Last night, I gave you the first 25 books on a recommended reading list published in 2003 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club. That list was called “The Most Significant Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1935-2002,” and tonight, I give you the last 25 books on that list.Here they are:
26. Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
28. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big by John Crowley
32. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
35. More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld by Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon by Algis J. Budrys
41. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
49. Timescape by Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
Over the years, I’ve had a chance to read a number of the above books, and I’ve always wanted to read some of the others listed here. Which have you read? What did you think of them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.
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