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Magic Realism

by PABlo Bley on Jul.29, 2009, under Fantasy, Horror, Magic Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative Literature, Time Travel

Recommended Fantasy, Sci Fi & Scary Summer Reading List

Depending on how you look at it, perhaps some or even most of these books are the best-written stories of all time, or in fact, the best-selling Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror stories ever.  They are not in any particular order,  because certain of these stories really made a strong impression on me growing up (e.g. Frank Herbert’s books), and yet I’ve listed them without regard to their popularity.

Some of these are older classics that our parents may have read too, and some are pretty new (the latest Harry Potter for instance). Due to my own interests, several of these are on my personal “most recommended books of all time” list and I’ve certainly read most of these over and over.

Some of them don’t exactly fit into a given genre, but a few of them are either currently about to be released as movie versions, or are already top-selling book and movie franchises.

And if high-quality literature is something that you care about, then I’m sure you’ll agree that all of these are capable of taking you to another microcosmic universe, world, or parallel dimension, where romantic and strange things are happening.  A place where the long, hot, summer time months will go by more enjoyably, as you wander through these stories with a sense of wonder.

  1. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling (FANTASY ADVENTURE)
  2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Series) by Douglas Adams (HUMOR, SCI-FI)
  3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (TIME TRAVEL)
  4. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (FANTASY ADVENTURE)
  5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (FANTASY ADVENTURE)
  6. The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) by J.R.R. Tolkien (EPIC FANTASY ADVENTURE)
  7. The Princess Bride by William Goldman (FANTASY ROMANCE)
  8. Twilight (Series) by Stephenie Meyer (VAMPIRES, ROMANCE)
  9. Ender’s Game (Series) by Orson Scott Card (SCI FI)
  10. Interview with the Vampire (Series) by Anne Rice (VAMPIRES)
  11. The Stand by Stephen King (HORROR, POST-APOCALYPTIC)
  12. Dune (Trilogy + Series + Prequels) by Frank Herbert (SCI FI)
  13. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (FANTASY)
  14. Dracula by Bram Stoker (THEE VAMPIRE)
  15. Dead Until Dark (Series) by Charlaine Harris (VAMPIRES)
  16. Outlander (Series) by Diana Gabaldon (TIME TRAVEL, ROMANCE)
  17. The Shining by Stephen King (FANTASY, HORROR)
  18. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (FANTASY – MAGICAL REALISM, ROMANCE)
  19. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (FANTASY, SUPERHEROES, COMIC BOOKS)
  20. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (FANTASY ADVENTURE)
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