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The SF 100: 25 Writers, 4 Books Each

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast goes through the SF on his Kindle and his shelves, and comes up with 25 authors by whom he has read 4 or more books. He then chose 4 representative works of each of them to create a list of 100 SF works worth reading. While some attention to historical importance had been paid, this should not be considered a "Best 100" list; rather, it is a personal, idiosyncratic list by a long standing SF fan.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Douglas Adams
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2
Douglas Adams
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
3
Douglas Adams
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
4
Douglas Adams
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
5
Iaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Empire
6
Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
7
Isaac Asimov
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
8
Isaac Asimov
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
9
Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
10
Ray Bradbury
The Golden Apples of the Sun (Ray Bradbury)
The Golden Apples of the Sun
11
Ray Bradbury
A Medicine for Melancholy (Ray Bradbury)
A Medicine for Melancholy
12
Ray Bradbury
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
13
John Brunner
The Jagged Orbit (John Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
14
John Brunner
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
15
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
16
John Brunner
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
17
Octavia E. Butler
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
18
Octavia Butler
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
19
Octavia Butler
Wild Seed (Octavia E. Butler)
Wild Seed
20
Octavia E. Butler
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
21
Arthur C. Clarke
The Sands of Mars (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Sands of Mars
22
Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
23
Arthur C. Clarke
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
24
Arthur C Clarke
Babel-17 (Samuel R. Delany)
Babel-17
25
Samuel R. Delany
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delaney)
The Einstein Intersection
26
Samuel R. Delaney
Driftglass (Samuel R. Delany)
Driftglass
27
Samuel R. Delany
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
28
Samuel R. Delany
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
29
Philip K. Dick
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
30
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
31
Philip K Dick
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
32
Philip K. Dick
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
33
Harlan Ellison
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
34
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
35
Harlan Ellison
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Harlan Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective
36
Harlan Ellison
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
37
William Gibson
Count Zero (William Gibson)
Count Zero
38
William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
39
William Gibson
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
40
William Gibson
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