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Jim's Favorite Science Fiction From a Lifetime of Reading - Page 4

If, as has been said, the golden age of science fiction is 12, then I never grew up. Here are 200 of my favorite SF books, culled from 62+ years of reading. I could have kept going, but 200 seemed like a nice number to stop at.
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Tales From the White Hart (Arthur C. Clarke)
Tales From the White Hart
121
Arthur C. Clarke
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
122
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
123
Mary Robinette Kowal
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
124
China Miéville
The Crucible of Time (John Brunner)
The Crucible of Time
125
John Brunner
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
126
Wyndham
The Devil Is Dead (R.A. Lafferty)
The Devil Is Dead
127
R.A. Lafferty
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
128
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Doors of His Face (Zelazny)
The Doors of His Face
129
Zelazny
The Dream Master (Zelazny)
The Dream Master
130
Zelazny
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
131
J.G. Ballard
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection
132
Samuel R. Delany
The Faded Sun Trilogy (Cherryh)
The Faded Sun Trilogy
133
Cherryh
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
134
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
135
Joanna Russ
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
136
Joe Haldeman
The Frost Files (Jackson Ford)
The Frost Files
137
Jackson Ford
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
138
Margaret Atwood
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
139
Joe Haldeman
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
140
Poul Anderson
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
141
Dan Simmons
The Illustrated Man (Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
142
Bradbury
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
143
Brunner
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
144
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Last Defender of Camelot (Zelazny)
The Last Defender of Camelot
145
Zelazny
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
146
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
147
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
148
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
149
Becky Chambers
The Machineries of Joy (Bradbury)
The Machineries of Joy
150
Bradbury
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
151
Philip K. Dick
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
152
David Gerrold
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
153
Bradbury
The Martian Contingency (Kowal)
The Martian Contingency
154
Kowal
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
155
Heinlein
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven)
The Mote in God's Eye
156
Larry Niven
The Mushroom Planet Series (Eleanor Cameron)
The Mushroom Planet Series
157
Eleanor Cameron
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
158
Heinlein
The Peripheral (William Gibson)
The Peripheral
159
William Gibson
The Possessors (Christopher)
The Possessors
160
Christopher
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