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350 novels that are either the first books or stand alone works from the fantasy and science fiction genres. No need to worry about having not read a prior novel with these!
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Century Rain (Alastair Reynolds)
Century Rain
41
Alastair Reynolds
The Child Garden (Geoff Ryman)
The Child Garden
42
Geoff Ryman
Child of Light (Terry Brooks)
Child of Light
43
Terry Brooks
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
44
Arthur C. Clarke
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
45
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
46
China Miéville
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
47
Arthur C Clarke
City of Golden Shadow (Tad Williams)
City of Golden Shadow
48
Tad Williams
City of Last Chances (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
City of Last Chances
49
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Cold Magic (Kate Elliott)
Cold Magic
50
Kate Elliott
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
51
John Scalzi
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
52
Terry Pratchett
Colours in the Steel (K. J. Parker)
Colours in the Steel
53
K. J. Parker
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
54
Iain M. Banks
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
55
Carl Sagan
Cowl (Neal Asher)
Cowl
56
Neal Asher
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Janny Wurts)
The Curse of the Mistwraith
57
Janny Wurts
Daggerspell (Katharine Kerr)
Daggerspell
58
Katharine Kerr
Dancer's Lament (Ian C. Esslemont)
Dancer's Lament
59
Ian C. Esslemont
Dark Intelligence (Neal Asher)
Dark Intelligence
60
Neal Asher
Dark Moon (David Gemmell)
Dark Moon
61
David Gemmell
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
62
V.E Schwab
Darkover Landfall (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Landfall
63
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Dauntless (Jack Campbell)
Dauntless
64
Jack Campbell
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
65
John Wyndham
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
66
Alfred Bester
The Departure (Neal Asher)
The Departure
67
Neal Asher
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
68
Samuel R. Delany
The Diamond Throne (David Eddings)
The Diamond Throne
69
David Eddings
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
70
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
71
Deborah Harkness
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
72
Philip K Dick
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Dogs of War
73
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Doing Time (Jodi Taylor)
Doing Time
74
Jodi Taylor
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
75
Robert A. Heinlein
The Doors of Eden (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
The Doors of Eden
76
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dosadi Experiment (Frank Herbert)
Dosadi Experiment
77
Frank Herbert
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
78
Robert A. Heinlein
Downward to the Earth (Robert Silverberg)
Downward to the Earth
79
Robert Silverberg
Dr Bloodmoney (Philip K Dick)
Dr Bloodmoney
80
Philip K Dick
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