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Stacker's 100 Best Sci-Fi Novels

Whilst looking for book recommendations online, I came across this promising list of science fiction novels.
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
2
Andy Weir
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
3
William Gibson
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
4
H.G. Wells
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
5
Ann Leckie
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
6
Lois Lowry
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
7
N. K. Jemisin
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
8
Orson Scott Card
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
9
Cixin Liu
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
10
Ray Bradbury
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
11
Robert A. Heinlein
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
12
The Simoqin Prophecies (Samit Basu)
The Simoqin Prophecies
13
Samit Basu
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
14
Haruki Murakami
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
15
Blake Crouch
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
16
Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
17
Dan Simmons
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
18
C.S. Lewis
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe (Kij Johnson)
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
19
Kij Johnson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
20
Isaac Asimov
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
21
James S.A. Corey
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
22
Roger Zelazny
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
23
Ernest Cline
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
24
N. K. Jemisin
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
25
Alfred Bester
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
26
Kurt Vonnegut
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
27
Frederik Pohl
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
28
Carl Sagan
Strange Bodies (Marcel Theroux)
Strange Bodies
29
Marcel Theroux
The Tomorrow People (Judith Merrill)
The Tomorrow People
30
Judith Merrill
Shikasta (Doris Lessing)
Shikasta
31
Doris Lessing
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
32
Arthur C. Clarke
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
33
Arthur C. Clarke
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
34
Martha Wells
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
35
Mary Shelley
Glory Road
Glory Road
36
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
37
Madeleine L'engle
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
38
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
39
Jules Verne
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
40
Jeff Vandermeer
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