Walrus

Science Fiction/Fantasy is far and away my favoritve genre of fiction. The problem is that so much of what's out there is total and utter crap, and it can be difficult to find the well written, compelling stuff without wading through all the nonsense. I'll give my list of the truly excellent fantasy/scifi that I've read to help anyone out there that's interested:

The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (of course)
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien

The Fionavar Tapestry - Guy Gavriel Kay (excellent trilogy)

A Song of Fire and Ice - George RR Martin (ongoing series, great stoned reading)

Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson (incredible cyberpunk novel)

Dune - Frank Herbert (classic)

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (dark, comedic, fantastic)

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - Tad Williams (trilogy, a bit slow but overall solid)

That's my short list, please feel free to comment on any of these books or recommend some of your own, I'm always looking for good reads in this genre.

Peace