James Gunn's Basic Science Fiction Library

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According to Sci-fi scholar James Gunn, these are the books one should read in order to "have a solid acquaintance with the foundational and important novels of science fiction". The list is maintained at the University of Kansas Center for the Study of Science Fiction’s website:
http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/sflib.htm

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  1. 51.
    Across the Sea of Suns (Galactic Center)
    by Gregory Benford

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  2. 52.
    The Demolished Man
    by Alfred Bester

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  3. 53.
    The Stars My Destination
    by Alfred Bester

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  4. 54.
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    Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
    by Alfred Bester

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  5. 55.
    No Enemy But Time (SF Collector's Edition)
    by Michael Bishop

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  6. 56.
    Ancient of Days
    by Michael Bishop

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  7. 57.
    Brittle Innings
    by Michael Bishop

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  8. 58.
    A Case of Conscience (Del Rey Impact)
    by James Blish

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  9. 59.
    Cities in Flight
    by James Blish

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  10. 60.
    The Seedling Stars
    by James Blish

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  11. 61.
    Titan (The Grand Tour)
    by Ben Bova

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  12. 64.
    The Kinsman Saga
    by Ben Bova

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  13. 65.
    The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions)
    by Ray Bradbury

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  14. 66.
    The Illustrated Man
    by Ray Bradbury

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  15. 67.
    Fahrenheit 451 (Ave Fenix)
    by Ray Bradbury

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  16. 68.
    The October Country
    by Ray Bradbury

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  17. 69.
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    by Ray Bradbury

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  18. 70.
    The Planet Savers/The Sword of Aldones
    by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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  19. 71.
    The Mists of Avalon
    by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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  20. 72.
    Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, Book 2)
    by David Brin

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  21. 73.
    The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, Book 3)
    by David Brin

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  22. 74.
    Brightness Reef (The Uplift Trilogy, Book 1)
    by David Brin

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  23. 75.
    The Postman (Bantam Classics)
    by David Brin

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  24. 76.
    Earth
    by David Brin

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  25. 77.
    Kiln People (The Kiln Books)
    by David Brin

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  26. 78.
    What Mad Universe
    by Fredric Brown

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  27. 79.
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    The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
    by Frederic Brown

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  28. 80.
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    Martians, Go Home
    by Fredric Brown

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  29. 81.
    Stand on Zanzibar
    by John Brunner

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  30. 82.
    The Jagged Orbit
    by John Brunner

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  31. 83.
    The Sheep Look Up
    by John Brunner

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  32. 84.
    The Shockwave Rider
    by John Brunner

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  33. 85.
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    The Crucible of Time
    by John Brunner

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  34. 86.
    A Clockwork Orange (Essential.penguin)
    by Anthony Burgess

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  35. 87.
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    Falling Free
    by Lois McMaster Bujold

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  36. 88.
    Borders of Infinity
    by Lois McMaster Bujold

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  37. 89.
    The Vor Game
    by Lois McMaster Bujold

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  38. 90.
    Barrayar
    by Lois McMaster Bujold

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  39. 91.
    Paladin of Souls
    by Lois McMaster Bujold

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  40. 92.
    Dawn (Xenogenesis)
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  41. 93.
    Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis)
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  42. 94.
    Imago (Book Three of the Xenogenesis Series)
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  43. 95.
    Wild Seed
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  44. 96.
    Parable of the Talents
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  45. 97.
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    Speech Sounds
    by Octavia Butler

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  46. 98.
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    Blood Child
    by Octavia E Butler

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  47. 99.
    A Princess of Mars (Penguin Classics)
    by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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  48. 100.
    Synners
    by Pat Cadigan

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