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
51,198 members
811 reviews
3.8
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
2
The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
10,632 members
62 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
sandstone78, ahef1963, raperper
3
The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
21,538 members
358 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, raperper
4
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
34,971 members
962 reviews
4.1
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
5
The Great Book of Amber
by Roger Zelazny
3,740 members
61 reviews
4.2
2 Members
sandstone78, JerryMmm
6
Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
7,765 members
109 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
7
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
41,366 members
683 reviews
4
2 Members
Dilara86, raperper
8
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,900 members
456 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86
9
His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
by Philip Pullman
15,387 members
207 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
10
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,560 members
158 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, ahef1963
11
The Yellow Wallpaper [short story]
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,963 members
167 reviews
4.1
Member
Dilara86
12
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,707 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
10,811 members
228 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
15
Northwest Smith
by C. L. Moore
217 members
5 reviews
4.2
Member
jillmwo
16
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
10,284 members
337 reviews
4
Member
Dilara86
17
The Watcher's Mask
by Laurie J. Marks
72 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
6,952 members
197 reviews
4
Member
jillmwo
20
Lilith's Brood
by Octavia E. Butler
2,943 members
65 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
21
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
744 members
15 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sandstone78
22
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (abridged)
by Haruki Murakami
9,286 members
179 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
23
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
3,261 members
56 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
jillmwo
24
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
11,548 members
318 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
25
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
9,018 members
160 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
26
Hunter of Worlds
by C. J. Cherryh
792 members
14 reviews
3.9
Member
jillmwo
27
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
25,589 members
360 reviews
3.8
Member
sandstone78
28
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,979 members
51 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Dilara86