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Top 10 Lists: Books

Top 10 Fantasy Books of the 20th Century**

  1. Assassin's Apprentice (1995) by Robin Hobb    

  2. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials trilogy) (1995) by Philip Pullman    

  3. Sabriel (1995) by Garth Nix    

  4. Royal Assassin (1996) by Robin Hobb    

  5. Assassin's Quest (1997) by Robin Hobb    

  6. Reave the Just and other tales (1998) by Stephen Donaldson    

  7. Rhapsody (1999) by Elizabeth Haydon    

  8. Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) by Jean M. Auel    

  9. The Still (1998) by David Feintuch    

  10. Heir to the Shadows (1999) by Anne Bishop    

   






   


Top 10 Science Fiction Books of the 20th Century**

  1. Ender's Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card    

  2. Earth Is Room Enough (1957) by Isaac Asimov    

  3. Eye In The Sky (1957) by Philip K. Dick    

  4. Time Future (1999) by Maxine McArthur    

  5. Watchmen (1987) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons    

  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke    

  7. Away And Beyond (1952) by A. E. van Vogt    

  8. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1964) by Philip K. Dick    

  9. Darwin's Radio (1999) by Greg Bear    

  10. The Drowned World (1962) by J. G. Ballard    

Top 10 21st Century Books, All Genres*

  1. Ancient Appetites (2007) by Oisin McGann    

  2. Beyond The Shadows (2008) by Brent Weeks    

  3. The Blade Itself (2006) by Joe Abercrombie    

  4. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (2001) by Terry Pratchett    

  5. Fool's Errand (2001) by Robin Hobb    

  6. Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero (2009) by Dan Abnett    

  7. Thud! (2005) by Terry Pratchett    

  8. Wintersmith (2006) by Terry Pratchett    

  9. Making Money (2007) by Terry Pratchett    

  10. Last of the Wilds (2006) by Trudi Canavan    

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Top 10 Authors on Warpcore SF

  1. Robin Hobb
  2. Terry Pratchett
  3. Trudi Canavan
  4. Anne Bishop
  5. Lynn Flewelling
  6. J K Rowling
  7. Garth Nix
  8. Marianne de Pierres
  9. Joe Abercrombie
  10. Rachel Caine


*This website covers science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, supernatural horror and steampunk.

** On Warpcore SF you'll find reviews of literature from the 1950s to the present, so writers such as H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs won't be on this list.