books? sure....
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smeddley
NPR recently published the list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books as voted for by the public.
Here's the way I did it
1) strike out the ones you've read
2) italicise the ones you started to read but didn't finish
3) bold the ones you have but haven't read
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien (some - didn't really care for it.)
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 - read a LONG, LONG time ago. Don't even remember realy
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
6. 1984, by George Orwell long ago
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury so very long ago
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov in a galaxy far
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 Quit around book 7. Seriously? they started good & got Boring.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson sounds familiar....
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov definitely.
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein ALL the Heinleins.
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, not sure I finished this but I know I've started it.
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood creepy.
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King - Stephen King lost me with Misery. I haven't read any of his stuff since then.
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 - maybe.
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings and probably all their other stuff.
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley - maybe? I used to have a lot of her stuff around.
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin, not sure.... sounds familiar.
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 creepy
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 WHY did I read these? oh yeah - bought most of the series at the used book store back when I didn't have regular access to a library. SUCK.
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 I think so... can't be sure
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard HAVE ALL OF THESE. And all the subsequent writers as well. Formula writing with a nice scenery, besides anything that J will read I will buy. I think I am only missing 2-4 of the miscellaneous series writers.
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 yeah - the first time through they were good but... meh... not so much on reread.
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 ? I have the other series by Butcher... but stopped around 7 or 8
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, hmmmmmmmm not sure.
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 admit I love bad puns - but it's been forever since I tried to read any. Gave my collection to my niece when she was about 12-13. Agree the Immortality series is better. Also have a few of his other books around. I should probably get rid of them though if they are still here.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
Lots of these sound familiar but I don't remember, likely I read them but they didn't survive our moves. Since then I've done a few more purges over the years and only held onto books I really enjoyed
Actually - I'm probably due for another BIG book purge.
smeddley NPR recently published the list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books as voted for by the public.
Here's the way I did it
1) strike out the ones you've read
2) italicise the ones you started to read but didn't finish
3) bold the ones you have but haven't read
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien (some - didn't really care for it.)
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
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 Quit around book 7. Seriously? they started good & got Boring.
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson sounds familiar....
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, not sure I finished this but I know I've started it.
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny - maybe.
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley - maybe? I used to have a lot of her stuff around.
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin, not sure.... sounds familiar.
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
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 -
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
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 I think so... can't be sure
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
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
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 ? I have the other series by Butcher... but stopped around 7 or 8
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury, hmmmmmmmm not sure.
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
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
Lots of these sound familiar but I don't remember, likely I read them but they didn't survive our moves. Since then I've done a few more purges over the years and only held onto books I really enjoyed
Actually - I'm probably due for another BIG book purge.
