 | Brass Man by Neal Asher
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £2.95 An all round brilliant SF. It has a great plot, great characters, and the book, more importantly, is a good read. It is about an ancient evil which aims to destroy everything. Highly recommended!
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 | The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Buy new: £0.57 / Used from: £0.58 One of the best known SF books there is, and for good reason. This is one of the best SF books!
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 | The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks) by Cordwainer Smith
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.95 The most imaginative SF book! This book is unrivalled for its unpredictability, and its originality!
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 | Nova (S.F. Masterworks) by Samuel R. Delany
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £1.45 A simple plot written masterfully. It is epic and exiting throughout, and is probably this authors best!
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 | The Complete Roderick (S.F. Masterworks) by John Sladek
Buy new: £6.39 / Used from: £2.30 A classic comedy SF, but much, much more. It is moving, and you grow tolove the characters in this masterpiece.
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 | Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £1.00 This is one of the best SF books for depth of plot and characters, and complexity!
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 | Tau Zero (S.F. Masterworks) by Poul Anderson
Buy new: £2.36 / Used from: £2.26 This is one of the best SF books of all time. It is brilliantly written, and is arguably the best book on this list (the list isn't in an order) and is a definite classic!
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 | The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Buy new: £2.67 / Used from: £3.24 Isaac Asimov's best SF book, which is about a scientists creation which could cause the sun to explode! It is epic and gripping SF at its best.
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 | The Voyage of the Sable Keech by Neal Asher
Buy used from: £6.47 Another great Neal Asher SF, which like a lot of his books, has enough imagination and skillfull writing to satisfy anyone.
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 | Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.00 A brilliant, witty SF which has a brilliant, in-depth plot. The characters are also great, and in-depth.
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 | The Skinner by Neal Asher
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £2.50 Although there are already two Neal Asher books on this list i have to include another. Neal Asher delivers a good read in most of his books, and this is also one of his best, especially for plot!
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 | The Lathe Of Heaven (S.F. Masterworks) by Ursula Le Guin
Buy new: £2.69 / Used from: £3.28 A man desperately drugs himself to avoid sleep because his dreams become reality. A doctor takes advantage of this to make his dreams become reality. This is a great overall SF book, and a must read!
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 | Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Probably Greg Bear's best book, which keeps you in suspense throughout. It is an SF masterpiece. It has a great plot and great characters!
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 | The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code (Gollancz S.F.) by Robert Rankin
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £4.50 This is by far the funniest SF book there is! I recommend having a look at all of his books as there all hilarious!
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 | Star Maker (S.F. Masterworks) by Olaf Stapledon
Buy new: £2.45 / Used from: £2.35 A classic, powerful SF book by an influential SF author. This is probably the authors best, and is a must read!
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 | Hominids by Sawyer
Buy new: £4.03 / Used from: £0.20 A funny tale, about a Neanderthal physicist from an alternate reality, which ends in our universe!
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 | The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn Trilogy) by Peter F. Hamilton
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.94 A brilliant SF where the human race begins to exploit its full potential!
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 | Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Buy new: £4.01 / Used from: £2.49 One of the best SF, which is about a membrane that is folded around the earth that slows the time rate. This means the sun is nearing the end of its life span, which will mean the end of the world!
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 | Fire Upon the Deep (Gollancz S.F.) by Vernor Vinge
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £2.95 One of the best books, by one of the best SF authors. This book is very imaginative, with a large variety of unique things, with great characters and a great plot!
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 | A Deepness In The Sky by Vernor Vinge
Buy used from: £6.61 Another Vernor Vinge book, which is also brilliant. It is arguably his second best to A Fire Upon The Deep, but it is still brilliant. Vernor Vinge is arguably the best overall SF writer!
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 | Blindsight by Peter Watts
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £16.95 A brilliant, not so well known SF book, which will hold you in suspense throughout. It is crammed with mystery, and is one of the best reads on this list. Highly recommended!
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 | The Forever War (S.F. Masterworks) by Joe Haldeman
Buy new: £2.36 / Used from: £1.50 Some say its a classic, some say its not. But almost everyone agrees it is a great SF book, and this is one of the best SF books, and war books, that there is!
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 | Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.) by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: £3.01 / Used from: £1.50 Be prepared to explore the unknown in this brilliant, captivating SF book!
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 | Flowers For Algernon (S.F. Masterworks) by Daniel Keyes
Buy new: £2.46 / Used from: £1.95 This is one of the best, if not the best, human experimentation SF ever written!
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 | Timescape (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Benford
Buy new: £1.12 / Used from: £0.73 A scientist is being sent messages from scientists of the future, to try and change the tragic course of history!
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