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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jules Verne | 1864 | French | French | |
| 1802 | Kallocain | Karin Boye | 1940 | Swedish | Swedish | |
| 6 | Nineteen Eighty Four | George Orwell | 1949 | British | English | |
| 14232 | The Carpet Makers | Andreas Eschbach | 1995 | German | German | |
| 2399 | The Blazing World | Margaret Cavendish | 1666 | British | English | |
| 14985 | I Who Have Never Known Men | Jacqueline Harpman | 1995 | Belgian | French | |
| 50 | Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 1932 | British | English | |
| 4783 | Ice | Anna Kavan | 1967 | British | English | |
| 13920 | The Cyberiad | Stanislaw Lem | 1965 | Polish | Polish | |
| 84 | Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut | 1969 | American | English | |
| 15910 | 10,000 Light Years From Home | James Tiptree Jr. | 1973 | American | English | |
| 372 | War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells | 1898 | British | English |