1. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 2. Forbidden Planet (1956) 3. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov 4. Dune by Frank Herbert 5. Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke 6. Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 7. Ringworld by Larry Niven 8. It’s A…