Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books — 100 книг

The Lord Of The Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien's seminal three-volume epic chronicles the War of the Ring, in which Frodo the hobbit and his companions set out to destroy the evil Ring of Power and restore peace to Middle-earth. The beloved trilogy still casts a long shadow, having established some of the most familiar and enduring tropes in fantasy literature. Literary Award Winner

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:37

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
by Douglas Adams

In the first, hilarious volume of Adams' Hitchhiker's series, reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent gets swept up in some literally Earth-shattering events involving aliens, sperm whales, a depressed robot, mice who are more than they seem, and some really, really bad poetry.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:45

Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card

Young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, bred to be a genius, is drafted to Battle School where he trains to lead the century-long fight against the alien Buggers.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:50

The Dune Chronicles
by Frank Herbert

Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:52

A Song Of Ice And Fire Series
by George R.R. Martin

As the Seven Kingdoms face a generation-long winter, the royal Stark family confronts the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, the arrival of barbarian hordes, and other threats.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:54

1984
A Novel
by George Orwell

Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:54

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

A totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be destroyed, but one of the book burners suddenly realizes their merit, in a chilling novel of a frightening near-future world.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:55

The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov

A band of psychologists, under the leadership of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, plant a colony to encourage art, science, and technology in the declining Galactic Empire and to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:58

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

Huxley's classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:59

American Gods
by Neil Gaiman

On the plane home to attend the funerals of his wife and best friend, Shadow, an ex-con, encounters an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him. When Shadow accepts the stranger's job offer, he finds himself plunged into a perilous game with the highest of stakes: the soul of America itself.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 12:59

The Princess Bride
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale Of True Love And High Adventure
by William Goldman

This tale of a handsome farm boy who, aided by a drunken swordsman and a gentle giant, rescues a beautiful princess named Buttercup comes with a slyly humorous, metafictional edge: Goldman claims to have merely abridged an earlier text by one "S. Morgenstern" (actually a pseudonym) and peppers his text with clever commentary.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 13:01

The Wheel Of Time Series
by Robert Jordan

At 13 volumes and counting, this sweeping — some would say sprawling – richly imagined epic chronicles the struggle between servants of the Dark One and those of the champion of light known as the Dragon Reborn.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 21:23

Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Farm animals overthrow their human owners and set up their own deeply (and familiarly) flawed government. Orwell's mordant satire of totalitarianism is still a mainstay of ninth-grade reading lists.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 20:44

Neuromancer
by William Gibson

Gibson's groundbreaking debut novel follows Case, a burned-out computer whiz, who is asked to steal a security code that is locked in the most heavily guarded databank in the solar system. A seminal work in the genre that would come to be known as cyberpunk.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 20:46

Watchmen
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

As former members of a disbanded group of superheroes called the Crimebusters start turning up dead, the remaining members of the group try to discover the identity of the murderer before they, too, are killed. A graphic novel.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 20:50

I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future — a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 20:55

Stranger In A Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein

Valentine Michael Smith, born and raised on Mars, arrives on Earth stunning Western culture with his superhuman abilities.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 20:57

The Kingkiller Chronicles
by Patrick Rothfuss

This suspenseful coming-of-age story folllows Kvothe as he recounts his transformation from a magically gifted young man into the most notorious wizard, musician, thief and assassin in his world.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 21:04

Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim returns home from World War II only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal present.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 21:05

Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Mary Shelley's chilling portrait of a scientist obsessed with creating life (whose eventual success comes at too great a cost) was among the first works of science fiction ever produced. Its potent allegorical power, compelling ethical and philosophical themes, and its sheer creepiness have ensured it remains one of the most enduring and influential as well.

Melanie 18 ноября 2011 г., 21:06