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Permutation City
1.  Permutation City by Greg Egan
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  "Classic Egan. Doesn't so much expand your mind as want to make it crawl out of your ears."
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
2.  The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson
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  "This is rarely mentioned compared to his more famous novel Snow Crash, but is by far the better book. A great story set against a backdrop of ubiquitous nanotechnology."
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Childhood's End
3.  Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "My first exposure to the notion of transcendence, and a good entertaining read."
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Ringworld
4.  Ringworld by Larry Niven
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  "The archetypal tour-of-the-really-big-thing book, this is a great introduction to the universe of Larry Niven."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
5.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  "The first of the trilogy, and the best. As a teenager I was able to recall the vast majority of this book verbatim. I may be a sad specimen, but the book is intelligent and amusing."
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The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds (Millennium SF Masterworks S No24
6.  The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds (Millennium SF Masterworks S No24 by H.G. Wells
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  "Now in one volume, Wells' classics are still engaging and inspiring."
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The Player Of Games (The Culture)
7.  The Player Of Games (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
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  "The most accesible of Banks' SF novels, this is a terrific introduction to the Culture universe. Space opera writ large."
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Protector
8.  Protector by Larry Niven
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  "Another Niven, this time presenting an interesting perspective on why we age."
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Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks)
9.  Blood Music (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Bear
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  "Another book on the subject of transcendence, this time via genetic engineering."
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