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Top 100 Sci-Fi Books

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Caves of Steel, The
by Asimov, Isaac

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION ASI		Publication Date:
1954



Xenocide
by Card, Orson Scott

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION CAR		Publication Date:
1991



Jurassic Park
by Crichton, Michael

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION CRI		Publication Date:
1990



Stainless Steel Rat, The
by Harrison, Harry

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION HAR		Publication Date:
1961



Citizen of the Galaxy
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION HEI		Publication Date:
1957



Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION HEI		Publication Date:
1966



Starship Troopers
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION HEI		Publication Date:
1959



Snow Crash
by Stephenson, Neal

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION STE		Publication Date:
1992



Fire Upon the Deep, A
by Vinge, Vernor

Call Number:
LEISURE FICTION VIN		Publication Date:
1991



Contact
by Sagan, Carl

Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION SAG		Publication Date:
1985



Cyberiad, The
by Lem, Stanislaw

Call Number:
PG7158 .L39 C9 1974		Publication Date:
1974



Solaris
by Lem, Stanislaw

Call Number:
PG7158.L39 S613 1987		Publication Date:
1961



20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Verne, Jules

Call Number:
PQ2469 .V4 E53		Publication Date:
1870



Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Verne, Jules

Call Number:
PQ2469 .V75 E5		Publication Date:
1864



Frankenstein
by Shelley, Mary

Call Number:
PR5397 .F7 2003		Publication Date:
1818



Invisible Man, the
by Wells, H. G.

Call Number:
PR5772 .S4 1950 		Publication Date:
1897



Time Machine, The
by Wells, H. G.

Call Number:
PR5774 .T5 1984		Publication Date:
1895



War of the Worlds, The
by Wells, H. G.

Call Number:
PR5774 .W3 1983		Publication Date:
1898



Childhood's End
by Clarke, Arthur C.

Call Number:
PR6005 .L3 C45 1990 / LEISURE FIC CLA		Publication Date:
1954



Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.

Call Number:
PR6005 .L36 F6		Publication Date:
1979



Rendezvous with Rama
by Clarke, Arthur C.

Call Number:
PR6005 .L36 R46 1973 / LEISURE FIC CLA		Publication Date:
1973



2001: A Space Odyessey
by Clarke, Arthur C.

Call Number:
PR6005.L36 A615 1993		Publication Date:
1968



Out of the Silent Planet
by Lewis, C.S.

Call Number:
PR6023 .E926 O54 2003		Publication Date:
1938



1984
by Orwell, George

Call Number:
PR6029.R8 N49		Publication Date:
1949



Clockwork Orange, A
by Burgess, Anthony

Call Number:
PR6052 .U638 C5 1986		Publication Date:
1962



Stand on Zanzibar
by Brunner, John

Call Number:
PR6052.R8 S8		Publication Date:
1969



Brave New World
by Huxley, Aldous

Call Number:
PR6105 .U9 B7		Publication Date:
1932



Handmaid's Tale, The
by Atwood, margaret

Call Number:
PR9199.3 .A48 H3 2006		Publication Date:
1985



Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
by Twain, Mark

Call Number:
PS1308 .A2 E57 1982		Publication Date:
1889



Fahrenheit 451
by Bradbury, Ray

Call Number:
PS3503 .R167 F3 2012 / LEISURE FIC BRA		Publication Date:
1954



Martian Chronicles, The
by Bradbury, Ray

Call Number:
PS3503 .R167 M3 1963		Publication Date:
1950



Princess of Mars, A
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Call Number:
PS3503 .U687 P6 1964		Publication Date:
1912



Puppet Masters, The
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
PS3515 .E288 A6 1965		Publication Date:
1951



Past Through Tomorrow, The
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
PS3515 .E288 P38 c.2		Publication Date:
1967



Stranger in a Strange Land
by Heinlein, Robert A.

Call Number:
PS3515 .E288 S88 2003 / LEISURE FIC HEI		Publication Date:
1961



End of Eternity, The
by Asimov, Isaac

Call Number:
PS3551 .S5 E53 2010 / LEISURE FIC ASI		Publication Date:
1955



Foundation
by Asimov, Isaac

Call Number:
PS3551 .S5 F59 2004 / LEISURE FIC ASI		Publication Date:
1951



Gods Themselves, The
by Asimov, Isaac

Call Number:
PS3551 .S5 G6		Publication Date:
1972



Blood Music
by Bear, Greg

Call Number:
PS3552 .E517 B58 1985		Publication Date:
1985



Andromeda Strain, The
by Crichton, Michael

Call Number:
PS3553 .R48 A5		Publication Date:
1969



Four Novels of the 1960s
by Anthology

Call Number:
PS3554 .I3 A6 2007



Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2007		Publication Date:
1968



Man in the High Castle, The
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2007		Publication Date:
1962



Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, The
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2007		Publication Date:
1964



UBIK
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2007		Publication Date:
1969



Scanner Darkly, A
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2008		Publication Date:
1977



VALIS
by Dick Philip K.

Call Number:
PS3554.I3 A6 2009		Publication Date:
1981



Dune
by Herbert,Frank

Call Number:
PS3558 .E63 D8		Publication Date:
1965



Flowers for Algernon
by Keyes, Daniel

Call Number:
PS3561 .E769 F68 1994		Publication Date:
1966



Dispossessed, The
by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Call Number:
PS3562 .E42 D5		Publication Date:
1974



Left hand of Darkness, The
by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Call Number:
PS3562 .E42 L4 2000 / LEISURE FIC LEG		Publication Date:
1969



Lathe of Heaven, The
by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Call Number:
PS3562.E42 L3 2001		Publication Date:
1971



Canticle for Leibowitz, A
by Miller, Walter M.

Call Number:
PS3563 .I544 C3 1961		Publication Date:
1959



Mote in God's Eye, The
by Niven & Pournelle

Call Number:
PS3564 .I9 M6		Publication Date:
1975



Sirens of Titan, The
by Vonnegut, Kurt

Call Number:
PS3572 .O5 A6 2012		Publication Date:
1959



Cat's Cradle
by Vonnegut, Kurt

Call Number:
PS3572 .O5 C3		Publication Date:
1963



Slaughterhouse Five
by Vonnegut, Kurt

Call Number:
PS3572 .O5 S6 1994		Publication Date:
1969



Doomsday Book
by Willis, Connie

Call Number:
PS3573.I45652 D66 1994		Publication Date:
1992



Lord of Light
by Zelazny, Roger

Call Number:
PS3576 .E43 L6		Publication Date:
1967



Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Adams, Douglas

Call Number:
PS6051 .D3352 H5 2004		Publication Date:
1979



Far Horizons
by Anthology

Call Number:
PS648 .S3 F37 1999



Stars My Destination, The
by Bester, Alfred

Call Number:
PS648.S3 A5142 2012		Publication Date:
1956



Forever War, The
by Haldeman, Joe

Call Number:
PS648.S3 F37 1999		Publication Date:
1974



Uplift War, The
by Brin, David

Call Number:
PS648.S3 F37 1999		Publication Date:
1987



Wrinkle in Time, A
by L'Engle, Madeleine

Call Number:
PZ7 .L5385 Wr 1962		Publication Date:
1962



Flatland
by Abbott, Edwin

Call Number:
QA699 .A13		Publication Date:
1884



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A statistical survey of sci-fi literary awards, noted critics and popular polls. To qualify a book has to be generally regarded as science fiction by credible sources and/or recognized as having historical significance to the development of the genre. For books that are part of a series (with some notable exceptions) only the first book in the series is listed.
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