SCI FI Book list part 2

[mikekn]

So I've pulled out the books from the list that I haven't read yet. What should I read next? Italics mean I already own a copy. Bold means I've never even heard of the author.

A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
Cities in Flight, James Blish
The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
Gateway, Frederik Pohl
I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
Little, Big, John Crowley
The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
On the Beach, Nevil Shute
Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
Timescape, Gregory Benford

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[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

I've only heard of Nevil Shute because we had to read On the Beach in public school. I have no idea if he wrote anything else of interest (or not).

Of the ones I've read, here's a list from most upbeat to most depressing:
Dragonflight
Interview with the Vampire
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ender's Game
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
The Man in the High Castle
On the Beach

I can't remember if I've read The Forever War or if that's another one the libraries haven't had when I've visited. Looking at the wikipedia synopsis, it doesn't sound familiar, so I'm guessing I haven't read it, but I read and liked Gateway but don't remember it very well and the wikipedia synopsis of that isn't helping me remember the book enough to rank it with the others.