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Sci-Fi: Ultimate Genre List

A list of popular and well regarded sci-fi, made up of various 'ultimate' and 'best of last decade' lists.
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The Blazing World
The Blazing World
1
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
3
Iaac Asimov
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
4
Alfred Bester
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
5
Stanislaw Lem
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
6
Frank Herbert
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
7
Robert A. Heinlein
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
8
Anna Kavan
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
10
Philip K. Dick
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
11
Octavia Butler
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
12
William Gibson
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
13
Iain M. Banks
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
14
Dan Simmons
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
15
Michael Crichton
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
16
Neal Stephenson
Vurt
Vurt
17
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
18
Michel Faber
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
19
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
20
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
21
Margaret Atwood
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
22
Cixin Liu
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
23
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
24
Andy Weir
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
25
Naomi Alderman
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
26
Jeff Vandermeer
Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures (Mike Ashley)
Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures
27
Mike Ashley
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
28
Ted Chiang
The Resisters (Gish Jen)
The Resisters
29
Gish Jen
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
30
Aldous Huxley
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
31
N. K. Jemisin
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32
Douglas Adams
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
33
Ann Leckie
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
34
Pierce Brown
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
35
John Scalzi
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
36
H.G. Wells
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
37
Robert A. Heinlein
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
38
Madeleine L'engle
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
39
China Mieville
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
40
Frederik Pohl
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