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. 351.
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    The Wooden Star
    by William Tenn

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  2. 352.
    The Gate to Women's Country
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  3. 353.
    Grass
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  4. 354.
    Raising the Stones (Gollancz SF)
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  5. 355.
    Sideshow (Gollancz SF)
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  6. 356.
    Beauty (Millennium Fantasy Masterworks)
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  7. 357.
    A Plague of Angels (Gollancz SF)
    by Sheri S. Tepper

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  8. 358.
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    Crown of Stars
    by James Tiptree

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  9. 359.
    Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
    by James Jr. Tiptree

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  10. 360.
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    Up the Walls of the World
    by James Tiptree Jr.

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  11. 361.
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    Brightness Falls from the Air
    by James Tiptree Jr.

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  12. 362.
    The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition
    by J.R.R. Tolkien

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  13. 363.
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    The Long Loud Silence
    by Wilson Tucker

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  14. 364.
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    THE YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN
    by Wilson Tucker

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  15. 365.
    The Dragon Masters
    by Jack Vance

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  16. 366.
    The Dying Earth
    by Jack Vance

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  17. 367.
    The Languages of Pao
    by Jack Vance

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  18. 368.
    The World of Null-A
    by A. E. van Vogt

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  19. 369.
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    The Pawns of Null-A (Players)
    by A E Van Vogt

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  20. 370.
    Slan : A Novel
    by A. E. Van Vogt

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  21. 371.
    The Voyage of the Space Beagle
    by A. E. van Vogt

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  22. 372.
    The War Against the Rull
    by A. E. Van Vogt

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  23. 373.
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    Persistance of Vision
    by John Varley

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  24. 374.
    The Barbie Murders
    by John Varley

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  25. 375.
    The Ophiuchi Hotline (Sf Collector's)
    by John Varley

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  26. 376.
    Titan
    by John Varley

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  27. 377.
    Steel Beach
    by John Varley

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  28. 379.
    From Earth To The Moon
    by Jules Verne

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  29. 380.

  30. 381.
    Robur The Conqueror

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  31. 382.
    The Snow Queen
    by Joan D. Vinge

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  32. 383.
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    World's End, Volume 2 in The Snow Queen Cycle
    by Joan D. Vinge

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  33. 384.
    The Summer Queen
    by Joan D. Vinge

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  34. 385.
    A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought)
    by Vernor Vinge

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  35. 386.
    True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier
    by Vernor Vinge

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  36. 387.
    Across Realtime
    by Vernor Vinge

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  37. 388.
    A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)
    by Vernor Vinge

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  38. 389.
    The Sirens of Titan
    by Kurt Vonnegut

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  39. 390.
    Player Piano
    by Kurt Vonnegut

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  40. 391.
    Cat's Cradle
    by Kurt Vonnegut

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  41. 392.
    Slaughterhouse-Five
    by Kurt Vonnegut

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  42. 393.
    The Embedding
    by Ian Watson

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  43. 394.
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    The Very Slow Time Machine
    by Ian Watson

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  44. 395.
    The War of the Worlds (Modern Library Classics)
    by H. G. Wells

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  45. 396.
    The Time Machine
    by H.G. Wells

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  46. 397.
    The Invisible Man (Signet Classics)
    by H.G. Wells

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  47. 398.
    When the Sleeper Wakes (Modern Library Classics)
    by H.G. Wells

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  48. 399.
    The First Men in the Moon
    by H. G. Wells

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  49. 400.
    Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel
    by Kate Wilhelm

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