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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. Engineman (1994) by Eric Brown    

  7. The Currents of Space (1955) by Isaac Asimov    

  8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke    

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

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

Top 10 21st Century Books, All Genres*

  1. Ancient Appetites (2007) by Oisin McGann    

  2. Beyond The Shadows (2008) by Brent Weeks    

  3. The End Of The Line (2010) by Jonathan Oliver    

  4. Shades of Grey (2010) by Jasper Fforde    

  5. The Left Hand Of God (2010) by Paul Hoffman    

  6. The Blade Itself (2006) by Joe Abercrombie    

  7. Pretty Little Dead Things (2010) by Gary McMahon    

  8. Sleights of Mind (2010) by Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde with Sandra Blakeslee    

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

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

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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. Joe Abercrombie
  7. J K Rowling
  8. Rachel Caine
  9. Jasper Fforde
  10. Garth Nix


*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.