The Chronicles Network Hall of Fame - Voting Thread **PLEASE READ FIRST POST**

[Addy]

I'm a bit sad because there seems to be a predominance of fantasy (and even horror) over SF. I'll refrain from voting for the time being, as I don't consider myself well-read enough yet to make a tentative (let alone a definite list).

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by Addy

I'm a bit sad because there seems to be a predominance of fantasy (and even horror) over SF. I'll refrain from voting for the time being, as I don't consider myself well-read enough yet to make a tentative (let alone a definite list).

You can see in my list my love for SF. Heck if i hadn't read David Gemmell, 8 0f 10 would SF


But i see what you mean, just like the sales of Fantasy being alot bigger than SF so this is the popularity of Fantasy over SF in these forums

[Addy]

Gee, I just realized my post should have been in the Discussion Thread. Sorry, guys.

[The Minstrel]

Sorry guys went horribly wrong. (Replied rather than edited, does fatigue count as an excuse? )

[Lirineth]

After much thinking (oh, please, since when you and thinking go in the same sentence) this is what came out, which of course is a very minimized version of the real thing.

By the way, will we ever see the final product or any product or something? It would be very nice to see how things worked out.


1. The Illustrated Man / Ray Bradbury
2. The Waerththu Series / Storm Constatine
3. The Lestat Tales / Anne Rice
4. Stone Dance of the Chameleon / Ricardo Pinto
5. Harry Potter / J K Rowling
6. Song of Ice and Fire / George R R Martin
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Douglas Adams
8. Farseer Triologies / Robin Hobb
9. Master of None / N Lee-Wood
10. Kushiel’s Trilogy / Jacqueline Carey

[Jack]

Ok –

• E. R. Eddison, The worm Ouroboros
• H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu
• Michael Moorcock. Hawkmoon
• Roger Zelazny. Chronicles of Amber
• Jack Vance. Tales of dying Earth
• Mervun Peake. Gormenghast
• Robert Heinlein. Stranger in a strange land
• Frank Herbert. Dune.
• M. J. Harrison. Viriconium
• J. Haldeman. The forever war

Think that’s all spelt correctly.

[tangaloomababe]

This has been hard, the first 6 I love almost equally, but I thought which one could I not stand to ever read again and Pillars won out...

1. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
2. Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
3. Fevre Dream - George R R Martin
4. Silk- Alessandro Barrico
5. The Day of the Triffids: John Wyndham
6. In Cold Blood - Trueman Capote
7. Crosstitch- Dianne Galbalon
8. Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M Auel
9. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (despite its abrupt ending)
10. The Naked Sun - Issac Assimov

[woodsman]

Oi, oi d,d don't know. Who did this to me?

1. The Count of Monte Christo - Dumas
2. Magician - Feist
3. Ivanhoe -Scott
4. A Game of Thrones - Martin
5. Legend - Gemmell
6. Right Hand of Darkness - Le Guin
7. Birds of Prey - Smith
8. The Eye of the World - Jordan
9. LoTR - Tolkein
10. Birdsong - Faulks

LoTR gets in because it's hugely influential IMHO, likewise Rise of a Merchant Prince and Eye of the world, because they were two books that drew me into fantasy. I still rate all three highly however.

[CryHavoc]

1. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (I wasn't sure if this counted, but I'm going with it)
4. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
5. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
6. The Once and Future King by T.H. White
7. 1984 by George Orwell
8. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
9. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
10. Vellum by Hal Duncan

[kcs_hiker]

all right, I'm posting my list without looking at anyone elses so as not to be swayed

1. Starship Troopers Robert Heinlein
2. LotR J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Enders Game Orson Scott Card
4. The Stand Stephen King
5. Foundation Isaac Asimov
6. The Puppet Masters Robert Heinlein
7. The Legion of Space Jack Williamson
8. Dune Frank Herbert
9. Darwin's Radio Greg Bear
10. Flowers For Algernon Daniel Keyes

now Ima gonna go read everyone elses list (and probably smack myself on the forehead repeatedly... oh I forgot THAT one!)

[kcs_hiker]

ok after reading through everyone's list, I have a few observations...

- there is a definite age factor involved
- I also think that there must be a US/UK breakdown
- I am woefully deficient in my SF/F knowledge and reading... Mervyn Peake? Robin Hobb? Guy Gavriel Kay? Who are these guys?
- fortunately I found this board, and can rectify my egregious shortcomings

edited: oops sorry just found the discussion thread

[gully_foyle]

Hmmm, tricky.

1. Tiger Tiger (The Stars, My Destination) by Alfred Bester
2. The Algrebraist by Iain M Banks
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
5. Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
6. Dune by Frank Herbert
7. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
8. War of the Worlds by HG Wells
9. Ringworld by Larry Niven
10. Neuromancer by William Gibson

[CryHavoc]

Originally Posted by kcs_hiker

now Ima gonna go read everyone elses list (and probably smack myself on the forehead repeatedly... oh I forgot THAT one!)

Oh, I forgot THAT one!

10. Flowers For Algernon Daniel Keyes

. *Kicks self*

[DeepThought]

Memories of Ice, Steven Erikson
A Game of Thrones, George R.R Martin
The Broken Sword, Paul Anderson
The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien
Chasm City, Alystair Reynolds
Excession, Iain M. Banks
Dune, Frank herbert
The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan

[Alia]

Its good to see some Marion Zimmer Bradley books made other’s favorite lists. Of course, I make this list realizing I have a lot of reading to do. So here’s my list…

• Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
• The Dragon’s King – Kate Elliott
• Crown of Stars – Kate Elliott
• The Golden Compass – Philip Pullman
• The Forest House – Marion Zimmer Bradley
• The Mists of Avalon – Marion Zimmer Bradley
• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe – C S Lewis
• Magician – Raymond E Feist
• The Amulet of Samarkand – Jonathan Stroud
• The Illustrated Man – Ray Bradbury