Sci fi/dystopian fiction recommendations

[Heavenscent86]

So as the title says can anyone recommend me some really good Sci fi or dystopian books to read?

'Hyperion' series by Dan Simmons
'Perdido St Station' by China Mieville (not sure if this is sci fi or just general weirdness)
'2001' (one of my all time sci fi faves)

'Station Eleven' -(another vote for this!)
'Where late the sweet birds sang' Kate Wilhelm (novel about cloning)
The Book of Dave - Will Self (I can see some others have suggested Riddley walker which is also excellent - will self had definitely read that book before writing this one!)
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
Into the Forest - Jean hegland

"I have just read Ready player one on the basis of this thread. I need a new book now."

Lexicon.

Brilliance (trilogy)

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Hey Cote, in case you get back to this thread - thanks for the well argued tips! And thanks OP for the thread

thanks Cote, I'm rereading It at the moment. Forgot how long it takes for it to get going. I'll try those after.