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THE 25 BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS I've EVER READ

The author of Amazon bestseller '100 Must Read Science Fiction Novels' takes you through the best SF books he's ever read, with one trilogy. This list may well surprise and shock you, give you food for thought or even stimulate your own 'best of' responses!
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Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
1
Stanislaw Lem
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
2
Joe Haldeman
Northwest Smith (Catherine L. Moore)
Northwest Smith
3
Catherine L. Moore
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
4
Ursula K. Le Guin
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
5
Kurt Vonnegut
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine
6
William S. Burroughs
Nova Express (William S. Burroughs)
Nova Express
7
William S. Burroughs
The Ticket That Exploded (William S. Burroughs)
The Ticket That Exploded
8
William S. Burroughs
The Philosopher's Stone (Colin Wilson)
The Philosopher's Stone
9
Colin Wilson
Triton (Samuel R. Delany)
Triton
10
Samuel R. Delany
Molly Zero (Keith Roberts)
Molly Zero
11
Keith Roberts
A Time of Changes (Robert Silverberg)
A Time of Changes
12
Robert Silverberg
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
13
Brian Aldiss
The Ice Monkey (M John Harrison)
The Ice Monkey
14
M John Harrison
The Final Programme, Michael Moorcock (1968)
The Final Programme, Michael Moorcock (1968)
15
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
16
Anthony Burgess
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
17
Mary Shelley
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
18
William Gibson
The Dark Side of the Earth (Alfred Bester)
The Dark Side of the Earth
19
Alfred Bester
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
20
Quatermass and the Pit (Nigel Kneale)
Quatermass and the Pit
21
Nigel Kneale
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22
Philip K. Dick
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
23
H.G. Wells
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
24
John Wyndham
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
25
J.G. Ballard
The Glamour (Christopher Priest)
The Glamour
26
Christopher Priest
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
27
George Orwell
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