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The Well-Read Retiree: Science Fiction

Our retired maverick English Teacher comes up with 50 noteworthy science fiction titles to be read or reread. He has limited the number of selections to 50, with the added restriction of only one title per author.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2
Jules Verne
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
3
Ann Leckie
And Chaos Died (Joanna Russ)
And Chaos Died
4
Joanna Russ
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
5
Michael Moorcock
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
6
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
7
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
8
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
9
Arthur C. Clarke
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
10
Blake Crouch
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
11
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
12
Willis
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
13
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
14
Frank Herbert
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
15
Robert Silverberg
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
16
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
17
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
18
Greg Bear
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
19
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
20
Joe Haldeman
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
21
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space
22
John Kessel
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
23
Margaret Atwood
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
25
James Gunn
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
26
Leigh Brackett
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
27
Roger Zelazny
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
28
Philip K. Dick
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
29
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
30
Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
31
Bradbury
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
32
John Wyndham
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
33
Theodore Sturgeon
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
34
William Gibson
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
35
Lafferty
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
36
Kim Stanley Robinson
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
37
Larry Niven
Roadside Picnic (Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky)
Roadside Picnic
38
Boris and Arkady Sturgatsky
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
39
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
40
John Brunner
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