The following are books either my friends or I have read and highly recommend. The goal here is to help you find what we consider the best works among the different genres of literature. Most of the books currently listed are fiction, prodominately science fiction and fantasy; however, you will find some horror and non-fiction, of which we will add more. The layout is temporary; printer friendly version here. In the very near future I plan to direct a full expansion of reviews, ratings and suggested readings based on similar authors: a definitive work in progress.
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Recommended Author |
Genre |
Recommended Books |
Related Website |
Adams, Douglas |
Science Fiction |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Official Site |
Anderson, Poul |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
Technic series
Other writings:
The Broken Sword
The High Crusade
Three Hearts and Three Lions |
Bibliography |
Bakker, R. Scott |
Fantasy |
The Prince of Nothing series:
The Darkness That Comes Before
The Warrior-Prophet
The Thousandfold Thought |
Official Site |
Bradbury, Ray |
General Fiction,
Science Fiction |
The Martian Chronicles
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Fahrenheit 451 |
Official Site |
Brookes, Terry |
Fantasy |
The Shannara series |
Official Site |
Brown, Lester R. |
Non-fiction |
Outgrowing the Earth
and
Plan B 2.0 |
Official Site |
Burroughs, Edgar Rice |
Science Fiction |
Barsoom:
The complete Mars series |
Official Site |
Canavan, Trudy |
Fantasy |
Kryalia Series:
The Black Magician trilogy
The Traitor Spy trilogy
Age of the Five Series:
Age of the Five |
Official Site |
Card, Orson Scott |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
Ender's Game |
Official Site |
Chetwin, Grace |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
Legends of Ulm series:
Gom on Windy Mountain
The Riddle & The Rune
The Crystal Stair
The Starstone
Gerrad's Quest
The Fall of Aelyth-Kintalyn
The Foundling of Snawbyr Crygg
Wycan
The Stargate of Lyntyn
The Last Legacy Tetralogy:
Vol I: The Atheling
Vol II: The Orborgon
|
Official Site |
Clarke, Arthur C. |
Science Fiction |
A Space Odyssey series:
2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: Odyssey Two
2061: Odyssey Three
3001: The Final Odyssey |
Official Site |
Clarke, Susanna |
Historical Fantasy |
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories |
Official Site |
Cohen, Leonard |
General Fiction |
Beautiful Losers |
Official Site |
Cooper, Susan |
Fantasy |
The Dark Is Rising sequence:
Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark Is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree |
Official Site |
Cornwell, Bernard |
Historical Fiction |
The Sharpe series |
Official Site |
Darwin, Charles |
Non-Fiction |
Origin of Species |
Bibliography |
de Boer, Jelle Zeilinga |
Non-Fiction |
Volcanoes in Human History:
The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Earthquakes in Human History:
The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions |
Academic Site |
Diamond, Jared |
Non-Fiction |
Guns, Germs & Steel |
Academic Page |
Dickens, Charles |
General Fiction |
Bleak House |
Bibliography |
Donaldson, Stephen |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction |
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant:
The First Chronicles
The Second Chronicles
The Last Chronicles
The Gap Cycle series:
The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story
The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge
The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises
The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order
The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die |
Official Site |
Eddison, E.R. |
Fantasy |
The Worm Ouroboros
Zimiamvian trilogy:
Mistress of Mistresses
A Fish Dinner in Memison
The Mezentian Gate |
Official Site |
Feist, Raymond E. |
Fantasy |
The Riftwar-Series |
Official Site |
Gabaldon, Diana |
Historical Fiction |
Outlander series:
Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
|
Official Site |
Gaiman, Neil |
Fantasy,
Non-fiction |
American Gods
Neverwhere |
Official Site |
Gemmell, David |
Fantasy,
Historical Fiction |
Drenai Tales series
Troy series |
Official Site |
Gies, Frances |
Non-Fiction,
Historical |
The Medieval Life Series:
Life in a Medieval City
Life in a Medieval Castle
Life in a Medieval Village
The Knight in History
Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages |
Official Site |
Guin, Ursula Kroeber Le |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction |
The Earthsea series
Novels of the Ekumen
The Left Hand of Darkness |
Official Site |
Hemingway, Ernest |
General Fiction |
A Farewell to Arms
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Old Man and the Sea |
Official Site |
Herbert, Frank |
Science Fiction |
Classic Dune series
The Void series:
Destination: Void
The Jesus Incident
The Lazarus Effect
The Ascension Factor |
Official Site |
Holland, Cecilia |
Historical Fiction |
Corban Loosestrife series:
The Soul Thief
Witches' Kitchen
The Serpent Dreamer
Varranger |
Official Site |
Howard, Robert E. |
Fantasy |
Barbarian series:
Conan:
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
The Bloody Crown of Conan
The Conquering Sword of Conan
Kane:
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Bran:
Bran Mak Morn
Kull:
Kull, Exile of Atlantis |
Official Site |
James, M.R. |
General Fiction,
Ghost Stories,
Non-fiction |
2001 A Pleasing Terror:
The Complete Supernatural
Writings of MR James |
Bibliography |
Jarvis, Robin |
Fantasy |
The Deptford Mice Trilogy
The Whitby Witches |
Official Site |
Jones, Diana Wynne |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction |
Chrestomanci series:
Part I:
Charmed Life
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Conrad's Fate
The Pinhoe Egg
Part II:
The Magicians of Caprona
Witch Week
Mixed Magics
Stealer of Souls
Derkholm series:
Dark Lord of Derkholm
Year of the Griffin
Castle series:
Howl's Moving Castle
Castle in the Air
Other works:
Dalemark Quartet |
Official Site |
Jordan, Robert |
Fantasy |
The Wheel of Time series |
Official Blog |
King, Gabriel |
Fantasy |
The Wild Road |
Official Bio |
King, Stephen |
General Fiction,
Horror, Fantasy |
The Dark Tower series
The Eyes of the Dragon
It
Pet Sematary
The Shining
The Stand, The Complete
and Uncut Edition |
Official Site |
Kay, Guy Gavriel |
Fantasy |
The Fionavar Tapestry
Trilogy |
Official Site |
Kellerman, Jonathan |
General Fiction |
Alex Delaware Novels |
Official Site |
Leiber, Fritz |
Fantasy,
Horror,
Science Fiction |
The Fafhrd & Gray Mouser Series |
Official Site |
Lewis, C.S. |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction |
The Chronicles of Narnia
Space trilogy
Until We Have Faces |
Official Site |
Lovecraft, HP |
Horror Fiction |
The Dunwich Horror and Others
At the Mountains of Madness
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales |
Official Site |
Malory, Sir Thomas |
Arthurian Fiction |
King Author:
Malory: Complete Works
aka
Le Morte d'Arthur
Also related:
The Mabinogion and the Mabinogi |
Official Site |
Martin, George R.R. |
Fantasy, Science Fiction |
A Song of Ice and Fire series:
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons (2010)
The Winds of Winter (2012)
A Dream of Spring (2014)
ASoIaF series related prequel novellas:
The Hedge Knight
The Hedge Knight II: The Sworn Sword
The Hedge Knight III: The Mystery Knight
Wild Cards:
Series Web Site
Other Works:
A Song for Lya
Dying of the Light
Fevre Dream
Hunter's Run
Shadow Twin
The Armageddon Rage
The Ice Dragon
Windhaven
Tuf Voyaging
Shadow Twin
Anthologies:
Dreamsongs: Volume I
Dreamsongs: Volume II
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Official Site |
May, Julian |
Science Fiction |
The Saga of Pliocene Exile
known in the UK as
The Saga of Exiles series
Other Works:
The Galactic Milieu trilogy
Trillium trilogy
Ramparts World
The Boreal Moon Tale |
Bibliography |
McCaffrey, Anne |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
The Pern series |
Official Site |
McCarthy, Cormac |
General Fiction |
The Border Trilogy:
All the Pretty Horses
The Crossing
Cities of the Plain
Other Works:
Blood Meridian |
Official Site |
McKillip, Patricia |
Fantasy |
The Riddle-Master's Game:
The Complete Trilogy |
Unofficial Site |
Moorcock, Michael |
Fantasy |
Elric of Melnibone
Elric: The Stealer of Souls
and Stormbringer |
Unofficial Site |
Niven, Larry |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
Ringworld series:
Ringworld
The Ringworld Engineers
The Ringworld Throne
Ringworld's Children
Magic Goes Away series:
The Magic Goes Away
The Magic May Return
More Magic |
Unofficial Site |
Norton, Andre |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
Witch World Universe
The Last Planet
Dark Piper
Star Guard |
Official Site
Beginner's
Guide |
Orwell, George
(aka Eric Arthur Blair) |
General Fiction |
Animal Farm
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
Bibliography |
Pargeter, Edith
aka
Ellis Peters |
General Fiction,
Medieval Works |
Brother Cadfael series
The Potter's Field |
Unofficial site |
Poe, Edgar Allan |
General Fiction,
Fantasy Horror |
Entire Tales & Poems:
Photographic & Annotated Edition |
Unofficial Site |
Potok, Chaim |
General Fiction |
The Book of Lights |
Official Site |
Pratchett, Terry |
Science Fiction |
Discworld series |
Official Site |
Pullman, Philip |
Fantasy |
His Dark Materials series |
Official Site |
Remarque, Erich Maria |
General Fiction |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
Bibliography |
Stewart, Mary |
Fantasy |
The Merlin/Arthurian series:
The Crystal Cave
The Hollow Hills
The Last Enchantment
The Wicked Day
The Prince and the Pilgrim |
Bibliography
|
Simmons, Dan |
Science Fiction |
The Hyperion series:
Hyperion
The Fall of Hyperion
Endymion
The Rise of Endymion
|
Official Site |
Smith, Clark Ashton |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy, Horror
| Zothique: Collection of
Short Stories
Hyperborea
| Official Site |
Stroud, Jonothan |
Fantasy |
Bartimaeus trilogy |
Official Site |
Tolkien, J.R.R. |
Fantasy |
The Canon of Arda |
The Tolkien Estate |
Tolstoy, Leo |
Historical Fiction |
Anna Karenina
War and Peace |
Bibliography |
Townsend, Sue |
General Fiction |
Adrian Mole series |
Bibliography |
Wells, H.G. |
Science Fiction |
The Time Machine
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Invisible Man
The War of the Worlds
The Sleeper Awakes |
Bibliography |
Whyte, Jack |
Historical Fiction,
Fantasy |
Camulod Chronicles
Templar trilogy |
Official Site |
Williams, Tad |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction |
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series:
The Dragonbone Chair
The Stone of Farewell
To Green Angel Tower
Otherland series:
City of Golden Shadow
River of Blue Fire
Mountain of Black Glass
Sea of Silver Light
Shadowmarch series:
Shadowmarch
Shadowplay
Shadowrise
Other books:
The War of the Flowers
Tailchaser's Song |
Official Site |
Winchester, Simon |
Non-Fiction |
Krakatoa, The Day the World Exploded
The Crack in the Edge of the World
The Professor and the Madman
The Map that Changed the World |
Official Site |
Wolfe, Gene |
Fantasy |
Urth series:
Shadow and Claw
Sword and Citadel
The Book of the New Sun
Litany of the Long Sun
Epiphany of the Long Sun
On Blue's Waters
In Green's Jungles
Return to the Whorl
Other works:
The Wizard Knight |
Bibliography |
Vance, Jack |
Science Fiction,
Fantasy |
The Complete Dying Earth series:
The Dying Earth
The Eyes of the Overworld
Cugel's Saga
Rhialto the Marvellous |
Official Site |
Verne, Jules |
Science Fiction |
20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea
A Journey to the Interior
of the Earth
Around the World in 80 Days
The Mysterious Island |
Unofficial Site |
Vonnegut, Kurt |
General Fiction |
Slaughterhouse-Five |
Official Site |
Zelazny, Roger |
Fantasy |
The Chronicles of Amber:
First Chronicles
Second Chronicles
or
The Great Book of Amber:
The Complete Amber Chronicles
Other Works:
Here There Be Dragons
Way Up High |
Unofficial Site |
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