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Thisrecording.com's 100 Greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy Novels of All Time - Page 2

"Many have made a distinction between the fantasy and science fiction fields, I see no reason to arbitrary draw such a lien. The novels I find I most enjoy straddle the boundaries of the two, which is not to say that hard science fiction and pure fantasy don't retain their pleasures, and many books characterized at such found their way to this list. At the nexus of the two genres is where the human imagination begins to reveal frightful and hopeful things about our own society. Look to the vast store of cheap entertainment found in these immemorial classics of the page"
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
41
Mary Shelley
Free Live Free (Gene Wolfe)
Free Live Free
42
Gene Wolfe
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
43
Isaac Asimov
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
44
Thomas Pynchon
Griffin's Egg (Michael Swanwick)
Griffin's Egg
45
Michael Swanwick
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
46
Poul Anderson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
47
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
48
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
49
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
50
Richard Matheson
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susannah Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
51
Susannah Clarke
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
52
Michael Crichton
The Killing Machine (Jack Vance)
The Killing Machine
53
Jack Vance
The Knight (Gene Wolfe)
The Knight
54
Gene Wolfe
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
55
Ursula K Le Guin
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
56
J.R.R.Tolkien
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
57
James Hilton
Lyonesse (Jack Vance)
Lyonesse
58
Jack Vance
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
59
Philip K. Dick
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
60
Ray Bradbury
Maske: Thaery (Jack Vance)
Maske: Thaery
61
Jack Vance
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
62
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
63
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
64
Robert A. Heinlein
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
65
Theodore Sturgeon
Nightside the Long Sun (Gene Wolfe)
Nightside the Long Sun
66
Gene Wolfe
Nightwings (Robert Silverberg)
Nightwings
67
Robert Silverberg
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
68
John Scalzi
On Blue's Waters (Gene Wolfe)
On Blue's Waters
69
Gene Wolfe
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
70
Vladimir Nabokov
Planet of Adventure (Jack Vance)
Planet of Adventure
71
Jack Vance
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
72
Neal Stephenson
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
73
Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
74
Larry Niven
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
75
Philip K. Dick
Schismatrix (Bruce Sterling)
Schismatrix
76
Bruce Sterling
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer
77
Gene Wolfe
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
78
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
79
Neal Stephenson
A Song for Lya (George R.R. Martin)
A Song for Lya
80
George R.R. Martin
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