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Lord Valentine's Castle (Majipoor Cycle)Lord Valentine's Castle (Majipoor Cycle) by Robert Silverberg
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The Grand Emperor
Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe
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The Royal Sorcerer
The Last Legends of EarthThe Last Legends of Earth by A.A. Attanasio
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The Poet-Warrior
The Boat of A Million YearsThe Boat of A Million Years by Poul Anderson
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No one can match his scope
Time Enough for LoveTime Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
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The best pure storyteller of any genre
HyperionHyperion by Dan Simmons
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Visionary invention, well-honed credibility, and powerful literary technique. Simmons has it all.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Well on his way to being the BEST EVER
Angry CandyAngry Candy by Harlan Ellison
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His short stories are a non-stop onslaught of right-between-the-eyes atom bombs.
The Man in the High CastleThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
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His fiction WILL warp, bend, break and re-wire your mind.
More Than HumanMore Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
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His WILL make your mind and soul glow.
The Memory of EarthThe Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card
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Master of character, straightforward storytelling and emotional suspense.
DistractionDistraction by Bruce Sterling
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His books are nine ring circuses of monstrously bizarre ideas and speculations.
BiosBios by Robert Charles Wilson
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His novels are character driven, very compelling, highly believable, wonderfully written and absolutely unforgettable.
War in HeavenWar in Heaven by David Zindell
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Amazing! As if Silverberg and Simmons teamed up for a deep space saga.
The Left Hand of DarknessThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
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Her fiction is dreamy, fulfilling, generous and powerful. One of America's very best writers.
Manifold: TimeManifold: Time by Stephen Baxter
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Baxter writes big-time adventure that makes your brain feel like a supercomputer in the middle of a meltdown.
Forward the Foundation (Foundation Novels)Forward the Foundation (Foundation Novels) by Isaac Asimov
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Big ideas. Big vision. Big-time storytelling skills. Very, very big fun.
IdoruIdoru by William Gibson
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The prose of DeLillo, the dialogue of Leonard, as hip as a barrel full of Tarantinos.
The World of Null-AThe World of Null-A by A. E. van Vogt
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Supremely enjoyable, sustenant and amazingly powerful fiction from the '30s, '40s and '50s
Gravity's AngelsGravity's Angels by Michael Swanwick
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Fiction wildly alive with vibrant, powerful prose and soulstirring visionary power.
A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought)A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought) by Vernor Vinge
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The God of Space Opera
ExcessionExcession by Iain Banks
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The British God of Space Opera
Dimensions of Sheckley : The Selected Novels of Robert SheckleyDimensions of Sheckley : The Selected Novels of Robert Sheckley by Robert Sheckley
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Razor sharp wit, humor and invention. Very fun to read.
The Secret of LifeThe Secret of Life by Paul McAuley
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Dazzling invention, mind-blowing action and supreme literary technique
Moving Mars: A NovelMoving Mars: A Novel by Greg Bear
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Grand Master of the Hard S/F Epic