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Top Classic Sci-Fi Reads From a Sci-Fi Nutter

This is my list of classic Sci-Fi titles, all of which are at least 40 years old, most of which around 50-70 at the time of writing.
I've tried not to include too many from any single author to keep it more varied.
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Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
1
Arthur C. Clarke
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
2
Arthur C. Clarke
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
3
Isaac Asimov
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
4
H.G. Wells
The End of Eternity (Isaac Asimov)
The End of Eternity
5
Isaac Asimov
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert a Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
6
Robert a Heinlein
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
7
Robert A. Heinlein
Ubik
Ubik
8
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9
Philip K. Dick
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero
10
Poul Anderson
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
11
John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
12
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
13
H.G. Wells
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
14
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
15
Ursula K. Le Guin
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
16
Greg Bear
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
17
Larry Niven
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
18
William Gibson
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
19
Gateway
Gateway
20
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
21
Frank Herbert
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
22
Ray Bradbury
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
23
Douglas Adams
The Book of Skulls (Robert Silverberg)
The Book of Skulls
24
Robert Silverberg
UP THE LINE Robert Silverberg
UP THE LINE Robert Silverberg
25
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