The Best SF On Any Planet

A Listmania! list by binro_the_heretic "Prydonian Chapter"
 
The Sheep Look Up
1.  The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
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  "Greatest SF novel of all time? Certainly the scariest and the most relevant.... Also check out Stand on Zanzibar by the same author..."
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The Sparrow
2.  The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
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  "Jesuits in Spaaaaace!!!!"
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Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks)
3.  Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Bear
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  "Seriously wierd. Like a David Cronenberg movie..."
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A Scanner Darkly (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
4.  A Scanner Darkly (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
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  "Phil Dick's autobiography. Could fill this list entirely with Horselover Fat's books: look out for Solar Lottery, Martian Time Slip, Dr Bloodmoney, Ubik, Eye In The Sky, Do Andriods..., VALIS as well"
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City
5.  City by Clifford D. Simak
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  "Man is the anti-Dog. Did he ever really exist? Or is he just a myth?"
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Brave New World
6.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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  "Lies too much in the shadow of 1984 and Farenheit 451. It's better than both."
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The War of the Worlds
7.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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  "The original and still the greatest alien invasion story ever told"
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The Kraken Wakes
8.  The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
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  "The second greatest alien invasion story ever told"
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Inverted World and Fugue for a Darkening Island : OMNIBUS 2
9.  Inverted World and Fugue for a Darkening Island : OMNIBUS 2 by Christopher Priest
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  "Christopher Priest is the best SF writer living today: also try The Prestige, The Affirmation, The Extremes and The Separation"
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
10.  The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams
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  "This needs no introduction, I hope!"
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The Martian Chronicles (Flamingo Modern Classic)
11.  The Martian Chronicles (Flamingo Modern Classic) by Ray Bradbury
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  "Nor should this! Bradbury at his peak."
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The Child Garden (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
12.  The Child Garden (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Geoff Ryman
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Snow Crash
13.  Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
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  "The only "cyberpunk" novel I've ever been able to stomach."
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Anti-Ice
14.  Anti-Ice by Stephen Baxter
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  "One of Baxter's less well-know novels, this is a superb alternate history novel and, like the (equally superb) "The Time Ships", a beautiful love letter to H. G. Wells"
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A Nomad of the Time Streams (Tale of the Eternal Champion S.)
15.  A Nomad of the Time Streams (Tale of the Eternal Champion S.) by Michael Moorcock
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Inversions
16.  Inversions by Iain M. Banks
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  "This terrific novel from Iain Menzies Banks doesn't get the respect it deserves - every bit as good as any of his Culture novels"
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The Caves of Steel (Robot Series)
17.  The Caves of Steel (Robot Series) by Isaac Asimov
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Fallen Dragon
18.  Fallen Dragon by Peter F Hamilton
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A Million Open Doors
19.  A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
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The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
20.  The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Joe Haldeman
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