Off Topic: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy Books?

NPR is currently running a poll on the best science fiction and fantasy books. Right now, you can comment here with five of your favorite books/ series to be later aggregated into an actual poll. Young adult, romance and horror are specifically excluded but apparently some types of zombies are ok.


Emma's list:

1. The Wheel of Time series by Jordan and Sanderson
2. A Song of Ice and Fire series by Martin
3. World War Z by Brooks (it's totally the virus kind)
4. Acts of Caine series by Stover
5. Coldfire series by Friedman

What are yours? I would love to see our followers' lists here after you vote! (Co-bloggers, feel free to edit this post and append your lists.)