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1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. tolkien
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2. the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy by douglas adams
3. ender’s game, by orson scott card
4. The Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert
5. A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. r. martin
6. 1984, by george orwell
7. fahrenheit 451, by ray bradbury
8. the founding trilogy, by isaac asimov
9. brave new world, by aldous huxley
10. american gods, by neil gaiman
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
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asímov
17. stranger in a strange land, by robert heinlein
18. the kingkiller chronicles by patrick rothfuss
19. slaughterhouse-five, by kurt vonnegut
20. frankenstein, by mary shelley
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. cock
22. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
23. the dark tower series by stephen king
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. clarke
25. the dais, by stephen king
26. snow crash, by neal stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
28. cat’s cradle, by kurt vonnegut
29. the sandman series, by neil gaiman
30. a clockwork orange by anthony burgess
31. starship soldiers, by robert heinlein
32. watership down, by richard adams
33. flight of the dragon, by anne mccaffrey
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34. the moon is a tough mistress by robert heinlein
35. A Song for Leibowitz by Walter M. miller
36. The Time Machine by H.G. wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 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 belgiariad, by david eddings
42. the mists of avalon, by marion zimmer bradley
43. the mistborn series, by brandon sanderson
44. ringworld, by larry niven
45. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. legion
46. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. tolkien
47. the former and future king, by t.h. white
48. never anywhere, by neil gaiman
49. Childhood’s End by Arthur C. clarke
50. contact, by carl sagan
51. the chants of hyperion, by dan simmons
52. stardust by neil gaiman
53. cryptonomicon, by neal stephenson
54. world war z, by max brooks
55. the last unicorn by peter s. hound
56. the eternal war, by joe haldeman
57. little gods, by terry pratchett
58. the chronicles of thomas covenant, the unbeliever, by stephen r. donaldson
59. the vorkosigan saga, by lois mcmaster bujold
60. goes postcard, by terry pratchett
61. the speck in the eye of god, by larry niven & jerry pournelle
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
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66. The Rift War Saga by Raymond E. fight
67. the shannara trilogy by terry brooks
68. the series conan the barbarian, from r.e. howard
69. the clairvoyant 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, jules verne
73. the legend of drizzt series, from r.a. savior
74. the war of the old, by john scalzi
75. the diamond age, by neil stephenson
76. date with rama, by arthur c. clarke
77. series the legacy of kushiel, by jacqueline carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. legion
79. something wicked is coming this way, by ray bradbury
80. wicked, by gregory maguire
81. the malazan book of the fallen series, by steven erikson
82. the eyre case, by jasper fforde
83. the culture series, by iain m. banks
84. the crystal cave, by mary stewart
85. anathema, by neal stephenson
86. the alera codex series, by jim butcher
87. the new sun book by gene wolfe
88. the thrawn trilogy by timothy zahn
89. the outlander series, by diana gabaldan
90. the elric saga by michael moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
92. sun, by robin mckinley
93. a fire over the depths, by vernor vinge
94. the caves of steel, by isaac asimov
95. the mars trilogy by kim stanley robinson
96. Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven & jerry pournelle
97. doomsday book by connie willis
98. lost street station, by china mieville
99. the xanth series, by piers anthony
100. The Space Trilogy by C.S. louis
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