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My favorite Science Fiction novels.   Used to be my favorite genre, perhaps it still is, though I tend to read history when I get around to reading books.  I do still read Gardner Dozois's annual "The Year's Best Science Fiction" short story anthologies.

Eon Greg Bear In Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendevous with Rama" a big hip enters the solar system and nothing happens for three whole novels.  Bear's "Eon" starts with the same premise but jam packs it with tons of high-concept and action.
The Galactic Center saga Gregory Benford Mechs hunting down humans, grand scope,
Diaspora Greg Egan Fleeing, extrapolated to something grander
Red Mars/Green Mars/Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson If we were to colonize Mars right now, how would we do it? We send 100 people…
The Forge of God Greg Bear fun end of the world tale
Manifold Time Stephen Baxter A guy gets to watch the universe age all the way to civilizations trying to capture the last energies prior to entropy death
The Gateway/Heechee series Frederik Pohl Gateway is fun and Heechee Rendezvous is idea-packed
End of Exile Ben Bova I loved this in junior high, probably not appriate for anybody beyond junior high
Hyperion Dan Simmons long long long, but creates some enduring images and asks (and answers) the question "If God were to ask us right now to sacrifice our son as he did Abraham, do we do it?"
Dune Frank Herbert I remember not being able to put this down while at the Academy (not a good time to have a five-day distraction)
A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr. 1961 Hugo Winner
The Mote in God's Eye Niven/Pournville seemed kind of date when I re-read it recently..
The Foundation Series Aasimov  
Startide Rising David Brin fun
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card didn't get into the series, though
The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan Fantasy, which I don't generally read or like.  But these very long books were like Lord of the Ring with women (which LOTR needed)
Doomsday Book Connie Willis  
Sphere Michael Creighton Loved the book, movie not so much.
Dragon's Egg Robert Forward life on a neutron Star