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The 100 Best Science Fiction Novels 1949-1984

From Wikipedia: "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949–1984 is a nonfiction book by David Pringle, published by Xanadu in 1985 with a foreword by Michael Moorcock. Primarily, the book comprises 100 short essays on the selected works, covered in order of publication, without any ranking. It is considered an important critical summary of the science fiction field."
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell - 1949)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1
George Orwell - 1949
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
2
George R Stewart
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
3
Ray Bradbury
The Puppet Masters (Robert a Heinlein)
The Puppet Masters
4
Robert a Heinlein
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
5
John Wyndham
Limbo (Bernard Wolfe)
Limbo
6
Bernard Wolfe
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
7
Alfred Bester
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
9
Arthur C. Clarke
The Paradox Men (Charles Harness)
The Paradox Men
10
Charles Harness
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
11
Ward Moore
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
12
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
Ring Around the Sun (Clifford D. Simak)
Ring Around the Sun
13
Clifford D. Simak
More Than Human
More Than Human
14
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
15
Hal Clement
A Mirror for Observers (Edgar Pangborn)
A Mirror for Observers
16
Edgar Pangborn
The End of Eternity (Isaac Asimov)
The End of Eternity
17
Isaac Asimov
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
18
Leigh Brackett
The Inheritors (William Golding)
The Inheritors
19
William Golding
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
20
Alfred Bester
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
21
John Christopher
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars
22
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer
23
The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham (1957)
The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham (1957)
24
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
25
Brian Aldiss
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
26
Have Spacesuit Will Travel (Robert Heinlein)
Have Spacesuit Will Travel
27
Robert Heinlein
Time Out of Joint (Philip K. Dick)
Time Out of Joint
28
Philip K. Dick
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
Alas, Babylon
29
Pat Frank
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
30
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
31
Kurt Vonnegut
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
Rogue Moon
32
Algis Budrys
Venus Plus X (Theodore Sturgeon)
Venus Plus X
33
Theodore Sturgeon
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
34
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
35
J.G. Ballard
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
36
Anthony Burgess
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
37
Philip K. Dick
Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Robert Sheckley, (1962)
Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Robert Sheckley, (1962)
38
Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
39
Clifford D. Simak
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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