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Confessions of an Aging Book Nerd: Fantastic Fiction Favorites - Page 3

Fantastic Fiction: Myth, Fairy Tale, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy (AKA Horror), Science Fiction. I've loved this stuff since the 4th grade, when the school librarian pointed me toward The Mushroom Planet series by Eleanor Cameron and Heinlein's juveniles. I still love it all these years later. Here are some of my favorites (not all of them; and certainly not a "Best of…" list.). Some of them you may have heard of; others will be more obscure. They are, however, all worth the time spent reading them.
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
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Silverberg
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
83
Willis
The Forever War (Haldeman)
The Forever War
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Haldeman
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
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Joe Haldeman
None So Blind (Joe Haldeman)
None So Blind
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Joe Haldeman
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
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Gregory Benford
In the Ocean of Night (Benford)
In the Ocean of Night
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Benford
Across the Sea of Suns (Benford)
Across the Sea of Suns
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Benford
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
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Greg Bear
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
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Larry Niven
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven)
The Mote in God's Eye
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Larry Niven
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
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Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Behold the Man (Moorcock)
Behold the Man
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Moorcock
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
95
Wyndham
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
96
John Wyndham
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
97
John Christopher
The World in Winter (John Christopher)
The World in Winter
98
John Christopher
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
99
John Scalzi
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
100
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
101
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
102
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
103
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
104
David Brin
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
105
C.J. Cherryh
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
106
David Gerrold
The Star Fox (Anderson)
The Star Fox
107
Anderson
Marooned (Caidin)
Marooned
108
Caidin
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
109
Andy Weir
The Werewolf of Paris (Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris
110
Endore
The Haunting of Hill House (Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
111
Jackson
The Uninvited (Macardle)
The Uninvited
112
Macardle
Collected Stories Richard Matheson (Matheson)
Collected Stories Richard Matheson
113
Matheson
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
114
Richard Matheson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
115
Richard Matheson
The Howling Man (Charles Beaumont)
The Howling Man
116
Charles Beaumont
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
117
William Peter Blatty
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
118
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
119
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
120
Stephen King
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