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100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels to Geek Out Over

If your answer to every question is 42. If you can quote the three laws of Robotics. If you want to say "my precious" every time you see a gold band. Then this list is for you. We asked our 3,000 bibliomaniacs what their favorite SciFi/Fantasy novels were, and here are their top 100 answers.
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
1
Orson Scott Card
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
2
George R.R. Martin
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
3
Ray Bradbury
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
7
J.R.R. Tolkien
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
8
William Gibson
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
9
Dan Simmons
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
10
Frank Herbert
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
11
Ray Bradbury
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
12
Robert a Heinlein
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
13
George Orwell
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
14
Philip K. Dick
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
15
George R.R. Martin
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
16
Ray Bradbury
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There
17
John W. Campbell
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
18
Patrick Rothfuss
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert a Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
19
Robert a Heinlein
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
20
Jasper Fforde
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
21
Madeleine L'engle
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
22
C.S. Lewis
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
23
Peter S. Beagle
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
24
Neal Stephenson
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
25
Ray Bradbury
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
26
Robert Jordan
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
27
Philip K. Dick
The Robots of Dawn (Isaac Asimov)
The Robots of Dawn
28
Isaac Asimov
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
29
I Will Fear No Evil (Robert A. Heinlein)
I Will Fear No Evil
30
Robert A. Heinlein
Faith of the Fallen (Terry Goodkind)
Faith of the Fallen
31
Terry Goodkind
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
32
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
33
Douglas Adams
Dragonsinger (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsinger
34
Anne McCaffrey
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
35
Terry Brooks
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
36
T.H. White
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
37
Aldous Huxley
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
38
Philip Pullman
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
39
Iaac Asimov
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
40
Neal Stephenson
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