books we think are important

These are books that we recommend reading. They are also books that we consider to be pivotal. You may take them or leave them as you wish.
We obviously think you should take them.

Adams, Richard--Watership Down
Asimov, Isaac
Asprin, Robert--The Myth books
Bradbury, Ray --Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles
Bradly, Marion Zimmerman --The Mists of Avalon
Brown, Kenneth
Card, Orson Scott --Ender’s Game
Dick, Phillip K. --Any anthology
Farley, Walter
Friedman, C.S.
Heinlein, Robert --Starship Troopers
Herbert, Frank --Dune
Huxley, Aldus --Brave New World
Jaques, Brian --Redwall
Jordan, Robert --Wheel of Time
LeGuin, Ursula --Earthsea
L’Engle, Madeleine --Wrinkle in Time
Lewis, C.S. --Chronicles of Narnia
Lovecraft, H.P.
Lowry, Lois --The Giver
Norton, Andre
Pratchet, Terry --any
Takami, Koushun --Battle Royale
Tolkien, J.R.R. --LOTR
Wells, H.G. --any

here are some lists compiled by other people
these are their opinions. Pick an choose as you wish. Some are competent, some are strange, some are prolific, some are wrong, but you should look anyway.

http://listsofbests.com/list/29/
http://listsofbests.com/list/9/
http://listsofbests.com/list/35/
http://listsofbests.com/list/34/
http://listsofbests.com/list/87/
http://greatsfandf.com/master-list/master-list.php
http://www.strangewords.com/weirdbooks/scifi100.html
http://www.strangewords.com/weirdbooks/fantasy100.html
http://www.fastgraph.com/books/scifi.html
http://www.starrigger.net/recommended.htm