100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Should Read Before You Die

[Trollheart]

Like the other lists (and I'm sure there'll be some crossover between the three) how many have you read, or plan to read?

Amazon's 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Should Read Before You Die

Checkout this top-notch list, made by Amazon, on the top 100 sci-fi and fantasy books that are a must read before we all kick-the-bucket.

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[BAYLOR]

On that list 37

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

25

 

[Rodders]

I have only read 27 on that list. As with the other lists posted recently, some are on my TBR pile and others I have seen the films of.

I have to admit, it's not a great list and appears to favour newer releases with a smattering of classics.

 

[Elckerlyc]

Have read 42
DNF 6
TBR 3
Never heard of 10
Rest (not read / watched movie) 34 / 5

 

[Jo Zebedee]

26

 

[Vince W]

44, but some of those are quite recent and I may get to them some day.

 

[tachyon]

53 read
7 DNF

Of the rest there are very few I'd be interested in reading, and I don't feel like I'm missing out not having read them. There's some classics in this group which would be important if I was a scholar of the genre, but I'm not...

 

[Trollheart]

Thinking of starting a thread where we compile our own list. Given that it would cover science fiction, fantasy and horror too probably, maybe 500 best? Anyone interested? Doesn't have to be ranked, just add as you go along. If there's enough interest I'll kick off the thread. Hell, I'll just do it.

 

[hitmouse]

52. Goodness me. A better and more interesting list. I still contend that WOT, of which I have read the first book (I was marooned in a snow-bound hut for a week with nothing else to read) is an astoundingly crap piece of work.

At least Clan of the Cave Bear is not on the list. Might be on the 100 best historical novels, but I have not checked.

 

[Extollager]

The usual bias for the recent.

Have read about 26 of those.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Only 18 - I'm not doing very well on these lists for a so-called sci-fi and fantasy fan

 

[Brian G Turner]

I think I've finished 38 of those, and a good half-dozen I couldn't finish.

It does seem somewhat like a curated list of the two recent ones from Goodreads, though.

 

[Randy M.]

35, if you only go by the title showing and not as a representative of trilogy/octology/neverendingology.

~14 others at various levels of Mount TBR.

Randy M.

 

[Trollheart]

35, if you only go by the title showing and not as a representative of trilogy/octology/neverendingology.



Randy M.

 

[williamjm]

I've read 34 from that list. Apparently whatever list it is I've always read about the same number.