[Nepeta]

I’ve read most of them ages ago and what’s amazing is that the top 10 that were considered “The Best” back when I was in college in the dark ages (according to my kids) are the same books listed in the 2010s.

I think that is because 1) fantasy became a bigger market, and 2) Star Trek/Star Wars brought a lot of new fans to the market, and they think science fiction = space opera, and only space opera.

[Bon of Babble]

I would also add that the video game industry uses a lot of references to classic science fiction. I had to laugh when my son would play those A-HEM $60 games and tell me about the plot line, character names, etc. I knew the references and told him that the creators of those games know a lot of science fiction, LOL.

Now, my son is studying computer science with an emphasis on cutting -edge programming needed for video games. He and I have been reviewing classic SciFi so he can keep up.