http://classics.jameswallaceharris.com/Lists/ByRank.phpThis is science fiction, but several very worth reading, my faves:
A Canticle for Leibowitz - tiny bit preachy, end of man-wise, and a little grim.
Ringworld. - fun, iirc.
Fahrenheit 451 - just a good book about book burning.
I, Robot. Of course.
Dune.
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Also, not science fiction....I haven't read the books, but the pbs series was very enjoyable. Good for a young man, I'd think:
Admiral of the Fleet Horatio Hornblower, 1st Baron Hornblower, GCB, is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester, and later the subject of films and television programs. Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying, "I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know."[1] and Winston Churchill signalled "I find Hornblower admirable."[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_HornblowerAnd some info on the Captain Jack Aubrey books mentioned above..I very much enjoyed these. I kind of thought O'Brian writes like Jane Austen for the Sailing man. Tight, funny writing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Commander
