Great works of science fiction

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The following is a short list of some of the most influential works of science fiction.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke, major work on alien contact, artificial intelligence, and interplanetary exploration
A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959) by Walter M. Miller, Jr., definitive work of post-apocalyptic fiction
Childhood's End (1953) by Arthur C. Clarke, major work on alien contact and the transformation of humanity
Cyteen (1988) by C. J. Cherryh, pioneering work on bioengineering
Darwin's Radio (1999) by Greg Bear, major work on evolution
The Dispossessed (1974) by Ursula K. Le Guin, pioneering work on utopian/political Sf
Dorsai! (1959) by Gordon R. Dickson, definitive work of military science fiction
Downbelow Station (1981) by C. J. Cherryh, major work on interstellar conflict
Dune (novel) (1965) by Frank Herbert, pioneering work on environmental and economic science fiction
Ender's Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card, definitive work of interstellar conflict and human prodigy
Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury, major work of political dystopian future
The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman, definitive work on the consequences and limitations of interstellar conflict
Foundation (1951; some parts as stories beginning in 1942) by Isaac Asimov, groundbreaking work on galactic civilization
The Fountains of Paradise (1979) by Arthur C. Clarke, inventing the concept of the space elevator
Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley, pioneering work on the creation of artificial life and dangers of scientific experimentation
I, Robot (1950; collection of stories from 1940 on) by Isaac Asimov, seminal work on robots and artificial intelligence
The Lensman series (1937-1954) by E. E. "Doc" Smith, important early works of space opera
Lord of Light (1967) by Roger Zelazny, definitive work on technology as a path to deification
The Man in the High Castle (1962) by Philip K. Dick, profound alternate history novel
Man Plus (1976) by Frederik Pohl, major work on technological adaptation to environment
The Mars trilogy (1992-1996) by Kim Stanley Robinson, definitive work on terraforming
Mission of Gravity (1953) by Hal Clement, seminal work on world-building
Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson, definitive cyberpunk novel
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, pioneering political dystopia novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert Heinlein, definitive work of political SF on space colonization
Ringworld (1970) by Larry Niven, pioneering hard SF work on astronomical engineering
Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert Heinlein, major work of military SF
Startide Rising (1983) by David Brin, major work on bioengineering and interspecies conflict
Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) by Robert Heinlein, major work of sociopolitical commentary in SF
The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells, definitive early work on time travel
The War of the Worlds (1898) by H. G. Wells, pioneering work on alien conflict