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Science Fiction Newbie - Page 3

Trying to read more science fiction. Some of these are from "best of" lists, others are books I own but haven't read and books I've read, some are recommendations. Tried to make it a science fiction book list, rather than fantasy, dystopian, supernatural, etc. but there is some overlap between genres.
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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Becky Chambers
Look to Windward (Iain M. Banks)
Look to Windward
82
Iain M. Banks
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
83
Roger Zelazny
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
84
Marissa Meyer
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
85
Margaret Atwood
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Walter Tevis)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
86
Walter Tevis
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
87
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
88
Ray Bradbury
Matter (Iain M. Banks)
Matter
89
Iain M. Banks
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
90
James Dashner
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
91
Arkady Martine
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
92
John Wyndham
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
93
William Gibson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
94
Robert A. Heinlein
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
95
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Mother of Eden (Chris Beckett)
Mother of Eden
96
Chris Beckett
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
97
William Gibson
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
98
Kazuo Ishiguro
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
99
Samuel R. Delany
Odd John (Olaf Stapledon)
Odd John
100
Olaf Stapledon
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
101
John Scalzi
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
102
Margaret Atwood
Out of a Silent Planet (Lewis, C.S.)
Out of a Silent Planet
103
Lewis, C.S.
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
104
Octavia E Butler
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
105
William Gibson
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
106
China Mieville
Perelandra (C. S. Lewis)
Perelandra
107
C. S. Lewis
Permutation City (Greg Egan)
Permutation City
108
Greg Egan
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
109
Iain M. Banks
The Quantum Magician (Derek Künsken)
The Quantum Magician
110
Derek Künsken
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
111
Ernest Cline
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
112
Blake Crouch
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
113
Kim Stanley Robinson
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
114
Pierce Brown
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
115
Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
116
Larry Niven
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
117
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
118
Tade Thompson
Saturn Run (Sandford)
Saturn Run
119
Sandford
The Scar
The Scar
120
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