Imaginative Fiction Books

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,766,160 ratings — published 1996
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 367,095 ratings — published 1968
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 996,108 ratings — published 2001
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,520,163 ratings — published 1937
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 509,223 ratings — published 1972
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,477,916 ratings — published 1985
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 339,324 ratings — published 1968
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 712,283 ratings — published 1983
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Stories of Your Life and Others Stories of Your Life and Others (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 128,205 ratings — published 2002
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 155,255 ratings — published 1974
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,189,946 ratings — published 1954
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 832,233 ratings — published 1990
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The Witches The Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 432,261 ratings — published 1983
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,702,415 ratings — published 2005
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Anansi Boys Anansi Boys (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 230,347 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,562,541 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,568,026 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,157,295 ratings — published 2007
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Different Seasons Different Seasons (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 223,349 ratings — published 1982
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,676 ratings — published 1973
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Childhood’s End Childhood’s End (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 175,517 ratings — published 1953
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 779,493 ratings — published 1962
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 521,415 ratings — published 1968
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 877,242 ratings — published 2005
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,538,854 ratings — published 2020
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True Names True Names (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,202 ratings — published 1981
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Stranger in a Strange Land Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 328,072 ratings — published 1961
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Babel-17 Babel-17 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.72 — 20,400 ratings — published 1966
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 851,506 ratings — published 2014
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 140,023 ratings — published 1966
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Double Star Double Star (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 24,582 ratings — published 1956
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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 158,790 ratings — published 2017
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 426,588 ratings — published 1983
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 300,006 ratings — published 1992
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More Than Human More Than Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,645 ratings — published 1953
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 418,146 ratings — published 1969
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Contact Contact (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 154,031 ratings — published 1985
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Elantris (Elantris, #1) Elantris (Elantris, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 357,945 ratings — published 2005
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Starship Troopers Starship Troopers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 248,721 ratings — published 1959
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.66 — 692,410 ratings — published 2010
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 571,555 ratings — published 1895
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 227,238 ratings — published 1969
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,520,809 ratings — published 2012
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 326,715 ratings — published 2011
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 517,719 ratings — published 1900
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Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 76,212 ratings — published 2000
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A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 143,473 ratings — published 1982
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Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day (Johannes Cabal, #0.25) Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day (Johannes Cabal, #0.25)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,464 ratings — published 2013
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 121,140 ratings — published 1959
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as imaginative-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 661,064 ratings — published 2013
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Ursula K. Le Guin
“To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.”
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination

“Snakes do not go to school. Everything important in the world is written on the inside of our eggs. When we have finished reading and memorising what is written, we break our eggs and hatch.”
A.L. Kennedy, The Little Snake

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