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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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16-37: Also recommended
38: Hidden Gem (The Circus of Dr Lao)
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
1
Isaac Asimov
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
2
Iain M. Banks
Tiger! Tiger! (Alfred Bester)
Tiger! Tiger!
3
Alfred Bester
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
4
Terry Brooks
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
5
Orson Scott Card
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
6
David Gemmell
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
7
Robert A. Heinlein
Mythago Wood (Robert Holdstock)
Mythago Wood
8
Robert Holdstock
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
9
George R.R. Martin
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
10
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
Small Gods
11
Terry Pratchett
The Glamour (Christopher Priest)
The Glamour
12
Christopher Priest
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
13
Kurt Vonnegut
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw
14
Gene Wolfe
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel
15
Gene Wolfe
Moonseed (Stephen Baxter)
Moonseed
16
Stephen Baxter
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
17
Greg Bear
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
18
James Blish
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
19
Ray Bradbury
The Land of Laughs (Jonathan Carroll)
The Land of Laughs
20
Jonathan Carroll
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
21
Samuel R. Delany
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
22
Steven Erikson
A Feast Unknown (Philip José Farmer)
A Feast Unknown
23
Philip José Farmer
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
24
Light (M. John Harrison)
Light
25
M. John Harrison
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
26
Russell Hoban
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
27
Daniel Keyes
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
28
Ursula K Le Guin
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
29
Stanisław Lem
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
30
Larry Niven
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates
31
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
32
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
33
Joanna Russ
Bug Jack Barron (Norman Spinrad)
Bug Jack Barron
34
Norman Spinrad
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Michael Swanwick)
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
35
Michael Swanwick
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
36
Vernor Vinge
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
37
Connie Willis
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao
38
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