Recommendations for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Newbies

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,880 ratings
2.
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 — 1,969,994 ratings
3.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,743 ratings
4.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,293 ratings
5.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,450 ratings
6.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,243 ratings
7.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,848 ratings
8.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,549 ratings
9.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,231 ratings
10.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,218 ratings
11.
Planet Ignis
Planet Ignis 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
12.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,888 ratings
13.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,407 ratings
14.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,959 ratings
15.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,904 ratings
16.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,899 ratings
17.
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 47,429 ratings
18.
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
18.
Soulsnatcher
Soulsnatcher 4.50 avg rating — 62 ratings
20.
Emergence
Emergence 4.12 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
20.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,803 ratings
20.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,124 ratings
20.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,996 ratings
24.
Jagannath
Jagannath 4.09 avg rating — 98 ratings
25.
The Practice Effect
The Practice Effect 3.76 avg rating — 3,788 ratings
25.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,209 ratings
27.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating — 43,063 ratings
27.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,281 ratings
27.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,496 ratings
27.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,184 ratings
31.
Tales of Erana: The Warrior's Curse
Tales of Erana: The Warrior's Curse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
32.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories 3.87 avg rating — 23,066 ratings
33.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
34.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,838 ratings
35.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,215 ratings
36.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,399 ratings
37.
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 206,745 ratings
38.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,566 ratings
39.
This is Not a Game (Dagmar Shaw, #1)
This is Not a Game (Dagmar Shaw, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,665 ratings
39.
Greetings Earthlings, My name is Appleton and I come from the Planet Reginta
Greetings Earthlings, My name is Appleton and I come from the Planet Reginta 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
39.
An Enchanting Time
An Enchanting Time 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
39.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,447 ratings
39.
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 52,300 ratings
39.
Highvern Ascension
Highvern Ascension 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
39.
The Treasure Hunters
The Treasure Hunters 3.99 avg rating — 77 ratings
39.
Safe in Your Fire (The Village, #1)
Safe in Your Fire (The Village, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 544 ratings
39.
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 83,264 ratings
39.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,277 ratings
39.
Anti-Matter (Beyond The Green New Deal and Survival of the Human Race - Book Series.)
Anti-Matter (Beyond The Green New Deal and Survival of the Human Race - Book Series.) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
39.
Kael Jai: Outcast
Kael Jai: Outcast
by: E.J. Deen
4.12 avg rating — 67 ratings
39.
Piece of Nicias
Piece of Nicias 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
39.
Connor's Gambit
Connor's Gambit 4.17 avg rating — 210 ratings
39.
Kargaroth: A Tale of the Great Onion Knighthood
Kargaroth: A Tale of the Great Onion Knighthood 4.54 avg rating — 54 ratings
39.
The Unadjusteds (The Unadjusteds, #1)
The Unadjusteds (The Unadjusteds, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 258 ratings
55.
50,000 A.D. The Awakening
50,000 A.D. The Awakening 3.43 avg rating — 77 ratings
55.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,618 ratings
55.
Chasing the Phoenix (Darger and Surplus #2)
Chasing the Phoenix (Darger and Surplus #2) 3.86 avg rating — 499 ratings
55.
Deep in Your Shadows (The Village, #2)
Deep in Your Shadows (The Village, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 328 ratings
55.
Saga, Volume 1
Saga, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 354,236 ratings
55.
The Rise of the Altereds (The Unadjusteds, #2)
The Rise of the Altereds (The Unadjusteds, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 73 ratings
61.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
61.
Player Piano
Player Piano 3.90 avg rating — 61,474 ratings
61.
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 1
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 1 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings
61.
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3)
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3) 4.41 avg rating — 4,929 ratings
61.
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 57,909 ratings
61.
Marionettes
Marionettes 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
61.
Trapped in Your Storm (The Village, #3)
Trapped in Your Storm (The Village, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 267 ratings
61.
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery 4.08 avg rating — 45,369 ratings
61.
Secrets of the Deep (Mermaid Chronicles, #1)
Secrets of the Deep (Mermaid Chronicles, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 469 ratings
61.
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 96,841 ratings
71.
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 2
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
71.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,352 ratings
71.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,062 ratings
71.
Dreamweavers
Dreamweavers 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings
71.
Stirring Creatures: Holiday Special (The Village, #3.5)
Stirring Creatures: Holiday Special (The Village, #3.5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 153 ratings
71.
The Shadow Keepers
The Shadow Keepers 3.86 avg rating — 220 ratings
77.
Sir Apropos of Nothing (Sir Apropos of Nothing, #1)
Sir Apropos of Nothing (Sir Apropos of Nothing, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,972 ratings
77.
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 3
Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact Part 3 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
77.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,364 ratings
77.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,813 ratings
81.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,177 ratings
81.
NSA Wormhole Project
NSA Wormhole Project 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
81.
A Mighty Rolling Thunder
A Mighty Rolling Thunder 4.65 avg rating — 31 ratings
81.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,223 ratings
85.
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating — 70,677 ratings
85.
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,033 ratings
85.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 604,361 ratings
88.
The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark 3.99 avg rating — 11,545 ratings
88.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,404 ratings
88.
Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1)
Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 40,882 ratings
88.
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1)
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1) 4.13 avg rating — 41,050 ratings
92.
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
by: Greg Bear
3.73 avg rating — 16,428 ratings
92.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 174,968 ratings
94.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise 3.95 avg rating — 31,288 ratings
94.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,586 ratings
96.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,418 ratings
96.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,274 ratings
98.
Tactics of Mistake (Childe Cycle, #4)
Tactics of Mistake (Childe Cycle, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 3,233 ratings
98.
The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Martian Way and Other Stories 4.01 avg rating — 4,771 ratings
98.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,423 ratings
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