About a week ago, one of my friends posted a list of a hundred books that one should read. The list is nothing new, as I’m willing to bet that there are dozens of those lists circulating, each one with its own take on what makes up necessary reading.
Going through my gaming collection, I stumbled across InQuest Gamer# 35, wherein the staff lists down their 100 books/series of the best speculative fiction ever; the series are in quotes. Keep in mind that this is 10 years ago, so you may want to add your own favorites to the collection.
I’m posting the list below, and the rules remain the same:
1. Boldface those books/series that you have already read.
2. Underline those books/series which you loved.
3. Italicize those books/series which you want to read.
2. Underline those books/series which you loved.
3. Italicize those books/series which you want to read.
Enjoy.
1. “The Lord of the Rings” – J.R.R. Tolkien
2. “The Chronicles of Amber” – Roger Zelazny – Only the first book (so far)
3. “Ender” – Orson Scott Card – Only the first book (so far)
4. Neuromancer – William Gibson
5. “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” – Stephen R. Donaldson
6. “Foundation” – Isaac Asimov
7. Dune – Frank Herbert
8 “Elric” – Michael Moorcock
9. The Man in the High Castle – Philip K. Dick
10. 1984 – George Orwell
11. “Hyperion” – Dan Simmons
12. The Stars My Destination – Alfred Bester
13. Tigana – Guy Gabriel Kay
14. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
15. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
16. The Sword of Shannara – Terry Brooks
17. The Anubis Gates – Tim Powers
18. Lightning – Dean Koontz
19. “The Uplift Trilogy” – David Brin
20. Ringworld – Larry Niven
21. The Time Machine – H.G. Wells
22. “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” – Fritz Leiber
23. A Princess of Mars – Edgar Rice Burroughs
24. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
25. The Stand – Stephen King
26. Le Morte d’Arthur – Sir Thomas Malory
27. I, Robot – Isaac Asimov
28. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – Robert Heinlein
29. Watership Down – Richard Adams
30. Farenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
31. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
32. “Helliconia” – Brian Aldiss
33. “The Book of the New Sun” – Gene Wells
34. Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift
35. Mindkiller – Spider Robinson
36. Blood Music – Greg Bear
37. The Green Mile – Stephen King
38. Interview with the Vampire – Anne Rice
39. Starship Troopers – Robert Heinlein
40. “The Chronicles of Narnia” – C.S. Lewis
41. The Illuminatus! Trilogy – Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
42. Watchers – Dean Koontz
43. The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester
44. Emphyrio – Jack Vance
45. The Wizard of Oz – L. Frank Baum
47. Mythago Wood – Robert Holdstock
48 . Animal Farm – George Orwell
49. The Princess Bride – William Goldman
50 . “The Wheel of Time” – Robert Jordan
51. It – Stephen King
52. A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
53. Timescape – Gregory Benford
54. “Pern” – Anne McCaffrey
55. Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut
56. Good Omens – Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett
57. “Fionavar” – Guy Gavriel Kay
58. “Earthsea” – Ursula Le Guin
59. “2001” – Arthur C. Clarke
60. “Xenogenesis” – Octavia Butler
61. A Fire Upon the Deep – Verner Vinge
62. Conan – Robert E. Howard
63. “Mars” – Kim Stanley Robinson
64. Midnight at the Well of Souls – Jack L. Chalker
65. A Spell for Chameleon – Piers Anthony
66. “The Gap” – Stephen R. Donaldson
67. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – Mark Twain
68. Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat – Harry Harrison
69. The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
70. “Dark Elf” – R.A. Salvatore
71. West of Eden – Harry Harrison
72. A Fine and Private Place – Peter S. Beagle
73. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne
74. Dying Inside – Robert Silverberg
75. “Dragonlance” – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – but only the first three trilogies were good
76. “Lensman” – E.E. “Doc” Smith
77. Something Wicked This Way Comes – Ray Bradbury
78. The Mote in God’s Eye – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
79. Stranger in a Strange Land – Robert Heinlein
80. “Space Trilogy” – C.S. Lewis
81. The Invisible Man – H.G. Wells
82. Gun, With Occasional Music – Jonathan Lethem
83. “Lyonesse” – Jack Vance
84. Catspaw – Joan Vinge
85. Crystal Express – Bruce Sterling
86. The Last Unicorn – Peter S. Beagle
87. To Your Scattered Bodies Go – Philip Jose Farmer
88. The Silence of the Lambs – Thomas Harris
89. Downbelow Station – C.J. Cherryh
90. Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
91. The Songs of Distant Earth – Arthur C. Clarke
92. “The Four Lords of the Diamond” – Jack Chalker
93. “Swords” – Fred Saberhagen
94. Way Station – Clifford Simak
95. The Kraken Wastes – John Wydham
96. Snow Crash – Mark Stephenson
97. The High Crusade – Poul Anderson
98. Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll
99. Carrion Comfort – Dan Simmons
100. The Postman – David Brin
2. “The Chronicles of Amber” – Roger Zelazny – Only the first book (so far)
3. “Ender” – Orson Scott Card – Only the first book (so far)
4. Neuromancer – William Gibson
5. “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” – Stephen R. Donaldson
6. “Foundation” – Isaac Asimov
7. Dune – Frank Herbert
8 “Elric” – Michael Moorcock
9. The Man in the High Castle – Philip K. Dick
10. 1984 – George Orwell
11. “Hyperion” – Dan Simmons
12. The Stars My Destination – Alfred Bester
13. Tigana – Guy Gabriel Kay
14. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
15. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
16. The Sword of Shannara – Terry Brooks
17. The Anubis Gates – Tim Powers
18. Lightning – Dean Koontz
19. “The Uplift Trilogy” – David Brin
20. Ringworld – Larry Niven
21. The Time Machine – H.G. Wells
22. “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” – Fritz Leiber
23. A Princess of Mars – Edgar Rice Burroughs
24. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
25. The Stand – Stephen King
26. Le Morte d’Arthur – Sir Thomas Malory
27. I, Robot – Isaac Asimov
28. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – Robert Heinlein
29. Watership Down – Richard Adams
30. Farenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
31. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
32. “Helliconia” – Brian Aldiss
33. “The Book of the New Sun” – Gene Wells
34. Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift
35. Mindkiller – Spider Robinson
36. Blood Music – Greg Bear
37. The Green Mile – Stephen King
38. Interview with the Vampire – Anne Rice
39. Starship Troopers – Robert Heinlein
40. “The Chronicles of Narnia” – C.S. Lewis
41. The Illuminatus! Trilogy – Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
42. Watchers – Dean Koontz
43. The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester
44. Emphyrio – Jack Vance
45. The Wizard of Oz – L. Frank Baum
47. Mythago Wood – Robert Holdstock
48 . Animal Farm – George Orwell
49. The Princess Bride – William Goldman
50 . “The Wheel of Time” – Robert Jordan
51. It – Stephen King
52. A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
53. Timescape – Gregory Benford
54. “Pern” – Anne McCaffrey
55. Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut
56. Good Omens – Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett
57. “Fionavar” – Guy Gavriel Kay
58. “Earthsea” – Ursula Le Guin
59. “2001” – Arthur C. Clarke
60. “Xenogenesis” – Octavia Butler
61. A Fire Upon the Deep – Verner Vinge
62. Conan – Robert E. Howard
63. “Mars” – Kim Stanley Robinson
64. Midnight at the Well of Souls – Jack L. Chalker
65. A Spell for Chameleon – Piers Anthony
66. “The Gap” – Stephen R. Donaldson
67. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – Mark Twain
68. Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat – Harry Harrison
69. The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
70. “Dark Elf” – R.A. Salvatore
71. West of Eden – Harry Harrison
72. A Fine and Private Place – Peter S. Beagle
73. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne
74. Dying Inside – Robert Silverberg
75. “Dragonlance” – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – but only the first three trilogies were good
76. “Lensman” – E.E. “Doc” Smith
77. Something Wicked This Way Comes – Ray Bradbury
78. The Mote in God’s Eye – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
79. Stranger in a Strange Land – Robert Heinlein
80. “Space Trilogy” – C.S. Lewis
81. The Invisible Man – H.G. Wells
82. Gun, With Occasional Music – Jonathan Lethem
83. “Lyonesse” – Jack Vance
84. Catspaw – Joan Vinge
85. Crystal Express – Bruce Sterling
86. The Last Unicorn – Peter S. Beagle
87. To Your Scattered Bodies Go – Philip Jose Farmer
88. The Silence of the Lambs – Thomas Harris
89. Downbelow Station – C.J. Cherryh
90. Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
91. The Songs of Distant Earth – Arthur C. Clarke
92. “The Four Lords of the Diamond” – Jack Chalker
93. “Swords” – Fred Saberhagen
94. Way Station – Clifford Simak
95. The Kraken Wastes – John Wydham
96. Snow Crash – Mark Stephenson
97. The High Crusade – Poul Anderson
98. Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll
99. Carrion Comfort – Dan Simmons
100. The Postman – David Brin
Already I can see several books/series that I would’ve liked to have added to this list. They include:
“A Song of Fire and Ice” – George R.R. Martin
“Discworld” – Terry Prachett
“Alvin Maker” – Orson Scott Card
“Harry Potter” – J.K. Rowling
“Prydain Chronicles” – Lloyd Alexander
A Swiftly Tilting Planet – Madeleine L’Engle
“Discworld” – Terry Prachett
“Alvin Maker” – Orson Scott Card
“Harry Potter” – J.K. Rowling
“Prydain Chronicles” – Lloyd Alexander
A Swiftly Tilting Planet – Madeleine L’Engle
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