[bookshare-discuss] Re: NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
- From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:45:40 -0500
Hey Speedy,
That's amazing.
I had about ten done, and another five somewhere in process. Call me slow
poke.
If you want the ten I have done, let me know.
Bob
A conservative, a moderate and a liberal go in a bar.
The bartender says, "What'll you have, Mitt?"
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Believe it or not Bob W. and all others, I'm almost done with the list
started from one and am zipping through 100...just call me speedy!
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On 3/23/2012 11:26 AM, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
> The Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny is number 40.
>
> On 3/23/2012 1:23 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> Amazing to see this.
>> but hang a second, Thomas covenant made it, but nothing whatsoever by
>> roger zalasney? I may have miss spelled that, but he did the courts
>> of chaos series. No Robert Silverberg either?
>>
>> would love to know the criteria.
>> Karen
>>
>> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Bob W wrote:
>>
>>> Wow, thanks Judy. Great list.
>>>
>>> Roger and Rick, you both bring good points about the merger of
>>> fantasy and science fiction. I'm surprised there aren't any
>>> alternate histories in this list.
>>>
>>> Chela, I'll help anotate the list. I'll start with 100 and go
>>> backwards so others can chime in where they can.
>>>
>>> Bob
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>>> From: Chela Robles
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>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:36 PM
>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and
>>> Fantasy Books
>>>
>>>
>>> I can look them all up to see which ones bookshare has and paste
>>> them for you...like I used to do with Scott Rains.
>>>
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>>> On 3/22/2012 8:39 PM, Judy s. wrote:
>>> NPR does an annual survey of readers' favorite science fiction
>>> and fantasy books. Here's their list of the top 100, in order from
>>> top to bottom, according to the 60,000 ballots that were cast by NPR
>>> readers. I wonder how many of these we have on Bookshare? I'd look
>>> it up if I had something faster than my poky dial-up connection. smile
>>>
>>> I noticed that Watership Down is in the list. It never struck me
>>> as part of the fantasy genre, but hey, what do I know of how it's
>>> decided where a book lies, especially in the science fiction and
>>> fantasy genres? grin.
>>>
>>> I'll paste the list below.
>>>
>>> Judy s.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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. Dick
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Source of information:
>>> http://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/139248590/top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books
>>>
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