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 Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

365 pages • paperback • 1937

fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

913 pages • paperback • 1998

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game Of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

780 pages • paperback • 1996

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

304 pages • paperback • 1969

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

577 pages • paperback • 1965

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

288 pages • paperback • 1818

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Blade Runner #1

Philip K. Dick

224 pages • digital • 1968

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

509 pages • paperback • 2004

fiction literary science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Stand by Stephen King

The Stand

Stephen King

1325 pages • digital • 1978 user-added

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous medium-paced