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Stand-Alone Sci-Fi Books

These are some of the greatest stand-alone science fiction books. Some of them are part of larger series, but none of them have cliffhangers or rely on you reading previous stories. Just simple stories you can enjoy without having to invest in more stories.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3
Jules Verne
Adaptation
Adaptation
4
Afar (Leila Del Duca)
Afar
5
Leila Del Duca
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
6
Anathem
Anathem
7
Arkwright (Allen Steele)
Arkwright
8
Allen Steele
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
9
H.P. Lovecraft
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
10
Nancy Kress
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
11
Nnedi Okorafor
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
12
José Saramago
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
13
David Mitchell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
15
Nalo Hopkinson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
16
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
17
Kurt Vonnegut
Chanclas and Aliens (Gina Ruiz)
Chanclas and Aliens
18
Gina Ruiz
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
19
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
20
P.D. James
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
21
John Wyndham
The City of Devi (Manil Suri)
The City of Devi
22
Manil Suri
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
23
Anthony Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
24
David Mitchell
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
25
Carl Sagan
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
26
Neal Stephenson
Dancing at the Dead Sea (Alanna Mitchell)
Dancing at the Dead Sea
27
Alanna Mitchell
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham (1951)
28
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
29
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
30
Samuel R. Delany
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
31
Neal Stephenson
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine
32
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
33
Ursula K Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
34
Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
35
Philip K. Dick
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
36
Connie Willis
Dreamsnake (Vonda N McIntyre)
Dreamsnake
37
Vonda N McIntyre
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
38
JG Ballard
Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Elysium
39
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
40
Orson Scott Card
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