Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Should Read

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I have not read all of these personally but based on the lists I've viewed along with my personal opinions of them, this is what I believe to be the best for new readers. If a book is a part of a series, I will only be listing the first book. For example, I will only be listing the Hobbit instead of listing the whole LOTR series.
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The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
107,932 members
1,306 reviews
½ 4.3
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Explanations
ThatsTheSpirit0: Do I need to explain? No, no I don't.
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
50,886 members
809 reviews
½ 4.3
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ThatsTheSpirit0: This book helped inspire the Star Wars universe. Read it to find out how.
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Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
45,723 members
1,127 reviews
½ 4.3
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ThatsTheSpirit0: This book helped get me back into reading. Hardcover pocket Ender's Game was a wonderful read while going through a rough time in my life. You want a smart, military training, space invasion, book about children trying to figure out how to survive. This is it.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
54,240 members
855 reviews
4.1
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The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
48,681 members
1,238 reviews
4.1
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Assassin's Apprentice
by Robin Hobb
15,338 members
329 reviews
4.1
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
by Brandon Sanderson
17,921 members
539 reviews
½ 4.3
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ThatsTheSpirit0: Single handily one of the best magic systems ever created. Great characters, great world. Go find out how to steal from god.
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The Martian
by Andy Weir
23,128 members
1,384 reviews
½ 4.3
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ThatsTheSpirit0: Want to figure out how one man managed to survive on mars after nearly dying multiple times? Here you go.
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Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
12,095 members
495 reviews
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ThatsTheSpirit0: Hunger games, but better.
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Malice
by John Gwynne
2,600 members
46 reviews
3.9
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ThatsTheSpirit0: Excellent combat.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
4,395 members
129 reviews
4.2
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ThatsTheSpirit0: Everyone has been talking about it. I haven't read it yet. From what I do know, good person, bad world, even worse cat. Yet somehow, also the best cat.