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The Best First Books in Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and YA Series - Page 2

Too intimidated to start that massive sci-fi or fantasy series everyone's talking about? Don't sweat it, just read the first one. These are the books that led to sprawling, epic series but honestly work pretty well as standalone works as well.
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Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
41
Dan Simmons
I Am Number Four (Pittacus Lore)
I Am Number Four
42
Pittacus Lore
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
43
Cornelia Funke
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
44
Anne Rice
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
45
Michael Crichton
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
46
Marie Lu
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
47
Scott Lynch
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
48
Rick Riordan
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
49
C.S. Lewis
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
50
Louisa May Alcott
The Looking Glass Wars (Frank Beddor)
The Looking Glass Wars
51
Frank Beddor
The Lost Hero (Rick Riordan)
The Lost Hero
52
Rick Riordan
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
53
Lev Grossman
Matched (Ally Condie)
Matched
54
Ally Condie
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
55
James Dashner
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
56
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
57
Patrick Rothfuss
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
58
William Gibson
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
59
Philip Pullman
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
60
Margaret Atwood
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
61
C.S. Lewis
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
62
Diana Gabaldon
The Paper Magician (Charlie N. Holmberg)
The Paper Magician
63
Charlie N. Holmberg
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
64
Octavia E. Butler
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
65
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
66
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
67
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ranger's Apprentice
Ranger's Apprentice
68
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
69
Maggie Stiefvater
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
70
Thomas Harris
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
71
Kim Stanley Robinson
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
72
Brian Jacques
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
73
Larry Niven
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
74
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
75
Garth Nix
The Selection (Kiera Cass)
The Selection
76
Kiera Cass
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
77
Ann Brashares
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
78
Jim Butcher
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
79
T.H. White
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
80
Terry Brooks
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