Classic Sci-Fi

Classic science fiction laid the foundation for everything we love about the genre today. Space exploration, artificial intelligence, dystopian futures, and humanity’s place in the universe.

This collection brings together the most influential and enduring sci-fi novels ever written. These are the books that continue to inspire (and trigger existential crises in) generations of readers, writers, and filmmakers.

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The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft - 9780785847090
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The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Venture into a macabre world with this stunning edition of The Essential Tales of H.P....
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson - 9781405972949
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The House on the Borderland
William Hope Hodgson
Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of...
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells - 9781789503944
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells
A visionary precursor to the biopunk genre, The Island of Doctor Moreau explores the awful...
The Day of the Triffids: Popular Penguins by John Wyndham - 9780143566533
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The Day of the Triffids: Popular Penguins
John Wyndham
When Bill Masen awakes blindfolded in hospital and carefully removes his bandages, he realises he...
The Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft - 9780241746837
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The Shadow out of Time
H. P. Lovecraft
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'Assuming that I was sane and...
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - 9781398834408
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The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
This elegant gift edition presents H. G. Wells' groundbreaking science fiction masterpiece, "The War of...
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - 9781789503951
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The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that...
Weird Sisters by Mike Ashley - 9780712355223
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Weird Sisters
Mike Ashley
Veteran anthology editor Mike Ashley returns with a collection of rare stories by women writers...
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - 9780241968093
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The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
New Penguin Essentials edition of Philip K. Dick's haunting vision of the world as it...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 9781529034523
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius' - David Walliams...
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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - 9780141186672
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The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War... Philip K Dick...
The Invisible Man: Popular Penguins by H. G. Wells - 9780141194912
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The Invisible Man: Popular Penguins
H. G. Wells
With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands...
2150 A.D. by Thea Alexander - 9798318604881
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2150 A.D.
Thea Alexander
First published in 1971, 2150 A.D. is a groundbreaking science-fiction classic, with over 600,000 copies...
The Last Man by Mary Shelley - 9780143137900
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The Last Man
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley's landmark novel that invented the human extinction genre and initiated climate fiction, imagining...
The Yellow Wallpaper & Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - 9781529042320
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The Yellow Wallpaper & Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's progressive views on feminism and mental health are powerfully showcased in her...
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - 9781509827886
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jules Verne
When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the...
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells - 9781529069051
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The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece...
All Tomorrows by C.M. Kosemen - 9781806770021
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All Tomorrows
C.M. Kosemen
What does the future hold for the evolution of our species? The first-ever English language...
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley - 9780143131847
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Mary Shelley
For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley's original 1818 text, introduced by National...
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes - 9781399607766
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Flowers For Algernon
Daniel Keyes
Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes...
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick - 9781399607742
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Philip K Dick
World War Terminus devastated the Earth. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard searches for...
1984 by George Orwell - 9781784876555
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1984
George Orwell
Four of George Orwell's most essential books, 1984, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris...
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - 9780241246108
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The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick's cult novel - now in an official tie-in edition to accompany the...
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke - 9780751573756
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, and made into one of...
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 2 by Philip K Dick - 9781399611251
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 2
Philip K Dick
The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining...
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - 9781473616110
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Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination. Our one defence: highly-trained soldiers who...
The Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol. 1 by Various - 9781784879297
$65.00
The Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol. 1
Various
A genre-defining-and redefining-collection of fiction's boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient genre, featuring a smorgasbord...
1984 by George Orwell - 9780141036144
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1984
George Orwell
New look for two of the 20th century's most important novels Winston Smith works for...