YA sci-fi Fantasy for clever readers

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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,213 ratings
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Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,184 ratings
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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,534 ratings
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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 — 1,969,930 ratings
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Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,011 ratings
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,307 ratings
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,998 ratings
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,169 ratings
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,221 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,710 ratings
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The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,385 ratings
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,723 ratings
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,653 ratings
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,394 ratings
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,507 ratings
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Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,512 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,955 ratings
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,820 ratings
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,225 ratings
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 656,987 ratings
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Seedlings of Earth
Seedlings of Earth 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,411 ratings
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The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1)
The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 13,989 ratings
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,933 ratings
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,672 ratings
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The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,554 ratings
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,382 ratings
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Fruits Basket, Vol. 1
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 4.29 avg rating — 206,328 ratings
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,875 ratings
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Abarat
Abarat 4.10 avg rating — 29,564 ratings
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The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,121 ratings
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Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,526 ratings
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Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,825 ratings
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The Looking Glass Wars
The Looking Glass Wars 3.93 avg rating — 46,652 ratings
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Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,212 ratings
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,438 ratings
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Night Watch (Watch, #1)
Night Watch (Watch, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 44,874 ratings
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,348 ratings
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Changes: A Girl Z Prequel, A Zombie Story
Changes: A Girl Z Prequel, A Zombie Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1)
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,925 ratings
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The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
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Unwanted
Unwanted 3.68 avg rating — 163 ratings
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Skull Flowers
Skull Flowers 2.63 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story, #1)
Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 66,170 ratings
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Sunlight and Shadow
Sunlight and Shadow 3.69 avg rating — 5,293 ratings
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The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2)
The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
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Dashes of Dreams
Dashes of Dreams 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
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An Enchanting Time
An Enchanting Time 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
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The Seclusion (The Seclusion series, 1)
The Seclusion (The Seclusion series, 1) 3.93 avg rating — 713 ratings
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A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 122,555 ratings
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 602 ratings
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Anomaly (Anomaly, #1)
Anomaly (Anomaly, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
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Deathscent (Intrigues of the Reflected Realm, #1)
Deathscent (Intrigues of the Reflected Realm, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 316 ratings
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Lush (Lush, #1)
Lush (Lush, #1)
by: S.L. Baum
3.77 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
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Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)
Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 100,688 ratings
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Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1)
Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,837 ratings
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,420 ratings
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Linked (Linked, #1)
Linked (Linked, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,921 ratings
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Lips Touch: Three Times
Lips Touch: Three Times 3.89 avg rating — 14,302 ratings
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Chesca and the Spirit of Grace
Chesca and the Spirit of Grace 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Infinity of You & Me
The Infinity of You & Me 3.49 avg rating — 293 ratings
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Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection, #1)
Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,315 ratings
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Coyote's Daughter
Coyote's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Imaginations (The Last City of Men #1)
Imaginations (The Last City of Men #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,436 ratings
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Blackbringer (Faeries of Dreamdark, #1)
Blackbringer (Faeries of Dreamdark, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 5,686 ratings
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The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 122,931 ratings
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The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.94 avg rating — 42,138 ratings
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Night of Cake & Puppets (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1.5)
Night of Cake & Puppets (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1.5) 4.27 avg rating — 22,035 ratings
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White Space (Dark Passages, #1)
White Space (Dark Passages, #1) 3.28 avg rating — 1,588 ratings
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,959 ratings
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Luminous
Luminous 3.33 avg rating — 948 ratings
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Breeder (Breeder, #1)
Breeder (Breeder, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 306 ratings
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Dreamfall (Dreamfall, #1)
Dreamfall (Dreamfall, #1)
by: Amy Plum
3.77 avg rating — 2,861 ratings
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Extraction (Extraction, #1)
Extraction (Extraction, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 861 ratings
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The Breaking Light (Split City #1)
The Breaking Light (Split City #1) 3.39 avg rating — 2,537 ratings
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The Books of Faerie
The Books of Faerie 3.96 avg rating — 1,875 ratings
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,386 ratings
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A Matter of Days
A Matter of Days 3.85 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
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The Witches Trilogy (Discworld #3,6,12)
The Witches Trilogy (Discworld #3,6,12) 4.59 avg rating — 1,978 ratings
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Stitch (Stitch Trilogy, #1)
Stitch (Stitch Trilogy, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 1,281 ratings
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Nation
Nation 4.11 avg rating — 37,536 ratings
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Inside Out (Insider, #1)
Inside Out (Insider, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 24,975 ratings
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Boy Meets Boy
Boy Meets Boy 3.81 avg rating — 76,170 ratings
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Shade's Children
Shade's Children
by: Garth Nix
3.91 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
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Black Unicorn (Unicorn #1)
Black Unicorn (Unicorn #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,315 ratings
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Traveler (Traveler, #1)
Traveler (Traveler, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,254 ratings
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Strange Attractors
Strange Attractors 3.74 avg rating — 280 ratings
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Future Shock (Future Shock, #1)
Future Shock (Future Shock, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
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0.4
0.4 3.59 avg rating — 5,936 ratings
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The Starlight Crystal
The Starlight Crystal 3.86 avg rating — 2,322 ratings
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Reboot (Reboot, #1)
Reboot (Reboot, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 34,530 ratings
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life 4.33 avg rating — 46,852 ratings
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The Farm (The Farm, #1)
The Farm (The Farm, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 4,730 ratings
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Mirror X (The Van Winkle Project, #1)
Mirror X (The Van Winkle Project, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 456 ratings
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Broken Symmetry
Broken Symmetry
by: Dan Rix
3.86 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
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Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer 4.13 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
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The Registry (The Registry, #1)
The Registry (The Registry, #1) 3.24 avg rating — 2,273 ratings
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XVI (XVI, #1)
XVI (XVI, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 7,707 ratings
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