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Standalone Genre Fiction

These are great standalone fantasy and science fiction books. Some of them have sequels and prequels, but they operate best as their own works without being tied to a larger series.
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
1
Emily St John Mandel
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
2
Madeline Miller
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
3
Mary Shelley
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
4
David Mitchell
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
5
Kazuo Ishiguro
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
6
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
9
Andy Weir
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
10
Neil Gaiman
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
11
V.E. Schwab
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
12
Becky Chambers
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
13
Erin Morgenstern
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
14
Amal El-Mohtar
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
15
Neil Gaiman
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
16
Richard Adams
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
17
David Mitchell
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
18
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
19
Mikhail Bulgakov
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
20
Neil Gaiman
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
21
Madeline Miller
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
22
Ursula K. Le Guin
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
23
Susanna Clarke
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
24
Octavia E. Butler
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
25
Max Brooks
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
26
Arthur C. Clarke
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
27
N K Jemisin
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
28
River Solomon
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
29
Neil Gaiman
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
30
Patrick Ness
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
31
Helene Wecker
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
32
William Goldman
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
33
Terry Pratchett
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
34
Peter S. Beagle
Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
Magic for Liars
35
Sarah Gailey
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
36
Nnedi Okorafor
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
37
China Mieville
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
38
Sarah Gailey
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
39
Neal Stephenson
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
40
Nnedi Okorafor
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