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Masters of Science Fiction

Our maverick English Teacher and genre advocate looks over the SF genre and highlights 70 masters of the genre by selecting ONE representative book for each of them. Some of his selections may surprise or even infuriate you, but all of them are worth reading.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2
Jules Verne
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
3
Ann Leckie
And Chaos Died (Joanna Russ)
And Chaos Died
4
Joanna Russ
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
5
Michael Moorcock
The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Cordwainer Smith)
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
6
Cordwainer Smith
The Big Time (Fritz Leiber)
The Big Time
7
Fritz Leiber
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
8
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
9
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
10
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
11
Arthur C. Clarke
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
12
China Miéville
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
13
Neal Stephenson
Darkover Landfall (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Landfall
14
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
15
Harlan Ellison
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
16
Alfred Bester
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
17
Ursula K Le Guin
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
18
Connie Willis
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
19
The Dragonriders of Pern
The Dragonriders of Pern
20
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
21
Frank Herbert
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
22
Robert Silverberg
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
23
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
24
Orson Scott Card
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
25
Greg Bear
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
26
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
27
Lois Lowry
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
28
Brian Aldiss
The Hemingway Hoax (Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
29
Haldeman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30
Douglas Adams
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
31
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
32
Richard Matheson
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall
33
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
34
Leigh Brackett
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
35
William Golding
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope
36
Piers Anthony
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
37
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
38
David Gerrold
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
39
Ray Bradbury
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
40
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