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Author: | MsMary [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
This should probably be cross-posted in the scifi discussion. Did anyone vote in the NPR Top 100 Scifi and Fantasy poll? I only found out at the end. They came up with an interesting list: Pasting the complete list here, in case they take down the link: Science Fiction And Fantasy Finalists The Complete List August 2, 2011 Many of you told us you just can't wait until mid-August — when we unveil the results of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote — to start reading. So here's the complete list of finalists, nominated by you and the NPR Science Fiction and Fantasy Panel. Happy reading! 1632, by Eric Flint 1984, by George Orwell 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne The Acts Of Caine Series, by Matthew Woodring Stover The Algebraist, by Iain M. Banks Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman Anathem, by Neal Stephenson Animal Farm, by George Orwell The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers Armor, by John Steakley The Baroque Cycle, by Neal Stephenson Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard Beggars In Spain, by Nancy Kress The Belgariad, by David Eddings The Black Company Series, by Glen Cook The Black Jewels Series, by Anne Bishop The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Bridge Of Birds, by Barry Hughart The Callahan's Series, by Spider Robinson A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller The Cat Who Walked Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein Cat's Cradle , by Kurt Vonnegut The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov The Change Series, by S.M. Stirling Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke Children Of God, by Mary Doria Russell The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson The City And The City, by China Mieville City And The Stars, by Arthur C. Clarke A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher The Coldfire Trilogy, by C.S. Friedman The Commonwealth Saga, by Peter F. Hamilton The Company Wars, by C.J. Cherryh The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard Contact, by Carl Sagan Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King The Day of Triffids, by John Wyndham Deathbird Stories, by Harlan Ellison The Deed of Paksennarion Trilogy, by Elizabeth Moon The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester The Deverry Cycle, by Katharine Kerr Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson The Difference Engine, by William Gibson & Bruce Sterling The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick Don't Bite The Sun, by Tanith Lee Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey Dreamsnake, by Vonda McIntyre The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert Earth, by David Brin Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart The Eisenhorn Omnibus, by Dan Abnett The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card Eon, by Greg Bear The Eyes Of The Dragon, by Stephen King The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde The Faded Sun Trilogy, by C.J. Cherryh Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser Series, by Fritz Leiber Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb The Female Man, by Joanna Russ The Fionavar Tapestry Trilogy, by Guy Gavriel Kay A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge The First Law Trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys The Foreigner Series, by C.J. Cherryh The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley The Gaea Trilogy, by John Varley The Gap Series, by Stephen R. Donaldson The Gate To Women's Country, by Sheri S. Tepper Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett The Gone-Away World, by Nick Harkaway The Gormenghast Triology, by Mervyn Peake Grass, by Sheri S. Tepper Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End of The World, by Haruki Murakami The Heechee Saga, by Frederik Pohl The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams The Hollows Series, by Kim Harrison House Of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury The Incarnations Of Immortality Series, by Piers Anthony The Inheritance Trilogy, by N.K. Jemisin Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne Kindred, by Octavia Butler The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss Kraken, by China Mieville The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey Last Call, by Tim Powers The Last Coin, by James P. Blaylock The Last Herald Mage Trilogy, by Mercedes Lackey The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle The Lathe Of Heaven, by Ursula K. LeGuin The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore The Lensman Series, by E.E. Smith The Liaden Universe Series, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller The Lies Of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch Lilith's Brood, by Octavia Butler Little, Big, by John Crowley The Liveship Traders Trilogy, by Robin Hobb Lord Of Light, by Roger Zelazny The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien Lord Valentine's Castle, by Robert Silverberg Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Lud-in-the-Mist, by Hope Mirrlees The Magicians, by Lev Grossman The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson The Man In The High Castle, by Philip K. Dick The Manifold Trilogy, by Stephen Baxter The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury Memory And Dream, by Charles de Lint Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn Trilogy, by Tad Williams Mindkiller, by Spider Robinson The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein Mordant's Need, by Stephen Donaldson More Than Human, by Theodore Sturgeon The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle The Naked Sun, by Isaac Asimov The Neanderthal Parallax Trilogy, by Robert J. Sawyer Neuromancer, by William Gibson Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman The Newsflesh Triology, by Mira Grant The Night's Dawn Trilogy, by Peter F. Hamilton Norstrilia, by Cordwainer Smith Novels Of The Company, by Kage Baker The Number Of The Beast, by Robert Heinlein Old Man's War, by John Scalzi On Basilisk Station, by David Weber The Once And Future King, by T.H. White Oryx And Crake, by Margaret Atwood The Otherland Tetralogy, by Tad Williams The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan Parable Of The Sower, by Octavia Butler The Passage, by Justin Cronin Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville The Prestige, by Christopher Priest The Pride Of Chanur, by C.J. Cherryh The Prince Of Nothing Trilogy, by R. Scott Bakker The Princess Bride, by William Goldman Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke Replay, by Ken Grimwood Revelation Space, by Alistair Reynolds Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist Ringworld, by Larry Niven The Riverworld Series, by Philip Jose Farmer The Road, by Cormac McCarthy The Saga Of Pliocene Exile, by Julian May The Saga Of Recluce, by L.E. Modesitt Jr. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman The Sarantine Mosaic Series, by Guy Gavriel Kay A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick The Scar, by China Mieville The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks The Shattered Chain Trilogy, by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien The Sirens Of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury Song for the Basilisk, by Patricia McKillip A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell The Stainless Steel Rat Books, by Harry Harrison Stand On Zanzibar, by John Brunner The Stand, by Stephen King Stardust, by Neil Gaiman The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein Stations Of The Tide, by Michael Swanwick Steel Beach, by John Varley Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein Sunshine, by Robin McKinley The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind The Swordspoint Trilogy, by Ellen Kushner The Tales of Alvin Maker, by Orson Scott Card The Temeraire Series, by Naomi Novik The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn Tigana , by Guy Gavriel Kay Time Enough For Love, by Robert Heinlein The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger To Say Nothing Of The Dog, by Connie Willis The Troy Trilogy, by David Gemmell Ubik, by Philip K. Dick The Uplift Saga, by David Brin The Valdemar Series, by Mercedes Lackey VALIS, by Philip K. Dick Venus On The Half-Shell, by Kilgore Trout/Philip Jose Farmer The Vlad Taltos Series, by Steven Brust The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold The Vurt Trilogy, by Jeff Noon The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells Watchmen, by Alan Moore Watership Down, by Richard Adams The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan When Gravity Fails, by George Alec Effinger Wicked, by Gregory Maguire Wild Seed, by Octavia Butler The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi World War Z, by Max Brooks The Worm Ouroboros, by E.R. Eddison The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony The Yiddish Policeman's Union, by Michael Chabon |
Author: | FarmUrTed [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:17 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
I don't remember all my choices, but it was something like: The Gap TCTC Doomsday Book Liveship Traders Amber Chronicles Lord of Light Caves of Steel (Just read it and liked it) Snow Crash Old Man's War (maybe?) Malazan BotF Canticle for Leibowitz (maybe?) I've read about 53 of the entries, if I count reading one or two books in a series and in some cases listening to the audio book (listened to the first Gormenghast book, and know for sure I don't need to read, watch or listen to anymore). I should've put Stars My Destination on there, but I can never remember the name, and it came at the end. Should've gotten Mordant's need in there, too. I read it probably 20 years ago, but definitely should read it again. I still have the paperback. I probably would bump out Lord of Light, but I figure Zelazny needs help. There's not much point in voting for Tolkien. Gee, do you think he'll take the top 2 spots, lol? I wouldn't put him in my top 10, anyway. I would've put Katherine Kurtz in there as well, but those dinks didn't have her as an option. Thank goodness 1632 was there, though (talk about a wasted weekend). |
Author: | MsMary [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
Poking around the NPR site, it looks as though readers got to nominate authors/books. But, like I said, I got there in the last days of voting. I can't remember all of whom I voted for, but like you, I skipped some I knew everyone would be voting for. |
Author: | danlo [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:00 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
Read 81 of them voted for TCTC, GAP, MN A Song of Ice and Fire The Stars, My Destination Hyperion Snowcrash Startide Rising Culture Series Dune |
Author: | Menolly [ Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
The final list itself is out. ali posted a link to it on the Watch, but here it is again: |
Author: | aliantha [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
I did indeed. I've read part or all of 45 of the winners. Looks like I've gotta get busy (altho some of 'em I won't be picking up...). |
Author: | FarmUrTed [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:29 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
It's kind of weird to me that Dresden Files didn't make it, when the other Butcher Series did. There are so many comtemporary, pop-sci/fantasy books/series on the list, I would've thought it would be top 10-20. Maybe it wasn't even a choice? And Narnia isn't on there, but the Space Trilogy is (never read it, but the thought of re-reading Narnia makes me want to hurl). |
Author: | MsMary [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
I don't see The Dresden Files on the list of nominees I posted in the first post of this thread. And why does the thought of re-reading Narnia make you want to hurl? I've never actually read it, myself, though I have read other C.S. Lewis. But thinking I should read it, especially after having taken a J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis tour of Oxford when I was in England last month. |
Author: | danlo [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
Well, they don't list Startide Rising there, so I guess it was the Uplift series I voted for... |
Author: | FarmUrTed [ Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:59 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
Author: | danlo [ Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:42 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Best Scifi/Fantasy Poll |
Only have a desire to read The Silver Chair, as that's the only one I haven't read. Some of the religious allegory turns me off, in general, but I can sort of get past that. I wasted a lot of money and seeing Dawn Treader--definitely not worth it for 3-D, but my 6 year old loved it---love anything with dragons in it (that's my GIRL!). To answer your question: for the most part, yes. |
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