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Thisrecording.com's 100 Greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy Novels of All Time

"Many have made a distinction between the fantasy and science fiction fields, I see no reason to arbitrary draw such a lien. The novels I find I most enjoy straddle the boundaries of the two, which is not to say that hard science fiction and pure fantasy don't retain their pleasures, and many books characterized at such found their way to this list. At the nexus of the two genres is where the human imagination begins to reveal frightful and hopeful things about our own society. Look to the vast store of cheap entertainment found in these immemorial classics of the page"
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Alastor (Jack Vance)
Alastor
Jack Vance
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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All My Sins Remembered (Joe Haldeman)
All My Sins Remembered
Joe Haldeman
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The Alteration (Kingsley Amis)
The Alteration
Kingsley Amis
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Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
Altered Carbon
Richard Morgan
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An Evil Guest (Gene Wolfe)
An Evil Guest
Gene Wolfe
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The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
The Anubis Gates
Tim Powers
9
Araminta Station (Jack Vance)
Araminta Station
Jack Vance
10
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
11
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
Nancy Kress
12
The Book of Knights (Yves Meynard)
The Book of Knights
Yves Meynard
13
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
14
Camp Concentration (Thomas M. Disch)
Camp Concentration
Thomas M. Disch
15
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
16
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
17
Citizen of the Galaxy (Robert A. Heinlein)
Citizen of the Galaxy
Robert A. Heinlein
18
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
19
The Company (K.J. Parker)
The Company
K.J. Parker
20
Danny, the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny, the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl
21
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
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The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
23
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Dragonriders of Pern (Anne McCaffrey)
The Dragonriders of Pern
Anne McCaffrey
25
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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The Dying Earth (Jack Vance)
The Dying Earth
Jack Vance
27
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
28
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
29
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
30
Farmer in the Sky (Robert A. Heinlein)
Farmer in the Sky
Robert A. Heinlein
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Fevre Dream (George R.R. Martin)
Fevre Dream
George R.R. Martin
32
The Fifth Head of Cerebus (Gene Wolfe)
The Fifth Head of Cerebus
Gene Wolfe
33
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
34
Flatland (Edwin A. Abbott)
Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
35
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Philip K. Dick
36
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
37
Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Peace
Joe Haldeman
38
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
39
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
40
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
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