{"id":22358,"date":"2011-08-25T07:16:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=22358"},"modified":"2014-01-09T07:59:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T14:59:07","slug":"the-100-top-sffantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/25\/the-100-top-sffantasy.html","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Top SF\/Fantasy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Well, the most popular 100 SF\/Fantasy books that 60,000-odd NPR listeners chose<\/a>. Which isn’t, of course, the same things.<\/p>\n

And which have I read<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy<\/em>, by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy<\/em>, by Douglas Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Ender’s Game<\/em>, by Orson Scott Card<\/p>\n

4. The Dune Chronicles<\/em>, by Frank Herbert [I read Dune<\/strong><\/em>, and that was enough for me.]<\/p>\n

5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series<\/em>, by George R. R. Martin<\/p>\n

6. 1984<\/em>, by George Orwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Fahrenheit 451<\/em>, by Ray Bradbury<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. The Foundation Trilogy<\/em>, by Isaac Asimov<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Brave New World<\/em>, by Aldous Huxley<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. American Gods<\/em>, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. The Princess Bride<\/em>, by William Goldman<\/strong><\/p>\n

12. The Wheel Of Time Series<\/em>, by Robert Jordan<\/p>\n

13. Animal Farm<\/em>, by George Orwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. Neuromancer<\/em>, by William Gibson<\/p>\n

15. Watchmen<\/em>, by Alan Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. I, Robot<\/em>, by Isaac Asimov<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. Stranger In A Strange Land<\/em>, by Robert Heinlein<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. The Kingkiller Chronicles<\/em>, by Patrick Rothfuss<\/p>\n

19. Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em>, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/p>\n

20. Frankenstein<\/em>, by Mary Shelley<\/strong><\/p>\n

21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?<\/em>, by Philip K. Dick<\/p>\n

22. The Handmaid’s Tale<\/em>, by Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n

23. The Dark Tower Series<\/em>, by Stephen King [I read the first <\/strong>one.]<\/p>\n

24. 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/strong><\/p>\n

25. The Stand<\/em>, by Stephen King<\/p>\n

26. Snow Crash<\/em>, by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n

27. The Martian Chronicles<\/em>, by Ray Bradbury<\/strong><\/p>\n

28. Cat’s Cradle<\/em>, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/p>\n

29. The Sandman Series<\/em>, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n

30. A Clockwork Orange<\/em>, by Anthony Burgess<\/p>\n

31. Starship Troopers<\/em>, by Robert Heinlein<\/strong><\/p>\n

32. Watership Down<\/em>, by Richard Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n

33. Dragonflight<\/em>, by Anne McCaffrey<\/strong><\/p>\n

34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress<\/em>, by Robert Heinlein<\/strong><\/p>\n

35. A Canticle For Leibowitz<\/em>, by Walter M. Miller<\/p>\n

36. The Time Machine<\/em>, by H.G. Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n

37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea<\/em>, by Jules Verne<\/strong><\/p>\n

38. Flowers For Algernon<\/em>, by Daniel Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n

39. The War Of The Worlds<\/em>, by H.G. Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n

40. The Chronicles Of Amber<\/em>, by Roger Zelazny<\/strong><\/p>\n

41. The Belgariad<\/em>, by David Eddings<\/strong><\/p>\n

42. The Mists Of Avalon<\/em>, by Marion Zimmer Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n

43. The Mistborn Series<\/em>, by Brandon Sanderson<\/p>\n

44. Ringworld<\/em>, by Larry Niven<\/strong><\/p>\n

45. The Left Hand Of Darkness<\/em>, by Ursula K. LeGuin<\/p>\n

46. The Silmarillion<\/em>, by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/p>\n

47. The Once And Future King<\/em>, by T.H. White<\/strong><\/p>\n

48. Neverwhere<\/em>, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n

49. Childhood’s End<\/em>, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/strong><\/p>\n

50. Contact<\/em>, by Carl Sagan<\/p>\n

51. The Hyperion Cantos<\/em>, by Dan Simmons<\/p>\n

52. Stardust<\/em>, by Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/p>\n

53. Cryptonomicon<\/em>, by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n

54. World War Z<\/em>, by Max Brooks<\/p>\n

55. The Last Unicorn<\/em>, by Peter S. Beagle<\/p>\n

56. The Forever War<\/em>, by Joe Haldeman<\/strong><\/p>\n

57. Small Gods<\/em>, by Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n

58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever<\/em>, by Stephen R. Donaldson [I read the first one<\/strong>, and that was ll I needed.]<\/p>\n

59. The Vorkosigan Saga<\/em>, by Lois McMaster Bujold [I’ve read a few<\/strong>]<\/p>\n

60. Going Postal<\/em>, by Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n

61. The Mote In God’s Eye<\/em>, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle<\/strong><\/p>\n

62. The Sword Of Truth<\/em>, by Terry Goodkind<\/p>\n

63. The Road<\/em>, by Cormac McCarthy<\/p>\n

64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell<\/em>, by Susanna Clarke<\/p>\n

65. I Am Legend<\/em>, by Richard Matheson<\/strong><\/p>\n

66. The Riftwar Saga<\/em>, by Raymond E. Feist<\/p>\n

67. The Shannara Trilogy<\/em>, by Terry Brooks [I read The Sword of Shannara<\/strong><\/em>, then went back and read LotR to wash my brain out.]<\/p>\n

68. The Conan The Barbarian Series<\/em>, by R.E. Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n

69. The Farseer Trilogy<\/em>, by Robin Hobb<\/p>\n

70. The Time Traveler’s Wife<\/em>, by Audrey Niffenegger<\/p>\n

71. The Way Of Kings<\/em>, by Brandon Sanderson<\/p>\n

72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth<\/em>, by Jules Verne<\/p>\n

73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series<\/em>, by R.A. Salvatore<\/p>\n

74. Old Man’s War<\/em>, by John Scalzi<\/strong><\/p>\n

75. The Diamond Age<\/em>, by Neil Stephenson<\/p>\n

76. Rendezvous With Rama<\/em>, by Arthur C. Clarke<\/strong><\/p>\n

77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series<\/em>, by Jacqueline Carey<\/p>\n

78. The Dispossessed<\/em>, by Ursula K. LeGuin<\/p>\n

79. Something Wicked This Way Comes<\/em>, by Ray Bradbury<\/strong><\/p>\n

80. Wicked<\/em>, by Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n

81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series<\/em>, by Steven Erikson<\/p>\n

82. The Eyre Affair<\/em>, by Jasper Fforde<\/p>\n

83. The Culture Series<\/em>, by Iain M. Banks<\/p>\n

84. The Crystal Cave<\/em>, by Mary Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n

85. Anathem<\/em>, by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n

86. The Codex Alera Series<\/em>, by Jim Butcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

87. The Book Of The New Sun<\/em>, by Gene Wolfe<\/p>\n

88. The Thrawn Trilogy<\/em>, by Timothy Zahn<\/p>\n

89. The Outlander Series<\/em>, by Diana Gabaldan<\/p>\n

90. The Elric Saga<\/em>, by Michael Moorcock<\/p>\n

91. The Illustrated Man<\/em>, by Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n

92. Sunshine<\/em>, by Robin McKinley<\/p>\n

93. A Fire Upon The Deep<\/em>, by Vernor Vinge<\/p>\n

94. The Caves Of Steel<\/em>, by Isaac Asimov <\/strong>[It’s fascinating what the editors chose to group as a “series” and what they left as stand-alone books.]<\/p>\n

95. The Mars Trilogy<\/em>, by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/p>\n

96. Lucifer’s Hammer<\/em>, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle<\/strong><\/p>\n

97. Doomsday Book<\/em>, by Connie Willis<\/p>\n

98. Perdido Street<\/em> Station<\/em>, by China Mieville<\/p>\n

99. The Xanth Series<\/em>, by Piers Anthony [I read several<\/strong>, but gave up on them years ago. \u00a0Does that count?]<\/em><\/p>\n

100. The Space Trilogy<\/em>, by C.S. Lewis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, actually more than I’d expected, esp. if you consider the partials. \u00a0Of course, the list is goofy in the extreme<\/a> (mixing and matching SF and Fantasy … but leaving out what they considered YA, such as Earthsea and Narnia and Harry Potter, plus, as a popularity contest, the mix of classics and the past few years’ hot properties, with 4 of the top 20 being from the last decade), but, then, these sorts of lists are more to engender conversation than any actual wisdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, the most popular 100 SF\/Fantasy books that 60,000-odd NPR listeners chose. Which isn’t, of course, the same things. And which have I read? 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, … Continue reading “The 100 Top SF\/Fantasy?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[36,527,382,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-books","category-harry-potter","category-lord-of-the-rings","category-personality-tests"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/science_fiction.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23606,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/10\/sci-fi-for-ya.html","url_meta":{"origin":22358,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Fi for YA","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 10-Nov-11 9:06pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Cool list here from David Brin of SF for Young Adults. 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