Nathan Irving's votes on the list 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

Listopia > Nathan Irving's votes on the list 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks (69 Books)

1	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,040,223 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,573,711 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,485,982 ratings Nathan rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 738,683 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.45 avg rating — 2,767,390 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,297,857 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,479,880 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,899,476 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.28 avg rating — 306,440 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 369,903 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 182,386 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 300,090 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 289,020 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 282,427 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 397,314 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 4.24 avg rating — 814,169 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 671,015 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 121,226 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven 3.93 avg rating — 129,843 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 61,803 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 367,316 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 258,203 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 3.89 avg rating — 156,143 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 93,619 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 599,372 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) by Joe Abercrombie 4.22 avg rating — 321,770 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester 4.05 avg rating — 56,061 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) by Roger Zelazny 4.04 avg rating — 61,292 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 183,419 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 415,804 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley 4.21 avg rating — 55,269 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 274,880 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Faded Sun Trilogy (The Faded Sun, #1-3) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 5,523 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Little, Big by John Crowley 3.80 avg rating — 12,460 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 138,137 ratings Nathan added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 3.99 avg rating — 62,541 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Ill Met in Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-2) by Fritz Leiber 4.15 avg rating — 3,008 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.77 avg rating — 15,757 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe 3.84 avg rating — 36,475 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) by Elizabeth Moon 4.12 avg rating — 13,778 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,849 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.13 avg rating — 213,857 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 509,365 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge 4.13 avg rating — 67,467 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny 4.05 avg rating — 35,914 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 4.05 avg rating — 156,098 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 37,758 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 78,643 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.83 avg rating — 678,097 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 82,653 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 484,484 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 878,114 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 239,089 ratings Nathan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 52,530 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Marooned in Realtime (Across Realtime, #2) by Vernor Vinge 4.10 avg rating — 6,144 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Morgaine Saga (Morgaine & Vanye, #1-3) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,819 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,700 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1) by C.S. Friedman 3.93 avg rating — 19,581 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1-3) by Glen Cook 4.24 avg rating — 27,170 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) by Elizabeth Moon 4.33 avg rating — 14,191 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) by George R.R. Martin (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 14,290 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 11,659 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Chanur Saga (Chanur, #1-3) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,261 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip 4.07 avg rating — 21,746 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) by Michael Moorcock 3.88 avg rating — 31,581 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Emergence by David R. Palmer 4.13 avg rating — 2,086 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 16,586 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3) by Patricia A. McKillip 4.22 avg rating — 11,345 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) by Barry Hughart 4.27 avg rating — 10,749 ratings Nathan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars