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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
1-15 Top picks
16-37: Also recommended
38: Hidden Gem (The Circus of Dr Lao)
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
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Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
3
Tiger! Tiger! (Alfred Bester)
Tiger! Tiger!
Alfred Bester
4
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
5
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
6
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
David Gemmell
7
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
8
Mythago Wood (Robert Holdstock)
Mythago Wood
Robert Holdstock
9
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin
10
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
11
Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
Small Gods
Terry Pratchett
12
The Glamour (Christopher Priest)
The Glamour
Christopher Priest
13
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut
14
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw
Gene Wolfe
15
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel
Gene Wolfe
16
Moonseed (Stephen Baxter)
Moonseed
Stephen Baxter
17
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
Greg Bear
18
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
James Blish
19
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
20
The Land of Laughs (Jonathan Carroll)
The Land of Laughs
Jonathan Carroll
21
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
Samuel R. Delany
22
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
23
A Feast Unknown (Philip José Farmer)
A Feast Unknown
Philip José Farmer
24
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
25
Light (M. John Harrison)
Light
M. John Harrison
26
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
Russell Hoban
27
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
28
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K Le Guin
29
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
Stanisław Lem
30
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
31
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates
32
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
33
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
34
Bug Jack Barron (Norman Spinrad)
Bug Jack Barron
Norman Spinrad
35
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Michael Swanwick)
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
Michael Swanwick
36
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
37
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis
38
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao
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