My favourite top ten books:-

1. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick

Essentially a long treatise on Christianity and the dissemination of the Bible. Some of the concepts about eschatology are so out there I have no choice but to accept them. Really, for my Christian life, I use this as a guide more than the Good Book.

2. Candide - Voltaire

Basically a series of misfortunes. But there is a rich subtext about the existing monarchy and the social substructure. Rich in laughs and contextually sublime, this is a joy to read.

3. H.G. Wells - When the Sleeper Awakes

A twist on the Rip Van Winkle story, this is a clever parody of materialism. But the future holds so much vistas that even Fritz Lang's sets on Metropolis rips off the descriptions here. Highly recommended.

4. Edgar Allan Poe - Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Horror stories without the usual twists. Detective stories which are wickedly macabre. This man is the tops in the genre.

5. Greg Egan - Axiomatic

Basically a collection of short stories. But each one has a new fangled idea so out there most sci-fi writers would pawn their souls to come up with, and the same are excellent par none.

6. William Gibson - Mona Lisa Overdrive

The third in "The Sprawl" trilogy, this is a complex interwoven tale about a dystopian highly probable near future. The Jap girl portions are the best, often in wide-eyed wonder at the noir-ish elements of society.

7. J.G. Ballard - The Atrocity Exhibition

Despite all the dated references - JFK, Marilyn Munroe, Liz Taylor, this one is still innovative in its narrative, and avant garde at its best. The movie does it no justice. Would you like to fuck Ronald Reagan?

8. Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Not so sure if this is a "book". My favourite of all his plays. Contains all the psychopathology of love and its accompanying pathos.

9. Carl Jung - Alchemie 1-15

Practically useless in practice. Still a fun recipe book. You might want to try the experiments here. Written with all the authority of a textbook. Awesome!

10. Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf

Worth reading if only for the chapter on race, which is hilarious!