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125 Books Geeks Read Growing Up (And Maybe Still Do)

The books that got you through your school years, from that first taste that got you hooked on Tolkien to that one book that nobody remembers to the ones that had nothing to do with sci-fi and fantasy but you ate them up anyway. Cue flashbacks!
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Nancy Drew Mysteries
Nancy Drew Mysteries
1
Hardy Boys Series (Franklin W. Dixon)
Hardy Boys Series
2
Franklin W. Dixon
Xanth Series (Piers Anthony)
Xanth Series
3
Piers Anthony
Eragon Series (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon Series
4
Christopher Paolini
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
5
Richard Adams
The Shadow Children Series
The Shadow Children Series
6
The Kin
The Kin
7
The Silverwing Saga (Kenneth Oppel)
The Silverwing Saga
8
Kenneth Oppel
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
9
Johann David Wyss
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
10
J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
11
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Ring Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Ring Trilogy
12
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Legend of Drizzt Series
The Legend of Drizzt Series
13
Crimson Shadow Series (R.A. Salvatore)
Crimson Shadow Series
14
R.A. Salvatore
The Demon Wars Saga (R.A. Salvatore)
The Demon Wars Saga
15
R.A. Salvatore
The Belgariad (David Eddings)
The Belgariad
16
David Eddings
The Elenium
The Elenium
17
The Animorphs (Katherine Applegate)
The Animorphs
18
Katherine Applegate
Everworld (K.A. Applegate)
Everworld
19
K.A. Applegate
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
20
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (Sir John Knowles)
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
21
Sir John Knowles
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
22
Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
23
Scott O'Dell
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
24
Katherine Paterson
Playing Beatie Bow
Playing Beatie Bow
25
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
26
Frank Herbert
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
27
Robin McKinley
Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson
28
Rick Riordan
The Kane Chronicles (Rick Riordan)
The Kane Chronicles
29
Rick Riordan
Gone (Michael Grant)
Gone
30
Michael Grant
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
31
S.E. Hinton
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
32
Frances Hodgson Burnett
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
33
Jack London
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
34
Jack London
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
35
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
36
Daniel Defoe
The Dragonriders of Pern
The Dragonriders of Pern
37
The Crystal Singer (Anne McCaffrey)
The Crystal Singer
38
Anne McCaffrey
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
39
Orson Scott Card
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
40
Philip K. Dick
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