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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
1
Ursula K Le Guin
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
3
Neal Stephenson
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
4
H.G. Wells
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
5
Connie Willis
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
7
Dan Simmons
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
8
Daniel Keyes
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
9
Anthony Burgess
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
Burning Chrome
10
William Gibson
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
11
Stephen King
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
13
Neal Stephenson
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
14
Shirley Jackson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
15
Margaret Atwood
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
16
Jose Saramago
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
17
Haruki Murakami
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
18
Philip K. Dick
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas [ (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas [
19
Ursula K Le Guin
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House
20
Kurt Vonnegut
The Mount (Carol Emshwiller)
The Mount
21
Carol Emshwiller
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
22
Michael Chabon
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
23
George Saunders
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen
24
G. Willow Wilson
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
25
Ray Bradbury
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
26
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
27
Joe Haldeman
Standard Loneliness Package (Charles Yu)
Standard Loneliness Package
28
Charles Yu
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
29
Frank Herbert
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
30
Colson Whitehead
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