Instructions: Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or read an excerpt.
From NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/139248590/top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-booksMore than 60,000 ballots were cast in our annual summer readers' poll. Here's a list of the top 100 winners. For even more great reads, check out the complete list of 237 finalists.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams 3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert (well, I know I got through several of the books, although I don't know how many there are total)
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin 6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman 12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein 18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss -- one of the only books on the list I've never heard of.
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood (I don't think I finished the book, but it was years and years ago, so I'm not positive)
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King -- it really doesn't count that I read all the wikipedia articles for a Cliff's Notes version, does it?
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams 33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (if only they'd asked Darkover instead)
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson -- Huh. Also totally unfamiliar with this one.
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (can't recall whether I finished it)
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle 56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold 60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (rings bells from high school, but can't recall if I finished it)
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks -- it's been on my list for ages, still haven't gotten to it.
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony (oh, my shameful pre-teen years)
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. LewisI'm probably wrong on a few of these. SF/F has been my primary form of fiction since I was a pre-teen, and it's very hard to recall what I read and just didn't connect with, and what I never finished reading.