Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels intro by Michael Lee

I think our book list is much more diverse than what we picked for Top Ten Movie Lists -- perhaps because there are really so many different books out there that are loosely called "Science Fiction and Fantasy" that there are few books that everyone has read and then most people agree are great. I think there's a lot less common ground and shared background than there are when you are talking movies and television shows.

That's why I've been so excited to prepare these various lists for the web site -- there are so many different books out there that somoene enjoys that I haven't read yet, some of which I would like to. I've made the effort (and believe me -- with the scores of books listed here, it was an effort) of going through the lists and linking to amazon.com. If you want to you can order the books there, where MISFITS gets a percentage of what you spend, or you can also find many of these at a local new or used bookstore as well, especially for some of the books that are listed that are out of print.

One of the things our web site hasn't had as much of as I would like are book reviews and articles -- I hope that this feature can stimulate some of you to write up views about books for our regular views site as well.

Some of these were books our members read when they were growing up as kids -- others are books that we've found as adults. Some are collections of short stories, others are series that have gone on for dozens of books. There are a few books and authors that appear a few times -- The Lord of the Rings, Issac Asimov, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, H.G. Wells, and The Mists of Avalon -- but many of the books appear only once. Some people stretched and included something from Sandman, but I want to do that format as its own list someday.

I hope that you can find one book on our lists that you haven't read and would like to read. Enjoy!

Favorite SF & Fantasy Author

Who is your favorite SF or Fantasy Author? Raymond FeistUrsula Le GuinC.S. LewisPiers AnthonyLouise CooperOrson Scott CardH.G. WellsRobert HeinleinAnne McCaffreyIsaac AsimovMarion Zimmer BradleyDouglas AdamsJ.R.R. TolkienOther

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