The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
C.S. Lewis and Christianity
Born in 1898 in Belfast, Clive Staples Lewis lost his faith in Christianity at a young age after his mother died and he was sent away to boarding school. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Emma Donoghue
Like many teenagers, I spent more of my summer holidays than I probably should have immersed in the world of The Lord of the Rings. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
The Hobbit
In October 1936, Stanley Unwin, chairman of British publishers George Allen & Unwin (later acquired by HarperCollins), received a children’s book submission. More
Garth Nix
Reading is to live More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
Mere Christianity
Considered one of the most popular introductions to Christianity ever written. More
The Once and Future King
White’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dear HarperCollins: You ask me, “Why do you read? Why do you write?” Well, I mean, duh. 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 Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Trilogy
Sir Stanley Unwin, chairman of British publishers George Allen & Unwin (later acquired by HarperCollins), originally rejected the 9,250-page manuscript of The Lord of the Rings, the sequel to J. R. R. Tolkien’s moderately successful (at the time) The Hobbit, as it was too long, and the author would make a deal with the publisher only if they also agreed to take another of his unfinished books. More
I, Robot
Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More
Wicked
Bestseller that is the basis for the hit Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More