Npr Top 100 Scifi Fantasy

#4

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 3,622 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

#6

Dune

#1 of 8 in Dune

11 • 4,689 Readers • 704 pages 4.3

#8

The Time Machine

1894 • 1,150 Readers • 140 pages 3.7

#10

Animal Farm

1945 • 4,078 Readers • 122 pages 4

#11

Contact

1985 • 608 Readers • 453 pages 4.1

#12

The Princess Bride

1973 • 1,317 Readers • 465 pages 4.2

#13

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

1968 • 1,717 Readers • 223 pages 3.9

#14

Foundation

#1 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

1951 • 1,885 Readers • 255 pages 4

#16

Frankenstein

181 • 2,605 Readers • 353 pages 3.8

#18

The Road

1974 • 1,963 Readers • 287 pages 4

#19

The Silmarillion

Middle-earth Universe

1977 • 952 Readers • 481 pages 4

#22

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

#1 of 3 in Capitaine Nemo

1866 • 632 Readers • 394 pages 3.6

#23

A Canticle for Leibowitz

#1 of 2 in St. Leibowitz

1959 • 581 Readers • 334 pages 3.9

#25

The Stand

1978 • 1,556 Readers • 1,553 pages 4.2

#27

Old Man's War

#1 of 6 in Old Man's War

2005 • 1,143 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

#29

Shards of Honour

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

1986 • 275 Readers • 272 pages 3.9

#32

Belgarath the Sorcerer

Belgariad Prequels

1995 • 113 Readers • 736 pages 3.9

#34

Queen of Sorcery

#2 of 5 in The Belgariad

1980 • 196 Readers • 327 pages 3.9

#35

The Malloreon

#1 of 5 in The Malloreon

1977 • 144 Readers • 818 pages 4

#36

Demon Lord of Karanda

#3 of 5 in The Malloreon

1988 • 109 Readers • 404 pages 3.8

#41

Sunshine

2003 • 156 Readers • 476 pages 3.5

#42

A Spell for Chameleon

#1 of 43 in Xanth

1977 • 158 Readers • 344 pages 3.2

#43

The Chronicles of Amber: Two Volume Set

#1-2 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

1970 • 30 Readers • 772 pages 4.1

#46

Kushiel's Dart

#1 of 3 in Phèdre's Trilogy

2001 • 332 Readers • 930 pages 3.9

#47

Gardens of the Moon

#1 of 10 in Malazan Book of the Fallen

1999 • 1,180 Readers • 559 pages 4

#49

The Elric Saga

#1 of 12 in The Elric Saga

1984 • 25 Readers • 374 pages 3.2

#50

The Book of the New Sun

#1 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun

1980 • 156 Readers • 950 pages 4.6

#53

Small Gods

#13 of 41 in Discworld

1992 • 530 Readers • 388 pages 4.3

#56

Magician: Apprentice

#1 of 4 in The Riftwar Saga

1982 • 598 Readers • 485 pages 4

#57

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

1995 • 483 Readers • 536 pages 4

#58

Consider Phlebas

#1 of 10 in Culture

1987 • 738 Readers • 544 pages 3.5

#62

The Mote in God's Eye

#1 of 3 in Moties

1974 • 339 Readers 3.8

#63

The Complete Chronicles of Conan

2006 • 12 Readers • 925 pages 4.5

#64

The Way of Kings

#1 of 10 in The Stormlight Archive

2010 • 2,950 Readers • 1,007 pages 4.6

#66

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1864 • 336 Readers • 242 pages 3.7

#69

A Fire Upon the Deep

#1 of 3 in Zones of Thought

2010 • 583 Readers • 624 pages 4

#70

Anathem

2008 • 607 Readers • 1,092 pages 4.2

#73

2001: A Space Odyssey

#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey

1968 • 1,054 Readers • 236 pages 4

#74

World War Z

World War Z

2006 • 1,184 Readers • 355 pages 3.9

#75

Cryptonomicon

1999 • 701 Readers • 1,152 pages 4.2

#76

Rendezvous with Rama

#1 of 4 in Rama

1973 • 729 Readers • 112 pages 3.9

#78

The Eyre Affair

#1 of 8 in Thursday Next

2001 • 434 Readers • 387 pages 3.9

#79

Red Mars

#1 of 3 in Mars Trilogy

1992 • 554 Readers • 671 pages 3.8

#84

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes

#Vol. 1 of 11 in The Sandman TPBs

1988 • 661 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

#85

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

1966 • 577 Readers • 288 pages 3.8

#87

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogly

2006 • 3,509 Readers • 534 pages 4.4

#88

Neverwhere

#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere

1996 • 1,504 Readers • 480 pages 4.1

#90

Stranger in a Strange Land

#1 of 1 in Stranger in a Strange Land

1961 • 872 Readers • 422 pages 3.7

#91

Stardust

#1 of 1 in Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust

1997 • 1,203 Readers • 248 pages 4

#92

The Martian Chronicles

20 • 904 Readers • 182 pages 4

#1

Sorceress of Darshiva

#4 of 5 in The Malloreon

1989 • 109 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

#1

I, Robot

#0.1 of 4 in Robot

1950 • 1,193 Readers • 304 pages 4.1

#1

Perdido Street Station

#1 of 3 in New Crobuzon

2000 • 627 Readers • 24h 9m 4

#1

Slaughterhouse 5

Critical Insights

1968 • 2,384 Readers • 292 pages 4.1

#1

The Left Hand of Darkness

#4 of 9 in Hainish Cycle

1969 • 1,314 Readers • 267 pages 4.1

#1

Magician's Gambit

#3 of 5 in The Belgariad

1983 • 183 Readers • 11h 33m 3.9

#1

1984

1949 • 5,782 Readers • 328 pages 4.2

#1

The War of the Worlds

Smart Pop

1897 • 755 Readers • 192 pages 3.7

#1

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

#1 of 3 in The Original Shannara Trilogy

1979 • 60 Readers • 1,200 pages 3.5

#1

Going Postal

#33 of 41 in Discworld

2004 • 492 Readers • 422 pages 4.4

#1

Furies of Calderon

#1 of 6 in Codex Alera

2004 • 450 Readers 3.9

#1

Childhood's End

1953 • 691 Readers • 212 pages 4

#1

Heir to the Empire

#1 of 3 in Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy

1991 • 447 Readers • 404 pages 4.1

#1

Doomsday Book

#1 of 4 in Oxford Time Travel

1992 • 426 Readers • 593 pages 3.8

#1

Lord Foul's Bane

#1 of 3 in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

1977 • 254 Readers • 369 pages 3.2

#1

Homeland

#1 of 3 in The Dark Elf Trilogy

1990 • 345 Readers • 343 pages 4

#1

Out of the Silent Planet

#1 of 3 in The Space Trilogy

1938 • 269 Readers • 155 pages 3.8

#1

Hyperion

#1 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

1989 • 1,774 Readers • 481 pages 4.3

#1

The Crystal Cave

#1 of 5 in Arthurian Saga

1970 • 148 Readers • 514 pages 3.9

#1

The Caves of Steel

#1 of 4 in Robot

1952 • 425 Readers • 200 pages 4

#1

Polgara the Sorceress

Belgariad Prequels

1997 • 74 Readers • 807 pages 3.6

#1

The Name of the Wind

#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle

1 • 2,701 Readers • 669 pages 4.4

#1

Ringworld

#1 of 5 in Ringworld

1970 • 571 Readers • 288 pages 3.7

#1

Snow Crash

1992 • 1,493 Readers • 448 pages 3.9

#1

The Handmaid's Tale

#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale

1985 • 2,877 Readers • 324 pages 4.1

#1

Enchanters' End Game

#5 of 5 in The Belgariad

1984 • 172 Readers • 14h 1m 3.9

#1

Watchmen

#1 of 12 in Watchmen

1987 • 1,305 Readers • 415 pages 4.4

#1

The Illustrated Man

1901 • 355 Readers • 244 pages 3.9

#1

I Am Legend

1954 • 767 Readers • 312 pages 3.9

#1

Wizard's First Rule

#1 of 12 in Sword of Truth

18 • 539 Readers • 848 pages 3.7

#1

Lucifer's Hammer

#1 of 1 in Lucifer's Hammer, Audio

1977 • 175 Readers • 642 pages 3.7

#1

American Gods

#1 of 2 in American Gods

2001 • 2,613 Readers • 635 pages 4

#1

Starship Troopers

Heinlein's Juveniles

1959 • 677 Readers • 353 pages 3.7

#1

A Game of Thrones

#1 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire

1996 • 3,287 Readers • 819 pages 4.4

#1

Pawn of Prophecy

#1 of 5 in The Belgariad

1982 • 437 Readers • 262 pages 3.8

#1

Brave New World

1930 • 3,027 Readers • 332 pages 3.9

#1

The War of the Worlds

1898 • 130 Readers • 206 pages 3.8

#1

Cat's Cradle

1963 • 1,141 Readers • 192 pages 4.1

#1

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 2,558 Readers • 256 pages 4.2

#1

Something Wicked This Way Comes

2 Green Town

1962 • 560 Readers • 232 pages 3.9

#1

The Rivan Codex

#13 of 13 in Belgariad Universe

1998 • 24 Readers • 480 pages 3.4

#1

Castle of Wizardry

#4 of 5 in The Belgariad

1984 • 178 Readers • 373 pages 3.9

#1

The Once and Future King

#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King

1958 • 492 Readers • 650 pages 3.8

#1

The Dispossessed

#6 of 9 in Hainish Cycle

1974 • 943 Readers • 400 pages 4.2

#1

The Dark Tower

#7 of 7 in The Dark Tower

2004 • 494 Readers • 686 pages 4.2