Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

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   Dune(1965)

   Book· ★ 8.6· Dune (Imaginary place) · Fiction · Fiction, science fiction, general

   Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...
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   The Left Hand of Darkness(1969)

   Book· ★ 8.5· Ciencia-ficción · Hugo Award Winner · award:hugo_award=1970

   [Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]:
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   Neuromancer(1984)

   Book· ★ 8.1· Information superhighway · Computer hackers · Conspiracies

   The first of William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, *Neuromancer* is the classic cyberpunk novel. The winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, *Neuromancer* was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future — a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about our technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.

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   Hyperion

   (1991)

   Book· ★ 8.3· American Science fiction · Hugo Award Winner · award:hugo_award=1990

   In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals. The Hegemony maintains an uneasy alliance with the TechnoCore, a civilisation of AIs. Modified humans known as Ousters live in space stations between stars and are engaged in conflict with the Hegemony.
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   Foundation

   (1951)

   Book· ★ 8.2· Psychohistory · Open Library Staff Picks · Life on other planets

   One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building.
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   Ender's Game

   (1985)

   Book· ★ 8.7· New York Times bestseller · nyt:mass_market_paperback=2011-07-30 · military education

   Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an insectoid alien species they dub the "buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, are trained from a very young age by putting them through increasingly difficult games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed.
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   The Dispossessed

   (1975)

   Book· ★ 8.9· Anarchism · Anarquismo · Ciencia-ficción

   Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.
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   Snow Crash

   (1992)

   Book· ★ 8.2· American Science fiction · Open Library Staff Picks · ready player one

   Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker Da5id views a bitmap image contained in the file which causes his computer to crash and Da5id to suffer brain damage in the real world.
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   A Wizard of Earthsea

   (1968)

   Book· ★ 7.9· Fiction · Magic · Magic in fiction

   The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman)
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   The Name of the Wind

   (2007)

   Book· ★ 8.7· orphans · American fantasy fiction · Adult books for young adults

   ***The Name of the Wind***, also called ***The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One***, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy ***The Kingkiller Chronicle***. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books, the novel has been hailed as a masterpiece of high fantasy.
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   The Hobbit

   (1938)

   Book· ★ 8.6· Fantasy · Arkenstone · Battle of Five Armies

   The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar.
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   The Fellowship of the Ring

   (1972)

   Book· ★ 8.7· Elves · Dwarves · evil

   One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
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    A Game of Thrones

    (1998)

    Book· ★ 8.4· Adult · Action & Adventure · Fantasy

    ***A Game of Thrones*** is the inaugural novel in ***A Song of Ice and Fire***, an epic series of fantasy novels crafted by the American author **George R. R. Martin**. Published on August 1, 1996, this novel introduces readers to the richly detailed world of Westeros and Essos, where political intrigue, power struggles, and magical elements intertwine.
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    Mistborn

    (2001)

    Book· ★ 9.8· Fantasy · science fiction · adventure

    This discounted ebundle includes: Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages
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    The Lies of Locke Lamora

    (2001)

    Book· ★ 8.3· Fiction, fantasy, general · Fantasy · Fiction

    Best book ever
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    Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

    (2001)

    Book· ★ 7.1· England, fiction · Fiction, historical · Fiction, historical, general

    Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Centred on the relationship between these two men, the novel investigates the nature of "Englishness" and the boundaries between reason and unreason, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Dane, and Northern and Southern English cultural tropes/stereotypes. It has been described as a fantasy novel, an alternative history, and a historical novel. It inverts the Industrial Revoluti
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    American Gods

    (2001)

    Book· ★ 8.4· science fiction · fantasy fiction · Americana

    American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
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    The Fifth Season

    (2015)

    Book· ★ 8.5· LGBTQ novels · LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy · Fiction, fantasy, epic

    **A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.**
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    Children of Time

    (2015)

    Book· ★ 8.5· Fiction · Science Fiction · Life on other planets

    The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home. Following their ancestor's star maps, they discovered the greatest treasure of a past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life.
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    Piranesi

    (2020)

    Book· ★ 8.7· form:novel · genre:fantasy · English literature

    **From the *New York Times* bestselling author of *Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell*, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.**