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The Best Books of Each Genre: Science Fiction

Here's the latest in my series of lists of the best books of each genre. This list contains what I believe are the 40 greatest science-fiction novels of all time.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
Ancillary Justice Vol. 1 (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice Vol. 1
2
Ann Leckie
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
3
Jeff Vandermeer
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
4
Walter Miller
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
5
P.D. James
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
6
David Mitchell
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
7
Carl Sagan
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
8
Philip K. Dick
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
9
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
10
Orson Scott Card
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
11
Ted Chiang
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
The Expanse Series
12
James S.A. Corey
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
13
Ray Bradbury
The Fifth Season (N.K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
14
N.K. Jemisin
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
15
Joe Haldeman
Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation Series
16
Isaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
17
Mary Shelley
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
18
Douglas Adams
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
19
Dan Simmons
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
20
Isaac Asimov
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
21
Octavia E. Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
22
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
23
Becky Chambers
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
24
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
25
Ray Bradbury
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
26
William Gibson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
27
Margaret Atwood
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
28
Stephen King
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
29
Neal Stephenson
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
30
Stanislaw Lem
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
31
Stephen King
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
32
Robert A. Heinlein
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
33
El-Mohtar and Gladstone
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
34
Cixin Liu
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
35
H.G. Wells
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
36
Jules Verne
Ubik (Phillip K. Dick)
Ubik
37
Phillip K. Dick
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
38
Michel Faber
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
39
Max Brooks
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
40
Colson Whitehead
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