best SF/Fantasy list
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kengrThis was a US Public Radio poll in 2011 of the top 100 science fiction/fantasy books.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien (read in high school and many times since)
2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (read & enjoyed)
3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card (only read the original story in Analog)
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert (Read the first 3 or 4, no interest in reading the rest)
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin (not read, may check out eventually)
6. 1984, by George Orwell (read in junior high)
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (not read)
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov (read back in junior high, not interested in re-reading)
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (read for class in high school)
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (read & enjoyed)
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (read & enjoyed several times)
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan (not read, may read someday)
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell (read & enjoyed years back)
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson (read & enjoyed)
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore (read the comics as they came out, they're in storage)
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov (read many times as a teen)
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein (read many times, starting around age 12 )
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss (never heard of it)
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (read in high school)
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (Not read)
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick (not read)
22. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Not read)
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King (Not read)
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke (read when it came out)
25. The Stand, by Stephen King (Not read)
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson (read)
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury (read in my teens before I got tired of Bradbury)
28. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut (read in my teens)
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (not read, I started but gave up)
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein (read many times)
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams (read along with some of the sequels. Wasn't that interested until I found out that it was the inspiration for the Bunnies & Burrows RPG)
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (read as it came out in Analog, and many times since)
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein (read when it came out)
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller (read in my teens)
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (read in my teens if not earlier)(note, there are several sections of it that never make it into movie versions)
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne (read in my teens if not earlier)
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys (read the original short story, never read the novel)
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells (read in my teens if not earlier)
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny (read as they came out)
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings (read & enjoyed, several times)
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Not read)
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson (Never heard of)
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven (read when it came out)
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (read many, many years back)
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien (read when it came out)
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White (may have read, don't remember)
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
49. Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke (read)
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan (Not read)
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons (read, but not impressed)
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson (read)
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks (Not interested)
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle (Not read)
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman (read as the parts came out in Analog)
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett (Not sure if I've read that one)
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson (read once, refrained from throwing book across room)
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold (read many times)
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett (don't think I've read. Someday...)
61. The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (read many times)
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind (Not read)
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (Not read)
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (never heard of)
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson (read in my late teens)
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist (read)
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks (read the first book)
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard (read many times)
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb (Not read)
70. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger (not interested)
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson (never heard of)
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne (read several times)
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore (Not read)
74. Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi (read last year)
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson (read)
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (read several times)
77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey (read the first 3 or 4)
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Not read)
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (read)
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire (gave up on reading it)
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson (never heard of it)
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde (never heard of it)
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks (read several)
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart (read)
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson (Not sure if I've read it)
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher (read last year)
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe (read, not impressed)
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn (not read)
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan (Not read)
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock (read some of them)
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury (readf back in my teens)
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley (Not read)
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge (read)
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (read)
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Not read)
96. Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (read several times)
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (Not read)
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville (Not read)
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony (read the first 20 or so)
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis (got them read the first two, never got around to finishing the 3rd)
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien (read in high school and many times since)
2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (read & enjoyed)
3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card (only read the original story in Analog)
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert (Read the first 3 or 4, no interest in reading the rest)
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin (not read, may check out eventually)
6. 1984, by George Orwell (read in junior high)
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (not read)
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov (read back in junior high, not interested in re-reading)
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (read for class in high school)
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (read & enjoyed)
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (read & enjoyed several times)
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan (not read, may read someday)
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell (read & enjoyed years back)
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson (read & enjoyed)
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore (read the comics as they came out, they're in storage)
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov (read many times as a teen)
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein (read many times, starting around age 12 )
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss (never heard of it)
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (read in high school)
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (Not read)
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick (not read)
22. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Not read)
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King (Not read)
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke (read when it came out)
25. The Stand, by Stephen King (Not read)
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson (read)
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury (read in my teens before I got tired of Bradbury)
28. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut (read in my teens)
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (not read, I started but gave up)
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein (read many times)
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams (read along with some of the sequels. Wasn't that interested until I found out that it was the inspiration for the Bunnies & Burrows RPG)
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (read as it came out in Analog, and many times since)
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein (read when it came out)
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller (read in my teens)
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (read in my teens if not earlier)(note, there are several sections of it that never make it into movie versions)
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne (read in my teens if not earlier)
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys (read the original short story, never read the novel)
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells (read in my teens if not earlier)
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny (read as they came out)
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings (read & enjoyed, several times)
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Not read)
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson (Never heard of)
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven (read when it came out)
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (read many, many years back)
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien (read when it came out)
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White (may have read, don't remember)
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
49. Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke (read)
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan (Not read)
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons (read, but not impressed)
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman (Not read)
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson (read)
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks (Not interested)
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle (Not read)
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman (read as the parts came out in Analog)
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett (Not sure if I've read that one)
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson (read once, refrained from throwing book across room)
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold (read many times)
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett (don't think I've read. Someday...)
61. The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (read many times)
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind (Not read)
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (Not read)
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (never heard of)
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson (read in my late teens)
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist (read)
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks (read the first book)
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard (read many times)
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb (Not read)
70. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger (not interested)
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson (never heard of)
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne (read several times)
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore (Not read)
74. Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi (read last year)
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson (read)
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (read several times)
77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey (read the first 3 or 4)
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Not read)
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (read)
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire (gave up on reading it)
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson (never heard of it)
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde (never heard of it)
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks (read several)
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart (read)
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson (Not sure if I've read it)
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher (read last year)
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe (read, not impressed)
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn (not read)
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan (Not read)
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock (read some of them)
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury (readf back in my teens)
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley (Not read)
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge (read)
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (read)
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Not read)
96. Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (read several times)
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (Not read)
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville (Not read)
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony (read the first 20 or so)
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis (got them read the first two, never got around to finishing the 3rd)
