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Top 100 fantasy & sci-fi books of all time
The top 100 fantasy & sci-fi books of all time, ranked by everyone, one head-to-head pick at a time.
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- The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954
- Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1948
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling · 1997
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley · 1818
- Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945
- The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien · 1937
- The Alchemist Paulo Coelho · 1988
- Dune Frank Herbert · 1965
- The Stand Stephen King · 1978
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling · 1998
- The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien · 1977
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne · 1869
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling · 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling · 2007
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis · 1950
- Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury · 1951
- Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes · 1959
- Charlotte's Web E. B. White · 1952
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885
- Brave New World Aldous Huxley · 1932
- A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin · 1996
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir · 2021
- The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells · 1897
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins · 2008
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick · 1968
- The Road Cormac McCarthy · 2006
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison · 1966
- The Green Mile Stephen King · 1996
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling · 2003
- The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis · 1954
- The Time Machine H. G. Wells · 1895
- The Invisible Man H. G. Wells · 1897
- The Three-Body Problem Liu Cixin · 2006
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams · 1979
- The Andromeda Strain Michael Crichton · 1969
- Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift · 1726
- Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005
- The Magician's Nephew C. S. Lewis · 1955
- The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954
- Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll · 1871
- The Last Battle C. S. Lewis · 1956
- Dune Messiah Frank Herbert · 1969
- Ender's Game Orson Scott Card · 1985
- A Dance with Dragons George R. R. Martin · 2011
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1900
- Journey to the West Wu Cheng'en · 1592
- The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux · 1910
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton · 1990
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling · 2000
- Angels & Demons Dan Brown · 2000
- Watchmen Alan Moore · 1986
- The Island of Dr Moreau H. G. Wells · 1895
- The Winds of Winter George R. R. Martin
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis · 1952
- Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand · 1957
- Neuromancer William Gibson · 1983
- A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess · 1962
- Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912
- Watership Down Richard Adams · 1972
- 11/22/63 Stephen King · 2011
- 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke · 1968
- A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Jules Verne · 1864
- I, Robot Isaac Asimov · 1950
- Coraline Neil Gaiman · 2002
- Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle · 1963
- Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein · 1959
- A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin · 2005
- Unfinished Tales J. R. R. Tolkien · 1980
- The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954
- Kafka on the Shore Haruki Murakami · 2002
- Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1951
- The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien · 1955
- Roadside Picnic Arkady and Boris Strugatsky · 1971
- The Mysterious Island Jules Verne · 1888
- Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis · 1951
- The Long Walk Stephen King · 1979
- A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin · 1998
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J. K. Rowling · 2001
- Children of Dune Frank Herbert · 1976
- The Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis · 1941
- The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood · 1985
- God Emperor of Dune Frank Herbert · 1981
- We Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1920
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein · 1965
- The Call of Cthulhu H. P. Lovecraft · 1926
- The Martian Andy Weir · 2011
- Death's End Liu Cixin · 2010
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard J. K. Rowling · 2008
- The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin · 1974
- Peter Pan J. M. Barrie · 1911
- A Storm of Swords George R. R. Martin · 2000
- Northern Lights Philip Pullman · 1995
- Mortal Engines Philip Reeve · 2001
- The Neverending Story Michael Ende · 1979
- Matilda Roald Dahl · 1986
- Cloud Atlas David Mitchell · 2004
- She: A History of Adventure H. Rider Haggard · 1887
- Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace · 1996
- Mockingjay Suzanne Collins · 2010
Famous face-offs
- The Lord of the Rings vs Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Nineteen Eighty-Four vs Brave New World
- Pride and Prejudice vs Jane Eyre
- War and Peace vs Anna Karenina
- Iliad vs Odyssey
- Crime and Punishment vs The Brothers Karamazov
- Dune vs Foundation