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
50,833 members
812 reviews
3.8
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
2
The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
10,542 members
62 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
sandstone78, ahef1963, raperper
3
The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
21,413 members
357 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, raperper
4
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
34,946 members
958 reviews
4.1
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
5
The Great Book of Amber
by Roger Zelazny
3,725 members
61 reviews
4.2
2 Members
sandstone78, JerryMmm
6
Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
7,739 members
109 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
7
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
41,123 members
681 reviews
4
2 Members
Dilara86, raperper
8
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,809 members
454 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86
10
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,541 members
158 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, ahef1963
11
The Yellow Wallpaper [short story]
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,932 members
165 reviews
4.1
Member
Dilara86
12
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,702 members
46 reviews
3.9
Member
sandstone78
13
A Woman of the Iron People
by Eleanor Arnason
314 members
15 reviews
3.9
Member
sandstone78
14
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
10,751 members
228 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
15
Northwest Smith
by C. L. Moore
214 members
5 reviews
4.2
Member
jillmwo
16
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
10,248 members
337 reviews
4
Member
Dilara86
17
The Watcher's Mask
by Laurie J. Marks
69 members
3.8
Member
sandstone78
18
Black Amazon of Mars
by Leigh Brackett
57 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
jillmwo
19
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,948 members
197 reviews
4
Member
jillmwo
20
Lilith's Brood
by Octavia E. Butler
2,938 members
65 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
21
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
742 members
15 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sandstone78
22
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (abridged)
by Haruki Murakami
9,262 members
178 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
23
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
3,238 members
56 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
jillmwo
24
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
11,416 members
316 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
25
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
8,982 members
159 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
26
Hunter of Worlds
by C. J. Cherryh
788 members
14 reviews
3.9
Member
jillmwo
27
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
25,476 members
359 reviews
3.8
Member
sandstone78
28
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,968 members
51 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Dilara86