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A Listmania! list by John Martin Furseth "jmf" (Norway)
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Rendezvous with Rama
1.  Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "A compelling introduction that leads to a most mind-boggling book series-highly readable SF packed with action sequences, softness and hardcore SF. Compelling reading during the whole series of books."
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3001: The Final Odyssey
2.  3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "Depicting a future perspective based  on extrapolating todays science. Maybe also a kind of "poor" ending to the puzzle starting with 2001. Didn't get me off my seat until 2061and 3001."
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The Light of Other Days
3.  The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "Far-out SF from a technological perspective but a compelling idea, leading to a perspective of the endless flow of time"
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Origin (Manifold)
4.  Origin (Manifold) by Stephen Baxter
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  "The book series is playing with time/space and if pallell universes in a really huge scale combined with good personal stories is your thing, you should really try this one. Really hardcore SF."
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Darwin's Radio
5.  Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
The list author says:
  "3 stories over time interwoven by strands of DNA that give us a glimpse of the potentially huge aspects of of genetics and a possible Grand Design of all living things."
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The Taking
6.  The Taking by Dean Koontz
The list author says:
  "A chilling and truly Sphen King-like psychotic nightmare but truly excellent written story with some ideas origining from the Bible."
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Saucer
7.  Saucer by Stephen Coonts
The list author says:
  "An exciting fast-paced action packed "easy read" book. Not very hard-core SF but an entertaining read about an UFO found embedded in a desert rock.."
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Eon (S.F. Masterworks)
8.  Eon (S.F. Masterworks) by Greg Bear
The list author says:
  "Starting real and getting real virtual reality as a time/space phenomenon  within "the stone" found above earth is explored. Resemblance with Rama but developed from a human future perspective."
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Dead Lines
9.  Dead Lines by Greg Bear
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  "I'm not sure here because it's a kind of sick story about phantoms and afterlife that are awakened by an invention that utilize twilight zone bandwith (really thin) but telling an interesting story."
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