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Top 100 Science Fiction Novels Read

Here is a list of my personal top 100 Science Fiction stories I have read and loved over the last 25 years.
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
1
John Wyndham
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
2
Jules Verne
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
4
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
5
Cormac McCarthy
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
6
Richard Matheson
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
7
L. Ron Hubbard
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
8
George R Stewart
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
9
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
10
Philip José Farmer
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
11
John Wyndham
This Perfect Day
This Perfect Day
12
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
13
Christopher Priest
Mockingbird (Walter Tevis)
Mockingbird
14
Walter Tevis
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
15
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
17
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Kraken Awakes (John Wyndham)
The Kraken Awakes
18
John Wyndham
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
19
Ernest Cline
Prey (Michael Crichton)
Prey
20
Michael Crichton
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
21
Brian Aldiss
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
22
Michael Crichton
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
23
Isaac Asimov
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
24
Michael Crichton
LORD OF LIGHT Roger Zelazny
LORD OF LIGHT Roger Zelazny
25
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
26
Hugh Howey
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
27
Frank Herbert
Grass
Grass
28
Emphyrion I: The Search for Fierra (Stephen Lawhead)
Emphyrion I: The Search for Fierra
29
Stephen Lawhead
The Halfmen of O (Maurice Gee)
The Halfmen of O
30
Maurice Gee
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
31
H.G. Wells
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
32
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
33
Ray Bradbury
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
34
Joe Haldeman
Micro
Micro
35
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
36
Lois Lowry
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
37
Sheri S. Tepper
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
38
Ayn Rand
The Taking (Dean Koontz)
The Taking
39
Dean Koontz
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
40
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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