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Originally Posted by Rane Longfox  An intruiging first post... you rate the WoT as very nearly as good as Malazan?
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How would you rate WoT and Malazan out of 10? Give us a list.
I'm intrigue in the trend. The "trend" is the most useful part about these lists. If a poster gives high rating to Book A-B-C-D and I also rate A-C-D highly, I will go to Amazon and check out Book B. Similar taste. If I like what I see, I would buy it.
Oh. Here are some replies I got from a similar thread last year at another forum.
The Corwin cycle - 9
The Farseer trilogy - 8.7
Lord of the Rings - 8.5
His dark materials - 8.3
Majipoor - 8
Tales of the King's Blades - 7.8
The Empire trilogy - 7.8
The Discworld - 7.6
Les Trois Lunes de Tanjor - 7.5
Arcadia - 7.5
Winterheim - 7.2
La Pierre de Tu-Hadj - 7
The Riftwar saga - 7
Les Chroniques des Crépusculaires - 7
Drenai - 7
Les Chroniques des Féals - 7
The Belgariad - 6.7
Krondor's sons - 6.5
The dark elf trilogy - 6.3
Chronicles of the Raven - 6.2
The Elric saga - 6.1
Le secret de Ji - 5.4
La Moïra - 5
Shannara - 2
..........
Malazan Book of the Fallen, Steven Erikson: 10
A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin: 10
The First Chronicles of Amber (Corwin), Roger Zelazny: 10
The Bas-lag trilogy (PSS, TS, IC), China Miéville: 9
The Prince of Nothing, R. Scott Bakker: 9
The Liveship Traders, Robin Hobb: 9
The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan: 8 (I have faith in the last book)
The Dark Tower, Stephen King: 8
The Farseer Trilogy, Robin Hobb: 8
The First Law, Joe Abercrombie: 8 (This might easily turn to nine when the series is complete.)
The Second Chronicles of Amber (Merlin), Roger Zelazny: 8
The Tawny Man, Robin Hobb: 8
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Scott Lynch: 8
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien: 8
The Coldfire Trilogy, C.S. Friedman: 7
The Black Jewels Trilogy, Anne Bishop: 7
The Soldier Son Trilogy, Robin Hobb: 7
The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Greg Keyes (only read the first two books yet): 7
Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling: 7
The Serpentwar Saga, Raymond E. Feist: 7
The Riftwar Saga, Raymond E. Feist: 6
The Conclave of Shadows, Raymond E. Feist: 5
...............
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings 9
Roger Zelazny: Amber series 9
George R. R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire 8
Raymond E. Feist: The Riftwar Saga 8
Zelazny: Changeling/Madwand 8
Fritz Leiber: Lankhmar series 7
Robin Hobb: The Farseer Saga 7
John C. Wright: Everness 7
John C. Wright: Chaos 7
Fred Saberhagen: The Books of Swords 7
PC Hodgell: God Stalk etc. 7
Zelazny: Amber-2 7
Anne McCaffrey: Dragonriders of Pern 6
Fred Saberhagen: The Books of Lost Swords 6
Raymond E. Feist: The Serpentwar Saga 6
Janny Wurts & Raymond E. Feist: Empire series 6
Dave Smeds: The Sorcery Within 6
Jordan: WOT 6
Laura Resnick: In Legend Born etc. 5
Master of the Five Magics -- Lyndon Hardy 5
David Eddings: The Belgariad 5
Robert Don Hughes: Lamath 5
L.E. Modesitt, Jr: The Recluce series 4
Katherine Kurtz: Deryni series 2
...........
The Farseer: 10.0
The Liveship Traders: 10.0
The Malazan Book of the Fallen: 9.8
A Song of Ice and Fire: 9.6
The Tawny Man: 9.4
The Prince of Nothing: 9.2
Lord of the Rings: 9.0
The Gentleman Bastards: 8.9
Discworld: 8.9
Soldier Son: 8.8
Bas Lag: 8.8
The First Law: 8.6
Deepgate Codex: 8.4
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn: 8.2
Riftwar Saga: 8.2
Serpentwar Saga: 8.0
Kingdoms Of Thorn and Bone:7.5
Drenai: 7.5
Rigante :7.5
Fools Gold: 7.5
Book of Words: 7.5
Godless World: 7.3
Legends of the Raven: 7.0
Hawkqueen: 7.0
Black Company: 6.9
Conclave of Shadows: 6.9
Wheel of Time: 6.5
Krondor: 6.5
Legends of the Riftwar: 6.0
Shannara: 6.0
Heritage of Shannara: 5.9
Conan the Barbarian (Jordan): 5.6
The Shadowleague: 5.2
Deverry: 5.0
The Westlands: 5.0
The Belgariad: 4.0
Saga of Recluce: 4.0
............
Le Guin - Earthsea: 10
Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: 10
Kerr - Deverry: 9.5
Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: 9
Hobb - Realm of the Elderlings: 9
Vance - Lyonesse: 9
Wolfe - The Book of the New Sun: 9
Zelazny - Amber: 9
Donaldson - Mordant's Need: 8.5
Jordan - Wheel of Time: 8.5
Kearney - The Monarchies of God: 8.5
Keyes - The Kingdoms Of Thorn and Bone: 8.5
Flewelling - The Tamir Trilogy: 8
Park - Roumanian Quartet: 8
Feist + Wurtz - Empire: 7.5
Friedman - The Coldfire Trilogy: 7.5
GRRM - A Song of Ice and Fire: 7.5
Hughart - Master Li: 7.5
King - The Dark Tower: 7.5
MacKillip - Riddlemaster: 7.5
Russell - The Swans' War: 7.5
Siegel - Fern Capel books: 7.5
Berg - The Rai Kirah: 7
Butcher - The Dresden Files: 7
Card - Alvin Maker: 7
Fforde - Thursday Next: 7
Flewelling - Nightrunner: 7
Hearn - Tales of the Otori: 7
May - The Saga of the Exiles: 7
West - The Sun Sword: 7
Brenchley - Outremer: 6.5
Erikson - The Malazan Book of the Fallen: 6.5
Kurtz - The Chronicles of the Deryni: 6.5
Arden - The Orokon: 6
Duncan - A Man of His Word: 5
Eddings - The Belgariad: 5
J. V. Jones - Book of Words: 5
Hambly - The Darwath Trilogy: 5
May - The Boreal Moon Tale: 5
Williams - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn: 5
Eddings - The Malloreon: 4
Modesitt - Recluce: 4
Brooks - Heritage of Shannara: 3
Lawhead - Song of Albion: 3
Lynn - The Chronicles of Tornor: 3
Furey - The Artefacts of Power: 2.5
Eddings - The Elenium: 2.5
Zindell - The Ea Cycle: 2
Goodkind - Sword of Truth: 1
Irvine -The View from the Mirror: 1