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The Sci-Fi Book Classics You Need to Read Before You Die
Popsugar ^ | 09/06/2014 | NICOLE NGUYEN

Posted on 09/12/2014 5:32:37 PM PDT by Fzob

Happy National Read a Book Day! Celebrate with these essential sci-fi classics. Space, dystopian futures, robots, technology, aliens . . . what is there not to love about science fiction, a genre that stretches the imagination and offers a glimpse into what lies in a galaxy and time far, far away? Now that you've indulged on the most compelling, classic epic fantasy series, it's time to switch gears. Onward, futurists!

We recruited our own POPSUGAR editors to help compile the ultimate list of geeky reads. And this week, we're showcasing the best sci-fi narratives, with all the traditional elements of the genre: artificial intelligence, travel to remote parts of the universe, futuristic gadgets, wormholes, apocalyptic political systems, and extraterrestrials.

This list of essential geek reads isn't complete — there are plenty of time-travel, tech, and graphic novel editions still to come. But in the meanwhile, take a look at our recommendations for science fiction stories every geek must know, and tell us which books you'd add to the list.


TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: books; fiction; literature; sciencefiction; scifi
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have all of those. In hard cover...


21 posted on 09/12/2014 5:43:53 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Fzob

22 posted on 09/12/2014 5:44:04 PM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Fzob

Alas, Babylon


23 posted on 09/12/2014 5:44:07 PM PDT by barbarianbabs
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To: freedumb2003
Real Science Fiction readers do NOT use the derisive and irritating term “Sci Fi.”

Never knew that. After 45 years of reading Science Fiction I never heard that before. Sounds a tad picky to me.

24 posted on 09/12/2014 5:44:13 PM PDT by Fzob (Jesus + anything = nothing, Jesus + nothing = everything)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Glory Road! By Heinlen.

At least one Heinlen novel needs to be on the list.

25 posted on 09/12/2014 5:45:11 PM PDT by Fzob (Jesus + anything = nothing, Jesus + nothing = everything)
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To: Fzob

John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The “John Carter” $250M+ movie actually was pretty good; Disney did not name it properly (should have been “A Princess of Mars”), and they did not market it at all. Bad Disney.


26 posted on 09/12/2014 5:45:29 PM PDT by twister881
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To: Fzob

“Ramona and Beezus” by Beverly Clearly.


27 posted on 09/12/2014 5:45:54 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Fzob

>>Never knew that. After 45 years of reading Science Fiction I never heard that before. Sounds a tad picky to me.<<

It was holy writ when I was growing up. I think either Campbell himself or the Good Doctor noted it.


28 posted on 09/12/2014 5:46:06 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
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To: Fzob

I have been a voracious read of Science Fiction since about the 4th grade. I must say that I really enjoyed “A Mote In God’s Eye.” It would make a great movie!. It was just fun!


29 posted on 09/12/2014 5:46:32 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Nachum

Great list, Nachum!


30 posted on 09/12/2014 5:46:54 PM PDT by twister881
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To: Fzob

Stranger in a Strange Land
Mote in God’s Eye


31 posted on 09/12/2014 5:47:46 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Brother Cracker

Great choice!

I forgot about that one.


32 posted on 09/12/2014 5:47:49 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
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To: barbarianbabs
Earth Abides

YES!

33 posted on 09/12/2014 5:47:50 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know")
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To: yarddog

The longstanding standard translation of ‘20,000 Leagues’ was revealed to be inaccurate and lazy. I just read a new translation by an Englishman who is a French expert. Excellent.


34 posted on 09/12/2014 5:48:28 PM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: BigEdLB

How about RUSTY’S SPACESHIP ? Never heard of Rufus, but it sounds like the same kind of thing. I lapped that stuff up in grade school. VENUS BOY, too. Even in my memory, that one seems maudlin, but I lapped it up!


35 posted on 09/12/2014 5:48:38 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Fzob

Very glad to see WOOL on that list. As soon as I read it, I thought it was an instant Science Fiction classic.


36 posted on 09/12/2014 5:48:58 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: Fzob

When I wuz a kid it was Heinlein all the time.


37 posted on 09/12/2014 5:50:24 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Fzob

“Stranger In A Strange Land”.


38 posted on 09/12/2014 5:51:20 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Fzob

M4L


39 posted on 09/12/2014 5:51:47 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (/s /s /s /s /s, my replies are "liberally" sprinkled with them behind every word and letter.!)
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To: Fzob
Lucifer's Hammer
Jurassic Park
The Stand
Link
On the Beach
40 posted on 09/12/2014 5:52:06 PM PDT by rintense
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