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Reflections of a Retired Teacher - 50 Science Fiction Classics

Not necessarily the greatest, but 48 books and 2 series that have stuck with me. Some go back over 50 years to when I first read them: others are more recent discoveries. I've limited myself to 1 book per author to allow for some verisimilitude.
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1984 (Orwell)
1984
1
Orwell
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
2
Miller
And Chaos Died (Joanna Russ)
And Chaos Died
3
Joanna Russ
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
4
Michael Moorcock
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
5
Aldous Huxley
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
6
Arthur C. Clarke
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
7
Willis
Dune (Herbert)
Dune
8
Herbert
Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
9
Silverberg
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
10
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation Series
11
Isaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Shelley)
Frankenstein
12
Shelley
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
13
Frederik Pohl
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
14
Haruki Murakami
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
15
Brian Aldiss
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (Tiptree)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
16
Tiptree
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
17
Anna Kavan
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
18
Octavia Butler
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
19
James S.A. Corey
Lord of Light (Zelazny)
Lord of Light
20
Zelazny
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
More Than Human
More Than Human
22
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
23
William Gibson
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
24
Lafferty
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
25
John Christopher
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
26
On the Beach (Shute)
On the Beach
27
Shute
Roadside Picnic (Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky)
Roadside Picnic
28
Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
29
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
30
John Brunner
Star Maker (Olaf Stapledon)
Star Maker
31
Olaf Stapledon
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
32
Emily St. John Mandel
Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
33
Heinlein
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
34
Wyndham
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection
35
Samuel R. Delany
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Harlan Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective
36
Harlan Ellison
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
37
Lois Lowry
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
38
Poul Anderson
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
39
Dan Simmons
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
40
Ursula K. Le Guin
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