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Shannon's "Best Speculative Fiction of the 20th Century"

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This is a list of the best speculative fiction published between the years 1900 and 1999 that I have read according to me and/or others. I have awarded all of these books 4 or 5 stars. Speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy and horror. See also the Best Nonfiction of the 20th Century (http://www.listsofbests.com/list/46737) and the Best Fiction of the 20th Century (http://www.listsofbests.com/list/46725 ).

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  2. 2.
    Watership Down
    by Richard Adams

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  3. 3.
    The Handmaid's Tale (Everyman's Library)
    by Margaret Atwood

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  4. 4.
    Heart of the Comet
    by Gregory Benford

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    Fahrenheit 451
    by Ray Bradbury

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    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    by Ray Bradbury

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  7. 7.
    The Mists of Avalon
    by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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  8. 8.
    Earth
    by David Brin

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  9. 9.
    Parable of the Sower
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  10. 10.
    Parable of the Talents
    by Octavia E. Butler

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  11. 11.
    Ender's Game (Author's Definitive Edition)
    by Orson Scott Card

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  12. 12.
    The Worthing Saga
    by Orson Scott Card

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  13. 13.
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  14. 14.
    Childhood's End (Del Rey Impact)
    by Arthur C. Clarke

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  15. 15.
    Eaters of the Dead
    by Michael Crichton

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  16. 16.
    Jurassic Park
    by Michael Crichton

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  17. 17.
    Alas, Babylon (Perennial Classics)
    by Pat Frank

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  18. 18.
    Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
    by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

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  19. 19.
    All Tomorrow's Parties
    by William Gibson

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  20. 20.
    Neuromancer
    by William Gibson

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  21. 21.
    Replay
    by Ken Grimwood

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  22. 22.
    Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
    by Frank Herbert

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  23. 23.
    The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)
    by Shirley Jackson

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  24. 24.
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle
    by Shirley Jackson

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  25. 25.
    The Children of Men
    by P.D. James

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  26. 27.
    The Dead Zone (Signet)
    by Stephen King

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  27. 29.
    The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book 2)
    by Stephen King

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  28. 30.
    The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)
    by Stephen King

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    It
    by Stephen King

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  30. 37.
    The Shining
    by Stephen King

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  31. 39.
    The Stand
    by Stephen King

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  32. 41.
    Strange Highways
    by Dean Koontz

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  33. 42.
    Always Coming Home (California Fiction)
    by Ursula K. Le Guin

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  34. 43.
    The Dispossessed
    by Ursula K. Le Guin

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  35. 44.
    The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel (Perennial Classics)
    by Ursula K. Le Guin

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    The Left Hand of Darkness
    by Ursula K. Le Guin

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  37. 46.
    A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
    by Ursula K. Le Guin

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    A Wrinkle in Time
    by Madeleine L'Engle

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    Amnesia Moon
    by Jonathan Lethem

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  40. 49.
    As She Climbed Across the Table: A Novel
    by Jonathan Lethem

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  41. 50.
    The Chronicles of Narnia
    by C. S. Lewis

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  42. 51.
    Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
    by Gregory Maguire

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  43. 52.
    I Am Legend (ties into movie)
    by Richard Matheson

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  44. 53.
    The Shrinking Man
    by Richard Matheson

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  45. 54.
    Rebecca
    by Daphne Du Maurier

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  46. 55.
    Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
    by Alan Moore

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  47. 56.
    Coyote Blue: A Novel
    by Christopher Moore

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  48. 57.
    Interview With The Vampire
    by Anne Rice

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  49. 58.
    Jitterbug Perfume
    by Tom Robbins

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  50. 59.
    Icehenge
    by Kim Stanley Robinson

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  51. 60.
    Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)
    by Kim Stanley Robinson

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  52. 61.
    The House Next Door
    by Anne Rivers Siddons

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  53. 63.
    Floating Dragon
    by Peter Straub

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  54. 64.
    The Hobbit
    by J. R. R. Tolkien

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  55. 65.
    Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel
    by Kate Wilhelm

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  56. 66.
    The Day of the Triffids (20th Century Rediscoveries)
    by John Wyndham

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Created by Shannon on Dec 28, 2007.