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Science Fiction Series We All Should Have Started Reading

Here are forty science fiction novel series that we, as fans of the genre, probably should have at least started reading by now by having read these first novels. But if you're anything like me, you've catching up to do.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Douglas Adams
Hidden Empire (Kevin J Anderson)
Hidden Empire
2
Kevin J Anderson
Gridlinked (Neal Asher)
Gridlinked
3
Neal Asher
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
4
Iaac Asimov
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
5
Iain M. Banks
Raft (Stephen Baxter)
Raft
6
Stephen Baxter
Proxima (Stephen Baxter)
Proxima
7
Stephen Baxter
Sundiver (David Brin)
Sundiver
8
David Brin
Shards of Honor (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honor
9
Lois McMaster Bujold
Wild Seed (Octavia E. Butler)
Wild Seed
10
Octavia E. Butler
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
11
Orson Scott Card
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
12
Cixin Liu
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
13
Arthur C. Clarke
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
14
Arthur C Clarke
Seeds of Earth (Michael Cobley)
Seeds of Earth
15
Michael Cobley
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
16
James S.A. Corey
The Gap Into Conflict (Stephen R. Donaldson)
The Gap Into Conflict
17
Stephen R. Donaldson
Stealing Light (Gary Gibson)
Stealing Light
18
Gary Gibson
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
19
William Gibson
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
20
Joe Haldeman
The Reality Dysfunction (Peter F. Hamilton)
The Reality Dysfunction
21
Peter F. Hamilton
Misspent Youth (Peter F. Hamilton)
Misspent Youth
22
Peter F. Hamilton
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
23
Frank Herbert
Rocannon's World (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Rocannon's World
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
Hunting Party (Elizabeth Moon)
Hunting Party
25
Elizabeth Moon
Trading in Danger (Elizabeth Moon)
Trading in Danger
26
Elizabeth Moon
Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
Altered Carbon
27
Richard Morgan
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
28
Larry Niven
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
29
Frederik Pohl
Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds)
Revelation Space
30
Alastair Reynolds
Blue Remembered Earth (Alastair Reynolds)
Blue Remembered Earth
31
Alastair Reynolds
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
32
Kim Stanley Robinson
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
33
John Scalzi
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
34
John Scalzi
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
35
Dan Simmons
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
36
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
37
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
38
Vernor Vinge
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
39
Robert Charles Wilson
Neverness (David Zindell)
Neverness
40
David Zindell
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