Hereward Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. Tolkien (Silmarillion) 2. Vance (Demon Princes, Lyonesse if people are being picky about definitions!) 3. Donaldson (Second Chronicles) 4. May (it's sword and sorcery of a kind!) 5. GG Kay (Fionavar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 They will never find your body... Who is Robert Stanek? A self-publishing nutcase with aspirations to greatness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanek http://www.robertstanek.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Snow Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. GRRM. 2. Robin Hobb. 3. Lois McMaster Bujold. 4. Guy Gavriel Kay. 5. Steven Erikson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Poisoning Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Judging by Assassin's Apprentice, I think Hobb is vastly overrated. I'm surprised it's getting so many votes here. I haven't really read enough fantasy to compile a top five list. Looks like I'll refrain from voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Greyjoy Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. Tolkien 2. GRRM 3. Zelazny 4. PJ Farmer 5. Donaldson Honorable mention to Steven Brust Special honorable mention to King and Straub for The Talisman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1)Martin (altho he's quickly losing me as a fan) 2)Bakker 3)Lynch (based on one book, i know, but such a good fucking book) 4)Erikson (mostly due to Deadhouse Gates) 5)...man i havent read alot of good fantasy. Want to mention SciFi authors. Cant think of anyone else i really really enjoyed in the fantasy genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1) George R. R. Martin 2) R. Scott Bakker 3) Greg Keyes 4) J. K. Rowling 5) Raymond E. Feist (nostalgic reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraptacular Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. GRRM 2. Williams (M,S, T) 3. Hobb 4. Scott Lynch (as others have said, only 1 book but it was great). 5(tie). Jordan (Books 1-5 only; Lord of Chaos was the beginning of the end) 5(tie). Rawn (Dragon Prince trilogy. I ate this shit up 15+ years ago when I read it. I wonder if I would hate it now?) Note: I have been away from the Fantasy genre for awhile now so I didn't read any during the 5 years between GRRM's SOS and AFFC. Just now getting back into it. Hoping to start Erickson and Bakker next based on recommendations on this board. Hope it lives up to the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1) GRRM 2) Erikson 3) Bakker 4) Tolkien 5) Vance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousMite Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. Martin 2. Tolkien 3. Gene Wolfe 4. Frank Herbert 5. Scott Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuri Snow Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 1. GRRM 2. Robin Hobb 3. Roger Zelazny 4. Terry Pratchett 5. Frank Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icylin Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 1. Erikson 2. GRRM 3. KJ Parker 4. T. Williams 5. Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werewolfv2 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 #1 = Erikson #2 = Vandermeer #3 = Lynch #4 = Bakker #5 = Pratchett Martin, Bishop, McKiernan, Tolkien & Marco all are alternates for #4 & #5, depending on my mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Man of Braavos Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 1) GRRM 2) Mieville 3) Tolkien 4) Lynch 5) Bakker No suprise GRRM leads... he wins handily over on the SFFworld boards as well. I think it might be safe to hand him the "most popular" award right now. But I think he would have preferred the Hugo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodymN Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I like the poster above mentioning Philip Jose Farmer! I guess the key word would be who we think is the best (and while I admire Dylan's choice and would probably ulitmately agree with them, I will keep it to authors more universally recognized (right or wrong) as fantasy authors (or very least more associated with genre in general) Mervyn Peake Samuel Delany Michael Moorcock Gene Wolfe M. John Harrison think it might be safe to hand him the "most popular" award right now. Until visiting a Rowling community and see the true definition of popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkdaub Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I can dig it... JRR Tolkien - LotR Robert Jordan - WoT George RR Martin - ASOIAF Michelle West - Hunter's Duology and the Sun Sword series Robin Hobb - Farseer, Liveship Traders, Tawny Man This list isn't in any real order excepting only the top spot held by LotR for more than twenty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormon Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 1. GRRM 2. Feist 3. Tad Williams (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn) 4. Orson Scott Card (Alvin Maker Series) 5. Zelazny (Amber) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Lannister Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 1. GRRM (ASOIAF, by far) 2. Tolkien 3. Tad Williams (MST) 4. Robert Jordan (WOT has its great moments) 5. Robin Hobb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 For anyone who still wants to vote, I'll do the final tally tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artas Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 1) J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings 2) George R.R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire 3) Terry Pratchett - Discworld 4) Tad Williams - MS&T 5) Michael Ende - The Neverending Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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