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Confessions of an Aging Book Nerd: Fantastic Fiction Favorites - Page 3

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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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
82
Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
Silverberg
83
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
Willis
84
The Forever War (Haldeman)
The Forever War
Haldeman
85
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
Joe Haldeman
86
None So Blind (Joe Haldeman)
None So Blind
Joe Haldeman
87
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
Gregory Benford
88
In the Ocean of Night (Benford)
In the Ocean of Night
Benford
89
Across the Sea of Suns (Benford)
Across the Sea of Suns
Benford
90
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
Greg Bear
91
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
92
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven)
The Mote in God's Eye
Larry Niven
93
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
94
Behold the Man (Moorcock)
Behold the Man
Moorcock
95
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
Wyndham
96
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
John Wyndham
97
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
John Christopher
98
The World in Winter (John Christopher)
The World in Winter
John Christopher
99
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
John Scalzi
100
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
101
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
Mary Robinette Kowal
102
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
Mary Robinette Kowal
103
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
Mary Robinette Kowal
104
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
David Brin
105
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
C.J. Cherryh
106
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
David Gerrold
107
The Star Fox (Anderson)
The Star Fox
Anderson
108
Marooned (Caidin)
Marooned
Caidin
109
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
110
The Werewolf of Paris (Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris
Endore
111
The Haunting of Hill House (Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Jackson
112
The Uninvited (Macardle)
The Uninvited
Macardle
113
Collected Stories Richard Matheson (Matheson)
Collected Stories Richard Matheson
Matheson
114
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
115
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
Richard Matheson
116
The Howling Man (Charles Beaumont)
The Howling Man
Charles Beaumont
117
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
118
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
Stephen King
119
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
120
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
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