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Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
If you love science fiction or fantasy novels, these should be on your list.
Related Lists of Note:
Best Alternate H*story [asterisk is here so this list isn't misclassified]
Best Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Best Epic Fantasy
Best Fantasy of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books
Best Space Opera
Best Urban Fantasy
Related Lists of Note:
Best Alternate H*story [asterisk is here so this list isn't misclassified]
Best Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Best Epic Fantasy
Best Fantasy of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books
Best Space Opera
Best Urban Fantasy
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
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James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 110,905 ratings
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| 802 |
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Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 69,869 ratings
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| 802 |
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Stories of Your Life and Others
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| 804 |
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Pines (Wayward Pines, #1)
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Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author)
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| 805 |
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The Door Into Summer
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4.02 avg rating — 28,263 ratings
score: 746,
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| 806 |
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The Humans
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Matt Haig (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 153,151 ratings
score: 744,
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| 806 |
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Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
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C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 10,830 ratings
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| 808 |
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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)
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| 809 |
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Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
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| 810 |
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Stitch (Stitch Trilogy, #1)
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Samantha Durante (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 1,280 ratings
score: 737,
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| 811 |
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Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 16,793 ratings
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| 812 |
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 1,448,699 ratings
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| 813 |
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 1,329,996 ratings
score: 733,
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| 814 |
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Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
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| 815 |
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Peter Pan
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| 816 |
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When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1)
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| 817 |
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Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
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4.25 avg rating — 66,907 ratings
score: 726,
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| 817 |
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Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)
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Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 16,227 ratings
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| 819 |
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Beyond Wizardwall (Beyond Series, #3)
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Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 413 ratings
score: 724,
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| 819 |
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VALIS
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3.91 avg rating — 32,232 ratings
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| 821 |
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Rise of the Ranger (The Echoes Saga, #1)
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Philip C. Quaintrell (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 11,144 ratings
score: 723,
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| 822 |
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Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
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Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 72,174 ratings
score: 722,
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| 823 |
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Valhalla (Valhalla, #1)
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Ari Bach (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 802 ratings
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| 823 |
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Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
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3.88 avg rating — 52,245 ratings
score: 721,
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| 825 |
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Songs of Distant Earth
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3.91 avg rating — 16,846 ratings
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| 825 |
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Prelude to Foundation
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4.16 avg rating — 94,693 ratings
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| 827 |
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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4.03 avg rating — 158,532 ratings
score: 719,
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| 828 |
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Black Diamond (McLean Twins, #1)
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Jennifer Loiske (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 231 ratings
score: 718,
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| 828 |
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The Bookstore Sisters
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Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 99,424 ratings
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| 830 |
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
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4.09 avg rating — 500,267 ratings
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| 830 |
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The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy #3)
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4.15 avg rating — 63,051 ratings
score: 717,
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| 832 |
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Dandelion Wine
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4.09 avg rating — 77,033 ratings
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| 833 |
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The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire, #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 9,584 ratings
score: 711,
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| 833 |
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Robots and Empire (Robot, #4)
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| 835 |
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Around the World in Eighty Days
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3.95 avg rating — 277,111 ratings
score: 710,
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| 836 |
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 1,088,205 ratings
score: 707,
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| 836 |
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Tris's Book (Circle of Magic, #2)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 33,985 ratings
score: 707,
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| 836 |
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Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
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Emma Newman (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 12,696 ratings
score: 707,
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| 839 |
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Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
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Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 39,602 ratings
score: 706,
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| 840 |
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 1,123,634 ratings
score: 703,
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| 840 |
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Blue Noon (Midnighters, #3)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 17,268 ratings
score: 703,
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| 842 |
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The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)
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4.08 avg rating — 94,655 ratings
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| 842 |
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Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 92,889 ratings
score: 702,
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| 844 |
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Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 205,993 ratings
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| 845 |
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Arana's Visitor (The Vadelah Chronicles, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 98 ratings
score: 700,
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Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 145,695 ratings
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Incursion (Catalyst Moon, #1)
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Lauren L. Garcia (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 177 ratings
score: 700,
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| 845 |
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Timecrack
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William Long (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 700,
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Mairelon the Magician (Mairelon, #1)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,962 ratings
score: 700,
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Crow's Revenge (Keeper of the Realms, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 535 ratings
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A Dagger of Lightning
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Meredith R. Lyons (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 172 ratings
score: 700,
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| 852 |
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A Clockwork Orange
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| 852 |
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Mischief and the Guardian Cats
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Malcolm McCoard (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 125 ratings
score: 698,
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| 854 |
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Vicious (Villains, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 308,427 ratings
score: 697,
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| 854 |
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Otuna's Flute
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Maricar Banguis (Goodreads Author)
4.85 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 697,
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| 856 |
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Enclave (Razorland, #1)
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Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 70,617 ratings
score: 696,
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| 857 |
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3001: The Final Odyssey
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3.59 avg rating — 27,762 ratings
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| 858 |
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The Naked Sun (Robot, #2)
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4.19 avg rating — 62,258 ratings
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| 859 |
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Armada
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Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 126,774 ratings
score: 691,
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| 860 |
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Maya's Magical Adventures
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Malcolm McCoard (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 271 ratings
score: 690,
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| 860 |
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Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle, #2)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 111,810 ratings
score: 690,
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| 860 |
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Only Good Enemies (Galactic Bonds, #2)
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Jennifer Estep (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 3,718 ratings
score: 690,
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| 863 |
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Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
by
David Brin (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 27,452 ratings
score: 689,
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| 863 |
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Eona: The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2)
by
Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 40,386 ratings
score: 689,
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| 865 |
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Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1)
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Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 165,990 ratings
score: 686,
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| 866 |
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Vertigo (Aurora Rhapsody, #2)
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G.S. Jennsen (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,643 ratings
score: 685,
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| 867 |
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The Long War (The Long Earth, #2)
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3.65 avg rating — 26,479 ratings
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| 868 |
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The Reader of Acheron
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Walter Rhein (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 115 ratings
score: 682,
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| 869 |
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Unstoppable (Pretty Liars, #1)
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K.A. Knight (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 3,372 ratings
score: 681,
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| 870 |
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Elevation
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 154,980 ratings
score: 680,
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| 871 |
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Legendary (Caraval, #2)
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Stephanie Garber (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 424,125 ratings
score: 679,
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| 872 |
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 127,348 ratings
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| 873 |
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The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2)
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3.88 avg rating — 33,623 ratings
score: 676,
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| 873 |
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 419,106 ratings
score: 676,
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| 873 |
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Great North Road
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Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 17,959 ratings
score: 676,
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| 876 |
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I'll Stop the World
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Lauren Thoman (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 14,536 ratings
score: 675,
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| 877 |
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Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 44,821 ratings
score: 674,
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| 878 |
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Betrayed (House of Night, #2)
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P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 278,396 ratings
score: 671,
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| 879 |
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The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 491,190 ratings
score: 670,
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| 880 |
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
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Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 545,860 ratings
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| 881 |
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That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy, #3)
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3.93 avg rating — 44,883 ratings
score: 665,
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| 882 |
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Uprooted
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Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 258,528 ratings
score: 663,
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| 882 |
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Babel-17
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3.72 avg rating — 19,662 ratings
score: 663,
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| 882 |
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Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2)
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4.12 avg rating — 9,673 ratings
score: 663,
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| 885 |
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The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
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Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 217,841 ratings
score: 662,
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| 886 |
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The Long Walk
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Richard Bachman (Pseudonym)
4.05 avg rating — 235,649 ratings
score: 661,
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| 886 |
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Ninth Key (The Mediator, #2)
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4.06 avg rating — 41,431 ratings
score: 661,
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| 888 |
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The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set (Wheel of Time, #1-8)
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4.40 avg rating — 10,219 ratings
score: 660,
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by
Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,195,200 ratings
score: 660,
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| 888 |
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The Water Knife
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Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 27,776 ratings
score: 660,
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| 891 |
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Crossed (Matched, #2)
by
Ally Condie (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 257,139 ratings
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| 891 |
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Murder in the Coven: Maya's Magical Adventures continue
by
Malcolm McCoard (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 119 ratings
score: 659,
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| 893 |
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by
Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 562,115 ratings
score: 658,
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| 894 |
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Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 26,750 ratings
score: 656,
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| 894 |
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Triss (Redwall, #15)
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4.02 avg rating — 13,618 ratings
score: 656,
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| 896 |
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Skyward (Skyward, #1)
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Why are The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns on here? There are neither Science Fiction nor Fantasy. Can someone remove them?
I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things.
Dude, your book is not a 'must read.' It's not even a 'maybe read.'
Wish I could have retracted my vote (for a single Pullman vs the series). Roger Zelazny, the Amber Chronicles The Great Book of Amber
Isaac Asimov, the Foundation seriesThe Foundation Trilogy
Emily wrote: "Why are The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns on here? There are neither Science Fiction nor Fantasy. Can someone remove them?"Thoroughly agree!
Oh, well if vampires are included then one must read Anne Rice, who popularized the romance and sensuality of vampires:The Vampire Chronicles Interview With the Vampire; The Vampire Lestat; The Queen of the Damned
Doctruthyness wrote: "Dude, your book is not a 'must read.' It's not even a 'maybe read.'"Just wondering who "Dude, your book" is!
And could someone remove the duplicate editions? I don't think we need to list titles like Brave New World more than once. And yes, why are books like The Kite Runner on this list, which clearly are not science fiction nor fantasy?
How is Midnight Sun number 33? It's not a book, it is, at best, an unfinished manuscript available on the internet that will probably never be published.
There are a great many books on this list that do not qualify as great or even good, they are merely new. Apparently a lot of people haven't read anything that was published before they entered high school.
The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility
4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"
the hunger games is much better
the hunger games is much better
Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"the hunger games is much better"
oh please... Have you even read Dune?
4l3x wrote: "Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"
the hunger games is much better"
oh please... Have you even read Dune?"
have you even read the hunger games?
the hunger games is much better"
oh please... Have you even read Dune?"
have you even read the hunger games?
Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "Monique wrote: "4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"
the hunger games is much better"
oh please... Have you even read Dune?"
have you even..."
and yes i have read it
the hunger games is much better"
oh please... Have you even read Dune?"
have you even..."
and yes i have read it
Somebody's eatin' the crazy pills! The Hunger Games is young adult!! There's no way it could compare to the universe & history in the Dune series. Get a perspective.
Monique wrote:oh please... Have you even read Dune?"
have you even read the hunger games? "
I have. The whole series. (as you can see in my read books ;D) And while I enjoyed it in some extent (I find Katniss incredibly annoying and clueless) there is no way it should be before Dune in any list
Ruby wrote: "There's no way it could compare to the universe & history in the Dune series. Get a perspective. "
I see there is still hope out there
4l3x wrote: "The Hunger Games before Dune? This list lost all it's credibility"LIKE LIKE LIKE LIKE
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Emily wrote: "I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things. "YES! 1000X YES!
science fiction and fantasy can be good together
I agree. I love it when they are mixed in the same world! Or when the story seems like one and turns out to be the other.
i like fantasy and science fition i loved footprints of thunder and thunder of time there fantasy and science fiction
It feels as though books that are part of series are really clogging the list up. Someone who's read a single series from start to finish will feel like they're a big man on campus after reading this list.
Science fiction AND fantasy in one list? Oh brother... Why don't you just mix children books with zombie books next for all the sense it makes? YAUGRL--yet another useless goodreads list.
another list turned worthless due to everyone and his brother spaming every single book in a series.....When all you need is the first one.
There are other better lists:For recent science fiction take a look at Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century.
For popular fantasy take a look at The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
For both these lists there are links in the list description to other good fantasy and science fiction lists.
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Greg wrote: "A new collection for consideration. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."This is spam, and it violates Goodreads author conduct policy. I recommend you delete it. Otherwise I will flag it.
As mixed lists go, this one is pretty good. I am seeing some genre issues though. Removed Beloved from p 5. Toni Morrison, science fiction and fantasy? The hell? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
On the line: where do we draw the line between fantasy and horror, folks? I am looking at some Stephen King titles, and Anne Rice. Dracula by Bram Stoker is clearly out of genre, and I'm removing it:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Love to hear some input about the others mentioned here. Some have a large number of votes, and I know that once a list is established, the first page becomes almost sacred. I don't want to touch anything that's liable to draw objections unless it's very clearly in the wrong place...
Removed from page 7, A Thousand Splendid Suns, out of genre:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Removed from page 8, A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
So - I'm not a big fan of horror. But a lot of horror I would consider also fantasy. And I'm not the only one. Dracula for example, is shelved 7,950 as horror. But it is also shelved 3,360 as fantasy. As a librarian I do a lot of removing books from lists. But as far as I'm concerned vampires and werewolves are just about always fantasy - and sometimes horror and sometimes romance and sometimes very rarely science fiction.
Mitchell wrote: "So - I'm not a big fan of horror. But a lot of horror I would consider also fantasy. And I'm not the only one. Dracula for example, is shelved 7,950 as horror. But it is also shelved 3..."The difference in genre, as I understand it, is that horror is written to induce fear more than anything else. I did see that some people have incorrectly shelved Dracula, but it's also a very small percentage of readers overall. (Look at the numbers at the top of the shelf list and you'll see what I mean.)
However, I also realize--though I'm not a fan personally--that there are now a lot of stories involving paranormal and vampirical love. So that's where the line gets hazy, because we have a category that used to be entirely horror and now is not.
As I previously said, I"m not going to remove anything I'm not sure of. I feel confident about Dracula.
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Emily wrote: "I also hate when people put Science Fiction and Fantasy together. They are clearly very different things. "I TOTALLY agree!
Horn-Horn by ADT McLellan - one of those few books that you will go from the last page immediately back to the first page. Like The Sixth Sense, reading it a second time is like reading it for the first time again. It's a completely different story once all of the twists are revealed.
So...number 1777 is Black Beauty. Perhaps the person who added it meant a different Black Beauty? Either way, they tagged the kid's book. Perhaps it should be deleted...or we should add Old Yeller. ;)
Liz wrote: "So...number 1777 is Black Beauty. Perhaps the person who added it meant a different Black Beauty? Either way, they tagged the kid's book. Perhaps it should be deleted...or we should add Old Yeller. ;)"Good eyes. It's gone now.
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The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour by Chris ScottSuch a great book. I have both kindle and paperback versions!
The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour
The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour
Amy wrote: "The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour by Chris ScottSuch a great book. I have both kindle and paperback versions!
The Ascendance Protocol: Endeavour
[book:The Ascendance Protocol: ..."
If you want that title on the list and it isn't there yet, you have to enter it yourself using the tab at the top of the list.
Mary wrote: "Why are there some books with less than 1K votes and hundreds of votes in the list? They should be deleted..what a joke.Examples: The Outlands"
This list was setup without criteria that let's a librarian remove books with some impunity. You might appreciate Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads and the lists that it links to more.
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