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NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles. Over on NPR's pop culture blog, Monkey See, you can find one fan's thoughts on how the list shaped up, get our experts' take, and have the chance to share your own.
A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). You'll notice there are no young adult or horror books on this list, but sit tight, dear reader, we're saving those genres for summers yet to come.
So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels.
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
3
Orson Scott Card
The Dune Chronicles
The Dune Chronicles
4
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
5
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
7
Ray Bradbury
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
8
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
9
Aldous Huxley
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
10
Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
11
William Goldman
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
12
Robert Jordan
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
13
George Orwell
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
14
William Gibson
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
15
Alan Moore
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
16
Isaac Asimov
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
17
Robert A. Heinlein
The Kingkiller Chronicle (Series)
The Kingkiller Chronicle
18
Series
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
20
Mary Shelley
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
21
Philip K. Dick
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
22
Margaret Atwood
The Dark Tower Series
The Dark Tower Series
23
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
24
Arthur C. Clarke
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
25
Stephen King
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
26
Neal Stephenson
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
27
Ray Bradbury
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
28
Kurt Vonnegut
The Sandman Series
The Sandman Series
29
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
30
Anthony Burgess
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
31
Robert A. Heinlein
Watership Down
Watership Down
32
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
33
Anne McCaffrey
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
34
Robert A. Heinlein
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
35
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
36
H.G. Wells
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
37
Jules Verne
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
38
Daniel Keyes
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
39
H.G. Wells
The Amber Chronicles
The Amber Chronicles
40
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