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Goodreads Top 200 Sci-Fi Books

Here is the 200 best ranked sci fi books on goodreads, not including omnibus or compilations. How many have you read?
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
Enders Game (Orson Scott Card)
Enders Game
2
Orson Scott Card
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
3
Douglas Adams
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
5
Ray Bradbury
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
6
Isaac Asimov
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
8
Dan Simmons
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9
Philip K. Dick
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
10
Andy Weir
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
11
Arthur C. Clarke
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
12
Isaac Asimov
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
13
Kurt Vonnegut
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
14
Ernest Cline
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
15
Robert A. Heinlein
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
16
Suzanne Collins
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
17
William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
18
Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
19
Arthur C. Clarke
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
20
Ray Bradbury
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
21
Mary Shelley
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
22
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
23
Joe Haldeman
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
24
H.G. Wells
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
25
Michael Crichton
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
26
Margaret Atwood
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
27
Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
28
H.G. Wells
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
29
Neal Stephenson
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
30
Orson Scott Card
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
31
Robert A. Heinlein
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
32
George Orwell
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
33
John Scalzi
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
34
Robert A. Heinlein
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
35
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
36
Anthony Burgess
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
37
Madeleine L'engle
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
38
Ursula K. Le Guin
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
39
Stanislaw Lem
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
40
Larry Niven
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