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Science fiction reading list, stolen from theinfamousmon, who in turn stole it from someone else. If you'd like, bold the ones you've read, strike the ones you read and hated, italicize those you started but never finished, and put a star next to the ones you love.
1. *The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
2. *The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. *Dune, Frank Herbert (The original quadrilogy(?) was awesome, and then it started to go downhill. But the newer books co-authored by Brian Herbert, although not as good as Frank's originals, have renewed my interest in the franchise.
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. *A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (One of my favorite authors of all time)
6. ***Neuromancer, William Gibson (Many times over)
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. *The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolf
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. *The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett (and just about everything else he's written)
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. *Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson (the protagonist is *such* a whiny little bitch...)
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling (does the American version count?)
27. ***The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (One of my all-time favorites)
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien (Yes, I actually made it all the way through this tedious damned book)
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. ***Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (loves, loves, LOVES this book.)
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (I have no idea why I never finished this one...)
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
1. *The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
2. *The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. *Dune, Frank Herbert (The original quadrilogy(?) was awesome, and then it started to go downhill. But the newer books co-authored by Brian Herbert, although not as good as Frank's originals, have renewed my interest in the franchise.
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. *A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (One of my favorite authors of all time)
6. ***Neuromancer, William Gibson (Many times over)
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. *The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolf
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. *The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett (and just about everything else he's written)
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. *Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson (the protagonist is *such* a whiny little bitch...)
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling (does the American version count?)
27. ***The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (One of my all-time favorites)
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien (Yes, I actually made it all the way through this tedious damned book)
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. ***Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (loves, loves, LOVES this book.)
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (I have no idea why I never finished this one...)
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer