Inspiring SF novels

A Listmania! list by Mr. R. Lamont Abrams "Looking from Zanzibar" (UK)
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Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
1.  Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Frederik Pohl
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  "In converging story lines Fred Pohl writes a book that is, in it's last half, un-putdownable."
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Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga)
2.  Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga) by Frederik Pohl
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  "Takes the Gateway millieu and pushes it. You think 'Gateway' is good?"
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PROTECTOR
3.  PROTECTOR by Larry Niven
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  "A book that brought home to me how big the universe is"
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Lord Of Light (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
4.  Lord Of Light (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Roger Zelazny
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  "One for anyone that thinks SF is just starships and aliens"
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In the Hall of the Martian Kings
5.  In the Hall of the Martian Kings by John Varley
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  "Two of these shorts have been turned into films. Read and find out why John Varley is such a good writer"
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Across Realtime
6.  Across Realtime by Vernor Vinge
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  "Two books in one about a future that a lot of us will live through."
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The Era of Rapprochement: 40,000 in Gehenna (Daw Science Fiction)
7.  The Era of Rapprochement: 40,000 in Gehenna (Daw Science Fiction) by C.J. Cherryh
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  "A classic on human-alien interaction. Slow and intricate, I can read it again and again"
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Startide Rising (Uplift)
8.  Startide Rising (Uplift) by David Brin
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  "A great book, relentlessly optimistic and hugely enjoyable thereby."
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Black Easter
9.  Black Easter by James Blish
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  "Not strictly SF but deeply wonderful nonetheless. The best novel he wrote."
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Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks)
10.  Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Bear
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  "One to scare the pants off you if you understand what's going on."
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In the Ocean of Night (Galactic Center)
11.  In the Ocean of Night (Galactic Center) by Gregory Benford
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  "Benford went on to write 5 sequels to this book but this is the best. Tackles 'alien-ness' in a way no-one else does."
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The Dispossessed (Perennial Classics)
12.  The Dispossessed (Perennial Classics) by Ursula K. Le Guin
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  "I don't know why I like this book so much. There aren't any aliens and there's no big science. Must be because it's such a good read!"
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