NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books

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From NPR:  "More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of show more classic and contemporary titles." http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books show less
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The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien
1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) by Douglas Adams
2
Ender's Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card
3
The Dune Collection: Dune / Dune Messiah / Children of Dune / God Emperor of Dune / Heretics of Dune / Chapterhouse Dune (2012) by Frank Herbert
4
A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast of Crows / A Dance with Dragons (1996) by George R. R. Martin
5
1984 (1949) by George Orwell
6
Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury
7
The Foundation Trilogy (1951) by Isaac Asimov
8
Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley
9
American Gods {original} (2001) by Neil Gaiman
10
The Princess Bride (1973) by William Goldman
11
The Wheel of Time, Boxed Set I, Books 1-3: The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn (1993) by Robert Jordan
12
Animal Farm (1945) by George Orwell
13
Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson
14
Watchmen (1987) by Alan Moore
15
I, Robot (1940) by Isaac Asimov
16
Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein
17
Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut
19
Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
20
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick
21
The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood
22
The Dark Tower. I–VII (1988) by Stephen King
23
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke
24
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition (1990) by Stephen King
25
Snow Crash (1992) by Neal Stephenson
26
The Martian Chronicles (1950) by Ray Bradbury
27
Cat's Cradle (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut
28
The Sandman: Slipcase Box Set, Vol. 1-10 (2012) by Neil Gaiman
29
A Clockwork Orange (1962) by Anthony Burgess
30
Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert A. Heinlein
31
Watership Down (1972) by Richard Adams
32
Dragonflight (1968) by Anne McCaffrey
33
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert A. Heinlein
34
A Canticle for Leibowitz (1955) by Walter M. Miller Jr.
35
The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells
36
20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1870) by Jules Verne
37
Flowers for Algernon (1966) by Daniel Keyes
38
The War of the Worlds (1897) by H. G. Wells
39
The Great Book of Amber (1970) by Roger Zelazny
40
The Belgariad (1984) by David Eddings
41
The Mists of Avalon (1982) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
42
The Mistborn Trilogy (2009) by Brandon Sanderson
43
Ringworld (1970) by Larry Niven
44
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) by Ursula K. Le Guin
45
The Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien
46
The Once and Future King (1938) by T. H. White
47
Neverwhere (1996) by Neil Gaiman
48
Childhood's End (1954) by Arthur C. Clarke
49
Contact (1985) by Carl Sagan
50
The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion / The Fall of Hyperion / Endymion / The Rise of Endymion (1990) by Dan Simmons
51
Stardust (1998) by Neil Gaiman
52
Cryptonomicon (1999) by Neal Stephenson
53
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006) by Max Brooks
54
The Last Unicorn (1968) by Peter S. Beagle
55
The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman
56
Small Gods (1992) by Terry Pratchett
57
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever (1979) by Stephen Donaldson
58
Going Postal (2004) by Terry Pratchett
60
The Mote in God's Eye (1974) by Larry Niven
61
The Sword of Truth Series 1-12 (1965) by Terry Goodkind
62
The Road (2006) by Cormac McCarthy
63
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (2004) by Susanna Clarke
64
I Am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson
65
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (1977) by Terry Brooks
67
The Complete Chronicles of Conan (2006) by Robert E. Howard
68
The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin / Assassin's Quest) (1997) by Robin Hobb
69
The Time Traveler's Wife (2003) by Audrey Niffenegger
70
The Way of Kings (2010) by Brandon Sanderson
71
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) by Jules Verne
72
Old Man's War (2005) by John Scalzi
74
The Diamond Age (1995) by Neal Stephenson
75
Rendezvous With Rama (1973) by Arthur C. Clarke
76
The Dispossessed (1974) by Ursula K. Le Guin
78
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) by Ray Bradbury
79
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995) by Gregory Maguire
80
The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen (2014) by Steven Erikson
81
The Eyre Affair (2001) by Jasper Fforde
82
The Culture Series (2018) by Iain M. Banks
83
The Crystal Cave (1970) by Mary Stewart
84
Anathem (2008) by Neal Stephenson
85
Codex Alera Complete Series (1990) by Jim Butcher
86
The Book of the New Sun (1980) by Gene Wolfe
87
Star Wars: The Thrawn Omnibus (1993) by Timothy Zahn
88
Outlander, Books 1-8 (1995) by Diana Gabaldon
89
The Illustrated Man (1946) by Ray Bradbury
91
Sunshine (2003) by Robin McKinley
92
A Fire upon the Deep (1992) by Vernor Vinge
93
The Caves of Steel (1953) by Isaac Asimov
94
The Martian Tales Trilogy: A Princess of Mars / The Gods of Mars / The Warlord of Mars (2003) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
95
Lucifer's Hammer (1977) by Larry Niven
96
Doomsday Book (1992) by Connie Willis
97
Perdido Street Station (2000) by China Miéville
98
The Space Trilogy (1938) by C. S. Lewis
100
Elric: Song of the Black Sword (1961) by Michael Moorcock
The Elric Saga, 90
Kushiel's Dart (2001) by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Legacy, 77
The Legend of Drizzt (1990) by R. A. Salvatore
The Legend of Drizzt, 73
Magician (1982) by Raymond E. Feist
The Riftwar Saga, 66
Shards of Honor (1986) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Vorkosigan Saga, 59
A Spell for Chameleon (1977) by Piers Anthony
The Xanth Series, 99

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