Favourite hard SF novels

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Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
1.  Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Frederik Pohl
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  "First and best novel in the 6 part heechee series."
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The Mote in God's Eye (Orbit Books)
2.  The Mote in God's Eye (Orbit Books) by Larry Niven
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  "claasic novel of first contact between humans and the moties"
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Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.)
3.  Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.) by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "One of Clarke's best, read it in one sitting, gripping enigmatic read."
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Tau Zero (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
4.  Tau Zero (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Poul Anderson
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  "Great hard sf novel encompassing billions of years timespan"
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The War of the Worlds
5.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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  "Late Victorian classic tale of Alien invasion from mars."
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The Time Ships
6.  The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
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  "Great homage and sequel to Well's classic time machine."
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The Forge of God
7.  The Forge of God by Greg Bear
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  "Rivetting novel of Earth's destruction at the hand of aliens"
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Darwin's Radio
8.  Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
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  "Evolutionary tale of the future, about prejudice and fear"
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The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
9.  The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Joe Haldeman
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  "Best SF future war novel ever written.  Antithesis of heinlein's Starship Troopers"
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Mindbridge (Orbit Books)
10.  Mindbridge (Orbit Books) by Joe Haldeman
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  "Excellent gritty novel about teleportation and contact with aliens"
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Foundation and Empire (Book Two of The Foundation Series)
11.  Foundation and Empire (Book Two of The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
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  "2nd of Asimov's original 3 part trilogy.  All 3 recommended."
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The Complete Robot (Robot Series)
12.  The Complete Robot (Robot Series) by Isaac Asimov
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  "Great innovative, logical and compelling stories."
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn Trilogy)
13.  The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn Trilogy) by Peter F. Hamilton
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  "first of the "Nights dawn " trilogy. combines hard SF and Horror very well."
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Orbitsville
14.  Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
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  "Great description of a Dyson sphere."
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Xeelee: An Omnibus: Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring
15.  Xeelee: An Omnibus: Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring 
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  "collected novels of the xeelee series.  Great Hard SF series."
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Eon (S.F. Masterworks)
16.  Eon (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Bear
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  "Classic novel of infinite time and space and alternate realities"
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Omnibus: "Space Machine" and "Dream of Wessex" No1 (Earthlight)
17.  Omnibus: "Space Machine" and "Dream of Wessex" No1 (Earthlight) by Christopher Priest
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  ""The Space machine" is a great homage to Well's classic Time machine"
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Ringworld (Sf Masterworks)
18.  Ringworld (Sf Masterworks) by Larry Niven
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  "Classic novel now part of a sequence of stories set in "Ringworld""
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Cities In Flight (S.F. Masterworks)
19.  Cities In Flight (S.F. Masterworks) by James Blish
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  "Epic grand scale by British SF author, Social, scientific, political and economic"
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The Seedling Stars (Gollancz S.F.)
20.  The Seedling Stars (Gollancz S.F.) by James Blish
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  "conceptual breakthrough stories about the adaptation of man to colonise the stars"
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Solaris
21.  Solaris by Lem Stanislaw
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  "Classic and many layered novel about the limits of human knowledge"
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Quarantine
22.  Quarantine by Greg Egan
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  "excellent novel concerning quantum interpretation, quantum suicide and the many worlds hypothesis"
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Luminous
23.  Luminous by Greg Egan
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  "Egan is streets ahead of the pack with this collection of hard SF stories, covering philosophy, virtual reality, molecular biology, prejudice and political scheming."
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