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Classic SF Everyone Should Read - Page 3

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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The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
81
Jules Verne
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
82
Edgar Allan Poe
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
83
William Gibson
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
84
John Christopher
Norstrilia (Cordwainer Smith)
Norstrilia
85
Cordwainer Smith
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
86
Samuel R. Delany
October the First Is Too Late (Hoyle)
October the First Is Too Late
87
Hoyle
Odd John (Olaf Stapledon)
Odd John
88
Olaf Stapledon
On the Beach (Shute)
On the Beach
89
Shute
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
90
Heinlein
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
91
William Gibson
The Poison Belt (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Poison Belt
92
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
93
David Brin
The Puppet Masters (Robert a Heinlein)
The Puppet Masters
94
Robert a Heinlein
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
95
Arthur C Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
96
Larry Niven
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic
97
The Shape of Things to Come (Wells)
The Shape of Things to Come
98
Wells
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
99
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
100
John Brunner
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
101
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
102
Kurt Vonnegut
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
103
Stanislaw Lem
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
Soldier, Ask Not
104
Gordon R. Dickson
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
105
Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
106
John Brunner
Star Diaries (Stanislav Lem)
Star Diaries
107
Stanislav Lem
Starmaker (Olaf Stapledon)
Starmaker
108
Olaf Stapledon
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
109
Alfred Bester
Startide Rising (David Brin)
Startide Rising
110
David Brin
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
111
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
112
Robert A. Heinlein
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
113
Pat Cadigan
The Terminal Experiment
The Terminal Experiment
114
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
115
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
116
H.G. Wells
A Time of Changes (Robert Silverberg)
A Time of Changes
117
Robert Silverberg
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
118
Gregory Benford
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
119
Connie Willis
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Penguin Classics)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
120
Penguin Classics
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