theFantasyReviews.com yesterday published "9 Essential Science Fiction Books for Beginners" (link below). I don't agree with them all, so I thought I'd ask here, what are the top 5-ish books you would pick to introduce someone (let's say ages 15-99) to science fiction?

thefantasyreviews.com/2023/03/

@codeWhisperer

without thinking much:

Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein

Stand on Zanzibar - Brunner

any William Gibson

Dahlgren - Delany

I, Robot - Asimov

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@tgraph52 Ah, see? This is one reason I love these types of questions. You have just mentioned a book I've never read (Stand on Zanzibar), so now it is on my list-of-books-to-read. Thanks!

@codeWhisperer

other Brunner books:

Shockwave Rider
The Sheep Look Up
The Jagged Orbit
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@codeWhisperer

it's impossible to make these lists... I can think of so many other books and authors now.

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