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Kbear's 50-100 Best Science Fiction Books Ever - Multiple Lists

I googled 50 best science fiction books ever and came up with the following lists that I have put together.
The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time - Ranked 75-1
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/
The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books for Every Kind of Reader - (Actually 49 - not ranked)
https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/360
50 essential science fiction books - not ranked
https://www.abebooks.com/books/features/50-essential-science-fiction-books.shtml
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The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
1
Sarah Gailey
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
2
Mary Robinette Kowal
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
3
John Scalzi
Beautyland (Marie-Helene Bertino)
Beautyland
4
Marie-Helene Bertino
The Ten Percent Thief (Lavanya Lakshminarayan)
The Ten Percent Thief
5
Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
6
Nalo Hopkinson
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
7
Neal Stephenson
Star Maker (Olaf Stapledon)
Star Maker
8
Olaf Stapledon
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
9
Carl Sagan
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
10
Michel Faber
Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
11
Clifford D. Simak
Sea of Rust (C. Robert Cargill)
Sea of Rust
12
C. Robert Cargill
What Mad Universe (Fredric Brown)
What Mad Universe
13
Fredric Brown
The Book of Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of Phoenix
14
Nnedi Okorafor
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
15
Sue Burke
Excession (Iain M. Banks)
Excession
16
Iain M. Banks
The Claw of the Conciliator (Gene Wolfe)
The Claw of the Conciliator
17
Gene Wolfe
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
18
Roger Zelazny
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
19
El-Mohtar and Gladstone
The Resisters (Gish Jen)
The Resisters
20
Gish Jen
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
21
Tade Thompson
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
22
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
23
Stanislaw Lem
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
24
Anthony Burgess
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
25
Robert A. Heinlein
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
26
Madeleine L'engle
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
27
H.G. Wells
The Body Scout (Lincoln Michel)
The Body Scout
28
Lincoln Michel
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
29
River Solomon
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler)
The Mountain in the Sea
30
Ray Nayler
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
31
William Gibson
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
32
Alfred Bester
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
33
Mary Doria Russell
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
34
Douglas Adams
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
35
Miller
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
36
Andy Weir
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
37
Colson Whitehead
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
38
Becky Chambers
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
39
John Crowley
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
40
P.D. James
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