Survey of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Beschrijving
- This is a list for the beginning reader in the science fiction and fantasy genres. It is a representative sample of works from the 18th century through today. My initial list of 50 books, identified by date, provide a grounding in the genre. (Some authors have more than one work on the list, in which case, select one of the choices given.) As a bonus, there are an additional 25 works by women writers, plus 15 extra credit choices to encourage further reading in the genres. Feel free to check off books as they are read. If you couldn't finish a book, thumbs it down.
1
door Lewis Carroll
25,307 leden
293 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 13.76
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:08 PM
- 6 Members
- kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,OwenRochester
2
door Aldous Huxley
53,619 leden
768 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 6
Score 21.09
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 03:59 PM
- 8 Members
- kiwiflowa, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
3
door J. R. R. Tolkien
93,758 leden
1,185 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 34.18
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 03:59 PM
- 10 Members
- Quaisior, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, merrystar, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, Traveller333, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Done for SFFCAT
4
door George Orwell
81,469 leden
1,266 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 9
Score 17.67
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:00 PM
- 7 Members
- Quaisior, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester
5
door C. S. Lewis
45,291 leden
753 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 13
Score 15.01
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:00 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, kiwiflowa, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
6
door J. R. R. Tolkien
50,158 leden
450 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 4
Score 24.88
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:02 PM
- 9 Members
- Quaisior, KimarieBee, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, Traveller333, OwenRochester
7
door Ray Bradbury
53,500 leden
989 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 3
Score 27.08
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:02 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester
8
16,293 leden
298 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 92
Score -0.44
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:05 PM
- 3 Members
- kiwiflowa, sturlington, ahef1963,merrystar ,OwenRochester ,ManWithAnAgenda
9
door Douglas Adams
38,581 leden
717 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 24.15
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:05 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, kiwiflowa, merrystar, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, Traveller333, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
10
door George R. R. Martin
42,279 leden
1,117 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 20
Score 11.98
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- KimarieBee, kiwiflowa, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
11
160 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 32
Score 9.01
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:07 PM
- 6 Members
- kiwiflowa, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, rretzler, ahef1963,OwenRochester ,ManWithAnAgenda
12
door Neil Gaiman
33,497 leden
929 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 14
Score 14.76
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:07 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, kiwiflowa, sturlington, andomck, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda,Quaisior
13
door Margaret Atwood
16,919 leden
536 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
Score 9.59
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:07 PM
- 5 Members
- kiwiflowa, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, OwenRochester
14
door Connie Willis
7,931 leden
373 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 40
Score 7.58
Toegevoegd 2014-10-14, 04:45 PM
- 5 Members
- kiwiflowa, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,OwenRochester
15
door Margaret Atwood
42,014 leden
1,134 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 17
Score 13.3
Toegevoegd 2014-10-17, 09:56 AM
- 7 Members
- Quaisior, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
16
door Kazuo Ishiguro
22,727 leden
938 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 23
Score 10.87
Toegevoegd 2014-10-17, 09:57 AM
- 6 Members
- kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda
17
door Cormac McCarthy
34,214 leden
1,401 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 79
Score 2.86
Toegevoegd 2014-10-17, 01:20 PM
- 3 Members
- kiwiflowa, sturlington, OwenRochester,KimarieBee
18
door Kurt Vonnegut
43,809 leden
702 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 8
Score 19.06
Toegevoegd 2014-10-17, 01:54 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, kiwiflowa, wlindboe, sturlington, andomck, rretzler, ahef1963, OwenRochester, ManWithAnAgenda