Phobos Entertainment's "100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read"Take my word for it; all science fiction books are not created equal. All right, don’t take my word for it. You’ll figure it out when you plow through packed bookstore shelves. You’ll realize soon enough that not every writer pens a tale worth reading. So just how does one find stellar SF? For starters, why don’t you try out these 100 narrative works. Each one should be part of every SF reader’s—not to mention every SF writer’s—repertoire. Many of these novels are award winners, and most have inspired profound trends in science fiction. List picked by Keith Olexa for Phobos. (found at: http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/phobosbook.htm)
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Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
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The Foundation Trilogy
by ISAAC ASIMOV
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
by Frank Herbert
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The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
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Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Valis
by Philip K. Dick
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Frankenstein (Enriched Classics)
by Mary Shelley
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Gateway (Heechee Saga)
by Frederik Pohl
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The Space Merchants
by Frederik Pohl
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Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
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Cuckoo's Egg
by C. J. Cherryh
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Star Surgeon
by James White
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
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Radix
by A.A. Attanasio
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2001: A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Ringworld
by Larry Niven
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A Case of Conscience (Del Rey Impact)
by James Blish
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Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
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The Day of the Triffids (20th Century Rediscoveries)
by John Wyndham
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Way Station
by Clifford D. Simak
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More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
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Gray Lensman (The Lensman Series, Book 4)
by Edward E. Smith
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The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
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The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Behold the Man
by Michael Moorcock
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Star Maker (Early Classics of Science Fiction)
by Olaf Stapledon
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H. G. Wells The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Scholastic Classics)
by Jules Verne
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The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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The Time Machine (Tor Classics)
by H. G. Wells
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The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
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Slan : A Novel
by A. E. Van Vogt
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Neuromancer
by William Gibson
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Ender's Game (The Ender Saga)
by Orson Scott Card
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In Conquest Born (Daw Book Collectors)
by C. S. Friedman
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Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
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Eon
by Greg Bear
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Dragonflight (Mccaffrey, Anne. Dragonriders of Pern.)
by Anne Mccaffrey
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (Unabridged Classics)
by Jules Verne
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Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Cosm.
by Gregory Benford
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The Voyage of The Space Beagle
by A.e.van vogt
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Blood Music (Ibooks Science Fiction Classics)
by Greg Bear
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Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
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Omnivore
by Piers Anthony
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I, Robot (The Isaac Asimov Collection)
by Isaac Asimov
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Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1)
by Philip Jose Farmer
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Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
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The Man Who Folded Himself
by David Gerrold
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