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Stories About Other Worlds

Description: Whether they are imaginary planets, fantasy worlds, or alternate universes.

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Rank Title Author Added

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The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

9,119 members

57 reviews

½ 4.6

6 Members: macha, cpg, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

2

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,052 members

377 reviews

4

6 Members: macha, aulsmith, merrystar, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

22,183 members

424 reviews

3.9

6 Members: macha, aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,040 members

385 reviews

4

5 Members: macha, hipdeep, aulsmith, andomck, ManWithAnAgenda

5

Perdido Street Station

by China Miéville

9,428 members

315 reviews

4

5 Members: macha, andomck, Dilara86, Crucius83, ManWithAnAgenda

6

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

17,585 members

425 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: macha, hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Frank Herbert

42,913 members

695 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: macha, aulsmith, andomck, ManWithAnAgenda

8

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

36,370 members

744 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, andomck, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

39,733 members

963 reviews

4

5 Members: merrystar, andomck, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

25,034 members

580 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, andomck, ahef1963

11

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

10,777 members

268 reviews

4.1

4 Members: macha, aulsmith, andomck, ManWithAnAgenda

12

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

12,320 members

439 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

13

by Terry Pratchett

15,849 members

253 reviews

4.1

4 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963

14

by Terry Pratchett

12,177 members

181 reviews

4.2

4 Members: aulsmith, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

by Douglas Adams

4,149 members

43 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: macha, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

16

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (with Alice's Adventures Under Ground)

by Lewis Carroll

2,016 members

18 reviews

4.1

4 Members: macha, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

42,889 members

1,124 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: macha, KimarieBee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar

18

The Colour of Magic

by Terry Pratchett

22,191 members

447 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

The Subtle Knife

by Philip Pullman

25,009 members

355 reviews

4.1

4 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

20

The Word for World is Forest

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,931 members

94 reviews

3.8

3 Members: macha, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda

21

The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

23,699 members

409 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Wee Free Men

by Terry Pratchett

10,845 members

258 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963

23

Lords and Ladies

by Terry Pratchett

9,766 members

125 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963

24

The Chronicles of Narnia

36,058 members

322 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

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The Gormenghast Trilogy

by Mervyn Peake

4,457 members

67 reviews

4.1

3 Members: macha, andomck, ManWithAnAgenda

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A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin

25,134 members

450 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: macha, KimarieBee, ahef1963,merrystar

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The Neverending Story

by Michael Ende

12,175 members

229 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, Dilara86

28

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

30,728 members

546 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: macha, KimarieBee, ahef1963,merrystar

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by Neal Stephenson

8,335 members

291 reviews

4.2

2 Members: macha, Dilara86

30

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

by Philip José Farmer

3,714 members

70 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Riverworld

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by Terry Pratchett

12,511 members

189 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

32

by China Miéville

3,425 members

215 reviews

3.9

2 Members: andomck, Dilara86

33

by Terry Pratchett

11,344 members

157 reviews

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, merrystar

34

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

34,333 members

438 reviews

3.8

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

35

Lud-in-the-Mist

by Hope Mirrlees

1,976 members

55 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, Dilara86

36

by J. M. Barrie

19,080 members

326 reviews

3.9

2 Members: aulsmith, ahef1963

37

The Worm Ouroboros

by E. R. Eddison

2,316 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: macha, andomck

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by Terry Pratchett

4,038 members

196 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: Dilara86, ahef1963

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40,427 members

1,590 reviews

4.2

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

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by Mary Doria Russell

7,749 members

407 reviews

4.1

Member: KimarieBee

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The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

24,988 members

533 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

42

by Sheri S. Tepper

2,389 members

49 reviews

4

2 Members: macha, aulsmith

43

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

14,963 members

230 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

44

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

28,987 members

651 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Secret Country

897 members

22 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

46

The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin / Assassin's Quest)

306 members

5 reviews

4.2

Member: KimarieBee

47

The Forever War

by Joe Haldeman

9,448 members

253 reviews

4

2 Members: macha, ManWithAnAgenda

48

by Stephen King

22,935 members

495 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

49

The Mote in God's Eye

6,367 members

109 reviews

3.9

Member: KimarieBee

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by H. Beam Piper

1,195 members

41 reviews

3.9

Member: hipdeep

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488 members

25 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

52

A Deepness in the Sky

by Vernor Vinge

4,050 members

70 reviews

4.2

Member: aulsmith

53

The Hydrogen Sonata

by Iain M. Banks

1,983 members

86 reviews

3.9

Member: macha

54

The Unspoken Name

by A K Larkwood

859 members

33 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

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by Alan Dean Foster

908 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

56

Learning the World

899 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: aulsmith

57

Liveship Traders Trilogy

134 members

1 review

4.2

Member: KimarieBee

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by Iain M. Banks

5,456 members

144 reviews

4

Member: macha

59

The Crucible of Time

by John Brunner

741 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: aulsmith

60

Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story

by Stephen King

10,901 members

123 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

61

Deadhouse Gates

by Steven Erikson

3,664 members

89 reviews

4.2

Member: macha

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by Natasha Pulley

479 members

24 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

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The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

9,418 members

310 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

64

Ancillary Justice

5,998 members

367 reviews

4

Member: Dilara86

65

The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

3,380 members

56 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

66

Four Ways to Forgiveness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1,217 members

26 reviews

3.9

Member: aulsmith

67

The Binding Stone

by Don Bassingthwaite

123 members

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

68

Merchanter's Luck

by C. J. Cherryh

1,174 members

19 reviews

4

Member: macha

69

The Andalite Chronicles

by Katherine Applegate

728 members

12 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

224 members

1 review

½ 3.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

71

by Gregory Maguire

8,795 members

128 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith: Oz

72

The Hork-Bajir Chronicles

by K. A. Applegate

772 members

10 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

73

To Stand Beneath the Sun

by Brad Strickland

27 members

1 review

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

74

The Ellimist Chronicles

by K. A. Applegate

429 members

8 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

75

The Broken Citadel

by Joyce Ballou Gregorian

202 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: merrystar

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by Melissa Crandall

99 members

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

77

Rocannon's World

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1,523 members

39 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

78

by Sharon Shinn

1,162 members

21 reviews

3.9

Member: merrystar

79

by C. J. Cherryh

344 members

12 reviews

4.1

Member: macha

80

Planet of Exile

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1,348 members

35 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

81

Summers at Castle Auburn

by Sharon Shinn

1,231 members

34 reviews

4.1

Member: merrystar

82

by Robin McKinley

5,659 members

243 reviews

4.1

Member: merrystar

83

Sky Without Stars

by Jessica Brody

429 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

84

Search for Senna

by K. A. Applegate

815 members

21 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

85

A Stranger in Olondria

by Sofia Samatar

745 members

35 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

86

Dark Lord of Derkholm

by Diana Wynne Jones

2,444 members

57 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

87

by Melanie Rawn

2,422 members

27 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

88

Beneath the Sugar Sky

by Seanan McGuire

1,343 members

105 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

89

Come Tumbling Down

by Seanan McGuire

896 members

69 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

In an Absent Dream

by Seanan McGuire

1,025 members

85 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

91

Across the Green Grass Fields

by Seanan McGuire

644 members

50 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

92

The Reluctant Swordsman

725 members

14 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

93

297 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

The Bone Shard Daughter

by Andrea Stewart

1,340 members

22 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

95

The Midnight Bargain

612 members

41 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

96

Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, 1)

309 members

27 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

97

by Peter Wartman

85 members

13 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

98

by China Miéville

3,502 members

194 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

99

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

by Margaret Weis

5,709 members

89 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

100

The Crystal Shard

by R. A. Salvatore

3,016 members

41 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

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December 2013
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