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Amazon: Top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime

Selected by the Amazon Book Editors, these are the top 100 sci-fi and fantasy books to read in a lifetime
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
2
Arthur C. Clarke
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
3
Walter M. Miller
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
4
George R.R. Martin
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
6
Madeleine L'engle
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
7
Richard K. Morgan
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
8
Neil Gaiman
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
9
Jo Walton
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
10
Ann Leckie
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
11
Jeff Vandermeer
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
12
Robin Hobb
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
13
Greg Bear
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
15
Arthur C. Clarke
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
16
David Mitchell
Daughter of the Blood (Anne Bishop)
Daughter of the Blood
17
Anne Bishop
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
18
Samuel R. Delany
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
Philip K. Dick
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
20
Willis
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
21
Anne McCaffrey
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
22
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
23
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
24
Ray Bradbury
Foreigner (C. J. Cherryh)
Foreigner
25
C. J. Cherryh
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
26
Mary Shelley
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
27
Terry Pratchett
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
28
Kristin Cashore
Grass
Grass
29
Guilty Pleasures (Laurel K Hamilton)
Guilty Pleasures
30
Laurel K Hamilton
Hp Lovecraft Short Stories
Hp Lovecraft Short Stories
31
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
32
J.K. Rowling
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
33
Charles Yu
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
34
Diana Wynne Jones
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
35
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
36
Richard Matheson
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
37
Isaac Asimov
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
38
Anne Rice
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
39
Susanna Clarke
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
40
Octavia Butler
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