I, Robot
Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dear HarperCollins: You ask me, “Why do you read? Why do you write?” Well, I mean, duh. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
At the Mountains of Madness
Lovecraft’s work has influenced the whole spectrum of those working in the horror genre. More
The Exorcist
The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More
Down and Out in Paris and London
The first book by the author of the twentieth-century classics Animal Farm and 1984. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
The Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
Joe Hill
Our lives are increasingly crowded by the instruments of distraction. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
Gregory Maguire
One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More
Francesca Lia Block
It has been said that only two things helped survivors of the Holocaust: 1) massage and 2) telling their stories. More
Garth Nix
Reading is to live More
Brave New World
Huxley’s best-known novel; a prophetic classic of speculative fiction that continues to resonate. More
Magician
Bestselling epic fantasy masterpiece that launched Feist’s career and influenced a generation of modern fantasy authors. More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More