Brave New World / Aldous Leonard Huxley

Title: Brave New World

Author: Aldous Leonard Huxley

Subjects: Classic; Science Fiction 

The Modern Library ranked Brave New World as #5. novels of the 20th century. It is about futuristic world state where people were genetically modified and society is mainly intelligence based hierarchy. And this utopian society is challenged by a single individual. The novel is often compared to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth / H. G. Wells

Title: The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth 

Author: H.G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; Science Fiction

The novel is about a group of scientists who invent a food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering. 

When the Sleeper Wakes / H. G. Wells

Title: When the Sleeper Wakes 

Author: Herbert George Wells 

Subjects: Classic; Science Fiction

The book is about a man who sleeps for 203 years from 1897 to 2100, and suddenly waking up in a completely transformed London. Now he has become the richest man in the world. And not just the richest man but master of the world. The future revealed to him is horror to him. Then he escaped.

The War in the Air / H. G. Wells

Title: The War in the Air 

Author: H. G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction 

Wells's this works is notable for the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. Actually there was no such planes in the world when this book had been written. the visions conjured by Wells were prophetic of the Second World War rather than the First one.

The Island of Doctor Moreau / H. G. Wells

Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau 

Author: H. G. Wells 

Subjects: Classic; Science Fiction 

A mad scientist creates human-like hybrid beings from animals. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. This book is a great masterpiece of science fiction of its own kind. It is inspiration for several movies.

The First Men In The Moon / H. G. Wells

Title: The First Men In The Moon 

Author: H. G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; Science Fiction; Fiction

It is the story of a journey to the Moon of two men, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". Like other books from Wells, this book also inspire a lot of people. 

The Gods of Mars / Edgar Rice Burroughs

Title: The Gods of Mars 

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs 

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction; Fantasy

First book 'A Princess of Mars', John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. Second book 'The Gods of Mars' begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a ten-year separation from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium. Unfortunately, Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom...

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde / Robert Louis Stevenson

Title: The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde 

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction; Horror; Psychological 

It is about dual personality an unpredictably dual nature: usually very good, but sometimes shockingly evil. The novella is frequently interpreted as an examination of the duality of human nature, usually expressed as an inner struggle between good and evil. Can be read for psychological theme.

A Princess of Mars / Edgar Rice Burroughs

Title: A Princess of Mars 

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Subjects: Classic; Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction

It is a science fantasy with a seminal instance of the planetary romance. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. It was inspirational for many scientists in the fields of space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life, including Carl Sagan.

The Invisible Man / H. G. Wells

Title: The Invisible Man 

Author: H. G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction

It is a story of scientist who has devoted and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself and turn an invisible man, but fail to reverse it. It become an iconic character in horror fiction.

The Time Machine / H. G. Wells

Title: The Time Machine (An Invention)

Author: H. G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; fiction; Science Fiction 

The Time Machine can be read as a symbolic novel. The time machine itself can be viewed as a symbol, and there are several symbols in the narrative, including the Sphinx, flowers, and fire. Even it is a pure science fiction book but it deals with some of basic philosophical questions. So it is another must read from H. G. Wells. 

The War of the Worlds / H. G. Wells

Title: The War of the Worlds 

Author: H. G. Wells

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction

It is story of conflict between mankind and extra terrestrials. The novel has even influenced the work of scientists, notably Robert H. Goddard, who, inspired by the book, invented both the liquid fueled rocket and multistage rocket, which resulted in the Apollo 11 Moon landing 71 years later. It is must read for students, Science enthusiast or have innovative mind.

Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus) / Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

Title: Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus)

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley 

Subjects: Fiction; Classic; Horror; Science Fiction; 

Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus) is a story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Victor Frankenstein didn't mean to make a monster.