I don’t actually have the list. Yet. I’m hoping that y’all will help me to assemble it. Keeping in mind, of course, that no such list can truly ever be assembled. I’m going to give you a couple basic rules, then I’m going to give you my stub of a list, and then I’m going to ask you to fill the holes in my education.
The rules. First, I’m talking about books. Star Trek was hugely influential to the field of Sci Fi but it’s not making the list. That said, I’m gonna be lax about any other restrictions. I, Robot, which is a collection of short stories originally published in the magazines of that era, qualifies. I spent some time considering whether I should add a straight up fantasy book before deciding that to do so risked centering the argument about the edge cases which is precisely what I didn’t want. I’m asking for both good books and influential books. Some books I personally don’t like will make the list because they’re important. For example, Stranger in a Strange Land.
At the beginning of this year, I got an offer I couldn’t refuse. Craig Hanks, who listens to 
This December, the last Star Wars movie (probably) featuring any of the original series’ cast members will come out. Good riddance. Because in November 2020, the god-emperor of science fiction will reign supreme once more, as a new adaptation of Dune by Frank Herbert will come to theaters.