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Excellent Stand-Alone Fantasy and Science Fiction

Sure, long, drawn-out series are fun. But sometimes you just want a straightforward, one-and-done story. These are the best of the best stand-alonebooks of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3
Jules Verne
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
4
Leslie Marmon Silko
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
5
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
6
Neil Gaiman
Anathem
Anathem
7
The Antelope Wife (Louise Erdrich)
The Antelope Wife
8
Louise Erdrich
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
9
Melinda Lo
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
10
Koushun Takami
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
11
Nnedi Okorafor
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
12
David Mitchell
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
13
John Connolly
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
15
Nalo Hopkinson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
16
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
17
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
18
Arthur C. Clarke
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
19
Anthony Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
20
David Mitchell
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
21
Carl Sagan
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
22
Neal Stephenson
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
23
Samuel R. Delany
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
24
Neal Stephenson
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
25
Ursula K. Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
26
Philip K. Dick
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
27
Bram Stoker
The Dune Chronicles
The Dune Chronicles
28
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
29
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
30
Ray Bradbury
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
31
Octavia E. Butler
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
32
Daniel Keyes
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
33
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
34
Isaac Asimov
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
35
Mary Shelley
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
36
Jewelle Gomez
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
37
Katherine Addison
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
38
Helene Wecker
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
39
Terry Pratchett
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
40
Margaret Atwood
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