
Methuselah's Children
Methuselah's Children
74
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
75
John Wyndham
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
76
Hal Clement
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
77
William Gibson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
78
Robert A. Heinlein
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
79
Theodore Sturgeon
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
80
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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