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NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books - Page 2

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles. Over on NPR's pop culture blog, Monkey See, you can find one fan's thoughts on how the list shaped up, get our experts' take, and have the chance to share your own.
A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). You'll notice there are no young adult or horror books on this list, but sit tight, dear reader, we're saving those genres for summers yet to come.
So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels.
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Riva (The Belgariad)
Riva (The Belgariad)
41
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
42
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Mistborn Trilogy
Mistborn Trilogy
43
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
44
Larry Niven
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
45
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
46
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
47
T.H. White
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
48
Neil Gaiman
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
49
Arthur C. Clarke
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
50
Carl Sagan
The Hyperion Cantos
The Hyperion Cantos
51
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
52
Neil Gaiman
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
53
Neal Stephenson
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
54
Max Brooks
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
55
Peter S. Beagle
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
56
Joe Haldeman
Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
Small Gods
57
Terry Pratchett
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
58
Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga
59
Going Postal (Terry Pratchett)
Going Postal
60
Terry Pratchett
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
61
The Sword of Truth Series
The Sword of Truth Series
62
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
63
Cormac McCarthy
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
64
Susanna Clarke
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
65
Richard Matheson
The Riftwar Saga
The Riftwar Saga
66
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
67
Terry Brooks
Conan the Barbarian (Robert E. Howard)
Conan the Barbarian
68
Robert E. Howard
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
69
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
70
Audrey Niffenegger
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
71
Brandon Sanderson
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
72
Jules Verne
The Legend of Drizzt Series
The Legend of Drizzt Series
73
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
74
John Scalzi
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
75
Neal Stephenson
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
76
Arthur C. Clarke
The Kushiel's Legacy Series
The Kushiel's Legacy Series
77
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
78
Ursula K. Le Guin
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
79
Ray Bradbury
Wicked
Wicked
80
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