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The Best Fantasy & Sci-Fi Books

This a list of all of the best fantasy and science fictions books that I have read. Not everything I've read in the genre, but here is what sticks out in my memory!
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
2
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
5
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson)
The Well of Ascension
6
Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages (Brandon Sanderson)
The Hero of Ages
7
Brandon Sanderson
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Elantris
8
Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker (Brandon Sanderson)
Warbreaker
9
Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
10
Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson)
Words of Radiance
11
Brandon Sanderson
Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson)
Oathbringer
12
Brandon Sanderson
Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson)
Rhythm of War
13
Brandon Sanderson
The Alloy of Law (Brandon Sanderson)
The Alloy of Law
14
Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self (Brandon Sanderson)
Shadows of Self
15
Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning (Brandon Sanderson)
The Bands of Mourning
16
Brandon Sanderson
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
17
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
18
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
19
Joe Haldeman
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
20
Robert A. Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
21
Robert A. Heinlein
I Will Fear No Evil
I Will Fear No Evil
22
Rendevous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendevous With Rama
23
Arthur C Clarke
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
24
Arthur C. Clarke
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
25
Liu Cixin
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
26
R. F. Kuang
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
27
N. K. Jemisin
The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
28
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
29
N K Jemisin
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
30
Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
Dune Messiah
31
Frank Herbert
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
32
Frank Herbert
God Emperor of Dune (Frank Herbert)
God Emperor of Dune
33
Frank Herbert
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
34
Fonda Lee
Jade War (Fonda Lee)
Jade War
35
Fonda Lee
Jade Legacy (Fonda Lee)
Jade Legacy
36
Fonda Lee
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
37
Tasha Suri
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
38
S.A.Chakraborty
The Kingdom of Copper (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Kingdom of Copper
39
S.A. Chakraborty
The Empire of Gold (S. A. Chakraborty)
The Empire of Gold
40
S. A. Chakraborty
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