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Science fiction and fantasy books

Speculative works that shaped genre history while remaining active in general literary conversation.

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10 books in science fiction and fantasy

Cover of The Left Hand of Darkness

First published 1969

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

Cover of Kindred

First published 1979

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

Cover of The Dispossessed

First published 1974

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

Cover of The Lord of the Rings

First published 1954

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of The Art of War

First published 1900

The Art of War

孙武 (Sun Tzu)

Cover of The Prince

First published 1515

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

Cover of The Time Machine

First published 1895

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

Cover of Walden

First published 1854

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Cover of Moby Dick

First published 1851

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

Cover of Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

First published 1845

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

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