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. 101.
    Fools
    by Pat Cadigan

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  2. 102.
    Patterns
    by Pat Cadigan

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  3. 103.
    Mindplayers
    by Pat Cadigan

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  4. 104.
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    The Best of John W. Campbell
    by John W. Campbell

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  5. 105.
    R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics)
    by Karel Capek

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  6. 106.
    War with the Newts (European Classics)
    by Karel Capek

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  7. 107.
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    Krakatit
    by Karel Capek

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  8. 108.
    The Absolute At Large
    by Karel Capek

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  9. 109.
    Ender's Game
    by Orson Scott Card

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  10. 110.
    Speaker for the Dead (Ender, Book 2)
    by Orson Scott Card

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  11. 111.
    Xenocide (Ender, Book 3) (Ender Quartet)
    by Orson Scott Card

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  12. 113.
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    Memory of Earth: Homecoming, Volume 1
    by Orson Scott Card

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  13. 114.
    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
    by Michael Chabon

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  14. 115.
    The Yiddish Policemen's Union
    by Michael Chabon

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  15. 116.
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    Walk To End Of World
    by Suzy McKee Charnas

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  16. 117.
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    Motherlines
    by Suzy McKee Charnas

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  17. 118.
    Downbelow Station (20th Anniversary) (Daw Book Collectors)
    by C. J. Cherryh

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  18. 119.
    Childhood's End (Del Rey Impact)
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  19. 120.
    The City and the Stars
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  20. 121.
    Rendezvous With Rama
    by Arthur C Clarke

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  21. 122.
    The Fountains of Paradise
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  22. 123.
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  23. 124.
    Mission of Gravity
    by Hal Clement

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  24. 125.
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    Needle (also published as From Outer Space )
    by Hal Clement

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  25. 126.
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    ICEWORLD (Del Rey Books (Paperback))
    by Hal Clement

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  26. 127.
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    Iceworld
    by Hal Clement

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  27. 128.
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    The best of science fiction
    by Groff Conklin

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  28. 129.
    LEST DARKNESS FALL
    by L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP

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  29. 130.
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    The Complete Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea
    by L. Sprague De Camp and Fletcher Pratt

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  30. 131.
    Einstein Intersection
    by Samuel R. Delany

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  31. 132.
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    Babel-17
    by Samuel R. Delany

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  32. 133.
    Dhalgren
    by Samuel R. Delany

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  33. 134.
    Triton
    by Samuel R. Delany

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  34. 135.
    Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
    by Samuel R. Delany

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  35. 136.
    Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede
    by Bradley Denton

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  36. 137.
    The Man in the High Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
    by Philip K. Dick

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  38. 139.
    Ubik
    by Philip K. Dick

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  39. 140.
    Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
    by Philip K. Dick

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  40. 141.
    Valis
    by Philip K. Dick

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  41. 142.
    Three to Dorsai!: Three novels from the Childe cycle
    by Gordon R Dickson

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  42. 143.
    On Wings of Song
    by Thomas M. Disch

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  43. 144.
    Camp Concentration: A Novel
    by Thomas M. Disch

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    Getting into death and other stories
    by Thomas M Disch

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  45. 146.
    Permutation City
    by Greg Egan

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  46. 147.
    Dangerous Visions

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  47. 149.
    Deathbird Stories
    by Harlan Ellison

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  48. 150.
    Angry Candy
    by Harlan Ellison

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