NPR’s Top 100 SF\/F Books<\/p>\n
bold<\/strong> – I’ve read * 1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong>– This isn’t a favorite, in as much as it was a gateway series.<\/p>\n * 2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n * 3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert<\/p>\n 5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin – Michael loved these.<\/p>\n 6. 1984, by George Orwell – I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov<\/p>\n 9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n * 10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n * 11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman<\/strong><\/p>\n 12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan<\/em> – I read the first book, saw how slowly he was writing, and said, “I’ll pick it up again when he’s done.” Pretty good decision in retrospect.<\/p>\n 13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore<\/strong> – This falls into the category of very good, but I didn’t like it at all.<\/p>\n 16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov<\/p>\n 17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein<\/p>\n 18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/strong><\/p>\n 20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 22. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick<\/p>\n * 23. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood<\/strong> – Should be required reading, but I won’t re-read it. Once was enough.<\/p>\n 24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King<\/p>\n 25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/p>\n 26. The Stand, by Stephen King<\/p>\n 27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson<\/em> – I really need to go back to try to read this again.<\/p>\n 28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n 29. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n * 30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n 31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess<\/strong><\/p>\n 32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein<\/p>\n 32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams<\/p>\n 33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey<\/strong> – I loved her, until every series seemed to end in “twoo lurve and make babies to be happy”<\/p>\n 34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein<\/p>\n 35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller<\/em> – I admit it. I don’t like dystopias.<\/p>\n 36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys<\/p>\n 39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells<\/p>\n 40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny<\/strong><\/p>\n * 41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings<\/strong> – This is one of my top series to grab for comfort reading<\/p>\n * 42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n 43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven – Michael loved this.<\/p>\n 45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin<\/p>\n 46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/em><\/p>\n 47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White<\/em><\/p>\n 48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman<\/em> – Solely because I put it down and forgot to pick it back up. This will be remedied soon.<\/p>\n 49. Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/p>\n 50. Contact, by Carl Sagan<\/p>\n 51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons<\/p>\n * 52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n * 53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson<\/strong><\/p>\n 54. World War Z, by Max Brooks – I fucking hate zombies.<\/p>\n * 55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle<\/strong> 57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett<\/strong> – I love Terry Pratchett’s Discworld<\/p>\n 58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson<\/em> – Gag. Friends who love this but I couldn’t stand the main character.<\/p>\n 59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold – I know, I know. It’s on my TBR list. I even have it on paper and as en eBook.<\/p>\n 60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett<\/strong> – Did I mention how much I love Discworld? I love Discworld.<\/p>\n 61. The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle<\/p>\n 62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind<\/em> – Michael has read\/is reading\/ continues to read this series.<\/p>\n 63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy<\/p>\n 64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke<\/strong><\/p>\n 65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson<\/p>\n 66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist<\/strong><\/p>\n 67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks<\/em> – I liked the first book, but then…. meh.<\/p>\n 68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard<\/p>\n 69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb<\/strong><\/p>\n 70. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger<\/p>\n 71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson<\/p>\n 72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne<\/p>\n 73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore<\/p>\n 74. Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi<\/p>\n 75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/p>\n 77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey<\/em> – I strongly disliked this series.<\/p>\n 78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin<\/p>\n 79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n 80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire<\/em><\/p>\n 81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson<\/p>\n 82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde<\/p>\n 83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks<\/p>\n 84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher<\/p>\n 87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe<\/p>\n 88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn<\/p>\n 89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan<\/p>\n 90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock- I own it, does that count?<\/p>\n 91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n 92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley<\/strong><\/p>\n 93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge<\/p>\n 94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov<\/p>\n 95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson – Michael loved this series.<\/p>\n 96. Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle<\/p>\n 97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis<\/p>\n 98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville<\/strong> – Another for the, it was really good, but I hated it group.<\/p>\n 99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony<\/em><\/strong> – So, like many things he writes, the series starts off strong, but by the umpteenth book, I’ve completely lost interest. I have to have read the first 12 to 15 books however, so that should totally count. And I think the Incarnations of Immortality is better.<\/p>\n 100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n There you go. I’ve completed 24\/100, read at least in part 36\/100 and own and mean to read 16\/100.<\/p>\n That’s just over 50%, which considering I don’t read SF at all, isn’t too bad.<\/p>\n OK, so wow. I didn’t mean to start something, but I like seeing what everyone else has read, so here are some more participants: Janiece<\/a>, Nathan<\/a>, David<\/a>, Steve<\/a>, Tom<\/a>, Eric<\/a>, Carol Elaine<\/a>. 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\n* make my personal list of favorite books<\/p>\n
\n56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman<\/p>\n