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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Classics

oddbluecrow Host

14 participants (51 books)

01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

Read as many fantasy and sc-fi classics throughout 2025 as you can. The goal is 24, but don't take it too seriously. This is just for fun, after all. As to what constitutes a "classic," there are three general guidelines:
1. The book has been widely read and loved by at least two generations.
2. The book has influenced other authors in the genres of fantasy and sci-fi.
3. The book is critically acclaimed.
Obviously, these rules are not set in stone. Just don't choose anything that's completely bonkers.

Challenge Books

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The Once and Future King by T.H. White

The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King #1-4

T.H. White

639 pages • paperback • 1958

fiction classics fantasy historical adventurous dark slow-paced
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

224 pages • paperback • 1898

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Extraordinary Voyages #6

Jules Verne

394 pages • hardcover • 1869

fiction classics literary science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Solaris by Stanisław Lem

Solaris

Stanisław Lem

204 pages • paperback • 1961

fiction classics science fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

331 pages • hardcover • 1954

fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

407 pages • hardcover • 1954

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

184 pages • paperback • 1979

fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom #1

Bernard Cornwell

351 pages • paperback • 2000

fiction historical adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced