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The Best Stand-Alone Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

If you feel like reading a scifi or fantasy book but don't want to delve into what seems like a never-ending series (like they often seem), here's a list of some stand-alone science fiction and fantasy books that should be great.
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Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold
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Imagica (Clive Barker)
Imagica (Clive Barker)
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Last Call (Tim Powers)
Last Call (Tim Powers)
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Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
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Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
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Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
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The Folding Knife (K. J. Parker)
The Folding Knife (K. J. Parker)
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The Golden Key (Kate Eliott)
The Golden Key (Kate Eliott)
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
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The Redemption of Althalus
The Redemption of Althalus
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To Ride Hell's Chasm (Janny Wurts)
To Ride Hell's Chasm (Janny Wurts)
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War for the Oaks (Emma Bull)
War for the Oaks (Emma Bull)
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Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
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Deerskin (Robin McKinley)
Deerskin (Robin McKinley)
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Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream
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Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big (John Crowley)
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Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
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Snow Crash
Snow Crash
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The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
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21
The Lions of Al-Rassan
The Lions of Al-Rassan
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The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
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The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
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War of the Flowers
War of the Flowers
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
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Watership Down - Richard Adams
Watership Down - Richard Adams
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The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
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The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
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Warbreaker (Brandon Sanderson)
Warbreaker (Brandon Sanderson)
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Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
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Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
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The City and the City
The City and the City
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The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
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Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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The Hobbit
The Hobbit
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Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
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The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
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