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Unbound Worlds 100 Best Sci-Fi Classics - Page 2

A while ago, we came up with a list of the 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time (and our friends at Signature followed suit with 100 Best Thrillers of All Time). Now we're doing the same with science fiction! We asked our staffers for their top sci-fi recommendations, and they certainly delivered. Some of these are classic tales you will surely know, but others are excellent works of science fiction that may have been flying under the radar. So, dear readers, as you make your way down the list, congratulate yourselves on the books you've read, add the unfamiliar ones to your TBR list, and make your own suggestions in the comments!
Note: This list is organized alphabetically.
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Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
41
Isaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
42
Mary Shelley
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
43
M R Carey
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
44
Lois Lowry
The Gone World (Tom Sweterlitsch)
The Gone World
45
Tom Sweterlitsch
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
46
Margaret Atwood
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
47
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
48
Douglas Adams
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
49
Charles Yu
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
50
Suzanne Collins
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
51
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
52
Richard Matheson
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
53
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Infomocracy (Malka Older)
Infomocracy
54
Malka Older
Jurrasic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurrasic Park
55
Michael Crichton
The Last Policeman (Ben H. Winters)
The Last Policeman
56
Ben H. Winters
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
57
Ursula K. Le Guin
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
58
Marie Lu
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
59
Becky Chambers
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
60
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
61
Ray Bradbury
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
62
Nalo Hopkinson
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
63
William Gibson
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
64
Yoon Ha Lee
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
65
Margaret Atwood
City of Golden Shadow (Tad Williams)
City of Golden Shadow
66
Tad Williams
Pandora's Star
Pandora's Star
67
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
68
Emma Newman
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
69
Philip Roth
Probability Moon (Nancy Kress)
Probability Moon
70
Nancy Kress
The Real Story
The Real Story
71
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
72
Pierce Brown
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
73
John Scalzi
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
74
Larry Niven
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
75
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Scythe (Neal Shusterman)
Scythe
76
Neal Shusterman
Shards of Honor (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honor
77
Lois McMaster Bujold
Shikasta
Shikasta
78
Ship Breaker
Ship Breaker
79
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
80
Mur Lafferty
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