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Science Fiction: The best of the rest
A Listmania! list by B. Thompson "Purple Nadir" (Praha 2, Czechomoravska)
The list author says: "By now you've read the modern sci-fi canon: The Dune series, the Ender series, The Foundation series, 1984, anything by Heinlein or Bradbury, Asimov's robot tales, etc..etc... We'll, what's next? What is the best of the rest (well, maybe not the best but my favorites)? These are books that have opened up my mind and expanded my imagination."

Gateway (Heechee Saga)

1. Gateway (Heechee Saga) by Frederik Pohl

The list author says:
	"Adventure SciFi done the right way. Pohl's "man plus' and 'jem' are also good."

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The World at the End of Time

2. The World at the End of Time by Frederik Pohl

The list author says:
	"big BIG scifi, creatures that live in suns, human colonists, what's left after the universe expands..."

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Childhood's End

3. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

The list author says:
	"Big, important scifi that left me in a purple nadir. Read something upbeat after this."

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4. City and Stars by Arthur C. Clarke

The list author says:
	"Wow, super far future sci fi at it's best."

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The End of Eternity

5. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

The list author says:
	"THE best time travel story of all time."

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The Forever War

6. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

The list author says:
	"What more can be said about this masterpiece?"

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A Deepness in the Sky

7. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge

The list author says:
	"Excellent alien anthropolgy and human suspense mixed with hard science fantasy. Vinge's best."

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A Fire Upon the Deep (GollanczF.)

8. A Fire Upon the Deep (GollanczF.) by Vernor Vinge

The list author says:
	"Also excellent alien anthropolgy and human suspense mixed with hard science fantasy. Vinge's 2nd best."

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The Ghost Brigades

9. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

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10. Old Man's War by John Scalzi

The list author says:
	"This is why I read scifi."

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Mindbridge (Gollancz SF collector's edition)

11. Mindbridge (Gollancz SF collector's edition) by Joe Haldeman

The list author says:
	"A slightly forgotten but very important work."

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12. Marrow by Robert Reed

The list author says:
	"I can't believe this gets such bad reviews?? For me, the idea of a planet sized spaceship filled with millions of varieties of aliens crashing through the galaxy is the reason why I read scifi. To be fair though, I did read several of the short stories surrounding this piece 1st so I had a skewered perspective."

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The Well of Stars

13. The Well of Stars by Robert Reed

The list author says:
	"The sequel to Marrow, also badly reviewed?? Are you kidding me people, how can I enjoy a book this much and others hate it so much. A perfect example of use Amazon as a soft guide but read whatever the freak you may find interesting."

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The Walls of the Universe

14. The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko

The list author says:
	"I love escapist sci fi sometimes but only if it's quality like this is. Mr Melko is on his way up."

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Major Ingredients

15. Major Ingredients by Eric Frank Russell

The list author says:
	"Ugh, I LOVE Russells work, he is so upbeat about humanity when most of the time I am so pessimistic. Its refreshing to read."

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Sailing To Byzantium

16. Sailing To Byzantium by Robert Silverberg

The list author says:
	"As a historian, anthropologist and scifi lover, not to mention a guy, Sailing to Byzantium is my favorite 'wetdream scifi'."

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17. Titan (Gaea) by John Varley

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The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind

18. The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card

The list author says:
	"Each of these books trumps the one before, dont let people tell you to stop adter speaker, xeno and children are where the really big ideas are at."

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The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

19. The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction by Gardner R. Dozois

The list author says:
	"This whole series is great. Thanks Mr Dozois."

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20. Way Station by Clifford D. Simak

The list author says:
	"Loved this story of aliens and alien friendship. Some of his other stuff is worth checking out as well."

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Revelation Space

21. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

The list author says:
	"The best of the new breed of big universe building brit sci fi."

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Worlds Imagined: 14 Short Science Fiction

22. Worlds Imagined: 14 Short Science Fiction by Robert Silverberg

The list author says:
	"Each of these stories is a hit by some of the best in the biz. My favorite, hard to choose one, was Second Game."

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23. Ringworld by Larry Niven

The list author says:
	"Great Hard sci-fi that allows the readers who like the story to follow it through many books and stories."

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24. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

The list author says:
	"If I had to pick one post-apocalyptic book where humans have to recreate the tech tree, this would be the book."

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Manhattan Transfer

25. Manhattan Transfer by John E. Stith

The list author says:
	"Not the best sci-fi but awesome adventure sci-fi."

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Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, Book 1)

26. Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, Book 1) by David Brin

The list author says:
	"This whole series is in my opinion overrated, but I did enjoy it and would recommend it."

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The Android's Dream

27. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi

The list author says:
	"Clever and witty. I loved the computer personality/character."

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Interstellar Pig

28. Interstellar Pig by William Sleator

The list author says:
	"Get any book by W. Sleator for your niece or nephew and get them hooked on sci-fi."

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29. Glory Road by Robert Heinlein

The list author says:
	"Excellent sci fi fantasy."

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30. Starborne by Robert Silverberg

The list author says:
	"Planet visiting adventure sci fi by a master. My thoughts for the months following the reading of this book kept drifting on an interstellar voyage."

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The World Inside

31. The World Inside by Robert Silverberg

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Galaxy, Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction

32. Galaxy, Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction by Frederik Pohl

The list author says:
	"If you can find this book, it has an amzing collection from the masters."

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33. House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds

The list author says:
	"BIG BIG BIG idea sci-fi."

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Mission to the Stars (Timescape Books)

34. Mission to the Stars (Timescape Books) by A. E. Van Vogt

The list author says:
	"Get to the point sci fi with adventure, intrigue and sciece from the golden age. Some authors should stop writing 1000 page books (ahem Mr Hamilton) and others like Van Vogt we can only dream that he did."

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Planets of Adventure

35. Planets of Adventure by Murray Leinster

The list author says:
	"'Combat team' is one of my all time favorites."

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A World Out of Time

36. A World Out of Time by Larry Niven

The list author says:
	"My favorite Niven. Corpsicles brought back to life for slave labor, not exactly what they signed up for when they were frozen."

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Altered Carbon: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel (Takeshi Kovacs Novels)

37. Altered Carbon: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel (Takeshi Kovacs Novels) by Richard K. Morgan

The list author says:
	"Brutal and cold blooded, but interesting and a good read. I couldnt stomach the follow ups though."

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The Fall of Hyperion

38. The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

The list author says:
	"A solid follow up, just seeing the cover picture brings back all of the dark eeriness that Simmons plants in your 'ead."

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39. Hyperion by Dan Simmons

The list author says:
	"Worthy of its Hugo."

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Dawn (Xenogenesis, Bk. 1)

40. Dawn (Xenogenesis, Bk. 1) by Octavia E. Butler

The list author says:
	"A different look at the alien capture story. Please remeber that this book is a story of an authors imagination and in no way does she trumpet destroying humanity. Come on people."

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The World at the End of Time

City and Stars

A Deepness in the Sky

A Fire Upon the Deep (GollanczF.)

Old Man's War

Mindbridge (Gollancz SF collector's edition)

Marrow

The Well of Stars

The Walls of the Universe

Sailing To Byzantium

Way Station

Revelation Space

Worlds Imagined: 14 Short Science Fiction

Starborne

Galaxy, Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction

House of Suns

Mission to the Stars (Timescape Books)

A World Out of Time

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The Well of Stars forum 3rd book?	1	Apr 4, 2013
The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind forum Trying to remeber the title and author of a book.	0	Jun 30, 2012
Old Man's War forum Scalzi and Heinlein	2	Jun 18, 2012
The Forever War forum Trying to find a book	1	Jun 5, 2012
The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind forum Orson Scott Card is a religious wingnut	3	Mar 27, 2012
Old Man's War forum Who did the cover art?	1	Mar 20, 2012
Childhood's End forum Looking for scifi book	0	Mar 20, 2012
Major Ingredients forum Major Ingredients by Eric Frank Russell	1	Jan 9, 2012
The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind forum Order to read Ender's Game Series	1	Jan 8, 2011
The End of Eternity forum WHY? WHY?	0	Sep 1, 2010
A Deepness in the Sky forum Read A Deepness in the Sky first?	3	Apr 27, 2010
Childhood's End forum Looking for Title or Author of Scifi book	1	Feb 21, 2010

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	B. Thompson "Purple Nadir" (Praha 2, Czechomoravska)

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