My List of Geek/Nerd Required Reading

I have been trying to find a nice big list of fiction books as a good geek/nerd should read. They seem to be very short lists or only have current stuff or only have hardcore tech stuff or mix in non-fiction with fiction.

These are books both past and present. They are not all science fiction. Some have more pop culture reference than others. Some are actual literature whereas others are just fun reads. Some are just the first book in a series or the series as a whole is listed. If nothing else, this is a good jumping off point.

In alphabetical order....

1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
3. Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
4. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
5. Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
7. The Dark Tower - Stephen King
8. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
9. A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
10. Discworld - Terry Pratchett
11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
12. Dracula – Bram Stoker
13. Dune – Frank Herbert
14. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
15. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
16. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
17. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
18. From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne
19. Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
20. Gödel, Escher, Bach- Douglas Hofstadter
21. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
22. Harry Potter series – J. K. Rowling
23. Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
24. The Definitive H.P. Lovecraft: 67 Tales of Horror in One Volume -H.P. Lovecraft
25. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
26. I am Legend - Richard Matheson
27. I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
28. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
29. Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
30. Logan's Run - William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson
31. The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
32. Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way - Bruce Campbell
33. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
34. Neuromancer - William Gibson
35. On A Pale Horse - Piers Anthony
36. Peter and the Starcatchers - Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
37. Planet Of The Apes - Pierre Boulle
38. Princess Bride - William Goldman
39. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
40. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
41. Slaughter-House 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
42. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
43. A Spell for Chameleon- Piers Anthony
44. The Stand - Stephen King
45. Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein
46. The Strain - Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
47. Stranger in a Strangeland - Robert Heinlein
48. War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
49. World War Z - Max Brooks
50. The Yiddish Policemen's Union- Michael Chabon

A good geek/nerd will have read about half of these books, but have heard of all of them (or at least know the author). I'm sure I missed some so feel free to mention them in the comments. Also, if you haven't read #39 yet - you need to run to the book store now!