SF Works Of Insane Genius

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The Ophiuchi Hotline (Gollancz S.F.)
1.  The Ophiuchi Hotline (Gollancz S.F.) by John Varley
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  "A truly visionary masterpiece bursting with inventiveness. The 70's progenitor of the cyberpunk genre."
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Singularity Sky
2.  Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
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  "Modern space-opera-pulp SF full of great ideas. Hugely enjoyable."
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The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
3.  The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Joe Haldeman
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  "Stunning SF tackling futuristic space warfare, relativity, sexuality and social dynamics."
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The Shockwave Rider
4.  The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
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  "Classic very-near-future SF that made uncannily accurate predictions about impact of technoogy on society."
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Neuromancer
5.  Neuromancer by William Gibson
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  "Visionary, gritty novel fusing SF and detective genres with the computer age. A modern classic."
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Altered Carbon (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
6.  Altered Carbon (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Richard Morgan
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  "Up-to-the-minute instant classic novel following in the footsteps of Varley and Gibson."
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (New English Library Science Fiction)
7.  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (New English Library Science Fiction) by Robert A. Heinlein
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  "SF.Arguably the best novel from one of the greats of speculative  Thought provoking and enjoyable survivalist novel."
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Dune
8.  Dune by Frank Herbert
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  "Hugely influential SF masterpiece tackling genetics, evolution, politics, the whole gamut."
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I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks)
9.  I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks) by Richard Matheson
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  "Legendary novel that blurs the genres of post-apocalyptic, survivalist, horror and hard SF."
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The War of the Worlds
10.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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  "SF pretty much began with this transcendent classic."
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