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Science-Fiction With Serious Literary Value

By now we all acknowledge that science fiction isn't pulpy wish-fulfillment for nerds and literary novels aren't pretentious bore-fests for academics.
Well, I mean, they are that, sometimes. But they can also be so much more.
And despite screams of protest from fans of both genres, these paper-bound proton packs cross streams more often than you'd think, with varying results.
By now we all acknowledge that science fiction isn't pulpy wish-fulfillment for nerds and literary novels aren't pretentious bore-fests for academics. Well, I mean, they are that, sometimes. But they can also be so much more. And despite screams of protest from fans of both genres, these paper-bound proton packs cross streams more often than you'd think, with varying results.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
2
Vladimir Nabokov
Afar (Leila Del Duca)
Afar
3
Leila Del Duca
An Acceptable Time
An Acceptable Time
4
Beholder's Eye (Julie E. Czerneda)
Beholder's Eye
5
Julie E. Czerneda
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
6
Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: Home
7
Nnedi Okorafor
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
8
Octavia Butler
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
9
Aldous Huxley
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
10
Nalo Hopkinson
The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)
The Calcutta Chromosome
11
Amitav Ghosh
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
12
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
13
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
14
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
15
P.D. James
Children of the Mind (Orson Scott Card)
Children of the Mind
16
Orson Scott Card
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
17
John Wyndham
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
18
Anthony Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
19
David Mitchell
Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics
20
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
21
Neal Stephenson
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
22
Octavia Butler
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
23
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
24
Samuel R. Delany
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
25
Neal Stephenson
The Dispossessed (Leguin)
The Dispossessed
26
Leguin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
27
Philip K. Dick
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
28
Willis
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
29
Frank Herbert
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
30
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
31
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Shadow (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow
32
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
33
Ray Bradbury
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
34
Joanna Russ
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
35
N. K. Jemisin
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
36
Daniel Keyes
Folding Beijing (Hao Jin)
Folding Beijing
37
Hao Jin
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
38
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
39
Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire
Foundation and Empire
40
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