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NPR's top 100 SF/F books
The markings:
Bold for read
Italics for intending to read
Underline for partial read series/books
Strikethrough for never ever reading
1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card — only the book that goes by that title, though. I've never read any of the rest of the series.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert — although since this one's been on the "to read" list for more than a decade now, who knows if that'll happen.
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin — At this point, I'd probably have to start over from the beginning, since I don't even remember which book I left off at.
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman — if you're a fan of the movie, and you haven't read to book yet, do so. Right now. Go. I'll wait for you.
12.The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell — the first one on this list I finished, as part of an advanced Reading class in 6th grade…probably too young in retrospect
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov — So glad that this is no longer sold with Will Smith on the cover. Not that I didn't like the movie, but the only thing it had in common with the book was the presence of robots and the Three Laws.
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King — Read the first one, and decided it wasn't my cup of tea.
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein — I just found out last week that the aliens were meant to represent Communist China. Suddenly, the book makes a lot more sense while simultaneously becoming even more repugnant.
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells — Oooh, my favorite H.G. Wells book!
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne — And my favorite Jules Verne book, too!
38. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells — I know it's an important book, what with being the predecessor of the whole "alien invasion" genre, but boy, the science has not aged well.
40. The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny — I feel like I should like this series, but I just couldn't get into it.
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven — I've read some short stories by Niven set in that universe. Does that count?
45. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White — Loved the beginning of the book. The later parts…not so much.
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan — I tried to read this when I was about nine years old. Didn't get it. Probably should try again.
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks — Whoa, hey! I totally just picked this up two days ago at the library!
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy — What's this doing on this list?
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks — I read these in "whatever the local tiny rural library has" order while working for the park service. No idea if I ever got them all, and no real desire to figure it out. They're good time-filler books, but that's about it.
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne
73.The Legend of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury — Dang, NPR listeners apparently really like Bradbury. I mean, I can understand, since I basically mainlined everything he'd ever written when I was in high school, but still. How about a little variety?
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire — Probably the worst book on this list that I've finished. I really can't stand Maguire's writing style.
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley — started it, then had to return it to the library before I finished because I was moving out of state.
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis – this is on my list of to read eventually
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony — I loved this series as a pre-teen and teenager. Then I revisited it when I was in my mid-twenties, got skeeved out over his obsession with panties, and subsequently gained half a shelf of bookspace between Lloyd Alexander and Jane Austen.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
NPR's top 100 SF/F books
The markings:
Bold for read
Italics for intending to read
Underline for partial read series/books
1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card — only the book that goes by that title, though. I've never read any of the rest of the series.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert — although since this one's been on the "to read" list for more than a decade now, who knows if that'll happen.
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin — At this point, I'd probably have to start over from the beginning, since I don't even remember which book I left off at.
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman — if you're a fan of the movie, and you haven't read to book yet, do so. Right now. Go. I'll wait for you.
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13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell — the first one on this list I finished, as part of an advanced Reading class in 6th grade…probably too young in retrospect
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov — So glad that this is no longer sold with Will Smith on the cover. Not that I didn't like the movie, but the only thing it had in common with the book was the presence of robots and the Three Laws.
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King — Read the first one, and decided it wasn't my cup of tea.
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein — I just found out last week that the aliens were meant to represent Communist China. Suddenly, the book makes a lot more sense while simultaneously becoming even more repugnant.
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells — Oooh, my favorite H.G. Wells book!
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne — And my favorite Jules Verne book, too!
38. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells — I know it's an important book, what with being the predecessor of the whole "alien invasion" genre, but boy, the science has not aged well.
40. The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny — I feel like I should like this series, but I just couldn't get into it.
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven — I've read some short stories by Niven set in that universe. Does that count?
45. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White — Loved the beginning of the book. The later parts…not so much.
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan — I tried to read this when I was about nine years old. Didn't get it. Probably should try again.
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks — Whoa, hey! I totally just picked this up two days ago at the library!
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy — What's this doing on this list?
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks — I read these in "whatever the local tiny rural library has" order while working for the park service. No idea if I ever got them all, and no real desire to figure it out. They're good time-filler books, but that's about it.
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne
73.
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury — Dang, NPR listeners apparently really like Bradbury. I mean, I can understand, since I basically mainlined everything he'd ever written when I was in high school, but still. How about a little variety?
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire — Probably the worst book on this list that I've finished. I really can't stand Maguire's writing style.
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley — started it, then had to return it to the library before I finished because I was moving out of state.
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis – this is on my list of to read eventually
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony — I loved this series as a pre-teen and teenager. Then I revisited it when I was in my mid-twenties, got skeeved out over his obsession with panties, and subsequently gained half a shelf of bookspace between Lloyd Alexander and Jane Austen.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
