Love Fantasy? Adore S.F.? Read the following and be amazed.

A Listmania! list by F. Shamim "Frookie" (UK)
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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves"
1.  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves" by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "Awesome fantasy, very hard going to begin with, but deeply satisfying with some general nastiness thrown in, not very tolkienesque."
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The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: Wounded Land / One Tree / White Gold Wielder
2.  The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: Wounded Land / One Tree / White Gold Wielder by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "more of the same from the master himself, not as good as the unbeliever trilogy, but damn good reading all the same"
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Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1)
3.  Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1) by Robin Hobb
The list author says:
  "Simply amazing. I was blown away by this book, which makes it all the harder to beleive what happens later on in the series."
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Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 2)
4.  Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 2) by Robin Hobb
The list author says:
  "Again it is brilliant, but do not read any more books by this writer, she goes downhill after this. Its obvious you are not going to listen, so i'm just going to say i told you so - in advance."
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The Gap Series (1) - The Real Story
5.  The Gap Series (1) - The Real Story by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "This is going to be painful and you may cry, but out of the crucible that is the real story, you will be tough enough to soldier on to the finest S.F. series ever. This is Donaldsons'  finest hour."
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Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen)
6.  Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
The list author says:
  "The start of the best Fantasy series ever! Its a very tough first book, but deeply satisfying and by the end you will howl for more. After deadhouse gates, the second book, you will..."
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
7.  A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin
The list author says:
  "Amazing, original, deep, but the writer seems to be callously killing off people i have grown to love, great series, but feast for crows was a let down."
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Foundation (The Foundation Series)
8.  Foundation (The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "This is where it all began for me. asimov dreams galaxies, It make me wonder how good he'd be today, if only we had those futurama style heads... he could dictate!"
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The Earthsea Quartet: "A Wizard Of Earthsea"; "The Tombs of Atuan"; "The Farthest Shore"; "Tehanu" (Puffin Books)
9.  The Earthsea Quartet: "A Wizard Of Earthsea"; "The Tombs of Atuan"; "The Farthest Shore"; "Tehanu" (Puffin Books) by Ursula Le Guin
The list author says:
  "If you are older than 14, then it is probably too late to really appreciate this set. Frightened the bejeesus out of me when i was a kid"
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Magician (Riftwar Saga)
10.  Magician (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond E. Feist
The list author says:
  "This is a great book, what follows is a steady decline of quality reading with the serpent war saga regaining some brilliance, but again followed by dross. shame really"
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Sword In The Storm (The Rigante series)
11.  Sword In The Storm (The Rigante series) by David Gemmell
The list author says:
  "I could really have picked any one of his novels, they are all pretty much the same. It is really light, interesting, page turning and fun, he is the macdonalds of fantasy literature."
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Belgariad 1: Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad)
12.  Belgariad 1: Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad) by David Eddings
The list author says:
  "a classic if you are still in high school."
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Galactic Warlord
13.  Galactic Warlord by Douglas Hill
The list author says:
  "another classic from my youth. read all four in this set, then the huntsman series, then the colsec series, then young legionaire."
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Dune
14.  Dune by Frank Herbert
The list author says:
  "This is space opera at its finest. if george lucas read this before making star wars 1 2 3, then things might have been different (Star wars, empire and jedi are fine, in case anyones confused)"
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Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One
15.  Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One by Orson Scott Card
The list author says:
  "An excellent book, very clever and a great twist at the end, the other books in the series come nowhere near to the quality here."
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Starship Troopers
16.  Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
The list author says:
  "quality science fiction, stranger in a strange land is probably better, but i like this more!"
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Hyperion (Gollancz S.F.)
17.  Hyperion (Gollancz S.F.) by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "In a word...Wow! I recently found out that the shrike and tree of thorns idea is based on the Great Shrike (A bird) which impales its food on thorns to keep for later...yum."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
18.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The list author says:
  "Funny, in a semi-maniacal way. pokes a big finger into the eye of serious S.F. and runs away like a loon."
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
19.  The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis
The list author says:
  "This is what fantasy should aspire to be like. Its childrens tolkien."
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)
20.  The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Yup can't have a list of fantasy books without the grizzled veteran that is tolkien"
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)
21.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "definitely deserves a place in this list. i liked the first four, but not the rest, and the finale was a little too trite. but thats just me, i suppose."
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Men at Arms: A Discworld Novel
22.  Men at Arms: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "everybody likes corporal carrot, nuff said. terry pratchett has done equal parts good and bad for the genre and for writing in general. looks like a complete dufus though. might as well read them all"
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Battlefield Earth
23.  Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
The list author says:
  "Its actually a really good read, very heavy though, if someone tried to burglarise your home - wave this book at em and watch them run. do not become a scientologist! kidding!"
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Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.)
24.  Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.) by Arthur C. Clarke
The list author says:
  "good solid science fiction, 2001 is probably better and more famous, but i like the concept of the rama vehicle."
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Contact: Film Tie-in
25.  Contact: Film Tie-in by Carl Sagan
The list author says:
  "he's done a lot for the whole space thingy, we could do with some more mini sagans right now to push further into space. books good too"
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