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message 1: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:25PM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments "An Aficionado’s Guide to the best <100> Fantasy Books of All Time"

Fantasy Aficionados is creating a list of the top 100 fantasy books of all time! It’s a large undertaking but hey, we aren’t called “Aficionados” for nothing. :-)

Here are the rules:
Each person can nominate 10 books.

Nominations last until Friday, September 16th.

Multiple polls will run simultaneously until we narrow the nomination list down to 100 books. Each poll will run for a total of 10 days. At the end of that time the top 50 books will move on to the next round. When 100 books remain we will vote in a final poll for the position of the top 100 books.

How to nominate books:
- A series is considered one nomination. For example, someone nominating Gardens of the Moon would actually nominate the entire Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

- No Science Fiction books! Any sci-fi books nominated will be discarded. For the purpose of this poll Star Wars and all of its derivatives will be considered sci-fi and not eligible.

- When writing your nomination, make sure to add the book as a link. Please do not just write the name of the book/series. If nominating a series link the omnibus edition, if possible. If no omnibus edition exists/is not inside the GR system, please link the first book in the series. Any book nominated without a link will be discarded.

Example
Yes: The Elenium: The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight & The Sapphire Rose
No: The Elenium

Other important stuff
Have fun!

Don’t argue about other’s choices! Save that for this thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

Have any questions as to if a book is eligible for nomination? Majority Rules: The group will decide on this thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

Think that someone nominated a book that isn’t eligible? Majority Rules: Please discuss in this thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...


message 2: by Laurel (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:31PM

Laurel MrsJ and her moderator compadres - thank you for doing this!


message 4: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 30, 2011 09:40PM) (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:38PM

The Lions of al-Rassan

The Name of the Wind(Kingkiller Chronicles)

The Lies of Locke Lamora(Gentlemen Bastards)

The Gunslinger(Dark Tower)

The Lord of the Rings

Storm Front(Dresden Files)

Mistborn: The Final Empire(Mistborn)

The Blade Itself(First Law)

Heir to the Empire(Thrawn Trilogy)

A Game of Thrones(A Song of Ice and Fire)



edit: completely forgot ASoIaF. I'm such an idiot.


message 5: by mark (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:40PM

mark monday (majestic-plural) | 380 comments this is awesome. now i have to think about my top 10.


message 6: by Angie (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:42PM

Angie (morwen84) | 19 comments this is an awesome idea!

how do i link the books i want to nominate? i've never done that before.


message 7: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:43PM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments :-)


message 8: by Laurel (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:44PM

Laurel No worries, Ala. I got it!

(really wish Scott Lynch would put out a new book - sigh)


message 9: by mark (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:50PM

mark monday (majestic-plural) | 380 comments Angie wrote: "this is an awesome idea!

how do i link the books i want to nominate? i've never done that before."

angie, it is wonderfully simple. just click on the "add book/author" right above the blank comment space, then enter the name or author of the book you'd like.


message 10: by Lee (new)
Aug 30, 2011 09:57PM

Lee (kiwifirst) This is a great idea. I will be able to use this to make new friends :)


message 14: by Angie (new)
Aug 30, 2011 10:15PM

Angie (morwen84) | 19 comments mark wrote: "Angie wrote: "this is an awesome idea!

how do i link the books i want to nominate? i've never done that before."

angie, it is wonderfully simple. just click on the "add book/author" right abo..."

thanks!


message 15: by mark (new)
Aug 30, 2011 10:21PM

mark monday (majestic-plural) | 380 comments not sure if this should go on one of the threads, but it doesn't seem to fit...

anyway, i think Book of Merlyn could probably be considered as a part of Once and Future King?


message 16: by Angie (new)
Aug 30, 2011 10:32PM

Angie (morwen84) | 19 comments which one doesn't seem to fit?

well i didn't see an omnibus edition for The Once And Future King and The Book Of Merlyn together so i just wanted to make sure it was counted since it's one of my all-time favorites.


message 18: by mark (new)
Aug 30, 2011 10:38PM

mark monday (majestic-plural) | 380 comments Angie wrote: "which one doesn't seem to fit?..."

oh, i meant that my comment didn't fit!


message 23: by Dirk (last edited Aug 31, 2011 12:30AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 12:19AM

Dirk Grobbelaar (dirkg) The Lord of the Rings

Magician (Riftwar)

The Briar King (Kingdoms of Thorn & Bone)

The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

Legend (Drenai)

The Blade Itself (The First Law)

A Game of Thrones (Song of Ice & Fire)

The Anvil of Ice (Winter of the World)

Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser)

Hmm. This is more difficult than I thought. 10 seems too few all of a sudden.


message 26: by Nathan (new)
Aug 31, 2011 02:25AM

Nathan (siddhin) This is hard..

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy)
A Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire)
The Color of Magic (Discworld Series)

Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica Saga)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy)
His Dark Materials
The Hobbit
The Mists of Avalon

That makes nine. I'll stick with that I think


message 27: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 31, 2011 02:47AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 02:44AM

Lord of the Rings
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad)
The Hobbit
On a Pale Horse (Incarnation of Immortality)
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
Labyrinth (The Languedoc Trilogy)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter)
Interview With the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles)
Matilda


message 28: by Aloha (new)
Aug 31, 2011 02:44AM

Aloha | 940 comments I think I'll leave you true fantasy lovers to compile the list. I'm a reading mutt.


message 30: by Emy (last edited Aug 31, 2011 07:44AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 03:38AM

Emy (emypt) | 20 comments Trying to nominate ones I love that are not already nominated...:
1. Worlds' End
2. Graceling
3. The Nose
4. Storm Front + series
5. Un Lun Dun
6. Dead Witch Walking
7. Clockwork Angel
8. Kushiel's Dart
9. Night Watch
10. Series: Wicked Lovely; Ink Exchange; Fragile Eternity; Radiant Shadows; Darkest Mercy
And two floaters :)
Acheron
Night Shift


message 31: by Kevin (last edited Sep 16, 2011 03:57AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 04:06AM

Kevin Xu (kxu65) Redwall (Redwall)
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel Trilogy)
The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain)
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance)
Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Symphony of Ages)
Daughter of the Forest (Seventhwater Trilogy)
Orphans of Chaos (Chronicles of Chaos)


message 32: by RedPaint (last edited Aug 31, 2011 04:24AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 04:23AM

RedPaint Spilman | 8 comments Xanth series A Spell for Chameleon
series again The Looking Glass Wars
The Wheel of time series by Robert Jordan
The Hollows series Dead Witch Walking
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Mercy Thompson series Moon Called
Deryni series Deryni Rising
The Mists of Avalon

I'm kind of on the fence about the Deryni series as the Dresden Files series and the Nightside series are both so good.


message 33: by Dana (last edited Sep 15, 2011 10:21AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 04:45AM

Dana | 140 comments Wow, this is harder than I thought it was going to be.
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard)
Someplace to Be Flying
Dragon Prince
Dragon Wing (the Death Gate Cycle)
The Name of the Wind
The Witches of Eileanan
Tigana
Tehanu (although maybe that one is considered a part of A Wizard of Earthsea .. it's not part of the main trilogy though and I like it so much better)


message 34: by Mach (new)
Aug 31, 2011 04:50AM

Mach | 572 comments I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?


message 35: by Kevin (new)
Aug 31, 2011 05:05AM

Kevin Xu (kxu65) Machavelli wrote: "I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?"

I agree, that is way I tried to nominate all books that had not been nominated before.


message 36: by Kara (new)
Aug 31, 2011 05:21AM

Kara (sterlink) | 143 comments Yes. I too was thinking only list books you have not already seen nominated. (so "Thank you" Kevin for throwing in the Night Angel Trilogy!)


message 38: by Dirk (new)
Aug 31, 2011 05:22AM

Dirk Grobbelaar (dirkg) Machavelli wrote: "I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?"

I'm assuming that the books with the most nominations are the ones that eventually top the list. Anybody care to confirm?


message 39: by Mach (new)
Aug 31, 2011 05:27AM

Mach | 572 comments But the polls will be unfair, if the same couple of books are on all the polls, they will then have a bigger chance of winning then the books that are not on several nominations. The same books might even come on top of all the polls.


message 41: by Mach (new)
Aug 31, 2011 05:41AM

Mach | 572 comments The Prince of Nothing Trilogy

The Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic + Mad Ship + Ship of Destiny.

Dragon Haven The rainwild chronicles series

The Warded Man, Demon Cycle #1

Those four are the only once i don't think have been nominated already.


message 42: by Kevin (last edited Aug 31, 2011 06:21AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 06:17AM

Kevin Xu (kxu65) I think we can categorize all the Robin Hobb books, not including the Soldier and Son Trilogy into one series called Realms of the Elderlings.


message 43: by Patricia (last edited Aug 31, 2011 06:40AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 06:21AM

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) My list is simply those I loved before I ever started seeking out fantasy novels--those novels I loved because they were simply wonderful. They're novels that have reached far beyond the fantasy readership. That doesn't necessarily make them more important or better--but they stand out in my mind.

In no particular order:

Mary Poppins (The Poppins Series)

The Harry Potter Collection (The Potter Series)

Half Magic (All Edward Eager)

The Hobbit (All Tolkein)

Mort (All Discworld)

Anansi Boys

The Princess Bride

His Majesty's Dragon (Again, the series)


message 44: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Aug 31, 2011 06:52AM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments Machavelli wrote: "But the polls will be unfair, if the same couple of books are on all the polls, they will then have a bigger chance of winning then the books that are not on several nominations. The same books mig..."

Dirk wrote: "Machavelli wrote: "I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?"

I'm assuming t..."

Kevin wrote: "Machavelli wrote: "I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?"

I agree, that is..."

Machavelli wrote: "I see that people are nominatating the same books over and over again. Should you not say anything about not nominating a book that has already been nominated?"

----

It doesn't matter how many times a book is nominated. Each book/series will only be listed once. If someone wants to nominate the same book as others it will be fine. No book will be weighted based on nominations alone.


By the way, all discussions regarding eligibility and/or what/who/why should be taken to one of following threads. No one is assisting me with compiling this information so I will not be reading this thread with an eye to answer any questions. If you have questions/comments/concerns that were not discussed/addressed in "The Rules" thread, please direct them to the following threads:
Elgibity: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

Discussions: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...


message 45: by Mawgojzeta (last edited Aug 31, 2011 07:02AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 07:01AM

Mawgojzeta | 65 comments Little, Big - John Crowley

Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood Cycle) - Robert Holdstock

The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow series) - Janny Wurts

Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn series) - Brandon Sanderson

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire series) - George RR Martin

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series) - Stephen R. Donaldson

Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin

The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) - Mary Stewart

The Dreaming Tree (Arafel #1-2 omnibus) - C.J. Cherryh


message 46: by Kit★ (last edited Aug 31, 2011 07:15AM) (new)
Aug 31, 2011 07:10AM

Kit★ (xkittyxlzt) | 1018 comments Ok, I can't think of ten, but my top faves that I've read so far are:


Arrows of the Queen (Valdemar Series)

The Gunslinger (Dark Tower Series)

The Magicians and Mrs. Quent (Mrs. Quent Series)

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

The Talisman

Kushiel's Dart (Kushiel Series)

Harry Potter Boxset

The Chronicles of Narnia

(Edited to add the Narnia series)


message 48: by Dirk (new)
Aug 31, 2011 07:37AM

Dirk Grobbelaar (dirkg) This is going to turn into one heck of a reference list, especially if you're on the lookout for something to read...


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