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Excellent Stand-Alone Fantasy and Science Fiction - Page 3

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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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
81
Oscar Wilde
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
82
William Goldman
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
83
Ernest Cline
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
84
Kim Stanley Robinson
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
85
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
86
Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
87
Larry Niven
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
88
Cormac McCarthy
Salt Fish Girl
Salt Fish Girl
89
The Salt Roads
The Salt Roads
90
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
91
Stephen King
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
92
Kurt Vonnegut
Sister Mine (Nalo Hopkinson)
Sister Mine
93
Nalo Hopkinson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
94
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
95
Neal Stephenson
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
96
Ana Castillo
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
97
Ray Bradbury
Spirits of the Ordinary (Kathleen Alcala)
Spirits of the Ordinary
98
Kathleen Alcala
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
99
Stephen King
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
100
Neil Gaiman
The Stars Change (Mary Anne Mohanraj)
The Stars Change
101
Mary Anne Mohanraj
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
102
Robert A. Heinlein
A Stranger in Olandria (Sofia Samatar)
A Stranger in Olandria
103
Sofia Samatar
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
104
Robert A. Heinlein
The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince
105
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
106
H.G. Wells
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
107
Audrey Niffenegger
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
108
Alan Moore
War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks
109
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
110
H.G. Wells
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
111
Alan Moore
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
112
Richard Adams
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
113
Helen Oyeyemi
Who Fears Death? (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death?
114
Nnedi Okorafor
Wicked
Wicked
115
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
116
Ursula K. Le Guin
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
117
Max Brooks
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros
118
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
119
Madeleine L'engle
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
120
Lauren Beukes
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