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Classics
 Books that are seen as influential classics within the genre. These books should have been published around 1980 and earlier. 
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Le grand livre de Mars by Leigh Brackett

Le grand livre de Mars

Leigh Brackett

548 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction
Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

226 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

The End of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

255 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

9 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Solaris by Stanisław Lem

Solaris

Stanisław Lem

338 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

259 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Rite de passage by Alexei Panshin

Rite de passage

Alexei Panshin

268 pages • first pub 1968 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous slow-paced
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

258 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
The Coming of the Terrans by Leigh Brackett

The Coming of the Terrans

Leigh Brackett

157 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection, #1) by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection, #1)

H.G. Wells

6 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 1898 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced