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Confessions of an Aging Book Nerd: Fantastic Fiction Favorites - Page 2

Fantastic Fiction: Myth, Fairy Tale, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy (AKA Horror), Science Fiction. I've loved this stuff since the 4th grade, when the school librarian pointed me toward The Mushroom Planet series by Eleanor Cameron and Heinlein's juveniles. I still love it all these years later. Here are some of my favorites (not all of them; and certainly not a "Best of…" list.). Some of them you may have heard of; others will be more obscure. They are, however, all worth the time spent reading them.
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
42
Dune (Herbert)
Dune
Herbert
43
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
John Brunner
44
Stand on Zanzibar (Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
Brunner
45
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
Brunner
46
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
John Brunner
47
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
John Brunner
48
The Stone That Never Came Down (Brunner)
The Stone That Never Came Down
Brunner
49
From This Day Forward (Brunner)
From This Day Forward
Brunner
50
Four for Tomorrow (Roger Zelazny)
Four for Tomorrow
Roger Zelazny
51
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (Zelazny)
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
Zelazny
52
This Immortal (Roger Zelazny)
This Immortal
Roger Zelazny
53
The Dream Master (Zelazny)
The Dream Master
Zelazny
54
Lord of Light (Zelazny)
Lord of Light
Zelazny
55
Isle of the Dead (Roger Zelazny)
Isle of the Dead
Roger Zelazny
56
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
Roger Zelazny
57
The Last Defender of Camelot (Zelazny)
The Last Defender of Camelot
Zelazny
58
Unicorn Variations
Unicorn Variations
59
The Great Book of Amber (Roger Zelazny)
The Great Book of Amber
Roger Zelazny
60
A Night in Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in Lonesome October
Roger Zelazny
61
The Dying Earth (Jack Vance)
The Dying Earth
Jack Vance
62
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
63
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
64
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
65
Driftglass (Samuel R. Delany)
Driftglass
Samuel R. Delany
66
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection
Samuel R. Delany
67
Nova (Delaney)
Nova
Delaney
68
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective (Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective
Ellison
69
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
Harlan Ellison
70
Deathbird Stories (Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
Ellison
71
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Harlan Ellison
72
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
Lafferty
73
Strange Doings (Lafferty)
Strange Doings
Lafferty
74
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
Burning Chrome
William Gibson
75
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
76
Count Zero (William Gibson)
Count Zero
William Gibson
77
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson
78
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
William Gibson
79
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
80
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Philip K. Dick
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