Sarah's votes on the list 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

Listopia > Sarah's votes on the list 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks (65 Books)

1	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 734,070 ratings Sarah added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,640,489 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,482,161 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,026,814 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,479,070 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,520,050 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.98 avg rating — 2,091,237 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.10 avg rating — 223,656 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 327,137 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett 4.25 avg rating — 828,392 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Neverwhere (London Below, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 563,058 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 366,803 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3 by Anne McCaffrey 4.28 avg rating — 31,335 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 298,883 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 185,320 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.99 avg rating — 424,231 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven 3.94 avg rating — 129,332 ratings Sarah rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) by Orson Scott Card 4.11 avg rating — 272,001 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Small Gods (Discworld, #13) by Terry Pratchett 4.32 avg rating — 134,200 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Player of Games (Culture, #2) by Iain M. Banks 4.28 avg rating — 81,258 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.08 avg rating — 144,170 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 118,034 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 98,616 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) by Larry Niven 4.07 avg rating — 73,212 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) by Iain M. Banks 4.16 avg rating — 52,958 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 619,923 ratings Sarah added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson 3.72 avg rating — 50,007 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.26 avg rating — 59,052 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 864,429 ratings Sarah rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 149,916 ratings Sarah added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2) by Anne McCaffrey 4.30 avg rating — 48,913 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams 3.97 avg rating — 149,003 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 112,612 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.34 avg rating — 237,495 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2) by Anne McCaffrey 4.10 avg rating — 53,179 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) by Anne McCaffrey 4.20 avg rating — 50,885 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) by Terry Pratchett 4.50 avg rating — 119,242 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) by William Gibson 4.02 avg rating — 48,773 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 184,828 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 33,468 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.98 avg rating — 204,693 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5) by Douglas Adams 3.96 avg rating — 139,874 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) by Douglas Adams 4.20 avg rating — 317,806 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) by Douglas Adams 4.16 avg rating — 251,582 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The State of the Art (Culture, #4) by Iain M. Banks 3.82 avg rating — 19,943 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke 4.07 avg rating — 36,569 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 27,761 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0) by William Gibson 4.05 avg rating — 42,887 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2) by Larry Niven 3.88 avg rating — 33,990 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Hogfather by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 105,465 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3) by Stephen R. Donaldson 4.04 avg rating — 25,657 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #2) by Stephen R. Donaldson 4.02 avg rating — 28,701 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) by William Gibson 4.02 avg rating — 60,165 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson 4.01 avg rating — 20,754 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	A Man Rides Through (Mordant's Need, #2) by Stephen R. Donaldson 4.03 avg rating — 13,210 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham 3.90 avg rating — 29,516 ratings "L"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Difference Engine by William Gibson 3.47 avg rating — 23,020 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson 3.93 avg rating — 14,088 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Virtual Light (Bridge, #1) by William Gibson 3.88 avg rating — 26,867 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 156,049 ratings Sarah rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.27 avg rating — 85,157 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3) by Stephen R. Donaldson 4.06 avg rating — 19,563 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2) by Stephen R. Donaldson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,300 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.24 avg rating — 273,733 ratings Sarah rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Fatal Revenant (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2) by Stephen R. Donaldson 3.88 avg rating — 6,184 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars