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Stand Alone Fantasy & Science Fiction Novels for When You Don't Want to Commit to a Series

All these fantasy and science fiction novels can be read independently on any series; perfect for when you don't want to be tied down to a trilogy or longer saga.
Some books featured in this list may be part of a series, but the story itself is stand-alone within a longer continuity.
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Against Gravity (Gary Gibson)
Against Gravity
1
Gary Gibson
The Algebraist (Iain M. Banks)
The Algebraist
2
Iain M. Banks
Angel Stations (Gary Gibson)
Angel Stations
3
Gary Gibson
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
4
Andy Weir
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
5
Samuel R Delany
Beauty (Sheri S. Tepper)
Beauty
6
Sheri S. Tepper
Blood Music (Greg Bear)
Blood Music
7
Greg Bear
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
8
Ward Moore
Cage of Souls (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Cage of Souls
9
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Century Rain (Alastair Reynolds)
Century Rain
10
Alastair Reynolds
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
11
Arthur C Clarke
Corsair (Chris Bunch)
Corsair
12
Chris Bunch
Cowl (Neal Asher)
Cowl
13
Neal Asher
Dark Moon (David Gemmell)
Dark Moon
14
David Gemmell
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
15
Alfred Bester
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
16
Samuel R. Delany
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
17
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
18
Ursula K Le Guin
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
19
Robert A. Heinlein
The Doors of Eden (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
The Doors of Eden
20
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
21
Robert A. Heinlein
Downward to the Earth (Robert Silverberg)
Downward to the Earth
22
Robert Silverberg
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
23
JG Ballard
Dying of the Light (George R.R. Martin)
Dying of the Light
24
George R.R. Martin
Earth (David Brin)
Earth
25
David Brin
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
26
George R Stewart
Echoes of the Great Song (David Gemmell)
Echoes of the Great Song
27
David Gemmell
Echogenesis (Gary Gibson)
Echogenesis
28
Gary Gibson
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
29
China Miéville
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
30
Jack Vance
The Eyes of Heisenberg (Frank Herbert)
The Eyes of Heisenberg
31
Frank Herbert
Faerie Tale (Raymond E. Feist)
Faerie Tale
32
Raymond E. Feist
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
33
Ray Bradbury
A Fall of Moondust (Arthur C Clarke)
A Fall of Moondust
34
Arthur C Clarke
Fallen Dragon (Peter F. Hamilton)
Fallen Dragon
35
Peter F. Hamilton
Feersum Endjinn (Iain M. Banks)
Feersum Endjinn
36
Iain M. Banks
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
37
Joanna Russ
Floating Worlds (Cecelia Holland)
Floating Worlds
38
Cecelia Holland
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
39
Daniel Keyes
The Food of the Gods (H.G. Wells)
The Food of the Gods
40
H.G. Wells
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