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Outlaw Bookseller's TOP 25 SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS of the 21st Century

Steve revisits 25 of his his favourite SF books from the last 23 years as promised, perhaps providing some ideas on how to get out of you 'Sci Fi' reading rut. Some unusual pleasures guaranteed here!
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Zero History (William Gibson)
Zero History
1
William Gibson
Firefall (Peter Watts)
Firefall
2
Peter Watts
The Adjacent (Christopher Priest)
The Adjacent
3
Christopher Priest
Painkillers (Simon Ings)
Painkillers
4
Simon Ings
Europe in Autumn (Dave Hutchinson)
Europe in Autumn
5
Dave Hutchinson
Submission (Michel Houellebecq)
Submission
6
Michel Houellebecq
The Thing Itself (Adam Roberts)
The Thing Itself
7
Adam Roberts
After Atlas (Emma Newman)
After Atlas
8
Emma Newman
The House of Rumour (Jake Arnott)
The House of Rumour
9
Jake Arnott
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
Super-Cannes
Super-Cannes
11
The Machine (James Smythe)
The Machine
12
James Smythe
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
13
Cormac McCarthy
Accelerando
Accelerando
14
The Corporation Wars: Emergence (Ken MacLeod)
The Corporation Wars: Emergence
15
Ken MacLeod
On Account of Darkness (Barry Malzberg and Bill Pronzini)
On Account of Darkness
16
Barry Malzberg and Bill Pronzini
Remainder (Tom McCarthy)
Remainder
17
Tom McCarthy
The Quiet Man (John Foxx)
The Quiet Man
18
John Foxx
Holy Machine (Chris Beckett)
Holy Machine
19
Chris Beckett
The Silver Wind (Nina Allan)
The Silver Wind
20
Nina Allan
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again (M. John Harrison)
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
21
M. John Harrison
Market Forces (Richard K. Morgan)
Market Forces
22
Richard K. Morgan
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Dogs of War
23
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Little Eyes (Samanta Schweblin)
Little Eyes
24
Samanta Schweblin
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly
25
Hervé Le Tellier
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