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Fantasy and Science Fiction First Books and Stand Alone Novels

350 novels that are either the first books or stand alone works from the fantasy and science fiction genres. No need to worry about having not read a prior novel with these!
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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
2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
2312
3
Kim Stanley Robinson
Across the Face of the World (Russell Kirkpatrick)
Across the Face of the World
4
Russell Kirkpatrick
The Adamantine Palace (Stephen Deas)
The Adamantine Palace
5
Stephen Deas
The Aeronaut's Windlass (Jim Butcher)
The Aeronaut's Windlass
6
Jim Butcher
Against Gravity (Gary Gibson)
Against Gravity
7
Gary Gibson
Age of Ash (Daniel Abraham)
Age of Ash
8
Daniel Abraham
The Algebraist (Iain M. Banks)
The Algebraist
9
Iain M. Banks
Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
Altered Carbon
10
Richard Morgan
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
11
Ursula K. Le Guin
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
12
Neil Gaiman
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
13
Nicola Griffith
Angel Stations (Gary Gibson)
Angel Stations
14
Gary Gibson
Arrows of the Queen (Mercedes Lackey)
Arrows of the Queen
15
Mercedes Lackey
Arslan (M.J. Engh)
Arslan
16
M.J. Engh
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
17
Andy Weir
Ashes of the Sun (Django Wexler)
Ashes of the Sun
18
Django Wexler
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
19
Robin Hobb
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
20
Samuel R Delany
The Baker's Boy (J. V. Jones)
The Baker's Boy
21
J. V. Jones
Ball Lightning (Cixin Liu)
Ball Lightning
22
Cixin Liu
The Barbed Coil (J. V. Jones)
The Barbed Coil
23
J. V. Jones
Battleaxe (Sara Douglass)
Battleaxe
24
Sara Douglass
Betrayal (Fiona McIntosh)
Betrayal
25
Fiona McIntosh
The Black Prism (Brent Weeks)
The Black Prism
26
Brent Weeks
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
27
Greg Bear
Blood of Elves (Andrzej Sapkowski)
Blood of Elves
28
Andrzej Sapkowski
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song
29
Anthony Ryan
Blue Remembered Earth (Alastair Reynolds)
Blue Remembered Earth
30
Alastair Reynolds
The Book of Skulls (Robert Silverberg)
The Book of Skulls
31
Robert Silverberg
Bright of the Sky (Kay Kenyon)
Bright of the Sky
32
Kay Kenyon
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
33
Ward Moore
Cage of Souls (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Cage of Souls
34
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
35
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
36
James Blish
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
37
Kurt Vonnegut
A Cavern of Black Ice (J.V. Jones)
A Cavern of Black Ice
38
J.V. Jones
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
39
Isaac Asimov
The Centauri Device (M John Harrison)
The Centauri Device
40
M John Harrison
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