Eclectic lists of SF & fantasy books

Many of the lists of SF and fantasy books turn out to be fairly similar if people vote on them. But if you have a list made up by one person (or a small group) it can be more eclectic. Here are a couple of places to find such lists. You might not always agree with them, but they have read lots of books and have interesting things to say.

Here are 2 sites made by the same person — I haven’t yet come across their name, but I have looked at a lot of their lists. They’ve got lists of the best books in SF and fantasy, plus lists of books in various categories. The only drawback: there are some ads in the middle of the lists.

Best Fantasy Books

Best Science Fiction Books

Here’s a site with lists in categories, and occasional reviews of individual books. Categories include underrated SF books, Chinese SF books, space opera books, far future SF books, and time travel SF books. The guy who runs it is Dan Livingston.

The Best Sci Fi Books

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11 Responses to “Eclectic lists of SF & fantasy books”

  1. Dave Switzer Says:
    December 11th, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    From K. W. Colyard on Book Riot: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books of All Time
    https://bookriot.com/the-most-influential-sci-fi-books-of-all-time/

  2. Dave Switzer Says:
    December 13th, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    From Time: The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
    https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/

  3. Dave Switzer Says:
    December 16th, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    From Alex Carnevale on This Recording: The 100 Greatest SFF Novels of All Time
    http://thisrecording.com/today/2010/1/18/in-which-we-count-down-the-100-greatest-science-fiction-or-f.html

  4. Dave Switzer Says:
    January 22nd, 2022 at 12:43 pm

    From Dan Livingston: Fantasy Book World. This is a sister site to The Best Sci Fi Books mentioned above. It now seems designed to promote his own book, but you can scroll past that to the good content…
    https://fantasybookworld.com/

  5. Dave Switzer Says:
    March 6th, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    From Peter Sykes: Sci-Fi Lists
    http://scifilists.sffjazz.com/

  6. Dave Switzer Says:
    March 18th, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    From Adam Morgan on Esquire: The 50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
    https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39385874/best-fantasy-books/

  7. Dave Switzer Says:
    March 21st, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    From Adrienne Westenfeld on Esquire: The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
    https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/

  8. Dave Switzer Says:
    April 7th, 2024 at 2:36 pm

    From DigitalDreamDoor, a place that also has a bunch of music lists:
    200 Greatest Science Fiction Books
    https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/books/greatest-science-fiction-books.html
    200 Greatest Fantasy Books
    https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/books/greatest-fantasy-books.html

  9. Dave Switzer Says:
    September 27th, 2024 at 6:48 pm

    Science-Fiction Books Scientific American’s Staff Love
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-fiction-books-scientific-americans-staff-love/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit

  10. Dave Switzer Says:
    October 31st, 2024 at 6:37 pm

    From Reactor, The Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st Century
    https://reactormag.com/the-most-iconic-speculative-fiction-books-of-the-21st-century/

  11. Dave Switzer Says:
    November 13th, 2024 at 8:54 pm

    Jo Walton’s favourite books of the 21st century
    https://reactormag.com/on-selecting-the-top-ten-genre-books-of-the-first-quarter-of-the-millennium/

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