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The Best Sci-Fi Stories Everyone Should Read

From the online article by Popular Mechanics editors, 5 Feb 2020:
"In life, there are consequences to testing ideas. Some are good, other are very, very bad. You never know where ideas will lead you. Thankfully, we have science fiction. The best writers in the genre are future architects who create safe spaces for exploring new ideas. In assembling this list we consulted eight highly credentialed sci-fi writers and enthusiasts on what they felt must be included. This is what we came up with—in no particular order."
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
2
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
3
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
4
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
5
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
6
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
7
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
8
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon
9
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
10
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
11
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand (Stephen King)
12
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
13
The Diamond Age
The Diamond Age
14
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
15
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
16
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
17
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
18
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas [ (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas [ (Ursula K Le Guin)
20
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
21
The Mount (Carol Emshwiller)
The Mount (Carol Emshwiller)
22
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
23
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
24
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
25
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
26
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
27
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
28
Standard Loneliness Package (Charles Yu)
Standard Loneliness Package (Charles Yu)
29
Dune
Dune
30
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
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