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24 alternatives to The Folio Society Science Fiction and Fantasy books

Beautiful illustrated hardcover classics of SF & Fantasy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Folio Society Science Fiction and Fantasy books launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Harry Potter Series▲70
Another classic fantasy series
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Hardcover▲141
Social discovery for serious book lovers
2022 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →
3
The Lord of the Rings▲74
50th Anniversary edition that holds ALL THE BOOKS
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
The Hugo Winners - Volumes 1 & 2▲71
A collection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5BM
BestSFBooks, Mashup of the Best SF/Fantasy Books▲78
I'm releasing BestSFBooks today: http://www.bestsfbooks.com I was inspired by this HN post from a few weeks ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2978027 BestSFBooks ranks science fiction/fantasy books according to how many awards they've won or been nominated for. I included all the big ones (Hugo, Nebula, etc.) and also more obscure awards that I like such as SF Site Editor's choice. Once I had all the awards in there it was easy to start creating a New Book list based on award winning authors. I could tell the app was working as soon as I saw the two book lists on the home page.…
2011 · bestsfbooks.com · its alternatives →
6
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings▲65
Classic Fantasy Series
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Hardcover▲307
Discover, track and read life-changing books
2023 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →
8
Wonderbook▲78
The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The SF International Book Club▲2
A Collection of Books, Posters and Paraphernalia
2016 · sanfranciscointernationalbookclub.com · its alternatives →
11
Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69
How can design inspire us to think about our future?
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Future Visions▲66
Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13TF
Top Fantasy Reads – Fantasy books Reddit is reading▲107
2020 · topfantasyreads.com · its alternatives →
14
The Universe of Us▲61
Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Cosmos ▲66
Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Dune▲62
The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Captivology▲120
Capture attention for your products and ideas (book)
2015 · its alternatives →
18
Why We Buy▲62
The Science of Shopping
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Oyster Books (web client)▲92
Introducing the Oyster Web Reader
2014 · its alternatives →
20
Mass Effect: Andromeda▲5
Andromeda collector's edition guide
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
The World of Vikings▲53
Official companion book
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
22
Wait▲74
The art and science of delay
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Buyology▲100
Truth and lies about why we buy
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Exlibrium: Book One▲58
The most popular and critically acclaimed Russian comic book
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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