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

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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1.
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
by Douglas Adams
  
2. Watership Down
by Richard Adams
  
3. The Handmaid's Tale (Everyman's Library)
by Margaret Atwood
  
4. Heart of the Comet
by Gregory Benford
  
5. Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
  
6. Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
  
7. The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  
8. Earth
by David Brin
  
9. Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
  
10. Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
  
11. Ender's Game (Author's Definitive Edition)
by Orson Scott Card
  
12. The Worthing Saga
by Orson Scott Card
  
13. 2001: A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke
  
14. Childhood's End (Del Rey Impact)
by Arthur C. Clarke
  
15. Eaters of the Dead
by Michael Crichton
  
16. Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton
  
17. Alas, Babylon (Perennial Classics)
by Pat Frank
  
18.
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 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
  
19. All Tomorrow's Parties
by William Gibson
  
20. Neuromancer
by William Gibson
  
21. Replay
by Ken Grimwood
  
22. Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
by Frank Herbert
  
23. The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)
by Shirley Jackson
  
24. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
  
25. The Children of Men
by P.D. James
  
27. The Dead Zone (Signet)
by Stephen King
  
29. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book 2)
by Stephen King
  
30. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)
by Stephen King
  
33.
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 It
by Stephen King
  
37. The Shining
by Stephen King
  
39.
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 The Stand
by Stephen King
  
41. Strange Highways
by Dean Koontz
  
42. Always Coming Home (California Fiction)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
43. The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
44. The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
45. The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
46. A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
47. A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
  
48. Amnesia Moon
by Jonathan Lethem
  
49. As She Climbed Across the Table: A Novel
by Jonathan Lethem
  
50. The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
  
51.
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 Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
  
52. I Am Legend (ties into movie)
by Richard Matheson
  
53. The Shrinking Man
by Richard Matheson
  
54. Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
  
55. Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
by Alan Moore
  
56. Coyote Blue: A Novel
by Christopher Moore
  
57. Interview With The Vampire
by Anne Rice
  
58. Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins
  
59. Icehenge
by Kim Stanley Robinson
  
This is Shannon's list. Only Shannon can edit it. You can make your own version of this list.
Created by Shannon on Dec 28, 2007.