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cinaed(Yes, I am alive. At some point I will do a post about work and getting ready for grad school and Otakon and whatnot, but today I'd rather do a meme.)
NPR's Top 100 SFF Books list is out. The meme is to bold if you've read the book/series, italicize ones you fully intend to read, underline if it's a series you've read part but not all of.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card [Multiple times! This was one of my comfort reads when I was a teenager. ...Yeah.]
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert [Read the first, got creeped out by the pedophile villain and stopped there.]
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin [Have read the first two, plan on reading the rest when I have spare time.]
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury [We read this in high school. I remember not hating it?]
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov [I own a few of the books, just haven't gotten around to reading them.]
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut! One of my favorite authors and favorite books.]
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley [I've been trying to read more classic books and this one looks good.]
22. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury [Yet another one I own and plan to read.]
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman [I was getting the volumes from the library and then someone checked out all of them and I forgot about finishing. At some point I will, though.
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey [Another comfort read as a teenager.]
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin [LeGuin is one of my favorite writers ever. I am currently on a massive quest to read all the books I can by her, which is difficult when quite a few are out of print.]
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White [Another one I own and need to read!]
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle [I love Beagle's writing style, and The Last Unicorn is one of his best books.]
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett [One of my favorite Discworld books!]
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold [I read one of the books and mean to eventually read the rest.]
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke [Started it and gave up halfway through. Will try again at some point, though! Maybe now that I've read more classic novels I'll be able to enjoy the writing style.]
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks [I got about two chapters in and had to give up. The writing style and characters just did not appeal at all.]
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne [I started to read, but oh my god, the narrator was so whiny. At some point I plan to finish, if just so I can request Yuletide fic where his fiancee goes with the uncle on the adventure instead, disguised as a guy. She seemed like she would actually ENJOY the trip.]
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey [tried the first one; bounced off hard.]
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin [I own it! I just got distracted by A Song of Ice and Fire.]
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire [Enjoyed it and the first sequel; liked the musical a hell of a lot better.]
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher [I love The Dresden Files so I definitely plan to read this series as well.]
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan [Read the first few because a co-worker pressed them on me. They were relatively interesting until the author showed her ass regarding fanfiction, and then I lost all interest.]
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov [The Robots trilogy is one of my favorite series. I've reread it quite a few times.]
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis [I read Doomsday and enjoyed it. However, its stand-alone companion, To Say Nothing of the Dog, is my absolute favorite of hers. Actually, I just finished a reread of it the other day!]
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville [I want to like Mieville, but I keep trying to read his stuff and aside from Un Lun Dun, I keep bouncing off it. I do own this book though so maybe I'll give it another try.]
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony [...Why is this HERE? I read the first few as a pre-teen and loved them because I didn't know any better, but seriously. Piers Anthony, your id is showing in EVERY BOOK.]
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis [...C.S. Lewis wrote a sci-fi trilogy? Color me intrigued!]
NPR's Top 100 SFF Books list is out. The meme is to bold if you've read the book/series, italicize ones you fully intend to read, underline if it's a series you've read part but not all of.
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card [Multiple times! This was one of my comfort reads when I was a teenager. ...Yeah.]
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert [Read the first, got creeped out by the pedophile villain and stopped there.]
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin [Have read the first two, plan on reading the rest when I have spare time.]
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury [We read this in high school. I remember not hating it?]
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov [I own a few of the books, just haven't gotten around to reading them.]
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut! One of my favorite authors and favorite books.]
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley [I've been trying to read more classic books and this one looks good.]
22. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury [Yet another one I own and plan to read.]
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman [I was getting the volumes from the library and then someone checked out all of them and I forgot about finishing. At some point I will, though.
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey [Another comfort read as a teenager.]
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin [LeGuin is one of my favorite writers ever. I am currently on a massive quest to read all the books I can by her, which is difficult when quite a few are out of print.]
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White [Another one I own and need to read!]
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle [I love Beagle's writing style, and The Last Unicorn is one of his best books.]
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett [One of my favorite Discworld books!]
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold [I read one of the books and mean to eventually read the rest.]
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke [Started it and gave up halfway through. Will try again at some point, though! Maybe now that I've read more classic novels I'll be able to enjoy the writing style.]
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks [I got about two chapters in and had to give up. The writing style and characters just did not appeal at all.]
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne [I started to read, but oh my god, the narrator was so whiny. At some point I plan to finish, if just so I can request Yuletide fic where his fiancee goes with the uncle on the adventure instead, disguised as a guy. She seemed like she would actually ENJOY the trip.]
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey [tried the first one; bounced off hard.]
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin [I own it! I just got distracted by A Song of Ice and Fire.]
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire [Enjoyed it and the first sequel; liked the musical a hell of a lot better.]
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher [I love The Dresden Files so I definitely plan to read this series as well.]
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan [Read the first few because a co-worker pressed them on me. They were relatively interesting until the author showed her ass regarding fanfiction, and then I lost all interest.]
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov [The Robots trilogy is one of my favorite series. I've reread it quite a few times.]
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis [I read Doomsday and enjoyed it. However, its stand-alone companion, To Say Nothing of the Dog, is my absolute favorite of hers. Actually, I just finished a reread of it the other day!]
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville [I want to like Mieville, but I keep trying to read his stuff and aside from Un Lun Dun, I keep bouncing off it. I do own this book though so maybe I'll give it another try.]
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony [...Why is this HERE? I read the first few as a pre-teen and loved them because I didn't know any better, but seriously. Piers Anthony, your id is showing in EVERY BOOK.]
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis [...C.S. Lewis wrote a sci-fi trilogy? Color me intrigued!]
