My Favorite Reads

Ahhh, what to include, and what not to include? And which order?

Well, with much waffling and wondering, I've listed these. They are not comprehensive, I held myself down to 12 in each category.

Obviously, there are more then 12 great books just written by Robert Heinlein alone! And obviously some authors were sadly underrepresented, or not on the lists at all.

And the non-fiction list is woefully inadequate.

All the lists are inadequate, for there are so many more good books, sagas, series and stories out there!

Here we go then:

Epic Sagas:

1. "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

2. "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard

3. "Shogun" by James Clavell

4. "Boat of a Million Years" by Poul Anderson

5. "Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell

6. "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross

7. "Pallas" by L. Neil Smith

8. "Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein

9. "To Sail Beyond the Sunset" by Robert Heinlein

10. "The Stand" by Stephen King

11. "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven

12. "Island in the Sea of Time" by S.M. Stirling

Fiction Novels:

1. "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand

2. "The Probability Broach" by L. Neil Smith

3. "Mote in God's Eye" by Larry Niven

4. "1984" by George Orwell

5. "King Rat" by James Clavell

6. "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turtledove

7. "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier

8. "Not the Glory" by Pierre Boule

9. "Lovelock" by Orson Scott Card

10. "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein

11. "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert Heinlein

12. "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein

Book Series:

1. "The Foundation Series" by Isaac Asimov

2. "The Well World Series" by Jack Chalker

3. "How Few Remain Series" by Harry Turtledove

4. "WorldWar/Colonization Series" by Harry Turtledove

5. "River of the Dancing Gods Series" by Jack Chalker

6. "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis

7. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglass Adams

8. "The Rings of the Master" by Jack Chalker

9. "The Lords of the Diamond" by Jack Chalker

10. "The Crosstime Engineer Series" by Leo Frankowski

11. "The Little Women Series" by Louisa May Alcott

12. "The Time Patrol Series" by Poul Anderson

Short Stories:

1. "And then there were none..." by Eric Frank Russell

2. "With Folded Hands" by Jack Williamson

3. ""Repent Harlequin!", said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison

4. "The Marching Morons" by C.M. Kornbluth

5. "Universe" by Robert Heinlein

6. "Rule Golden" by Damon Knight

7. "My Object All Sublime" by Poul Anderson

8. "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" by Harry Turtledove

9. "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

10. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

11. "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

12. "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov

Non-Fiction:

1. "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke

2. "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith

3. "Common Sense"
"The Rights of Man"
"The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine

4. "Walden and other writings" by Henry David Thoreau

5. "The Law"
"Economic Sophisms" by Frederic Bastiat

6. "Human Action" by Ludwig Von Mises

7. "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer

9. "The Discovery of Freedom" by Rose Wilder Lane

10. "The Market for Liberty" by Morris and Linda Tannehill

11. "The Naked Ape"
"The Human Zoo" by Desmond Morris

12. "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond

Hope you find enjoyment in some of these!

Dean West