Science Fiction and Fantasy on The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read.

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,973 ratings
2.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating β€” 716,517 ratings
3.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 11,064,508 ratings
4.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,226,382 ratings
5.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,970,021 ratings
6.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,933 ratings
7.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating β€” 694,127 ratings
8.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,323,189 ratings
8.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating β€” 395,719 ratings
10.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,704 ratings
11.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,235 ratings
12.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,320 ratings
13.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 141,697 ratings
14.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,091 ratings
15.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,493 ratings
16.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,375,459 ratings
17.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating β€” 552,939 ratings
18.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating β€” 340,289 ratings
19.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,460 ratings
20.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 495,986 ratings
21.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,843,036 ratings
22.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 413,598 ratings
23.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating β€” 249,843 ratings
24.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 978,811 ratings
25.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,957 ratings
26.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating β€” 401,085 ratings
27.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 580,919 ratings
28.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating β€” 641,362 ratings
29.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,414 ratings
30.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 166,700 ratings
31.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,922 ratings
32.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 27,944 ratings
33.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating β€” 172,364 ratings
34.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating β€” 377,316 ratings
35.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,327 ratings
36.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,702 ratings
37.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating β€” 170,000 ratings
38.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,282 ratings
39.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating β€” 106,759 ratings
40.
The Children of Men
The Children of Men 3.67 avg rating β€” 51,105 ratings
41.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating β€” 161,165 ratings
42.
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3)
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating β€” 21,563 ratings
43.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,816 ratings
44.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 354,070 ratings
45.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating β€” 115,100 ratings
46.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,617 ratings
47.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating β€” 62,318 ratings
48.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating β€” 229,246 ratings
49.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating β€” 209,876 ratings
50.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating β€” 54,397 ratings
51.
We
We 3.88 avg rating β€” 107,859 ratings
52.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating β€” 262,728 ratings
53.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating β€” 104,977 ratings
54.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating β€” 365,321 ratings
55.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating β€” 109,448 ratings
56.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 23,030 ratings
57.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating β€” 28,435 ratings
58.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating β€” 33,643 ratings
59.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating β€” 324,673 ratings
60.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,461 ratings
61.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating β€” 20,156 ratings
62.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating β€” 306,586 ratings
63.
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1)
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1) 3.28 avg rating β€” 4,464 ratings
64.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 59,715 ratings
65.
The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game 4.10 avg rating β€” 41,301 ratings
66.
Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3)
Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3) 3.65 avg rating β€” 2,417 ratings
66.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating β€” 96,898 ratings
68.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,298 ratings
69.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating β€” 73,676 ratings
70.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating β€” 22,247 ratings
71.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating β€” 191,463 ratings
72.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,001,721 ratings
73.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating β€” 28,422 ratings
73.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating β€” 42,104 ratings
75.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating β€” 6,997 ratings
76.
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes 3.70 avg rating β€” 12,119 ratings
77.
Nights at the Circus
Nights at the Circus 3.88 avg rating β€” 14,348 ratings
78.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating β€” 153,674 ratings
79.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating β€” 39,779 ratings
80.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating β€” 7,103 ratings
81.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 176,932 ratings
82.
Under the Skin
Under the Skin 3.75 avg rating β€” 28,717 ratings
83.
In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,500 ratings
84.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,129 ratings
85.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating β€” 51,060 ratings
86.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner 3.68 avg rating β€” 9,550 ratings
86.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating β€” 147,526 ratings
88.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating β€” 8,757 ratings
89.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating β€” 70,303 ratings
90.
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 60,094 ratings
91.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 97,992 ratings
92.
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.73 avg rating β€” 16,428 ratings
93.
The Time Ships
The Time Ships 3.95 avg rating β€” 6,339 ratings
94.
Millennium People
Millennium People 3.37 avg rating β€” 2,848 ratings
95.
Nightmare Abbey
Nightmare Abbey 3.45 avg rating β€” 2,034 ratings
96.
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma 3.62 avg rating β€” 19,904 ratings
97.
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 11,055 ratings
98.
Red Shift
Red Shift 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,709 ratings
99.
The Years of Rice and Salt
The Years of Rice and Salt 3.76 avg rating β€” 15,184 ratings
100.
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2)
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) 3.48 avg rating β€” 24,914 ratings
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