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    of the \cite[Sandman] stories.
]
\ro[Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke][
    I read this eons ago and can barely remember it.  I definitely need to
    re-read it.
]
\n[Contact, by Carl Sagan][
    Liked the movie, have never had any particular urge to read the book.
]

\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-553-28368-5.html][The Hyperion Cantos], by
    Dan Simmons][
    Some of my favorite SF novels ever.  The third book is the weakest,
    and the fourth book has problems, but I adore it.
]
\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/1-56389-470-X.html][Stardust], by Neil
    Gaiman][
    Really far too much Gaiman on this list.  But also a good book.
]
\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-380-78862-4.html][Cryptonomicon], by Neal
    Stephenson][
    Fantastic stuff.  Not SF in any traditional sense.  It's a combination
    of secret history and contemporary thriller.  But it's written in the
    Stephenson massive entertaining infodumping style, so it feels like SF
    and makes it onto lists like this.  It's very long, but I've read it
    twice and don't regret it.
]
\n[World War Z, by Max Brooks][
    Have a hard time believing this really belongs here, but I haven't
    read it so I couldn't say for sure.
]
\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-345-27505-5.html][The Last Unicorn], by
    Peter S. Beagle][
    Eh, it's not a bad book, but I'm not sure it really belongs on this
    list.  But it does have an aesthetic that's hard to find in any other
    book.
]

\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-380-70821-3.html][The Forever War], by Joe
    Haldeman][
    A very important response to the whole sub-genre of military SF, and
    very influential.
]
\o[Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett][Getting to it.]
\po[The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen
    R. Donaldson][
    Read the first book, wasn't much of a fan.  I might get back to it at
    some point, but I'm not particularly eager.
]
\r[\link[../../reviews/books/0-671-87749-6a.html][The Vorkosigan Saga], by
    Lois McMaster Bujold][
    I don't like the early books as much as some, but I love some of the
    later books.  The last few have been disappointing, but overall very
    much worth reading, and belongs around here on the list.
]
\n[Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett][Getting to it.]

\r[The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle][
    Read many years ago and barely remember it.  I need to re-read it,
    particularly since there's a new sequal by Pournelle's daughter that
    looks well worth reading.
]
\p[The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind][
    I read way too many books in this series.  Others should not repeat my
    mistake.  Generic fantasy about incredibly stupid people that turns
    into libertarian political ravings.
]
\n[The Road, by Cormac McCarthy][Not my thing.]
\r[\link[../../reviews/books/1-58234-416-7.html][Jonathan Strange & Mr
    Norrell], by Susanna Clarke][
    A nearly unique reading experience, and the best footnoted fantasy
    that I've ever read (and that includes Pratchett).  Great stuff if you
    don't mind the slow pace.  I'm eagerly hoping for an actual sequel.
]
\n[I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson][
    Having a hard time getting interested enough in a book about zombies.
    But I've been wrong about that
    \link[../../reviews/books/0-316-12246-7.html][before].
]

\n[The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist][
    Heard of it, but not enough to get it onto my want list.
]
\n[The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks][
    Heard enough about it to not put it on my want list.
]
\n[The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard][
    Something that I feel like I "should" read, but usually I'm not a big
    fan of pulp.
]
\o[The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb][
    Own the first, which has been on my to-read list for a very long time.
    Someday I'll get to it.  I should probably buy all of the trilogy
    before starting it.
]
\r[\link[../../reviews/books/1-931561-64-8.html][The Time Traveler's
    Wife], by Audrey Niffenegger][
    Surprisingly good for a literary fantasy, with some fantastic moments
    of description.
]

\n[The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson][Want to read at some point.]
\n[A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne][
    As above, uninspired to read Verne.
]
\p[\link[../../reviews/books/0-88038-905-2.html][The Legend Of Drizzt
    Series], by R.A. Salvatore][
    Read the first one, and unless they get substantially better, I have
    no interest in reading more.  Very stock power fantasy with
    one-dimensional characters.
]
\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-765-31524-6.html][Old Man's War], by John
    Scalzi][
    The later books in the series are better than the first one.  An
    interesting take on military SF, but I'm not sure it really rises to
    the level of this sort of list.
]
\ro[\link[../../reviews/books/0-553-57331-4.html][The Diamond Age], by
    Neil Stephenson][
    One too many Stephenson for this list, plus \cite[Anathem] is probably
    more deserving of this place, but there are some neat bits about