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In light of the 100-books meme going around (and the attendant "I can't believe they didn't include x!" comments), and talking to [livejournal.com profile] trustme1013 about sci-fi street cred, I was thinking: what would you put on a top 100 sci-fi books list? Yes, I'm sure there are already ones out there, but I thought it would be fun to consult the f-list and come up with our own.

So, what makes your list? And since I know most of y'all read both, I'm going to include fantasy too. A lot of the good, old "speculative fiction" really straddles the line, anyway.

Date: 2008-07-16 08:23 pm (UTC)
ext_15290: (sleeping beauty)
From: [identity profile] jinxed-wood.livejournal.com
Well, these ten books would make my list, such as they are!

Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Grass, by Sheri S Tepper
The Many-Coloured Land, by Julian May
Ash: A Secret History, by Mary Gentle
The Night Watch, by Sergei Lukynenko
Always Coming Home, by Ursula Le Guin
The Handmaiden's Tale, by Margaret Atwood.
A Maggot, by John Fowles.
The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham
The Land of Laughs, by Jonathan Carroll

Date: 2008-07-16 08:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janetlin.livejournal.com
Wow I've only heard of two of those! Learn something new every day...

Date: 2008-07-16 08:33 pm (UTC)
ext_15290: (lilac day)
From: [identity profile] jinxed-wood.livejournal.com
{Grins} Which two? They're all great books and I'm a voracious reader. I stopped at ten because things may have gotten silly! For instance, right now I'm looking at the list and going: Oh dear, I forgot to put a Terry Pratchet book on!

Date: 2008-07-16 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janetlin.livejournal.com
Night Watch (actually what I've heard of is the movie) and The Handmaid's Tale.

Date: 2008-07-21 12:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trustme1013.livejournal.com
*blushes*

I don't know if I have anything to add... if it were "sci-fi/fantasy" then I might ... but like I said... Never really read much of it.

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