Introduction to Fantasy and Science Fiction (Proposed Reading List)

Description
Redesigning a reading list for an introductory class on fantasy and science fiction.
1
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
51,468 members
814 reviews
3.8
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
2
The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
10,706 members
62 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
sandstone78, ahef1963, raperper
3
The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
21,684 members
358 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, raperper
4
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
35,023 members
966 reviews
4.1
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
5
The Great Book of Amber
by Roger Zelazny
3,751 members
61 reviews
4.2
2 Members
sandstone78, JerryMmm
6
Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
7,781 members
110 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
7
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
41,675 members
686 reviews
4
2 Members
Dilara86, raperper
8
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
19,036 members
459 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86
9
His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
by Philip Pullman
15,447 members
207 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
10
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,584 members
160 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, ahef1963
11
The Yellow Wallpaper [short story]
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,943 members
167 reviews
4.1
Member
Dilara86
12
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,713 members
46 reviews
3.9
Member
sandstone78
13
A Woman of the Iron People
by Eleanor Arnason
316 members
15 reviews
3.9
Member
sandstone78
14
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
10,887 members
229 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
15
Northwest Smith
by C. L. Moore
219 members
5 reviews
4.2
Member
jillmwo
16
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
10,310 members
339 reviews
4
Member
Dilara86
17
The Watcher's Mask
by Laurie J. Marks
73 members
½ 3.7
Member
sandstone78
18
Black Amazon of Mars
by Leigh Brackett
58 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
jillmwo
19
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,977 members
197 reviews
4
Member
jillmwo
20
Lilith's Brood
by Octavia E. Butler
2,959 members
65 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
21
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
750 members
15 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sandstone78
22
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (abridged)
by Haruki Murakami
9,332 members
179 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
23
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
3,274 members
56 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
jillmwo
24
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
11,678 members
320 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
25
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
9,055 members
161 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
26
Hunter of Worlds
by C. J. Cherryh
795 members
14 reviews
3.9
Member
jillmwo
27
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
25,603 members
362 reviews
3.8
Member
sandstone78
28
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,991 members
51 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Dilara86