VarysTheSpider Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 We - Yevgeny ZamyatinThe Silmarillion - JRR TolkienMaster and Margarita - Bulgakov1984 - George OrwellRendezvous with Rama - Arthur C ClarkeA Song of Ice and Fire - GRRMHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas AdamsIron Council - MievilleDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. DickBrave New World - HuxleyThe Night's Dawn Trilogy - Peter F HamiltonDune - HerbertI, Robot - AsimovPerdido Street Station - MievilleThe Fountains of Paradise - Arthur C ClarkeThe Gods Themselves - Arthur C ClarkeDeadhouse Gates - EriksonThe Time Machine - H G WellsFlow My Tears, The Policeman Said - Philip K DickForever War - HaldemanEdit: I'm liking the number of votes that Master and Margarita is getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndergroundMan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Lord of the Rings by JRR TolkienA Song of Ice and Fire by George RR MartinLe Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas MaloryThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeaglePrince of Nothing by R. Scott BakkerThe First Law Trilogy by Joe AbercrombieThe Silmarillion by JRR TolkienThe Hobbit by JRR Tolkien1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessIt by Stephen KingThe Once and Future King by TH WhiteThe Farseer Trilogy by Robin HobbMemory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy by Tad WilliamsSlaughterhouse 5 by Kurt VonnegutHis Dark Materials by Phillip PullmanEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Chronicles of Thomas CovenantDracula by Bram StokerThe Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Cheesevillage Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='Stego' date='22 January 2010 - 02:37 PM' ETA: Until Lady Cheesevillage. I've read Kress, but never even heard of Brain Rose. Ditto for Hand and Waking The Moon. And I sure as hell have not read all of the Newford Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 It is quite hard to come up with a list here, particularly deciding what goes in the last group and what misses out - I've changed the last group several times although the higher groups have stayed fairly constant.A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. MartinLord of Light by Roger ZelaznyUse of Weapons by Iain M BanksThe Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Deepness in the Sky / A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge *Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDeadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson **Tigana by Guy Gavriel KayThe Anubis Gates by Tim PowersThe Night’s Dawn Trilogy by Peter F HamiltonWatchmen by Alan MooreThe First Law by Joe AbercrombieThe Commonwealth Saga by Peter F HamiltonThe Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson)Declare by Tim PowersRiver of Gods by Ian McDonaldServant of the Empire by Raymond E Feist & Janny WurtsThe Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel KayThe Dragon Waiting by John M Ford* - Originally I listed A Deepness In The Sky and A Fire Upon The Deep separately, but I suppose since aDitS was partially a prequel to aFUtD they should maybe be considered the same series? I think someone listed The Culture series as a single nomination, and by comparison with that aDitS and aFUtD are closer to being a single story since they are two parts of the life story of a character whereas the Culture books have no common characters. I'm not sure if there's actually a formal name for the series, if it is a series, although I've heard the name Zones of Thought mentioned in the past.** - If we were allowed multiple books in the same series I'd probably put Memories of Ice somewhere as well, but the rest of the series wouldn't make it on to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The first We! I was waiting for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastrel Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 UPDATE!So far, the top authors are looking like Tolkien, Martin and Wolfe. No great surprise there, although the strength of support for Wolfe was rather larger than I expected.On an entirely different plane of popularity, we've got Herbert, Kay, Marquez, Saramago, Pratchett, Donaldson, Crowley, Card, Zelazny, Bakker, Erikson, Mieville, Banks, Rushdie, Vance and Burgess. Of those, Herbert is half as popular as Wolfe, and less than 1/3rd the popularity of Tolkien.I'm thinking that since those three top authors are so immensely popular (together they take up 1/5th of the total points so far), it might make sense, once everything's been finalised and calculated (and assuming that things stay the same), to ask those who voted for them (or at least for Tolkien and Martin, which is almost everybody) to recast those votes for other people. Hopefully, without that huge chunk of votes locked up we'll get more interesting and inclusive results.To clarify: 1. all the top authors will have the places they attain on this first round of voting. 2. don't stop voting for those authors3. don't edit your ballotsIf I decide to do this, it will be by asking for changes at the end of the process, which means I can just add the appropriate votes, rather than having to edit literally every single ballot by hand.----What do people think about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Several of these will not be novels:Jorge Luis Borges, FicciónesGabriel García Márquez, OHYSJ.G. Ballard, The Complete Stories of J.G. BallardItalo Calvino, Invisible CitiesPart Two:Jeff VanderMeer, City of Saints and MadmenUrsula Le Guin, The DispossessedM. John Harrison, Viriconium (omnibus)China Miéville, The ScarVladmir Nabokov, Pale FireThomas Ligotti, Teatro GrottescoGene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun (series)Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast novelsThird Set:Hope Mirrlees, Lud-in-the-MistRobert Holdstock, Mythago WoodOctavia Butler, Lilith's Brood (omnibus)Umberto Eco, Foucault's PendulumAngela Carter, The Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. HoffmanFrank Herbert, DuneEdward Whittemore, Jerusalem Quartet (series)Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dornish prince Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 lamb: the gospel according to biff, christ's childhood pal, chris mooreASoIaF, GRRMthe lies of locke lamorra, scott lynchtransmetropolitan, warren ellis and darrick robertsonaltered carbon, richard k. morganslaughterhouse 5, kurt vonnegutsurvivor, chuck palahniukthe darkness that comes before, r. scott bakkerconsider phlebas, iain m. bankspreacher, garth ennis1984, george orwelldeath note, ohba tsugumi and obata takeshia dirty job, chris mooreall star superman, grant morrison and frank quietlythe apprentice adept trilogy, piers anthonythe name of the wind, patrick rothfussperdido street station, china mievillecrooked little vein, warren ellisnine princes in amber, roger zelazneyphonogram, kieron gillen and jamie mckelvieit is obvious that i'm not as well read as most of you. i based this solely on how much i enjoyed these books. kay, someone who is very high on my to do list, is absent. also, i read tolkien at a point in life when brett ellis, chris moore and chuck palahniuk were my required reading. as such, my opinion of his work is definitely skewed...probably time for a re-read.i notice, as well, that my list is comics heavy, especially in the latter tiers. i'm unashamed of this :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Robert of Dobolina Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 What do people think about this?It's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 My list is deliberately shorter then possible, mostly because I couldn't think of anything I'd read that I could put on the list that wouldn't just feel like filler to take up space. I'm happy enough with the grouping into 3 to let it be for now.:Prince of Nothing R Scott BakkerA Song of Ice and Fire George RR MartinThe Book of the New Sun Gene WolfeThe Long Price Quartet Daniel AbrahamWatchmen Alan MooreThe Scar China MievilleThe Wheel of Time Robert JordanThe First Law Joe AbercrombieThe Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael SwanwickThe Gunslinger Stephen KingJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Susanna ClarkeEnder's Game Orson Scott CardMidnight Tides - Steven Erikson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. MartinThe Long Price Quartet, Daniel AbrahamI am Legend, Richard MathesonThe Prestige, Christopher PriestThe Hobbit, J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down, Richard AdamsThe Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, Barry HughartThe Last Unicorn, Peter S. BeagleTigana, Guy Gavriel KayHyperion, Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game, Orson Scott CardThe Orphan’s Tales, Catherynne ValenteA Deepness in the Sky, Vernor VingeThe Monarchies of God, Paul KearneyBook of the New Sun, Gene WolfeDune, Frank HerbertThe Faded Sun, CJ CherryhThe Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. TolkienWatchmen, Alan MooreFevre Dream, George R.R. MartinDamn, it was hard limiting this to just twenty books. There's so many I've enjoyed that it's hard to leave them off. Not to mention where to put the books here in relation to each other. This is my list now though it would probably change if you asked me tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvilKing Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 A Song of Ice and Fire - GRRMThe Silmarillion - JRR TolkienPrince of Nothing - R. Scott BakkerThe First Law Trilogy - Joe AbercrombieAltered Carbon - Richard MorganBest Served Cold - Joe AbercrombieLiveship Traders - Robin HobbThe Gone-Away World - Nick HarkawayThe Lord of the Rings - JRR TolkienThe Last Unicorn - Peter S. BeagleThe Dark Tower - Steven KingThe Ten Thousand - Paul KearneyThe Engineer Trilogy - KJ ParkerFarseer Trilogy - Robin HobbEscape From Hell! - Hal DuncanDeadhouse Gates - Steven EriksonThunderer - Felix GilmanI need to read so much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 lamb: the gospel according to biff, christ's childhood pal, chris mooreYour list is also win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 It's a good idea.I'd like to reiterate my reservations about nubs for Del the Funky Homo Sapien here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 First time I've made a list like this, it was a lot hard than I thought.Only Forward - Michael Marshall SmithA Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R MartinBooks of New Sun - Gene WolfeThe Reality Dysfunction - Peter F. Hamilton Last Argument of Kings - Joe AbercrombieThe Stars My Destination - Alfred BesterUse of Weapons - Ian M. BanksEnder's Game - Orson Scott CardImajica - Clive BarkerThe Book of Lost Things - John ConnollyLord of Light - Roger ZelaznyThe Prince of Nothing - R. Scott Bakker Perdido Street Station - China MievilleNeverwhere - Neil GaimanDune - Frank HerbertLord of the Rings - J.R.R TolkienThe Farseer Trilogy - Robin HobbI am Legend - Richard MathesonAlready Dead - Charlie HustonSpin - Robert Chalies Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max the Mostly Mediocre Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Prince of Nothing - R. Scott BakkerASOIAF - GRRMThe Gap - Stephen R DonaldsonTransmetropolitan - Warren Ellis/Darick RobertsonActs of Caine - Matthew StoverMarket Forces - Richard K MorganIron Council - China MievilleThe Player of Games - Iain M BanksDoctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah MonetteCrooked Little Vein - Warren EllisStarship Troopers - Robert A Heinlein The Forever War - Joe HaldemanHyperion - Dan SimmonsKushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline CareyMalazan Book of the Fallen (Deadhouse Gates) - Steven EriksonThe Nightly News - Jonathan Hickman (is this really SF? Fuck it, I'm saying it is)Sleeper - Ed Brubaker/Sean PhillipsIron Man: Hypervelocity - Adam Warren/Brian Denham (bet no one else lists this :P)Fallen Angel - Peter David/variousThe Black Sun's Daughter - Daniel Abraham MLN Hanover I really want to put Ennis' Punisher MAX in there, but I don't think it's actually SF, although Born is. Assuming Frank's not just completely batshit. I suspect I'll like the Long Price Quartet more than I do The Black Sun's Daughter but, well, I haven't gotten around to the quartet yet. Also, I was torn between Hypervelocity and Empowered, so I flipped a coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biter Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 1984 - George OrwellSolaris - Stanislaw LemSlaughterhouse Five – Kurt VonnegutThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas AdamsA Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. MartinThe Master and Margarita - Mikhail BulgakovThe Road - Cormac McCarthyThe Farseer Trilogy - Robin HobbThe Dark Tower - Stephen KingFevre Dream - George R.R. MartinCat's Cradle - Kurt VonnegutNight Watch - Terry PratchettA Clockwork Orange - Anthony BurgessThe Lord of the Rings - J. R. R TolkienHis Dark Materials - Phillip PullmanThe Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone - Greg KeyesThe Scar - China MievilleThe Liveship Traders Trilogy - Robin HobbGood Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil GaimanLast Call - Tim Powers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarysTheSpider Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 The first We! I was waiting for it.I stumbled upon it purely by accident in a bargain bin. As a book that had such an influence on 1984, yet is still unique and terrifying in its own right, it's a shame it's not more widely known. This thread really needs to be unstickied if you want to get more votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdorman Halasahr Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 OK, here goes nothing ...Master and Margarita, Michail BulgakovSilmarillion, JRR TolkienA Song of Ice and Fire, George RR MartinThe Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel KaySword of Shadow, JV JonesThe Alchemist, Paulo CoelhoThe Fencer Trilogy, KJ ParkerThe Scar, China MievilleFevre Dream, George RR MartinEarthsea, Ursula K LeGuinMalazan Book of the Fallen, Steven EriksonPrince of Nothing, R Scott BakkerLyonesse Trilogy, Jack VanceFirst Law Trilogy, Joe AbercrombieSwordspoint, Ellen KushnerChronicles of the Black Company, Glen CookHitch Hiker, Douglas AdamsIliad, HomerBrothers Lionheart, Astrid LindgrenDon Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Lord of the Rings - TolkienSong of Ice and Fire - MartinFionavar Tapestry - GG KayInda- Sherwood SmithNine princes in Amber - ZelaznyLamplighter - D.M. CornishSpeaker for the dead - Orson Scott CardThe Farseer-books- Robin HobbEntire and the Rose - Kay KenyonWheel of Time - Robert JordanCavern of Black Ice - JV JonesTschai - Jack VanceChronicles of Thomas Covenant - DonaldsonOtherland - Tad WilliamsThe Demonprinces - Jack VanceTransformation -Carol BergMalazan Book of the Fallen - EriksonCrown of Stars series - Kate ElliotCugels's saga - Jack VanceLyonesse -Jack Vance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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