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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 1416 times as sf)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,600,254 ratings — published 1965
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 993 times as sf)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,462,434 ratings — published 1985
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 970 times as sf)
avg rating 4.17 — 589,051 ratings — published 1951
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 953 times as sf)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,993,368 ratings — published 1979
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 860 times as sf)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,776,549 ratings — published 1953
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 849 times as sf)
avg rating 4.08 — 478,307 ratings — published 2006
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 814 times as sf)
avg rating 4.09 — 505,265 ratings — published 1968
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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 805 times as sf)
avg rating 3.89 — 359,571 ratings — published 1984
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 732 times as sf)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,344,428 ratings — published 1949
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 696 times as sf)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,047,916 ratings — published 1932
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 692 times as sf)
avg rating 4.27 — 292,851 ratings — published 1989
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 686 times as sf)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,263,671 ratings — published 2011
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 679 times as sf)
avg rating 4.10 — 215,428 ratings — published 1969
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 634 times as sf)
avg rating 4.31 — 312,105 ratings — published 2011
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 623 times as sf)
avg rating 4.12 — 353,944 ratings — published 2017
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I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
by (shelved 614 times as sf)
avg rating 4.21 — 374,967 ratings — published 1950
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 589 times as sf)
avg rating 3.89 — 392,534 ratings — published 1969
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 582 times as sf)
avg rating 4.01 — 295,859 ratings — published 1992
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 571 times as sf)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,283,474 ratings — published 2011
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 563 times as sf)
avg rating 4.22 — 223,594 ratings — published 1952
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Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
by (shelved 560 times as sf)
avg rating 4.23 — 220,763 ratings — published 2005
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
by (shelved 548 times as sf)
avg rating 4.18 — 333,578 ratings — published 1968
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 533 times as sf)
avg rating 4.14 — 178,903 ratings — published 1974
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Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
by (shelved 531 times as sf)
avg rating 4.27 — 200,494 ratings — published 1953
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 524 times as sf)
avg rating 4.26 — 147,404 ratings — published 1974
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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 507 times as sf)
avg rating 3.59 — 232,666 ratings — published 1962
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 505 times as sf)
avg rating 3.99 — 117,364 ratings — published 2013
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
by (shelved 502 times as sf)
avg rating 4.12 — 182,021 ratings — published 1973
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 501 times as sf)
avg rating 4.17 — 180,745 ratings — published 2014
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Stranger in a Strange Land Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 501 times as sf)
avg rating 3.92 — 325,149 ratings — published 1961
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 495 times as sf)
avg rating 4.50 — 999,789 ratings — published 2021
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 494 times as sf)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,744,583 ratings — published 2008
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 478 times as sf)
avg rating 4.16 — 282,938 ratings — published 1950
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Childhood’s End Childhood’s End (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 476 times as sf)
avg rating 4.12 — 171,963 ratings — published 1953
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 465 times as sf)
avg rating 3.89 — 559,194 ratings — published 1895
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Children of Dune (Dune #3) Children of Dune (Dune #3)
by (shelved 463 times as sf)
avg rating 3.95 — 244,227 ratings — published 1976
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 461 times as sf)
avg rating 3.85 — 99,379 ratings — published 1987
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Solaris Solaris (Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as sf)
avg rating 3.99 — 127,797 ratings — published 1961
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Starship Troopers Starship Troopers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 433 times as sf)
avg rating 4.01 — 244,230 ratings — published 1959
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
by (shelved 426 times as sf)
avg rating 4.11 — 269,260 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 419 times as sf)
avg rating 4.30 — 167,599 ratings — published 2015
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by (shelved 419 times as sf)
avg rating 4.15 — 137,988 ratings — published 1966
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 416 times as sf)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,373,644 ratings — published 1985
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 407 times as sf)
avg rating 4.11 — 120,934 ratings — published 1969
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Bóvedas de acero (Robot, #1) Bóvedas de acero (Robot, #1)
by (shelved 399 times as sf)
avg rating 4.19 — 110,874 ratings — published 1953
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The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 397 times as sf)
avg rating 3.83 — 345,873 ratings — published 1898
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
by (shelved 396 times as sf)
avg rating 3.99 — 118,132 ratings — published 1959
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 389 times as sf)
avg rating 4.27 — 715,870 ratings — published 2014
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 389 times as sf)
avg rating 4.04 — 113,983 ratings — published 2002
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 387 times as sf)
avg rating 4.25 — 205,312 ratings — published 2018
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Ted Chiang
“In most cases we have to forget a little bit before we can forgive; when we no longer experience the pain as fresh, the insult is easier to forgive, which in turn makes it less memorable, and so on. It’s this psychological feedback loop that makes initially infuriating offenses seem pardonable in the mirror of hindsight.”
Ted Chiang, The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling

Ted Chiang
“If you want to create the common sense that comes from twenty years of being in the world, you need to devote twenty years to the task. You can't assemble an equivalent collection of heuristics in less time; experience is algorithmically incompressible.”
Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects

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