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The Classics of Science Fiction V5 - Page 2

The Classics of Science Fiction list, compiled by James Wallace Harris and Michael Jorgensen, is an attempt to create a definitive list of the best Science Fiction books. Harris and Jorgensen collected 65 SF book recommendation lists and generated a cumulative list of books that included any title that was on at least 10 of those lists. The result is a ranked list of 139 books.
This is the recently updated version 5 of the Classics list. Be sure to visit https://classicsofsciencefiction.com for more information including an extensive essay on the methodology used to create the list.
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Way Station (Clifford D. Simak)
Way Station
41
Clifford D. Simak
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
42
Gene Wolfe
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
43
Vernor Vinge
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
44
Neal Stephenson
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
45
Mary Doria Russell
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
46
Last and First Men (Olaf Stapledon)
Last and First Men
47
Olaf Stapledon
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
48
Kurt Vonnegut
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
49
Philip K. Dick
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
50
Kurt Vonnegut
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
51
Clifford D. Simak
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
52
Isaac Asimov
Mission of Gravity (Hal Clement)
Mission of Gravity
53
Hal Clement
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
54
Philip José Farmer
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
55
Arthur C Clarke
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
56
John Wyndham
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
57
Samuel R. Delany
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
58
Suzanne Collins
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
59
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
60
Cormac McCarthy
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
61
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
62
Gregory Benford
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
63
Paolo Bacigalupi
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
64
Madeleine L'engle
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
65
Robert Silverberg
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
66
Isaac Asimov
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
67
Ann Leckie
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
68
Neal Stephenson
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
69
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Star Maker
Star Maker
70
Startide Rising
Startide Rising
71
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
72
Arthur C. Clarke
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
73
Richard K. Morgan
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
74
Isaac Asimov
Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
75
C.J. Cherryh
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
76
Andy Weir
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
77
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
78
Orson Scott Card
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
79
Samuel R Delany
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
80
Maureen F Mchugh
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