Must-read Sci-Fi Classics

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Penguin Books, 12 Books

Must-read Sci-Fi Classics from John Self at Penguin Books

This list was originally published in 2023 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' by Jules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Cover of 'Kallocain' by Karin Boye

Kallocain

Cover of 'Nineteen Eighty Four' by George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty Four

Cover of 'The Carpet Makers' by Andreas Eschbach

The Carpet Makers

Andreas Eschbach

Cover of 'The Blazing World' by Margaret Cavendish

The Blazing World

Margaret Cavendish

Cover of 'I Who Have Never Known Men' by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

Cover of 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Cover of 'Ice' by Anna Kavan

Ice

Cover of 'The Cyberiad' by Stanislaw Lem

The Cyberiad

Cover of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Cover of '10,000 Light Years From Home' by James Tiptree Jr.

10,000 Light Years From Home

James Tiptree Jr.

Cover of 'War of the Worlds' by H. G. Wells

War of the Worlds