Taylor Ranch Library's 100 Sci-fi/Fantasy Books/Series to Read Before You Die, 2015 Public

Created by Absurd Sage

Transferred from a paper handout to Goodreads, so I don't know how it ended out more than 100

  1. Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by 

    4 stars

    Rendezvous with Rama is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1973. Set in …

  2. Ready Player One by , (Ready Player One, #1)

    4 stars

    Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, …

  3. Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by 

    4 stars

    Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents …

  4. The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) by 

    3 stars

    The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his …

  5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by  (Blade Runner)

    4 stars

    It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, …

  6. The Man in the High Castle by 

    4 stars

    The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Published and set …

  7. The Minority Report by 

    4 stars

    In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of crime. …

  8. Into the maelstrom by  (Citizen series -- 2)

    No rating

    "The Cutter Stream colonies were at peace. If everyone behaved reasonably, that peace could last a thousand years. Allen Allenson …

  9. Pawn of Prophecy by  (The Belgariad, #1)

    4 stars

    Long ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But …

  10. American Gods by 

    4 stars

    First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, …

  11. Preludes and Nocturnes by , (The Sandman, Vol. 1)

    4 stars

    A collection of eight comics that introduce the series' lead character, the Sandman, Lord of Dreams.

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