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Science Fiction Books To Read In Your Lifetime
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Anya Personally
Science fiction books explore futuristic or speculative concepts, often involving advanced technology, space exploration, or alternate realities.
A sprawling epic set in a distant future, exploring themes of politics, religion, and environmentalism.
Dune: 50th anniversary edition
Set in a future world of biotechnology and environmental collapse, it delves into issues of genetic engineering
The Windup Girl: Winner of Five Major SF Awards
A fast-paced cyberpunk novel that mixes hacking, virtual reality, and linguistics.
Snow Crash
The first book in the Hyperion Cantos series, it weaves together the stories of seven pilgrims on a quest
Hyperion: Amazon.co.uk: Simmons, Dan
The first book in the Foundation series, exploring the rise and fall of a galactic empire through the lens of psychohistory.
Foundation: The greatest science fiction series of all time ...
A humorous and absurd space adventure that pokes fun at science fiction tropes.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 1/5
A space opera series that begins with "Leviathan Wakes," known for its complex characters and interstellar conflict.
Expanse Series.co.uk
Part of the Hainish Cycle, it delves into themes of gender and politics on a world with an androgynous society.
The Left Hand Of Darkness
A pioneering work in the cyberpunk subgenre, known for its influence on the depiction of virtual reality and hacking.
Neuromancer - Gibson, William
A dystopian classic that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, and the nature of reality.
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four: Amazon.co.uk: Orwell, George
A vision of a future society driven by consumerism, genetic engineering, and social control.
Brave New World: Vintage (Vintage classics)
A Chinese science fiction novel that explores first contact with an alien civilization.
The Three-Body Problem: Cixin Liu: 1
