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Excellent Stand-Alone Fantasy and Science Fiction - Page 2

Sure, long, drawn-out series are fun. But sometimes you just want a straightforward, one-and-done story. These are the best of the best stand-alonebooks of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
41
Haruki Murakami
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
42
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
43
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
44
Stephenie Meyer
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
45
Diana Wynne Jones
The Hyperion Cantos
The Hyperion Cantos
46
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
47
Richard Matheson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
48
Isaac Asimov
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
49
Ray Bradbury
Ink (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
Ink
50
Sabrina Vourvoulias
The Island of Eternal Love (Daína Chaviano)
The Island of Eternal Love
51
Daína Chaviano
It (Stephen King)
It
52
Stephen King
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
53
Susanna Clarke
Joplin's Ghost (Tananarive Due)
Joplin's Ghost
54
Tananarive Due
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
55
Jules Verne
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
56
Octavia Butler
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
57
Mary Shelley
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
58
Peter S. Beagle
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
59
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
60
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lost Girl (Sangu Mandanna)
The Lost Girl
61
Sangu Mandanna
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
62
Lev Grossman
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
63
G.K. Chesterton
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
64
Ray Bradbury
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
65
Nalo Hopkinson
Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon
66
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
67
Robert A. Heinlein
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
68
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
69
William Gibson
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
70
Michael Ende
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
71
Neil Gaiman
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
72
Erin Morgenstern
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
73
Neil Gaiman
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
74
T.H. White
The Opposite House (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Opposite House
75
Helen Oyeyemi
Orleans (Sherri L Smith)
Orleans
76
Sherri L Smith
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
77
Pandora's Star
Pandora's Star
78
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
79
Octavia E. Butler
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
80
Norton Juster
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