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The 30 Best Sci-Fi Books in the Universe

List taken from "The 30 Best Science Fiction Books in the Universe" by Stephen Lovely & Colleen Lindsay, Early Bird Books, Oct 26, 2016.
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Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
1
Octavia Butler
Remnant Population (Elizabeth Moon)
Remnant Population
2
Elizabeth Moon
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
3
Mary Doria Russell
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
4
Cixin Liu
Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life
5
Ted Chiang
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
6
Joe Haldeman
Midshipman's Hope (David Feintuch)
Midshipman's Hope
7
David Feintuch
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
8
John Scalzi
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
9
Orson Scott Card
The Cold Between (Elizabeth Bonesteel)
The Cold Between
10
Elizabeth Bonesteel
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
11
Samuel R. Delany
Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Sword
12
Ann Leckie
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
13
James S.A. Corey
In Conquest Born (CS Friedman)
In Conquest Born
14
CS Friedman
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
15
C.J. Cherryh
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
16
Michel Faber
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
17
Karen Lord
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
18
China Miéville
City of Pearl (Karen Traviss)
City of Pearl
19
Karen Traviss
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
20
Ursula K Le Guin
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
21
John Brunner
When Gravity Fails (George Alec Effinger)
When Gravity Fails
22
George Alec Effinger
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
23
Richard K. Morgan
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
24
Neal Stephenson
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
25
William Gibson
The City, Not Long After (Pat Murphy)
The City, Not Long After
26
Pat Murphy
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
27
M R Carey
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
28
The Last Policeman (Ben H. Winters)
The Last Policeman
29
Ben H. Winters
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
30
Peter Heller
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