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The Royalty of Science Fiction
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (S.F. Masterworks)The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (S.F. Masterworks) by Robert A. Heinlein
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The greatest SF revolution and the most lovable computer, ever
Stranger in a Strange LandStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
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Satire of the highest order, complex reading of the zeitgeist
DuneDune by Frank Herbert
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Ecology, Politics, & Religion - an explosive mix
Starship TroopersStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
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Possibly his most controversial book
Time Enough for LoveTime Enough for Love by Robert A Heinlein
The capstone of the Future History Series
DavyDavy by Edgar Pangborn
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Tom Jones of the future. Guaranteed to raise a tear or two.
A Canticle for LeibowitzA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
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Post-Apocalypse religion of the highest order
More Than Human (S.F. Masterworks)More Than Human (S.F. Masterworks) by Theodore Sturgeon
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The most lovable idiot you'll ever meet
Flowers For Algernon (S.F. Masterworks)Flowers For Algernon (S.F. Masterworks) by Daniel Keyes
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When beating a rat is greatest accomplishment you can do
Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks)Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks) by George.R. Stewart
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The best and one of the first post-apocalypse books
The Martian Chronicles (Voyager Classics)The Martian Chronicles (Voyager Classics) by Ray Bradbury
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Poetry amongst the rockets
Lord of Light (S.F. Masterworks)Lord of Light (S.F. Masterworks) by Roger Zelazny
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The gods come to life
Nova (S.F. Masterworks)Nova (S.F. Masterworks) by Samuel R. Delany
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The absolute best of the space-operas
The Mists of Avalon (Mists of Avalon 1)The Mists of Avalon (Mists of Avalon 1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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A very different look at the Arthurian legend
CyteenCyteen by C. J. Cherryh
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Complex politics, philosophy, and clones
StardanceStardance by Spide Robinson
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This one will tear your heart out
Ender's Game (The Ender saga)Ender's Game (The Ender saga) by Orson Scott Card
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Child genius forced to be a soldier
The DispossessedThe Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
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One of the best utopian works
Doomsday BookDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
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Time travel, morality, and plagues
Double StarDouble Star by Robert Heinlein
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An actor as political leader?!
The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The best high fantasy, period.
The Man in the High Castle (Essential Penguin)The Man in the High Castle (Essential Penguin) by Philip K. Dick
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The best of the alternate time line stories
The Weapon Shops of IsherThe Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt
The master of the re-complicated story at his best
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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The best of the dystopian works
Against the Fall of NightAgainst the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke
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The very, very far future