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THEPLANETS.ORG 'S 100 Greatest Science Fiction Books of All Time

A "100 best" list from theplanets.org that invites lots of discussion and debate, if not outright argument . For example, where are "The Man in the High Castle" and "The Stars My Destination"? Still, the list has serious thought behind it, and the capsule descriptions give some reasons for inclusion.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
3
Frank Herbert
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
4
H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
5
H. G. Wells
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
6
Aldous Huxley
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
7
Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
8
Jules Verne
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
9
Isaac Asimov
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
10
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Foundation Trilogy (Isaac Asimov)
The Foundation Trilogy
11
Isaac Asimov
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
12
Arthur C. Clarke
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
13
Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953)
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953)
14
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
15
Richard Matheson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
16
Miller
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Christopher Paolini)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
17
Christopher Paolini
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
18
Stanislaw Lem
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
19
Anthony Burgess
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
20
Daniel Keyes
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (Douglas Adams)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
21
Douglas Adams
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
22
Madeleine L'engle
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
23
Michael Crichton
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
24
Carl Sagan
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
25
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
26
Anne McCaffrey
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
27
Stephen King
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
28
Joe Haldeman
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
29
Dean Koontz
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
30
Dan Simmons
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
31
P.D. James
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
32
Suzanne Collins
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
33
Max Brooks
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
34
Andy Weir
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
35
John Scalzi
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
36
Pierce Brown
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
37
Philip K. Dick
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
38
Orson Scott Card
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
39
William Gibson
Exo (Fonda Lee)
Exo
40
Fonda Lee
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