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This is a recommended list of classic imaginative fiction for anyone wanting to explore where these genres came from. The books are in no particular order.
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Frankenstein
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3.89 avg rating — 1,798,187 ratings
score: 391,
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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score: 300,
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The Illustrated Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
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4.29 avg rating — 1,592,237 ratings
score: 297,
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Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 586,838 ratings
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The Night Land
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3.48 avg rating — 1,868 ratings
score: 195,
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
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3.73 avg rating — 132,985 ratings
score: 194,
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A Voyage to Arcturus
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3.54 avg rating — 3,881 ratings
score: 192,
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Star Maker
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3.91 avg rating — 9,237 ratings
score: 190,
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The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4-6)
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4.12 avg rating — 9,437 ratings
score: 180,
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Fahrenheit 451
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3.97 avg rating — 2,761,145 ratings
score: 173,
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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
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3.81 avg rating — 60,022 ratings
score: 170,
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The Lord of the Rings
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4.54 avg rating — 721,947 ratings
score: 167,
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The Time Machine
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3.89 avg rating — 557,402 ratings
score: 160,
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The Green Gods
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3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 97,
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The Fountains of Paradise
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3.95 avg rating — 31,435 ratings
score: 94,
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The Persistence of Vision
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4.13 avg rating — 2,260 ratings
score: 91,
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We
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3.88 avg rating — 109,709 ratings
score: 90,
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I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
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4.21 avg rating — 373,408 ratings
score: 89,
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Imperial Earth
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3.74 avg rating — 7,007 ratings
score: 88,
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The Worm Ouroboros
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3.70 avg rating — 5,053 ratings
score: 87,
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More Than Human
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3.94 avg rating — 19,290 ratings
score: 86,
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Starship
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3.88 avg rating — 7,503 ratings
score: 85,
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The Big Jump
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3.38 avg rating — 234 ratings
score: 84,
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The Metamorphosis
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3.90 avg rating — 1,370,522 ratings
score: 83,
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Earthlight
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3.73 avg rating — 3,914 ratings
score: 81,
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City
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4.08 avg rating — 18,839 ratings
score: 80,
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Ringworld
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3.94 avg rating — 127,780 ratings
score: 79,
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Titan
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3.94 avg rating — 9,352 ratings
score: 78,
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The Puppet Masters
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3.89 avg rating — 33,953 ratings
score: 77,
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 181,255 ratings
score: 75,
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Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 47,046 ratings
score: 73,
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Orn (Of Man and Manta, #2)
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3.49 avg rating — 1,084 ratings
score: 71,
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Second Foundation
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4.27 avg rating — 199,748 ratings
score: 70,
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
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4.22 avg rating — 222,767 ratings
score: 69,
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Childhood's End
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4.12 avg rating — 171,382 ratings
score: 68,
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
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4.18 avg rating — 332,708 ratings
score: 67,
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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4.15 avg rating — 137,666 ratings
score: 65,
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