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Pendragon's Life-Changing List of Essential Science Fiction

William Gibson once said, "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed." Reading science fiction helps us to prepare for what the future may bring, and these books have had the biggest impact on me in that regard.
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Neuromancer
Neuromancer
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
3
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
4
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
5
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
6
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin)
7
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
8
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
9
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
10
Walkaway (Cory Doctorow)
Walkaway (Cory Doctorow)
11
Watchmen (By Alan Moore)
Watchmen (By Alan Moore)
12
Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis)
Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis)
13
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
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Y the Last Man (Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra)
Y the Last Man (Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra)
15
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
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The Philip K. Dick Reader (Philip K. Dick)
The Philip K. Dick Reader (Philip K. Dick)
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
18
Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison)
Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison)
19
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
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Shatterday
Shatterday
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A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
22
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
23
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
24
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
26
Rendezvous With Rama
Rendezvous With Rama
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
28
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
29
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
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Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
31
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
32
Second Variety (Philip K Dick)
Second Variety (Philip K Dick)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
35
The Peripheral (William Gibson)
The Peripheral (William Gibson)
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Island (Aldous Huxley)
Island (Aldous Huxley)
37
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
38
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
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