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Year of the Unicor(n) by Andre Norton

Raven: LOVED Strands of Starlight. I wish she was still writing fantasy!

Nightfall at Algemro[n] by Diane Duane

Ooops ... gimme a sec. Damn ... no 'N's that I haven't used. So it's up to someone else <sigh> I may have to bow out soon. I am running out of books :-/

I'll save you ...

Neveryon(a) - Samuel "Chip" Delany

Our hero! <swoons>

Across the Nightingale Floo[r] by Lian Hearn

Thanks wolf <g>

Red Moon and Black Mountain(s) - Joy Chant

Spirits of Flux and Ancho(r) by Jack Chalker

Robur the Conquero(r) by Jules Verne

Red Wizar[d] by Nancy Springer

Dinner at Deviant's Palac(e) by Tim Powers

Based on the theory that updating the list more often will make it less work here is updated list... We are up to 370 titles, stats will follow at a later date.

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
A Mind for Trade by Andre Norton
Abarat by Clive Barker
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Adversary, The by Julian May
Against a Dark Background, Iain M. Banks
Against the Tide of Years by S. M. Sterling
Agent of Vega by James H. Schmitz
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Alternaties by Michael Kube-McDowell
Anarchistic Colossus, The by A.E. VanVogt
Anathem by Neil Stephenson
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Andromeda Breakthrough, The by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot
Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Apprentice Adept-1: Split Infinity by Piers Anthony
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Between Planets by Robert Heinlein
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederick Pohl
Call of Cthulu, by HP Lovecraft
Cetaganda by Lois McMaster-Bujold
Children of Tomorrow by A.E. VanVogt
Civil Campaign, A by Lois McMaster-Bujold
Daggerspell by Katherine Kerr
Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny
Dancer From Atlantis, The by Poul Anderson
Dancers in the Afterglow by Jack L. Chalker
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Darkness On Demondia, The by A.E. VanVogt
Day of the Triffids, The by John Wyndham
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
Demolished Man, The by Alfred Bester
Demons of the Dancing Gods by Jack L Chalker
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey
Dhalgren by Samuel Delany
Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick
Doomfarers of Coramonde, The by Brian Daley
Downbelow Station by C J. Cherryh
Dragon and the George, The by Gordon Dickson
Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Dragons Dealby Robert Asprin and Jodi Lynne Nye
Drawing of the Dark, The by Tim Powers
Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
Dreambuilder by Tom Dietz
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
Dying of the Light. The by George R.R. Martin
Earth Abides by George R Stewart
Earth Book of Stormgate, The by Poul Anderson
Earth by David Brin
Earth Factor X (The Secret Galactics) by A.E. VanVogt
Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke
Earthman, Go Home! by Poul Anderson
Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
Earth's Other Shadow by Robert Silverberg
East by Edith Pattou
Eclipse Corona by John Shirley
Ecologic Secession, The by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Eden Express, The by Mark Vonnegut
Edge of the World, The by Kevin Anderson
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
Elvenborn by Norton and Lackey
Empire of the Atom by A. E. VanVogt
Empire of the Eagle by Andre Norton and Susan Schwartz
Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany
Empress of Earth by Melissa Scott
Enchanted by Althea Kontis
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card.
Ends of the Earth, The by Lucius Shepard
Endymion by Dan Simmons
Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon
Ensign Flandy by Poul Anderson
Epitaph in Rust by Tim Powers
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Erewhon by Samuel Butler
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Eternal Frontiers, The by James Schmitz
Eternal, Cynthia Smith
Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold
Eunich's Heir, The by Elaine Isaak
Excalibur! by Gil Kane and John Jakes
Excession by Iain M Banks
Exiled from Earth by Ben Bova
Exiles at the Well of Souls by Jack L Chalker
Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny
Eyes of Crow by Jeri Smith-Redi
Eyes of Heisenberg, The by Frank Herbert
Eyes of the Dragon, The by Stephen King
Eyre Affair, The by Jasper Fforde
Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
Fires of Azeroth by C.J. Cherryh
For I Have Tasted the Fruit, P. Zakharov
Gammage Cup – Caroll Kendall
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Glory Road by Heinlein
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Gryb, The - A.E. VanVogt
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Halting State by Charles Stross
Hammered by Elizabeth Bear
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip
Hasan by Piers Anthony
Have Space Suit - Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
Healer’s War, The by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling
Heroes in Hell- Janet Morris editor
Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. Lanier
High Crusade, The by Poul Anderson
Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson
Humanoids, The by Jack Williamson
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Hunting Party - Elizabeth Moon
Hyperborea by Clark Ashton Smith
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
I Robot by Isaac Asimov
Ivory by Mike Resnick
Kagonesti, the by Douglas Niles
Kif Strike Back, The by C.J. Cherryh
King David's Spaceship by Larry Pournelle
King of Elfland's Daughter, The by Lord Dunsany
King Rat by China Meiville.
King's Buccaneer, The by Raymond E. Feist
Kirlian Quest by Piers Anthony
Knees Up Mother Earth by Robert Rankin
Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Last Dream, The by Gordon Dickson
Last Unicorn, The by Peter S. Beagle
Lazarus Effect, The by Frank Herbert
Left Hand of Darkness, The by Ursula K. Le Guin
Life, The Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
Little, Big by John Crowley
Littles, The John Peterson
Long Earth, The by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Look to Windward, by Iain M. Banks
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Lord of Thunder - Norton
Lost World, The by Arthur Conan Doyle
Lurker at the Threshold, The by H. P. Lovecraft
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
Masters of the Vortex by E.E. Doc Smith
Mistress of Magic - Marion Zimmer Bradley
Naked Sun, The - Isaac Asimov
Naked to the Stars by Grody Dickson
Name of the Wind. The by Patrick Rothfuss
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, The
Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis
Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee
Nemesis by Isaac Asimov
Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Never After by R Lickiss
Never Trust An Elf by Robert N. Charrette
Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neveryona by Samuel Delany
Next by Michael Crichton
Nick the Lolt by Anthony Briggs
Night in the Lonesome October, A by Roger Zelazny
Night Lamp by Jack Vance
Night Mare by Piers Anthony
Night of Delusions Keith Laumer
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Night Watch, The by Sergei Lukyanenko
Nightfall - Isaac Asimov
Nightfall at Algemron by Diane Duane
Nightside City by Larry Watt-Evans
Nightwings by Robert Silverberg
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Ninteen Eighty Four by George Orwell
No Room for Man by Gordon Dickson
None but Man by Gordon Dickson
Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
Nos4r2 by Joe Hill
Nova by Samuel R. Delany
Null-A Three by A. E. VanVogt
Number of the Beast, by Robert Heinlein
Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber
Olympos by Dan Simmons
Ophiuchi Hotline, The by John Varley
Orion, Ben Bova
Pawn of Prophesy by David Eddings
Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis
Practice Effect, The by David Brin
Precious Dragon by Liz Williams
Princess Bride, The by William Goldman
Protector by Larry Niven
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury
R.U.R. [Rossum's Universal Robots] by Karel Capek
Rage of a Demon King by Feist
Raiders of the Lost Car Park by Robert Rankin
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
Ralestone Luck by Andre Norton
Reach for Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke
Reader and Raelynx by Sharon Shinn
Realms of Tartarus, The by Brian M. Stableford
Rebel Worlds, The by Poul Anderson
Receive the Gift by Louise Marley
Red as Blood - or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith Lee
Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Red Moon and Black Mountains by Joy Chant
Red Planet, The by Robert Heinlein
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Red Wizard by Nancy Springer
Redshirts by John Scalzi
Renaissance Faire by Norton and Rabe
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Republic of Thieves, The by Scott Lynch
Rest of the Robots, The by Isaac Asimov
Rhapsody In Black by Brian Stableford
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Rise of a Merchant Prince by Ray Feist
Rise of Endymion, The by Dan Simmons
Rising Tides by Taylor Anderson
Riverworld by Phillip Jose Farmer
R-Master, The by Grodon Dickson
Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny
Robots of Dawn, The by Isaac Asimov
Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
Rockets in Ursa Major by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle
Rockets in Ursa Major by Fred Hoyle
Rocketship Galileo by Robert Heinlein
Rogue Ship by A.E. VanVogt
Rosemary's Bab(y) by Ira Levin
Runelords, The by David Farland
Sable, Shadow and Ice by Cheryl Franklin
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Saint Camber by Katherine Kurtz
Samurai Cat in the Real World by Mark E. Rogers
Santaroga Barrier, The by Frank Herbert
Santiago by Mike Resnick
Sargasso Of Space by Andre Norton
Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Seasons and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman.
Seaward by Susan Cooper
Seeker's Mask by PC Hodgell
Seven No-Trumps by Neil Randall
Shadow's Son by Meier
Shape of Things to Come, The by H. G. Wells
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster-Bujold
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ship Who Sang, The by Anne McCaffrey
Side Jobs by Jim Butcher
Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny
Silkie, The by A.E. VanVogt
Silmarillion, The by J. R. R. Tolkien
Silverlock by John Myers Myers
Silverthorn by Feist
Skylark of Valeron by E.E 'Doc' Smith.
Slan by A. E. van Vogt
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish by Douglas Adams
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Space Beyond, The by John Campbell
Space Marine by Ian Watson
Spirits of Flux and Anchor by Jack Chalker
Spiritwalk by Charles de Lint
Spook Country by William Gibson
Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon
Stand, The by Stephen King
Star Guard by Andre Norton
Star of Danger by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel Delaney
Stars My Destination, The by Alfred Bester
Stars, Like Dust, The by Isaac Asimov
Starship Troopers by Rober Heinlein
Storm of Swords by Geroge R R Martin
Storm Surge by Taylor Anderson
Strands of Starlight by Gael Baudino
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
Summer Tree,The by Guy Gavriel Kay
Survival by Grodon Dickson
Swan Song by Brian Stableford
Sword in the Stone, The by T. H. White
Sword of Shannara , The by Terry Brooks
Swords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
Synners by Pat Cadigan
Tactics of Mistake by Grodon Dickson
Tale of the Trioka by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky
Tale of Time City, A by Diane Duane
Tales From Planet Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke
Tales of the Cthulu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft
Talisman, The by Steven King and Peter Straub
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tao Zero by Poul Anderson
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tea from an Empty Cup - Pat Cadigan
Telzey Toy, The by James Schmitz
Terminal Man by Micheal Crichton
Terror, The by Dan Simmons
That Hideous Strength by C. S Lewis
This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death by Matthew Bennardo
Thousandstar - Piers Anthony
Tigrana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Time for the Stars by Robert Heinlein
Time Machine, The by H.G. Wells
Timeline by Michael Crichton
TNT: Telzey and Trigger by James Schmidtz
To Reign in Hell by Steven Brust
To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey
To Sail Beyond the Sunset by Robert Heinlein
Tomb, The by H.P. Lovecraft
Tombs of Atuan by LeGuin
Tomorrow's Children by Asimov
Tourists by Lisa Goldstein
Two Towers, The by J. R. R. Tolkien
Ubik by Philip K Dick
Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, The by Robert Heinlein
Uplift War, The by David Brin
Warrior's Apprentice, The by Lois McMaster Bujold
When the Wind Blows, Raymond Briggs
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Witch World by Andre Norton
Wood Beyond the World, The by William Morris
Word for World is Forest, The by Ursula K. Le Guin
Wrinkle in Time, A by Madeleine L'Engle
Xanad[u] by Jane Yolen
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
Xone of Contention by Piers Anthony
Year of the Flood, The by Margaret Atwood
Year of the Jackpot, The by Robert Heinlein
Year of the Quiet Sun, The by Wilson Tucker
Year of the Unicorn by Andre Norton
Year When Stardust Fell, The by Raymond F. Jones
Yellow Eyes- by Ringo & Kratman
Yellow Knight of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Yendi by Stephen Brust
Yenne Velt: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy & Occult by Joachim Neugroschel
Yesteryear by Alan Dean Foster
Yith Cycle, The: Tales of the Great Race by Robert Price
Ylana of Callisto by Lin Carter
You By Austin Grossman
You Don't Know Me by Brad Magnarella
You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Young Bleys By Gordon Dickson
Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
Yurth Burden by Andre Norton
Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes
Z is for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien
Zothique by Clark Ashton Smith

A new stat featuring the number of times a particular letter appears at the beginning of the first word in a title.

Numbers: 1, A:19, B:2, C:4, D:29, E:43, F:3, G:9, H:17, I: 2, J:0, K:10, L:16, M:3, N:35, O:4, P:8, Q:0, R:38, S:59, T:31, U:3, V:0, W:6, X:3, Y:20, Z:2.

And the winner is the Letter “S”! <and the crowd goes wild!>

Ev[a] - by Peter Dickinson

Against the Fall of Nigh(t) - Arthur C Clarke

To The Fortress of Arda(n), Robert Cyr

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucke(t) - Edgar Allen Poe

Tangled Web[s] by Anne Bishop

Serpent's Reac(h) - C.J. Cherryh

Higher Educatio[n] - Sheffield

Redacted.

I don't know a book by that name... at least not in the Fantasy or Science Fiction genres

There's one which is close enough which I'll submit for the next 'r'.

Nine Billion Names of Go(d), The by Arthur C. Clarke

Dare to Go Ahuntin[g] - Andre Norton

Graveyard Boo(k), The by Neil Gaiman