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Top 100 Sci-Fi Books as of May 2016

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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
2
Orson Scott Card
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
3
Iaac Asimov
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
5
Robert A. Heinlein
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
7
Ray Bradbury
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
8
Arthur C. Clarke
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9
Philip K. Dick
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
10
William Gibson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
11
Isaac Asimov
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
12
Robert A. Heinlein
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
13
Larry Niven
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
14
Arthur C Clarke
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
15
Dan Simmons
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
16
Joe Haldeman
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
17
Aldous Huxley
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
18
H.G. Wells
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
19
Arthur C. Clarke
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert a Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
20
Robert a Heinlein
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
21
H. G. Wells
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
22
Ray Bradbury
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
23
Kurt Vonnegut
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
25
Neal Stephenson
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
26
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ender's Shadow (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow
27
Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
28
Orson Scott Card
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
29
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
30
Alfred Bester
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
31
Philip K. Dick
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
32
Isaac Asimov
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
33
Frederik Pohl
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
34
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
35
Stanislaw Lem
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
36
Jules Verne
The Andromeda Strain (Film)
The Andromeda Strain (Film)
37
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
38
Kurt Vonnegut
Ubik (Philip K Dick)
Ubik
39
Philip K Dick
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
40
Carl Sagan
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