Introduction to Fantasy and Science Fiction (Proposed Reading List)

Description
Redesigning a reading list for an introductory class on fantasy and science fiction.
1
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
42,782 members
714 reviews
3.8
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
2
The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
9,072 members
57 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
sandstone78, ahef1963, raperper
3
The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
18,470 members
309 reviews
3.8
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, raperper
4
American Gods {original}
by Neil Gaiman
33,630 members
932 reviews
4.1
3 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86, ahef1963
5
The Great Book of Amber
by Roger Zelazny
3,422 members
58 reviews
4.2
2 Members
sandstone78, JerryMmm
6
Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
7,065 members
100 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
7
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
35,549 members
628 reviews
4
2 Members
Dilara86, raperper
8
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
15,963 members
384 reviews
4
2 Members
jillmwo, Dilara86
9
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
14,252 members
202 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Dilara86, ahef1963
10
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,041 members
144 reviews
4.1
2 Members
jillmwo, ahef1963
11
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,214 members
145 reviews
4.1
Member
Dilara86
12
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,543 members
37 reviews
3.9
Member
sandstone78
13
A Woman of the Iron People
by Eleanor Arnason
265 members
14 reviews
3.8
Member
sandstone78
14
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
9,400 members
205 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
15
Northwest Smith
by C. L. Moore
183 members
3 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
jillmwo
16
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
9,409 members
314 reviews
4
Member
Dilara86
17
The Watcher's Mask
by Laurie J. Marks
66 members
3.8
Member
sandstone78
18
Black Amazon of Mars
by Leigh Brackett
53 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
jillmwo
19
The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
6,296 members
175 reviews
4
Member
jillmwo
20
Lilith's Brood
by Octavia E. Butler
2,585 members
59 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
21
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
688 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sandstone78
22
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami
9,654 members
196 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
23
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
2,841 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
jillmwo
24
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
8,148 members
239 reviews
4.1
Member
sandstone78
25
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
8,150 members
143 reviews
4.2
Member
Dilara86
26
Hunter of Worlds
by C. J. Cherryh
706 members
14 reviews
3.9
Member
jillmwo
27
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
22,976 members
333 reviews
3.8
Member
sandstone78
28
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,680 members
44 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Dilara86