The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dear HarperCollins: You ask me, “Why do you read? Why do you write?” Well, I mean, duh. More
Fahrenheit 451
Though set in a dystopian world without books, Bradbury’s most famous work has never gone out of print. More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
HarperCollins’s connections to nascent science fiction and fantasy worlds began with works such as Edward Lytton Bulwer’s The Coming Race (1871), and H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1898) and The Invisible Man (1898). More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Gordon Korman
I read to be astounded by other writers’ ideas. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
Joe Hill
Our lives are increasingly crowded by the instruments of distraction. More
Michael Chabon
The first writer that I really fell in love with was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in particular his Sherlock Holmes stories, and the first story that I ever wrote was a Sherlock Holmes story. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
George R. R. Martin
It was in 1993 that George R. R. Martin–already an acclaimed author of science fiction and horror novels, and well known for his work in Hollywood as a screenwriter on The Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast–decided he needed a broader outlet for his creativity and conceived of A Song of Ice and Fire, a truly monumental fantasy series. More
Wicked
Bestseller that is the basis for the hit Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. More
Garth Nix
Reading is to live More
At the Mountains of Madness
Lovecraft’s work has influenced the whole spectrum of those working in the horror genre. More
Magician
Bestselling epic fantasy masterpiece that launched Feist’s career and influenced a generation of modern fantasy authors. More
The Once and Future King
White’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend. More
Brave New World
Huxley’s best-known novel; a prophetic classic of speculative fiction that continues to resonate. More
I, Robot
Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More
The Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
Hilary Mantel
I read out of hope and avid curiosity, and in an attempt to live in other times, and inhabit bodies that are not my own. More
