Twenty Five Greatest Books of all Time

They are all sci fi because sci fi is the greatest form of literature ever.
Books I have not read are highlighted in blue.

Rank	Book Reddit Rating	Book Steve Rating	Reasons
1	To your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer	1984 - George Orwell	1984 is the most influential Sci Fi book.  Surely the most widely read.
2	The Shadow of the Torture by Gene Wolf	Brave New World by Aldus Huxley	A companion piece for 1984. These two books define the future.
3	Anathem by Neal Stephenson	Hyperion by Dan Simmons	Most of the best are the first book in a series. Hyperion is the best series in Sci Fi.
4	Revelation Space by Alastair Reynold	Crake and Onyx  by Margaret Atwood	I am not a huge fan of the author but this book hits every note and I fear predicts the future just like 1984 did.
5	Left Hand of Darkness by Ursala K LeGuin	The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton first novel in the Nights Dawn Trilogy	I like Ursala but she is not going to make my 25. Hamilton creates an unmatched space opera. I am only going to give one spot to an author on this list but like others he could have numerous selections included
6	I Robot by Issac Asimov	Foundation by Issac Asimov	Issac Asimov is one of the heros of Sci Fi and Foundation is his greatest work. Similar to LOTR in scope and impact.
7	Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut		He must be on this list and I wont quibble. He, Harry Harrison and Douglas Adams by far the funniest people in Sci Fi history.
8	Contact by Carl Sagan	Glory Road by Robert Heinlen	My all time favorite author who has stood the test of time since I was 8 years old. I could have put 25 of his 32 books on this list.
9	Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson		The Sopranos of Sci Fi, not because its about the Mob but because this trilogy is so finely crafted.
10	Pandora's Star by Peter F Hamilton
11	Mote in Gods Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle	Sundiver by David Brin. Book one of the uplift series.	Another magical series about genetic uplifting of animals to human intelligence levels.
12	A Canticle for Lebowitz	Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke	Never got Canticle, had to read it for a course and close to hated it. Clarke is another who could fill this list. The Rama series rubs your face in the dirt of humanity, but we still dont learn.
13	Excession by Iain M Banks	Consider Phleebas by Iain M Banks	Banks writing is better than his imagination but he did create the comp belling universe of the  culture. I may have ranked him higher than deserved.
14	Starship Trooper by Robert Heinlen	Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison	Could have picked the Stainless Steel Rat series, but Bill is a mocking of Starship Troopers and hilariously funny.
15	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick	The Man in the High Castle	No one has had more books made into movies including perhaps the best Sci Fi movie of them all  Totall Recall.
16	Ringworld by Larry Niven		If you see his name on the cover of a book read it.
17	2001 a Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke	Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson	Barely Sci Fi but his body of work matches the best.
18	The Forever War by Joe Haldeman	Lord Valentines Castle by Robert Silverberg. The Majpoor Chronicles	Joe does not make my list but this was a great book by an original thinker.  Silverberg is another author who never disappoints. This series is as vast as the galaxy.
19	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson	To your scattered bodies go by Philip Jose Farmer The Riverworld Series	Reddit picked it as number one and I could have as well. There have been a couple of attempts to make it a HBO like ser
20	Neuromancer by William Gibson
21	Hyperon by Dan Simmons
22	Foundation by Issac Asimov
23	Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
24	Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
25	Dune by Frank Hebert
26	Amber Series by Rodger Zelany