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What was the first science-fiction book to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list?

  • The White Dragon

  • Dune

  • 1984

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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The White Dragon by Andre Norton was the first science-fiction book to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was published in 1959 and tells the story of a group of people who travel to another planet and encounter a hostile alien race. The book was well-received by critics and readers, and helped to establish Norton as a major science-fiction author.
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