Desert Island Books!

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If you had to pick just 10 books to take with you to the future to represent the whole of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, which 10 books would you take? If you want to, write why you'd pick them. If you just can't choose 10, it's okay if you give up half way through and say that you have no idea how to make the decision

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1) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (These are hands down my favourite authors so it was difficult to pick which book of theirs I'd take with me. It was either this one - actually alien!aliens and true space opera - or Lucifer's Hammer - asteroid apocalypse and sensible survival strategies!)
2) The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (You can buy the whole trilogy as one bound book so it counts!)
3) Day of the Triffids - John Whyndam (Walking plants that eat people. Fantastic middle-class apocalypse)
4) Three to Conquer - Eric Frank Russell (The only one of his books I like but I really like it. The interesting situation of a lone telepath in society trying to not let the government find out about his powers, then aliens invade and only he knows about it)
5) Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (Do I need to say why?)
6) The Book of Night With Moon - Diane Duane (An adult book in her Young Wizards series featuring cats as the protagonists. Far less twee than it sounds)
7) The Martians - Kim