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http://www.superscholar.org/features/50-most-influential-books-last-50-years/ In compiling the books on this list, the editors at SuperScholar have tried to provide a window into the culture of the last 50 years. Ideally, if you read every book on this list, you will know how we got to where we are today.

50 Most Influential Books of the Last 50 (or so) Years

http://lifehacker.com/397394/the-books-that-changed-your-lives On Thursday we asked you what books have changed your life , and over 250 thoughtful comments later, it's clear you all have book shelves stuffed with meaningful tomes.

The Books That Changed Your Lives

It’s a classic theme of science fiction: something really, really bad happens, and mankind is knocked back to the Stone Age. Of course, with the dropping of atomic bombs by the U.S. to end World War II, people came to realize that for the first time Man himself possessed the power to bring about a global cataclysm.

10 Great Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Novels

http://listverse.com/2009/02/12/10-great-post-apocalyptic-science-fiction-novels/

32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/32-sci-fi-novels-you-should-read/ Looking for some new material to add to your science fiction reading list? Below are 32 books that have pushed the boundaries of the genre, inspired generations of thinkers and in some cases have even predicted key aspects of societies development. Foundation – Isaac Asimov
In my literature related internet journeys I’ve seen the same scenario time and time again. People have finished reading “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings” or are simply just getting into fantasy and are looking for something interesting, asking for advice from the more experienced fantasy readers. Unfortunately the names they are given are always the same: Jordan (“The Wheel of Time”) Martin (“The Song of Ice and Fire”) Goodkind (“The Sword of Truth”) Don’t get me wrong those are all great authors and great series, but there are many other series and authors that get overlooked when august names such as those start getting thrown around. http://www.skorks.com/2008/09/10-awesome-fantasy-series-that-are-not-potter-or-lotr/

10 Awesome Fantasy Series That Are Not Potter or LoTR

http://www.skorks.com/2008/09/10-more-awesome-fantasy-series-that-are-not-potter-or-lotr/

10 MORE Awesome Fantasy Series That Are Not Potter or LoTR

I received a massive response to my previous post that attempted to showcase some less well-known and under-appreciated fantasy series. Infact I received so many great comments with people recommending their favourite series that I decided to create a definitive list of great fantasy series (stay tuned for that one, it is coming in the next few weeks). But since it is a pretty big job to compile such a list (I already have well over 80 series on the list and it is still growing), I thought I would create this little list of 10 MORE under-appreciated fantasy series in the meantime.