Sci-fi/Fantasy Book meme, Yoinked from madfedor
Bolded titles I have read, italicized started but not finished.
1 The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
2 The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3 Dune, Frank Herbert
4 Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5 A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (Lathe of Heaven is much better)
6 Neuromancer, William Gibson (I'm reading it now, actually)
7 Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (and I didn't like it at *all*. I thought it was overly mystical and pretentious.)
9 The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11 The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12 A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. (read it for book club, also didn't like it. Found it deeply misogynist.)
13 The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14 Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15 Cities in Flight, James Blish
16 The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett (I'm a bad Pagan, I can't read Pratchett)
17 Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18 Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19 The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20 Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany (haven't read this one, but I *adored* babel-17. It's on the to-read list)
21 Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22 Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (Excellent book, I read it during my formative years and it warped me for life)
23 The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24 The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25 Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowlin (Fun book, but I can't say I think it belongs on a list of must-read sci-fi and fantasy)
27 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
28 I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29 Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (I'm sorry, Anne Rice can't write.)
30 The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin (One of my all-time faves)
31 Little, Big, John Crowley
32 Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny (IMO, the best of Zelazny. Amber is fluff compared to this)
33 The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34 Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35 More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36 The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37 On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38 Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39 Ringworld, Larry Niven
40 Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41 The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien (no, I have not finished it)
42 Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43 Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44 Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45 The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46 Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (Why this one? Why not Time Enough For Love or Moon is a Harsh Mistress? They're better.)
47 Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48 The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (Just didn't get into it)
49 Timescape, Gregory Benford
50 To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
I'd like to think the "books I've read" list would be growing soon, but honestly, I don't have time. It makes me sad how much my recreational reading has fallen off. Even Neuromancer is toilet and during-dinner reading now.
1 The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
2 The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3 Dune, Frank Herbert
4 Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5 A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (Lathe of Heaven is much better)
6 Neuromancer, William Gibson (I'm reading it now, actually)
7 Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick (and I didn't like it at *all*. I thought it was overly mystical and pretentious.)
9 The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11 The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12 A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. (read it for book club, also didn't like it. Found it deeply misogynist.)
13 The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14 Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15 Cities in Flight, James Blish
16 The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett (I'm a bad Pagan, I can't read Pratchett)
17 Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18 Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19 The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20 Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany (haven't read this one, but I *adored* babel-17. It's on the to-read list)
21 Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22 Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (Excellent book, I read it during my formative years and it warped me for life)
23 The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24 The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25 Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowlin (Fun book, but I can't say I think it belongs on a list of must-read sci-fi and fantasy)
27 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
28 I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29 Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (I'm sorry, Anne Rice can't write.)
30 The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin (One of my all-time faves)
31 Little, Big, John Crowley
32 Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny (IMO, the best of Zelazny. Amber is fluff compared to this)
33 The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34 Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35 More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36 The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37 On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38 Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39 Ringworld, Larry Niven
40 Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41 The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien (no, I have not finished it)
42 Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43 Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44 Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45 The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46 Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (Why this one? Why not Time Enough For Love or Moon is a Harsh Mistress? They're better.)
47 Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48 The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (Just didn't get into it)
49 Timescape, Gregory Benford
50 To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
I'd like to think the "books I've read" list would be growing soon, but honestly, I don't have time. It makes me sad how much my recreational reading has fallen off. Even Neuromancer is toilet and during-dinner reading now.