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100 Speculative Fiction Titles to Add to Your To-Be-Read Pile

James Davis Nicoll's list of 100 speculative fiction titles to add to your TBR (originally from December 2018).
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
1
Katherine Addison
The Stolen Lake (Joan Aiken)
The Stolen Lake
2
Joan Aiken
Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist
3
Hiromu Arakawa
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (ASHINANO Hitoshi)
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
4
ASHINANO Hitoshi
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
Stinz: Charger: The War Stories (1987) (Donna Barr)
Stinz: Charger: The War Stories (1987)
6
Donna Barr
The Sword and the Satchel (Elizabeth Boyer)
The Sword and the Satchel
7
Elizabeth Boyer
Galactic Sybil Sue Blue (Rosel George Brown)
Galactic Sybil Sue Blue
8
Rosel George Brown
The Mountains of Mourning (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Mountains of Mourning
9
Lois McMaster Bujold
War for the Oaks (Emma Bull)
War for the Oaks
10
Emma Bull
Wild Seed (Octavia E. Butler)
Wild Seed
11
Octavia E. Butler
Naamah's Curse (Jaqueline Carrey)
Naamah's Curse
12
Jaqueline Carrey
The Fortunate Fall (Raphael Carter)
The Fortunate Fall
13
Raphael Carter
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
14
Becky Chambers
Red Moon and Black Mountain (Joy Chant)
Red Moon and Black Mountain
15
Joy Chant
The Vampire Tapestry (Suzy McKee Charnas)
The Vampire Tapestry
16
Suzy McKee Charnas
Gate of Ivrel (C.J. Cherryh)
Gate of Ivrel
17
C.J. Cherryh
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
18
Zen Cho
Diadem From the Stars (Jo Clayton)
Diadem From the Stars
19
Jo Clayton
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
20
Susan Cooper
Genpei (Kara Dalkey)
Genpei
21
Kara Dalkey
Servant of the Underworld (Aliette De Bodard)
Servant of the Underworld
22
Aliette De Bodard
The Secret Country (Pamela Dean)
The Secret Country
23
Pamela Dean
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
24
Samuel R. Delany
The Door Into Fire (Diane Duane)
The Door Into Fire
25
Diane Duane
On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)
On the Edge of Gone
26
Corinne Duyvis
Spirit Gate (Kate Elliott)
Spirit Gate
27
Kate Elliott
Enchantress From the Stars (Sylvia Engdahl)
Enchantress From the Stars
28
Sylvia Engdahl
Golden Witchbreed (Mary Gentle)
Golden Witchbreed
29
Mary Gentle
The Dazzle of Day (Molly Gloss)
The Dazzle of Day
30
Molly Gloss
A Mask for the General (Lisa Goldstein)
A Mask for the General
31
Lisa Goldstein
Slow River (Nicola Griffith)
Slow River
32
Nicola Griffith
Those Who Hunt the Night (Barbara Hambly)
Those Who Hunt the Night
33
Barbara Hambly
Winterlong (Elizabeth Hand)
Winterlong
34
Elizabeth Hand
Ingathering (Zenna Henderson)
Ingathering
35
Zenna Henderson
The Interior Life (Katherine Blake)
The Interior Life
36
Katherine Blake
God Stalk (P.C. Hodgell)
God Stalk
37
P.C. Hodgell
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
38
Nalo Hopkinson
Zero Sum Game (S.L. Huang)
Zero Sum Game
39
S.L. Huang
Blood Price (Tanya Huff)
Blood Price
40
Tanya Huff
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