Science-fiction novels worth reading

A Listmania! list by Jeremy Daw (Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom)
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Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics)
1.  Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Ray Bradbury
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  "Bradbury's distopian masterpiece.  A bit dated now, but still has the power to imprint itself on your memory."
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Revelation Space
2.  Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
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  "Proper hard sci-fi.  Some jaw-dropping spectacle and very clever ideas."
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The Game-Players of Titan (Voyager Classics)
3.  The Game-Players of Titan (Voyager Classics) by Philip K. Dick
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  "Typical mix of paranoia and invention from Dick.  Very readable, though, with a killer opening line."
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Girlfriend in a Coma
4.  Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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  "There'll be people who'll say that this isn't science-fiction, but they'd be wrong.  Very memorable stuff."
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The War of the Worlds
5.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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  "Seminal work that really is worth reading.  Pretty much every alien invasion flick of the last few years owes its existence to this book."
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