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Lady Business's 60 Essential Science Fiction & Fantasy Reads

60 Essential SFF reads as compiled by Lady Business--how many have you read? Includes books by Octavia Butler, CJ Cherryh, Lois McMaster Bujold and Kate Elliott.
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Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
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Primary Inversion (Catherine Asaro)
Primary Inversion
Catherine Asaro
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Range of Ghosts (Elizabeth Bear)
Range of Ghosts
Elizabeth Bear
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Flesh and Spirit (Carol Berg)
Flesh and Spirit
Carol Berg
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Chime (Franny Billingsley)
Chime
Franny Billingsley
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Daughter of the Blood
Daughter of the Blood
8
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
9
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
10
Shards of Honor (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honor
Lois McMaster Bujold
11
War for the Oaks (Emma Bull)
War for the Oaks
Emma Bull
12
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
13
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
Pat Cadigan
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Foreigner (C. J. Cherryh)
Foreigner
C. J. Cherryh
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
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Survival (Julie Czerneda)
Survival
Julie Czerneda
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Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
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King's Dragon (Kate Elliot)
King's Dragon
Kate Elliot
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Black Sun Rising
Black Sun Rising
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Slow River (Nicola Griffith)
Slow River
Nicola Griffith
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Dragonsbane (Barbara Hambly)
Dragonsbane
Barbara Hambly
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Fly by Night (Frances Hardinge)
Fly by Night
Frances Hardinge
23
Assassin's Apprentice
Assassin's Apprentice
24
The God Stalker Chronicles (P.C. Hodgell)
The God Stalker Chronicles
P.C. Hodgell
25
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson
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Valor's Choice (Tanya Huff)
Valor's Choice
Tanya Huff
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God's War (Kameron Hurley)
God's War
Kameron Hurley
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The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
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Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
30
Daggerspell (Katharine Kerr)
Daggerspell
Katharine Kerr
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The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
32
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
Nancy Kress
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Alaric Morgan (Deryni Rising)
Alaric Morgan (Deryni Rising)
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Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
35
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
36
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K Le Guin
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Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
38
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
Melinda Lo
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Warchild (Karin Lowachee)
Warchild
Karin Lowachee
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Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
Marie Lu
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