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Yadda, yadda, science fiction classics, yadda, bold what you've read, yadda, yadda,
My comments in italics
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien Not going to lie, I finished this and swore never to read it again. It was a slog.
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams Unlike many people, I enjoyed the sequels.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card A case of diminishing returns. The first book was great, the follow-ups? Meh
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert Oh, why'd they have to go there? Dune was amazing. Each successive book after that left a little more to be desired.
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin I may pick up the first book from the library and see how I like it.
6. 1984, by George Orwell Read this in school, then read it again when I was bit more politically aware.
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury Hated it.
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov Again, he should have stopped at three.
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Fairly enjoyable
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore Complete brilliance from one of the biggest horse's asses in the industry
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut There's a reason school districts ban this book: it causes thinking in children.
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King Another one I intend to try a some point.
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King This one really disappointed me. A good end-of-the-world story goes all mystical with no warning. End in a mish-mash.
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson Probably the cyberpunk novel.
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury The haven't aged well.
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman I've read most of them
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein This novel, more than any other, shaped my life.
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey Read them because Kiri loves McCaffrey. Meh
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller By the time I had actual access to the book, I had been completely spoiled.
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven Another case of "stop with one"
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien For me, reading this was like bashing my head into a wall. Pointless, and I felt so much better when I stopped.
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White This was treasured until I discovered Le Morte d'Arthur
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan In this case I actually preferred the movie.
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons Uneven, but a fun ride.
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman Starship Troopers told me why I should enlist. The Forever War warned me about what to expect.
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold I've read a good portion of it. Decent enough space opera
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Possibly their best work
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi Interesting premise, original writing, good characters
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke Sadly, there were sequels
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey Even though it's totally not my ususal fare, I really enjoyed these books.
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks I've read most of them.
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock I read to the end for two reasons: These weren't very long stories, and I had to see how miserable things could get
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge Oh, HELL yes! Took a while for the book to stick with me, but once it did? Wow.
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson Very uneven with a cast of thousands.
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle My personal favorite end of the world book.
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis Really fascinating read.
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
My comments in italics
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien Not going to lie, I finished this and swore never to read it again. It was a slog.
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams Unlike many people, I enjoyed the sequels.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card A case of diminishing returns. The first book was great, the follow-ups? Meh
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert Oh, why'd they have to go there? Dune was amazing. Each successive book after that left a little more to be desired.
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin I may pick up the first book from the library and see how I like it.
6. 1984, by George Orwell Read this in school, then read it again when I was bit more politically aware.
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury Hated it.
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov Again, he should have stopped at three.
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Fairly enjoyable
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore Complete brilliance from one of the biggest horse's asses in the industry
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut There's a reason school districts ban this book: it causes thinking in children.
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King Another one I intend to try a some point.
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King This one really disappointed me. A good end-of-the-world story goes all mystical with no warning. End in a mish-mash.
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson Probably the cyberpunk novel.
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury The haven't aged well.
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman I've read most of them
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein This novel, more than any other, shaped my life.
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey Read them because Kiri loves McCaffrey. Meh
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller By the time I had actual access to the book, I had been completely spoiled.
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven Another case of "stop with one"
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien For me, reading this was like bashing my head into a wall. Pointless, and I felt so much better when I stopped.
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White This was treasured until I discovered Le Morte d'Arthur
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan In this case I actually preferred the movie.
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons Uneven, but a fun ride.
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman Starship Troopers told me why I should enlist. The Forever War warned me about what to expect.
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold I've read a good portion of it. Decent enough space opera
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Possibly their best work
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi Interesting premise, original writing, good characters
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke Sadly, there were sequels
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey Even though it's totally not my ususal fare, I really enjoyed these books.
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks I've read most of them.
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock I read to the end for two reasons: These weren't very long stories, and I had to see how miserable things could get
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge Oh, HELL yes! Took a while for the book to stick with me, but once it did? Wow.
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson Very uneven with a cast of thousands.
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle My personal favorite end of the world book.
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis Really fascinating read.
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
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WoT at least has AGE going for it.
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The only No Warning was the "Hmm, I've missed the chances to end this well, I have no idea what to do, what the heck, God will just do something." Literal Deus Ex Machina. All that work by everyone involved and suddenly it was all pointless. C.S. Lewis pulled it off a couple of times in Narnia, but King isn't Lewis and The Stand wasn't a kid's book, either.
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You -did- make me copy/comment on these on my own LJ ^_^
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