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[janetlin]

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 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.

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[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

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Wow I've only heard of two of those! Learn something new every day...

[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!

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Night Watch (actually what I've heard of is the movie) and The Handmaid's Tale.

[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.