www.sfx.co.uk has posted their top 25 SciFi/Fantasy Novels of all time based on readers votes. Click here for the webpage and comments, but I've included a list here. How many have you read? We've bolded our reads and added a few comments of our own.
25. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - personally I feel like this isn't my favorite of the Narnia books, but I'm glad at least one of them made it on here.
24. The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester - this actually sounds good, and we've put it on our tbr list.
23. Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett
22. Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons - ok, I highly doubt this would be here if it hadn't just been made into a movie. After all, it's a graphic novel, which isn't exactly something I consider literature.
21. It, by Stephen King
20. Legend, by David Gemell
19. Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett
18. The Stand, by Stephen King
17. Hyperion, Dan Simmons
16. Magician, by Raymond Feist
15. Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
14. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson - I'm sure this is a good book, but I bet a lot of the reason it's on this list is again the hype of being made into a movie.
13. Guards! Guards!, by Terry Pratchett
12. The Day Of The Triffids, by John Wyndham
11. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card - a favorite for us both.
10. A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
9. His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman - also known as the Golden Compass, I've read the series and enjoyed the first books, but not the last one.
8. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien - this is my favorite of Tolkien's books.
7. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
6. Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling - I think this is self-explanatory. It's Trackgeek's favorite of the Harry Potter series, and this and the first are my favorites.
4. The War of The Worlds, by H. G. Wells - Trackgeek hasn't read this, but I listened to the original broadcast of it in school at one point and enjoyed it.
3. Dune, by Frank Herbert - fabulous piece of scifi, that I highly recommend. Trackgeek has not read it.
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams - I've read it but didn't really like it that much. I thought it was a bit silly. Trackgeek enjoyed it more, but I think it's safe to say that neither of us think it deserves 2nd place.
1. The Lord Of The Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien - obviously this won, and obviously we both have read it. :)
Notably missing was anything by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which is a shame. I thought of the Dark Elf Trilogy by Salvatore and Fahrenheit 451...Anybody else you think deserves some credit?
Readers of Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction, with a smattering of Picture Books, Adult Fiction, and Non-Fiction. Disclaimer: All books were received as gifts, purchased, or checked out from the library. As of now, no publishing company pays us or gives us books to review.
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Books and Bikinis Reading Challenge - read 10 books about mermaids, the sea, the beach...by the end of the summer! hopefully soon!
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(7 out of 10 read)
Please be patient with the fewer and far-between posts....we have a new 'half' born in April and things are slow as we adjust and try desperately for more sleep. (It's a girl!)
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Cara
Maybe this particular list wouldn't have included Watchmen if it hadn't just been made into a movie, but it has been named on many similar lists since the 90's. Graphic novels can be considered literature. Also I am Legend has been on many "best of" or "must read" lists for many years, long before the movie ever came out. Ones missed?: John Christopher's White Mountains is excellent and pretty much anything by Robert E. Howard. I haven't read either of the Gaiman ones though my husband has. He is a "hot" author of late, but that doesn't mean he deserves two spots on this list.
I've read all the Harry Potter books,The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, It, & The Stand.
Good List.
Thanks.
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