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Pat's Mostly Old-School Science Fiction Booklist

This is a sample of my favorite science fiction. A few are Golden Age/classic, but most are just books I've enjoyed in the last 40 years.
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
2
Andy Weir
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
3
Ray Bradbury
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
4
M R Carey
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
6
H.G. Wells
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
7
Robert A. Heinlein
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
8
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
9
H.G. Wells
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
10
John Scalzi
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
11
Connie Willis
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
12
George Orwell
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
13
Octavia E Butler
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
14
Willis
I Am Not a Serial Killer (Dan Wells)
I Am Not a Serial Killer
15
Dan Wells
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
16
Connie Willis
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
17
Connie Willis
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
18
Nevil Shute
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
19
Nancy Kress
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
20
Ray Bradbury
The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
The Time Machine
21
H. G. Wells
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (Alex White)
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
22
Alex White
Nightfall
Nightfall
23
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents
24
Octavia Butler
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
25
Harlan Ellison
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
26
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
27
Richard Matheson
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
28
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
29
Ursula K. Le Guin
Shatterday
Shatterday
30
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
31
Isaac Asimov
Dosadi Experiment (Frank Herbert)
Dosadi Experiment
32
Frank Herbert
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
33
Tiptree
Approaching Oblivion (Ellison)
Approaching Oblivion
34
Ellison
A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy (Alex White)
A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy
35
Alex White
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
36
The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Vorkosigan Saga
37
Lois McMaster Bujold
Impossible Things (Connie Willis)
Impossible Things
38
Connie Willis
Light Years From Home (Mike Chen)
Light Years From Home
39
Mike Chen
"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (Harlan Ellison)
"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
40
Harlan Ellison
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