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The Classics of Science Fiction V5 - Page 3

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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Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
81
C.J. Cherryh
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
82
Iain M. Banks
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
83
Jules Verne
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
84
Nicola Griffith
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
85
Greg Bear
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
86
Anne McCaffrey
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
87
J.G. Ballard
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
88
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
89
Richard Matheson
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
90
John Scalzi
Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds)
Revelation Space
91
Alastair Reynolds
Slan (A.E. Van Vogt)
Slan
92
A.E. Van Vogt
The Snow Queen (Joan D Vinge)
The Snow Queen
93
Joan D Vinge
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
94
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
95
Neal Stephenson
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar
96
Lois McMaster Bujold
A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
A Deepness in the Sky
97
Vernor Vinge
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
98
Robert A. Heinlein
The Island of Doctor Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Doctor Moreau
99
H. G. Wells
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
100
Jules Verne
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
101
Octavia Butler
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
102
Ursula K. Le Guin
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
103
Kazuo Ishiguro
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
104
Margaret Atwood
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
105
Emily St John Mandel
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero
106
Poul Anderson
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
107
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
108
China Mieville
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
109
David Mitchell
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
110
Iain M. Banks
Grass (Sheri S Tepper)
Grass
111
Sheri S Tepper
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
112
C.S. Lewis
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
Rogue Moon
113
Algis Budrys
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
114
Philip K. Dick
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
115
Pat Cadigan
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
116
Audrey Niffenegger
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
117
Connie Willis
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
Accelerando
118
Charles Stross
Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
119
Peter Watts
Boneshaker (Cherie Priest)
Boneshaker
120
Cherie Priest
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