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 Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:21 pm
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So... how many have you read/do you have? biggrin
"Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
August 11, 2011
More than 60,000 ballots were cast in our annual summer reader's survey — click here to see the full list of 100 books, complete with links and descriptions. Below is a printable list of the top 100 winners. And for even more great reads, check out the complete list of 237 finalists.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. d**k
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis"
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:27 pm
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Profitable Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:33 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:59 pm
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I've read 13, and at least a dozen others are on my "to-read" list. (The Kushiel's Legacy series, the Legend of Drizzt series, The Way of Kings, Neverwhere, the Shannara trilogy, etc, etc)
My favourites are the Song of Ice and Fire series, the Wheel of Time series, The Mistborn Trilogy, The Hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy", and The Handmaid's Tale.
I tried to read all of the Sword of Truth books. So help me God, I tried. The series came highly recommended to me by several friends, but I just did not really enjoy it. I think I got as far as book 7 before I gave up. That's not to say I don't think it belongs on the list, mind you. It's just not my cup of tea.
I don't think I ever considered The Handmaid's Tale to be sci-fi or fantasy, to be honest. I loved the book, but it left me soooo depressed. >__>
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:12 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:21 pm
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Aachren Taeryyn I tried to read all of the Sword of Truth books. So help me God, I tried. The series came highly recommended to me by several friends, but I just did not really enjoy it. I think I got as far as book 7 before I gave up. That's not to say I don't think it belongs on the list, mind you. It's just not my cup of tea. I only managed 50 pages.
xd
I email myself books to read at work. My job involves periods of time where I have absolutely nothing to do, and we're limited in what we're allowed to do. (No web browsing, no paper, no writing implements, etc.) So I slogged on through for nearly seven books, partly out of boredom and partly because I figured that I must be missing something.
Then again, I know plenty of folks who feel the same way about the Wheel of Time, and I'm pretty fond of it. |
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:33 pm
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Whelp, I feel illiterate. neutral
I've read 6. And not even all of them. Lord of the Rings, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Animal Farm, Dark Tower, Dragonflight, and Xanth.
I've only read the first book of the Dark Tower series, I really just couldn't get into it. I read the book hoping the entire time that it would get better, and it didn't. I don't particularly like books where characters are tormented the entire time, and I dunno, the tone of the book was just strange, and not for me.
Xanth is a retardedly long series, so I think I'm justified in my not having read the entirety of the series. I'd read a bunch of them when I was young, and I recently re-read the first few.
A great many of these books are ones I've wanted to read at one time or another but have just never gotten around to. Maybe I'll read them just so I don't feel so bad. razz
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:33 pm
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Jafthasleftthebuilding Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:41 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:57 pm
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Let's see, 41 completed books (did I mention I'm somewhat of a geek?); a few of those I've started and didn't make it through, and quite a few more are on my "to read" list. smile
aretoo 1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read these before they were "cool". 2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Don't panic! smile 3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
My enjoyment of this series are somewhat dampened by Orson Scott Card's political views, alas 4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
Great stuffs! 5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin 6. 1984, by George Orwell
Actually, required reading in High School, where "double speak" came from. I wasn't sorry I'd read it. 7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Named, of course, after the burning point of books, this was also required reading. 8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
Fantastic books, if one can wade through it; very full of political science. 9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley 10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
Fantastic book, I <3 Neil Gaiman 11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Supposedly, the script for the movie is based on this "lost classic" by "S. Morgenstern". Wickedly funny, if a bit dry 12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan 13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
Also required reading, thinly veiled satire 14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
Read in college, but don't remember much about it 15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
I now have 3 different copies of this; the individual issues, the first paperback, and the Absolute Edition. Needless to say, I kind of liked it. smile 16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
Introduced the 3 Rules of Robotics, one of my all-time favorite books of short stories. <3 (The movie is only vaguely based on this book: the 3 rules and roboticist Susan Calvin) 17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein 18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss 19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut I went on a Kurt Vonnegut spree in high school. smile 20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Or, a modern prometheus. It's really a book about the scientist and not the monster that (over the years) has become known by the same name. 21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. d**k 22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood 23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King 24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
Love reading Arthur C. Clarke. 2010, 2063, and 3001 are pretty good, too. 25. The Stand, by Stephen King 26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
Also read in college. Don't remember much of it, still have in my library 27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
<3 Bradbury. My favorite, along with Something Wicked This Way Comes 28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
Another part of my Vonnegut spree 29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
<3 Sandman and Gaiman... my favorite "chapter", I think, is World's End. Though (my favorite) does change from time to time. 30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess 31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein 32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
Some "light reading" that I came across in high school. :eyeroll: A great book, though; I've re-read it a few times 33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
Great series, I came to it a bit late. 34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein 35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
Interesting story... Have to re-read it one of these days, have it in my library. 36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
Old-fashioned, but I love it. 37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne 38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
Terrific look at "enhancing" brain power 39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
Another classic Wells story. 40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny 41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings 42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley 43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson 44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven 45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin 46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien 47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
2 classics are based on this, but the book's the best. smile (Camelot and The Sword and the Stone, if you're wondering) 48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
Another classic Gaiman. smile 49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
Love Clarke... smile 50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
I'm actually in the midst of re-reading this right now. It's terrific! 51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons 52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
Gaiman, again. biggrin Have several versions of this one, too. smile 53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson 54. World War Z, by Max Brooks 55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle 56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman 57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
^____^ 58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
Ah, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Beautifully written, this will have you dashing your head on the desk in frustration at the titular character. smile 59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold 60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett 61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle 62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind 63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke 65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson 66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist 67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks 68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard 69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb 70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger 71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson 72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne 73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore 74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi 75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson 76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke 77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey 78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin 79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury One of my favorite books 80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
Oz, from the witch's viewpoint. More a political thriller than one might think. 81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson 82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde 83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks 84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
I read this a long time ago, but I need to re-read it again. smile 85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson 86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher 87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe 88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn 89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan 90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock 91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
Another classic Bradbury 92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley 93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge 94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
Bridging the Robot years and the Foundation years. Robot murder mystery. smile 95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson 96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle 97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis 98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville 99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
The trilogy that never ends! I got Kusa hooked on them, also. Puns galore! 100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis" Somewhat dry, as Lewis can be, but they're a slim read. smile
Also started the Simarillion, but not finished (seriously, the Bible is about as much fun to read). The Robert Jordan stuff... don't really know where to start. Have the Mists of Avalon, but haven't read yet.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:15 pm
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The specific ones I've read:
1. The Lord of the Rings
Read it, can't say I really enjoyed it, but I am glad that I read it. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's true. The things Tolkien did with language blow my mind.
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Easily one of my favourite series of books ever. While Tolkien made up his own languages and was a master of sounds, Adams had the most incredible knack for twisting English around into the funniest lines I've ever read.
"He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea."
5. A Song of Ice & Fire
So much love. Daenerys, Arya, and Tyrion are my favourites. Can't wait for the next book.
10. American Gods
Didn't initially like the protagonist, but couldn't put the book down. It was my second Gaiman book (I read Coraline as a teenager), and I plan on reading Anansi Boys soon.
12. The Wheel of Time
This was my first fantasy series, and I've re-read it at least a half-dozen times. RIP Robert Jordan. May there be many bosoms and much straightening of skirts wherever you are now.
16. I, Robot
Own it, haven't gotten around to reading it. Not sure if I ever will. >__>
20. Frankenstein
Read it back in high school, and didn't dislike it. I'd like to read it again, if only to see how I like it 10 years later.
22. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood strikes me as being one ******** up lady. (Oryx and Crake, anyone?) It's a favourite book of mine, but I don't know if "enjoyed" is the right word for it. Mostly, it just disturbed me. Books have made me happy, sad, depressed, angry...but this is probably one of the only things I've ever read that has left such a deep, dark impression on me. I think I gave my copy to Pickle Relish, during the book exchange.
43. The Mistborn Series
Only finished this trilogy recently, and I'm looking forward to the next books. It was fantastic. :3 The third book especially, the way he wrapped everything up, was terrific. I'm quickly becoming a very big fan of Mr. Sanderson.
46. The Silmarillion
Dry. Dryer than dust. I read it after I finished the Lord of the Rings, and I don't think I absorbed a single thing. sweatdrop
52. Stardust
<3 Mr. Gaiman's imagination is a wonderful thing.
54. World War Z
I only read part of this, but I'd like to read the rest. I also have his Zombie Survival Guide.
62. The Sword of Truth
Richard and Kahlan can go jump in a freaking lake. Is it bad that I've been cheering for the bad guys since....oh, about book 3?
80. Wicked
I only read a few chapters. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't get into it. I think I sent it to Dai.
I think I was supposed to read 1984 and Farenheit 451 in high school, but somehow I missed that.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:27 pm
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 Because falling's not the problem
When I'm falling I'm in peace
Since everyone else is doing it, the specific books I read from the list:
(Am I cool yet?)
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
(only the first four, and the fourth was a stretch to get through)
6. 1984, by George Orwell
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
(along with the rest of the Discworld series, and his two science fiction novels, which I found really enjoyable)
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
(although I think I only read the first two books...
There are a few other book on here (Slaughterhouse Five, and Fahrenheit 451, and I think maybe one other?) that I read excepts from for class. But, those don't really count, so, I didn't include them.
It's only when I hit the ground
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:06 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:23 am
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