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The top 100 books on the Listopia list,
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
as of Aug. 2015
(see post #2 for a list to copy and paste into your own checklist)

1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
2. Dune by Frank Herbert
3. 1984 by George Orwell
4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
5. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
7. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
8. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
9. The Giver by Lois Lowry
10. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
11. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
12. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
13. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
14. Neuromancer by William Gibson
15. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
16. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
17. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
18. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
19. The Stand by Stephen King
20. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
21. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
22. Animal Farm by George Orwell
23. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
24. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
25. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
26. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
27. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
28. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
29. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
30. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
31. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
32. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
33. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
34. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
35. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
36. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
37. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
38. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
39. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
40. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
41. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Contact by Carl Sagan
43. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
44. Ringworldby Larry Niven
45. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
46. The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
47. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
48. I am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
49. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
50. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
51. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
52. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
53. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
54. The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
55. World War Z by Max Brooks
56. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
57. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
58. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
59. Ubik by Philip K. Dick
60. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
61. Timeline by Michael Crichton
62. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
63. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
64. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
65. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
66. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
67. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
68. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
69. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
70. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
71. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
72. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
73. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
74. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
75. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
76. The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
77. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
78. A Scanner Darkley by Philip K. Dick
79. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
80. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
81. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
82. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
83. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
84. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
85. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
86. Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #1-3) by C.S. Lewis
87. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
88. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
89. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
90. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
91. Sphere by Michael Crichton
92. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
93. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
94. Startide Rising by David Brin
95. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
96. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
97. Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
98. Blindness by Jose Saramago
99. The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
100. Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
(to copy and paste for your own checklist)

1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
2. Dune by Frank Herbert
3. 1984 by George Orwell
4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
5. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
7. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
8. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
9. The Giver by Lois Lowry
10. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
11. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
12. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
13. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
14. Neuromancer by William Gibson
15. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
16. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
17. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
18. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
19. The Stand by Stephen King
20. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
21. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
22. Animal Farm by George Orwell
23. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
24. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
25. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
26. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
27. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
28. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
29. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
30. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
31. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
32. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
33. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
34. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
35. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
36. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
37. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
38. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
39. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
40. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
41. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Contact by Carl Sagan
43. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
44. Ringworld by Larry Niven
45. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
46. The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
47. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
48. I am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
49. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
50. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
51. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
52. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
53. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
54. The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
55. World War Z by Max Brooks
56. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
57. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
58. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
59. Ubik by Philip K. Dick
60. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
61. Timeline by Michael Crichton
62. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
63. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
64. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
65. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
66. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
67. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
68. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
69. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
70. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
71. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
72. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
73. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
74. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
75. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
76. The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
77. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
78. A Scanner Darkley by Philip K. Dick
79. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
80. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
81. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
82. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
83. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
84. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
85. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
86. Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #1-3) by C.S. Lewis
87. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
88. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
89. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
90. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
91. Sphere by Michael Crichton
92. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
93. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
94. Startide Rising by David Brin
95. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
96. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
97. Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
98. Blindness by Jose Saramago
99. The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
100. Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler