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Let's face it. There's a lot of science fiction and fantasy out there and very little time to read it in. Well sit back and relax, because your troubles are solved! We here at Book-A-Minute SF/F have come up with a solution. We've taken several great speculative fiction novels and extracted the important stuff, cutting out all the filler. (You'd be surprised how much filler there is sometimes.) With our ultra-condensed versions of your favorite speculative fiction, you can read entire books -- entire series, even -- in just one minute! You can have your books and read them too! And it costs nothing!

"That's nice," you say, "but I don't believe you." Yah hah, skeptical soul! We've got our collection of ultra-condensed books right here! We've got everything from Tolkien to Dragonlance! See for yourself!

The Ultra-Condensed SF/F Books

Latest additions: 4/25/12

Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander.
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander.
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander.
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander.
The High King by Lloyd Alexander.
The Collected Work of Piers Anthony.
The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony.
Piers Anthony's Guide To Xanth by Piers Anthony and Jodie Lynn Nye.
The Apprentice Adept Series by Piers Anthony.
The Collected Work of Isaac Asimov.
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Ring by Stephen Baxter.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.
Mars by Ben Bova.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
The Collected Work of Marion Zimmer Bradley.
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold! by Terry Brooks.
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks.
A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks.
Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks.
Pyromancer by Don Callander.
Aquamancer by Don Callander.
Geomancer by Don Callander.
Aeromancer by Don Callander.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card.
Xenocide / Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card.
Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke.
Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke.
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
The Man In the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick.
Timewyrm: Exodus by Terrance Dicks.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson.
The Belgariad by David Eddings.
The Mallorean by David Eddings.
City On the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison.
Midshipman's Hope by David Feintuch.
The Collected Work of Raymond E. Feist.
The Flinx of the Commonwealth Series by Alan Dean Foster.
Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind.
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind.
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind.
She by H. Rider Haggard.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein.
Stranger In a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.
Dune by Frank Herbert.
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert.
God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert.
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb.
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb.
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan.
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan.
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan.
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan.
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan.
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan.
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan.
New Spring by Robert Jordan.
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Journey To Aprilioth by Eileen Kernaghan.
The Collected Work of Stephen King.
The Collected Work of Dean Koontz.
The Dragon King Trilogy by Stephen R. Lawhead.
Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. LeGuin.
Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis.
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis.
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis.
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis.
The Collected Work of H. P. Lovecraft.
Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer.
The Magic of Recluce by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Towers of the Sunset by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Magic Engineer by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock.
Ringworld by Larry Niven.
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Pawn's Dream by Eric Nylund.
The Cat's Meow by David J. Parker.
Timewyrm: Genesys by John Peel.
War of the Daleks by John Peel.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.
Dark Planet by John Rackham.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn.
The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn.
Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn.
Stronghold by Melanie Rawn.
The Dragon Token by Melanie Rawn.
The Kirinyaga Series by Mike Resnick.
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
Contact by Carl Sagan.
Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Our Children's Children by Clifford D. Simak.
The Mad Overlord by Samuel Stoddard.
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Journey To the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
Dragonlance: Chronicles by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
Dragonlance: Legends by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Darksword Trilogy by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells.
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells.
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.
The Sword In the Stone by T. H. White.
The Queen of Air and Darkness by T. H. White.
The Ill-Made Knight by T. H. White.
The Candle In the Wind by T. H. White.
The Book of Merlyn by T. H. White.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams.
Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede.
Searching For Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede.
Heir To the Empire by Timothy Zahn.

And, on Book-A-Minute Classics...

Beowulf by Anonymous.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

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