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NPR Top 100 Science Fiction Fantasy

  • December 19, 2021
  • 100 Books
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  • npr.org

More than 60,000 ballots were cast in NPR's annual summer reader's survey. These are the top 100 winners - ordered by the number of votes they received.

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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Douglas Adams
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
  • Orson Scott Card
Dune
Dune
  • Frank Herbert
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
  • George R.R. Martin
1984
1984
  • George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
  • Ray Bradbury
The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Second Foundation, Foundation And Empire
The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Second Foundation, Foundation And Empire
  • Isaac Asimov
Brave New World
Brave New World
  • Aldous Huxley
American Gods
American Gods
  • Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
  • William Goldman
The Eye of the World
The Eye of the World
  • Robert Jordan
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
  • George Orwell
  • Boris Grabnar (Translator)
  • Celâl Üster (Translator)
  • Celâl Üstüner (Translator)
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
  • William Gibson
Watchmen
Watchmen
  • Alan Moore
I, Robot
I, Robot
  • Isaac Asimov
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land
  • Robert A. Heinlein
The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
  • Patrick Rothfuss
Slaughterhouse 5
Slaughterhouse 5
  • Kurt Vonnegut
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
  • Mary Shelley
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
  • Philip K. Dick
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
  • Margaret Atwood
The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger
  • Stephen King
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Arthur C. Clarke
  • Stanley Kubrick
The Stand
The Stand
  • Stephen King
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
  • Neal Stephenson
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
  • Ray Bradbury
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle
  • Kurt Vonnegut
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One
    A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork Orange
    • Anthony Burgess
    Starship Troopers
    Starship Troopers
    • Robert A. Heinlein
    Watership Down
    Watership Down
    • Richard Adams
    Dragonflight
    Dragonflight
    • Anne McCaffrey
    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
    • Robert A. Heinlein
    A Canticle for Leibowitz
    A Canticle for Leibowitz
    • Walter M. Miller Jr.
    The Time Machine
    The Time Machine
    • H. G. Wells
    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
    • Jules Verne
    • Anthony Bonner (Translator)
    • Jakob Gunnarsson (translator)
    Flowers for Algernon
    Flowers for Algernon
    • Daniel Keyes
    The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds
    • H. G. Wells
    Nine Princes in Amber
    Nine Princes in Amber
    • Roger Zelazny
    Pawn of Prophecy
    Pawn of Prophecy
    • David Eddings
    The Mists Of Avalon
    The Mists Of Avalon
    • Marion Zimmer Bradley
    Mistborn: The Final Empire
    Mistborn: The Final Empire
    • Brandon Sanderson
    Ringworld
    Ringworld
    • Larry Niven
    The Left Hand of Darkness
    The Left Hand of Darkness
    • Ursula K. Le Guin
    The Silmarillion
    The Silmarillion
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    The Once and Future King
    The Once and Future King
    • T. H. White
    Neverwhere
    Neverwhere
    • Neil Gaiman
    Childhood's End
    Childhood's End
    • Arthur C. Clarke
    Contact
    Contact
    • Carl Sagan
    Hyperion
    Hyperion
    • Dan Simmons
    Stardust
    Stardust
    • Neil Gaiman
    Cryptonomicon
    Cryptonomicon
    • Neal Stephenson
    World War Z
    World War Z
    • Max Brooks
    The Last Unicorn
    The Last Unicorn
    • Peter S. Beagle
    The Forever War
    The Forever War
    • Joe Haldeman
    Small Gods
    Small Gods
    • Terry Pratchett
    Lord Foul's Bane
    Lord Foul's Bane
    • Stephen R. Donaldson
    Shards of Honour
    Shards of Honour
    • Lois McMaster Bujold
    Going Postal
    Going Postal
    • Terry Pratchett
    The Mote in God's Eye
    The Mote in God's Eye
    • Larry Niven
    • Jerry Pournelle
    Wizard's First Rule
    Wizard's First Rule
    • Terry Goodkind
    The Road
    The Road
    • Cormac McCarthy
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    • Susanna Clarke
    I Am Legend
    I Am Legend
    • Richard Matheson
    Magician: Apprentice
    Magician: Apprentice
    • Raymond E. Feist
    The Sword of Shannara
    The Sword of Shannara
    • Terry Brooks
    The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
    The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
    • Robert E. Howard
    Assassin's Apprentice
    Assassin's Apprentice
    • Robin Hobb
    The Time Traveler's Wife
    The Time Traveler's Wife
    • Audrey Niffenegger
    The Way of Kings
    The Way of Kings
    • Brandon Sanderson
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    • Jules Verne
    Homeland
    Homeland
    • R. A. Salvatore
    Old Man's War
    Old Man's War
    • John Scalzi
    The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
    The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
    • Neal Stephenson
    Rendezvous with Rama
    Rendezvous with Rama
    • Arthur C. Clarke
    Kushiel's Dart
    Kushiel's Dart
    • Jacqueline Carey
    The Dispossessed
    The Dispossessed
    • Ursula K. Le Guin
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    • Ray Bradbury
    Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
    Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
    • Gregory Maguire
    Gardens of the Moon
    Gardens of the Moon
    • Steven Erikson
    The Eyre Affair
    The Eyre Affair
    • Jasper Fforde
    Consider Phlebas
    Consider Phlebas
    • Iain M. Banks
    The Crystal Cave
    The Crystal Cave
    • Mary Stewart
    Anathem
    Anathem
    • Neal Stephenson
    Furies of Calderon
    Furies of Calderon
    • Jim Butcher
    The Shadow of the Torturer
    The Shadow of the Torturer
    • Gene Wolfe
    Heir to the Empire
    Heir to the Empire
    • Timothy Zahn
    Outlander
    Outlander
    • Diana Gabaldon
    Elric of Melniboné
    Elric of Melniboné
    • Michael Moorcock
    The Illustrated Man
    The Illustrated Man
    • Ray Bradbury
    Sunshine
    Sunshine
    • Robin McKinley
    A Fire Upon the Deep
    A Fire Upon the Deep
    • Vernor Vinge
    The Caves of Steel
    The Caves of Steel
    • Isaac Asimov
    Red Mars
    Red Mars
    • Kim Stanley Robinson
    Lucifer's Hammer
    Lucifer's Hammer
    • Larry Niven
    • Jerry Pournelle
    Doomsday Book
    Doomsday Book
    • Connie Willis
    • Rafael Marín Trechera (Translator)
    Perdido Street Station
    Perdido Street Station
    • China Miéville
    A Spell for Chameleon
    A Spell for Chameleon
    • Piers Anthony
    Out of the Silent Planet
    Out of the Silent Planet
    • C. S. Lewis