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100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read

This list consists some of the most highly recommended Science Fiction & Fantasy books. I used books from Amazon's Science Fiction and Fantasy section so this list has a lot of variety and some books that will surely surprise you.
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The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
1
Andy Weir
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
2
Ernest Cline
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
3
Emily St John Mandel
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
4
Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Ring Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Ring Trilogy
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
6
George R. R. Martin
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
7
Patrick Rothfuss
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
8
Mary Shelley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
10
Aldous Huxley
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
12
Ray Bradbury
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
13
Douglas Adams
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
14
Iaac Asimov
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
15
William Gibson
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
16
Robert A. Heinlein
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
17
Arthur C. Clarke
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
18
Susanna Clarke
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
19
Octavia Butler
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
20
Neal Stephenson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
21
Margaret Atwood
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
22
Orson Scott Card
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
23
Cixin Liu
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
25
Yevgeny Zamyatin
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
26
Isaac Asimov
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
27
Salman Rushdie
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
28
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
29
Cormac McCarthy
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
30
Helen Oyeyemi
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
31
Paul Beatty
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
32
Philip K. Dick
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
33
Paolo Bacigalupi
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
34
Peter Heller
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
35
Neal Stephenson
Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953)
Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (1953)
36
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
37
Arthur C. Clarke
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
38
Stephen King
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
39
Haruki Murakami
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
40
Neal Stephenson
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