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The main things all these stories have in common is they span multiple worlds and are full of characters beyond anyone's imagination. That and their unavoidable darkness as the best science fiction imitates life.

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1	The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.12 avg rating — 97,085 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 186,174 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.28 avg rating — 322,561 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 3.90 avg rating — 34,721 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) by Dan Simmons 4.25 avg rating — 159,294 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) by Isaac Asimov 4.28 avg rating — 210,238 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 331,602 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester 4.05 avg rating — 57,226 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3) by Dan Simmons 4.19 avg rating — 75,023 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Metamorphisis by Franz Kafka 3.91 avg rating — 1,580,935 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 179,672 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #1) by Drew Karpyshyn (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 40,574 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	All Rage is Joy by Claudius Sheldon liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton 3.42 avg rating — 31,454 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars