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Some of the Retired English Teacher's Favorite Science Fiction

This is just some of the SF I've read and loved ever since the school librarian slipped me Heinlein's "Space Cadet" and Bradbury's "R is for Rocket" back in the golden age of Science Fiction ( which, in my case, was when I was 10.).
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
1984 (Orwell)
1984
2
Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3
Jules Verne
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
4
Arthur C. Clarke
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
5
Miller
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
6
James Blish
A Clockwork Orange (Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
7
Burgess
A Time of Changes (Robert Silverberg)
A Time of Changes
8
Robert Silverberg
Adventures in Time and Space (Raymond J. Healy and J. Francis McComas)
Adventures in Time and Space
9
Raymond J. Healy and J. Francis McComas
Alas Babylon (Frank)
Alas Babylon
10
Frank
Behold the Man (Moorcock)
Behold the Man
11
Moorcock
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
13
Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
14
Arthur C. Clarke
Cities in Flight (James Blish)
Cities in Flight
15
James Blish
Corrupting Dr. Nice (John Kessel)
Corrupting Dr. Nice
16
John Kessel
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
17
Neal Stephenson
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
18
Harlan Ellison
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
19
Blake Crouch
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
20
Willis
Dune (Herbert)
Dune
21
Herbert
Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
22
Silverberg
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
23
George R. Stewart
Endymion (Dan Simmons)
Endymion
24
Dan Simmons
Fire Watch (Connie Willis)
Fire Watch
25
Connie Willis
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
26
Philip K. Dick
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
27
Daniel Keyes
Fluke (Christopher Moore)
Fluke
28
Christopher Moore
Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Peace
29
Joe Haldeman
Four for Tomorrow (Roger Zelazny)
Four for Tomorrow
30
Roger Zelazny
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space
31
John Kessel
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (Douglas Adams)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
32
Douglas Adams
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe (Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe
33
Yu
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
34
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
35
Richard Matheson
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
36
Anna Kavan
In the Ocean of Night (Benford)
In the Ocean of Night
37
Benford
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
38
Octavia Butler
Lord of Light (Zelazny)
Lord of Light
39
Zelazny
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
40
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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