My Ultimate Sci Fi List - draft 1

A Listmania! list by Midsummer Night (Muswell Hill, London)
 
The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution (Penguin Classics)
1.  The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells
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  "If HG Wells is the "Father of Science Fiction""
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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics) by Mary Shelley
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  "Mary Shelley is the mother"
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Metropolis -- Two Disc Special Edition [DVD]
3.  Metropolis -- Two Disc Special Edition [DVD] DVD ~ Brigitte Helm
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  "1930's - Metropolis hits the cinemas"
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PENGUIN BOOKS THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS JOHN WYNDHAM COMPLETE UNABRIDGED
4.  PENGUIN BOOKS THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS JOHN WYNDHAM COMPLETE UNABRIDGED 
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  "One for nightmares"
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
5.  Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
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  "If androids are near-human, do they dream?"
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Dune Boxed Mass Market Paperback Set #1
6.  Dune Boxed Mass Market Paperback Set #1 by Brian Herbert
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  "I had painful months of pocket-money saving to read the rest"
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The Phantom Tollbooth
7.  The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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  "My sister hated this, but I loved solving maths problems so it ended up on my childhood bookshelf instead"
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Jules Verne: Five Complete Novels
8.  Jules Verne: Five Complete Novels by Jules Verne
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  "I could not choose between "20,000 leagues" and "journey"..."
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Cascades - Fahrenheit 451
9.  Cascades - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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  "Imagine a world where you are force-fed "info-mation" on tv screens and books are burned as a disruptive influence"
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
10.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Back to apocalyptic with Orwell's vision of dystopia"
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Neverwhere - The Complete BBC Series [1996] [DVD]
11.  Neverwhere - The Complete BBC Series [1996] [DVD] 
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  "My first introduction to Gaiman, followed by a limited staged edition of Violent Cases"
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American Gods
12.  American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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  "This was hard to read, but also hard to put down"
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Dragonflight (The Dragon Books)
13.  Dragonflight (The Dragon Books) by Anne McCaffrey
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  "Science Fiction? Fantasy, surely! Keep reading ..."
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Literary Classics - Gramercy Books)
14.  The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Literary Classics - Gramercy Books) by Adams Douglas
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  "Sci Fi does have a lighter side too!"
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The Number of the Beast
15.  The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
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  "Not his most famous work, but something for a lighter touch"
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Ringworld
16.  Ringworld by Niven
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  "As I moved from maths to engineering, the concept in this was worth this novel alone"
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The High Crusade
17.  The High Crusade by Poul Anderson
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  "I prefer his fantasy (Midsummer, Ys series) but this is a fun read - if requiring a little suspension of disbelief!"
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The Fall of the Towers (Vintage)
18.  The Fall of the Towers (Vintage) by Samuel R. Delany
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  "One I wish my ex had not claimed as his copy (ignore the "review")"
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Eon
19.  Eon by Greg Bear
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  "Can't remember which one of the Greg Bear novels that caught my attention, but this is one I enjoyed"
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Plague Ship
20.  Plague Ship by Andre Norton
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  "Perhaps better known for her magic series, still worth a read (lot available on Gutenberg though as copyright not renewed after her death)"
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Syzygy
21.  Syzygy by Frederik Pohl
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  "My interest in Ecology growing, another book relating to disasters (sci fi does seem to fall into 3 categories)"
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Hawksbill Station (A Star book)
22.  Hawksbill Station (A Star book) by Robert Silverberg
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  "Got into Silverberg via his collaboration with Asimov on Positronic Man"
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Biography of a Space Tyrant - Refugee: Refugee v. 1
23.  Biography of a Space Tyrant - Refugee: Refugee v. 1 by Piers Anthony
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  "For a naive young thing, used to his gentler Xanth series, this was an eye-opener"
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2001: A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] [1968] [US Import]
24.  2001: A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] [1968] [US Import] DVD ~ Keir Dullea
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  "Almost missed this! How can you forget that iconic stone?"
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Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) [DVD]
25.  Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) [DVD] DVD ~ Natalya Bondarchuk
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  "If you have to go, this is the way to face it..."
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