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Thisrecording.com's 100 Greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy Novels of All Time - Page 2

"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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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
42
Free Live Free (Gene Wolfe)
Free Live Free
Gene Wolfe
43
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov
44
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
45
Griffin's Egg (Michael Swanwick)
Griffin's Egg
Michael Swanwick
46
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
Poul Anderson
47
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
48
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
49
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
50
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
51
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susannah Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susannah Clarke
52
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
53
The Killing Machine (Jack Vance)
The Killing Machine
Jack Vance
54
The Knight (Gene Wolfe)
The Knight
Gene Wolfe
55
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K Le Guin
56
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
57
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
James Hilton
58
Lyonesse (Jack Vance)
Lyonesse
Jack Vance
59
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
60
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
61
Maske: Thaery (Jack Vance)
Maske: Thaery
Jack Vance
62
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
63
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley
64
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
65
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
Theodore Sturgeon
66
Nightside the Long Sun (Gene Wolfe)
Nightside the Long Sun
Gene Wolfe
67
Nightwings (Robert Silverberg)
Nightwings
Robert Silverberg
68
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
John Scalzi
69
On Blue's Waters (Gene Wolfe)
On Blue's Waters
Gene Wolfe
70
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov
71
Planet of Adventure (Jack Vance)
Planet of Adventure
Jack Vance
72
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
Neal Stephenson
73
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
74
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
Larry Niven
75
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick
76
Schismatrix (Bruce Sterling)
Schismatrix
Bruce Sterling
77
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer
Gene Wolfe
78
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
79
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
80
A Song for Lya (George R.R. Martin)
A Song for Lya
George R.R. Martin
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