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message 102: by Amelia (new)
Sep 02, 2011 07:58AM

Amelia (narknon) Malazan Book of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon
Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings
Wars of Light and Shadow: Janny Wurts Collection: Warhost of Vastmark, Grand Conspiracy, the Ship of Merior, Fugitive Prince, Peril's Gate, Stormed Fortress, the Curse of the Mistwraith, Traitor's Knot
Rai Kirah Trilogy: Transformation
Lighthouse duology: Cartamandua Legacy, which is an omnibus for this series, it just doesn't seem right, so I'll post the first book too Flesh and Spirit
Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World
The Belgariad: The Belgariad Boxed Set
The Blue Sword
The Stormlight Archives: The Way of Kings
Harry Potter: Harry Potter Boxset


message 103: by Kara (new)
Sep 02, 2011 12:47PM

Kara (sterlink) | 143 comments MrsJoseph wrote: "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. "

Thanks for clarifying MrsJ.

=)


message 106: by Brett (new)
Sep 04, 2011 10:51PM

Brett (battlinjack) | 114 comments [Book: The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit]
[Book: The Black Company]
[Book: The Elric Saga Part I (Elric Saga, #1-3)]
[Book: The First Book of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-4)]
[Book: Darkover Landfall]
[Book: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1-3)]
[Book: Arrows of the Queen (Valdemar: Arrows of the Queen #1)]
[Book: The Deed of Paksenarrion]
[Book: Magic Goes Away]
[Book: The Dragonbone Chair, Stone Of Farewell, To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow. And Thorn, 1, 2, 3,)]


message 107: by Shanshad (new)
Sep 05, 2011 06:23AM

Shanshad Whelan | 35 comments Small Gods(Discworld)
Good Omens
The Way of Kings--Only the first book is out, but if someone asked me to recommend good fantasy, this'd be one of them.
The Last Unicorn
So You Want to Be a Wizard(Wizard Series)
The Blue Sword
Alanna: The First Adventure(Tortall Series)
Charlotte's WebDidn't see any restrictions about children's works. This one's still at the top of my faves.
Redwall(Redwall Series)


message 108: by Valerie (new)
Sep 05, 2011 08:27AM

Valerie (versusthesiren) | 357 comments ^ Ahh good, you reminded me! Adding The Last Unicorn to my list. One more slot left for me. D: (Mods, would it be easier if I edited this into my original list?)


message 111: by carol. , Senor Crabbypants (last edited Sep 05, 2011 11:08PM) (new)
Sep 05, 2011 10:54PM

carol. | 2616 comments This is hard...
1. The Last Unicorn
2. Daggerspell (Deverry series)
3. God Stalk
4. Nine Princes in Amber (Amber series)
5. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82... (sorry for the link; can't seem to get Goodreads to search it using the "add book" method); The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
6. The Lions of al-Rassan
7. The Blue Sword
8. The Book of Jhereg (Vlad Taltos series)
9. Tam Lin
10. In the Night Garden


message 113: by Danielle The Book Huntress (new)
Sep 06, 2011 06:55AM

Danielle The Book Huntress (gatadelafuente) This will make a great reader's list for me. I appreciate everyone's contributions!


message 117: by Mick (new)
Sep 10, 2011 11:50AM

Mick (mickanick) | 13 comments This was so hard! All of my all-time favorites already have multiple mentions, so here's what I didn't see.

Watchtower (Chronicles of Tornor) Elyzabeth A. Lynn
Swordspoint Ellen Kushner
The Mythago Cycle, Volume 1: Mythago Wood & Lavondyss Robert Holdstock
The Adept (Adept series) Katherine Kurtz
The Time of the Dark (Darwath) Barbara Hambly
Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy Patricia A. McKillip
Briar Rose (Fairy Tale series) Jane Yolen
The Light of Burning Shadows Chris Evans
Sixty-One Nails Mike Shevdon
A Local Habitation Seanan McGuire


message 118: by carol. , Senor Crabbypants (new)
Sep 10, 2011 12:01PM

carol. | 2616 comments Note: MrsJ put the first set of polls up, so I'm not sure nominations are open anymore.


message 119: by Valerie (new)
Sep 10, 2011 01:29PM

Valerie (versusthesiren) | 357 comments I think they're open until the 16th - she put up the polls for the October read, though.


message 121: by Shanshad (new)
Sep 10, 2011 03:14PM

Shanshad Whelan | 35 comments Shanshad wrote: "Small Gods(Discworld)
Good Omens
The Way of Kings--Only the first book is out, but if someone asked me to recommend good fantasy, this'd be one of them.
[bo..."

one last rec for me!
[book:The Stress of Her Regard|417656]


message 122: by carol. , Senor Crabbypants (new)
Sep 10, 2011 04:13PM

carol. | 2616 comments Valerie wrote: "I think they're open until the 16th - she put up the polls for the October read, though."

Ah, you are right. A little more time! Hmm, maybe I should change my nominations...


message 123: by Maggie (new)
Sep 12, 2011 09:35AM

Maggie (ceodraiocht) | 9 comments When thinking of a list of "top 100 fantasy books of all time" I'm going to nominate some I haven't seen listed as much as I'm thinking the repeated classics already mentioned will make it. The last two have magic, no dragons...:
The Wood Wife
BittenWomen of the Otherworld series
Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy
Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan series)
Urban Shaman (Walker Papers)
Heart Of Stone (Negotiator Trilogy)
Dead Until Dark(Sookie Stackhouse)
Dreams Underfoot (Newford series)
The Queen's Fool(I *think* this is the only fantasy one Phillipa has written...)
Odd Thomas Set


message 124: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (last edited Sep 12, 2011 03:53PM) (new)
Sep 12, 2011 03:46PM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments Witch World - Andre Norton
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinnley
Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy - Patricia McKillip
Darkover Landfall - Marion Zimmer Bradley
Legend - David Gemmell
The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagel
The Last Herald-Mage - Mercedes Lackey
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
The Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams*
The Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper

*Is betting that someone else nominated this


message 127: by Lanica (last edited Sep 14, 2011 05:32AM) (new)
Sep 13, 2011 12:01PM

Lanica | 6 comments All of my very favorites have been mentioned time and again above, so I'm going to go out on a limb with some of my most obscure favorites...

1 - Inferno
2 - The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
3 - The Descent
4 - Nine Princes in Amber (Series)
5 - Preludes and Nocturnes (Series)
6 - Necroscope (Series)
7 - The Time Traveler's Wife
8 - Swords and Deviltry (Series)
9 - Hounded (Series)
10- The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Series)


message 128: by Rusty (new)
Sep 13, 2011 12:47PM

Rusty I'd like to add the Crown of Stars series by Kurtz. Wonderful reads!


message 133: by CuriousSusan (new)
Sep 13, 2011 04:24PM

CuriousSusan D (curiousd) | 5 comments 1 The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien

2 The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley

3 A Song of Ice and Fire 1-5 George R.R. Martin

4 In Shades of Grey Melissa Myers

5 Kushiel's Series Jacqueline Carey

6 Ender's Game Series Orson Scott Card

7 Harry Potter Collection J.K. Rowling

8 Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr Christopher Paolini

9 Xanth Series: A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony

and I'll save my 10th for something I've forgotten. :)


message 136: by Jelle (new)
Sep 13, 2011 11:32PM

Jelle van der Zwaag (jelle-reads) After this, I have so many new stuff to read!

Deadhouse Gates (Malazan, Book of the Fallen)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Pawn of Prophecy
Magician
Wizard and Glass
The Blade Itself


message 137: by Elien (last edited Sep 14, 2011 07:26AM) (new)
Sep 14, 2011 07:25AM

Elien | 36 comments The Lord of the Rings
Kushiel's Dart (The Kushiel Series)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy)
Good Omens
The White Mare (Dalriada Trilogy)
The Winter King (The Arthur Books)
Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover)
The Once and Future King
The Hobbit


message 138: by Janny (new)
Sep 14, 2011 10:21AM

Janny (jannywurts) | 181 comments In no particular order, and stressing books perhaps not mentioned, yet, that are gems:

Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone, which comprises Carol Berg's Lighthouse duology.

Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly

The Tree of Swords and Jewels and its sequel, by C. J. Cherryh

The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells

A Sorcerer's Treason - Isavalta series by Sarah Zettel

Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant

Damiano's Lute - Damiano trilogy, by R. A. MacAvoy

And two other standalones by R. A. MacAvoy (I couldn't decide which of her titles to pick/so add one if need be?)
The Grey Horse
Tea With the Black Dragon

The Limbreth Gate - trilogy - Megan Lindholm (a.k.a. Robin Hobb)



The Gnome's Engine by Theresa Edgerton

The Dagger and the Cross by Judith Tarr

Ack - that's more than ten! But all these titles have great merit.

(I did not mention other favorites, since they've been put on the list already)


message 139: by Hettie (new)
Sep 14, 2011 10:36AM

Hettie | 1 comments Okay here is my nomination. I think that most of these have already been nominated but just in case.

Also a quick question. Do all the series set in the same universe get counted or do they need to be nominated seperately. So for example if the Belgariad is nominated does that include the Mallorean? Would Song of the Lioness include the Immortals? I think that would shrink the nomination list a bit.


The Belgariad Boxed Set
Guardians of the West (Mallorean series)
The Diamond Throne(Elenium series)
The Song of the Lioness Quartet
Wild Magic (Immortals series)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, Valdemar Universe)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards)
The Chronicles of Narnia
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of immortality)

I am sure that I have missed something out!


message 140: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Sep 14, 2011 10:40AM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments Hettie wrote: "Okay here is my nomination. I think that most of these have already been nominated but just in case.

Also a quick question. Do all the series set in the same universe get counted or do they need t..."

That's a great question! Now let me get back to you on that, lol. :)


message 141: by carol. , Senor Crabbypants (last edited Sep 14, 2011 11:40AM) (new)
Sep 14, 2011 11:40AM

carol. | 2616 comments Janny wrote: "In no particular order, and stressing books perhaps not mentioned, yet, that are gems:

Narrow down to 10 items, Janny. No exceptions. :)


message 142: by Janny (new)
Sep 14, 2011 01:11PM

Janny (jannywurts) | 181 comments Carol wrote: "Janny wrote: "In no particular order, and stressing books perhaps not mentioned, yet, that are gems:

Narrow down to 10 items, Janny. No exceptions. :)"

Ack, OK.

Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone, which comprises Carol Berg's Lighthouse duology. TREAT THIS SERIES AS ONE.

Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly

The Tree of Swords and Jewels and its sequel, by C. J. Cherryh

The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells

A Sorcerer's Treason - Isavalta series by Sarah Zettel

Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant

Damiano's Lute - Damiano trilogy, by R. A. MacAvoy


The Limbreth Gate - trilogy - Megan Lindholm (a.k.a. Robin Hobb)



The Gnome's Engine by Theresa Edgerton

The Dagger and the Cross by Judith Tarr


message 143: by Jason (new)
Sep 14, 2011 03:14PM

Jason (darkfiction) | 3204 comments I want to thank you, MrsJ for doing such an awesome job with this. I've spent some weeks thinking about this. So here's my list:

The Lord of the Rings
A Song of Ice and Fire 4-Book Boxed Set
Harry Potter Boxed Set
Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea/The Tombs of Atuan/The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin
American Gods Neil Gaiman
The Riftwar Saga Raymond E. Feist
Storm Front Dresden Files
Something from the Nightside Nightside series by Simon R. Green
Finch
First Law Books 1-3 (The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings)


message 144: by Mach (new)
Sep 14, 2011 05:25PM

Mach | 572 comments I previously nominated four books because i did not want to nominate books that have already been nominated. I have since been informed it does not matter if the book has already been nominated. These are the remaining six.

A Song of Ice and Fire 4-Book Boxed Set

The Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit

The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set

Robin Hobb Collection: Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest

Harry Potter Boxed Set


message 145: by Kelly (new)
Sep 15, 2011 08:32AM

Kelly Flanagan | 43 comments 1.Liveship Traders
2.Malazan books of the Fallen
3.Farseer Trilogy
4.The Songs of Isaac - anything by Ken Scholes
5.Clockwork Earth -anything by Jay Lake


message 147: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Sep 15, 2011 11:51AM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments Today is the last day for nominations! Get your edits in now! This thread will be closed for comments/edits on tomorrow early.

If you try to edit on tomorrow, don't complain if your nomination does not show up.


message 148: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma* (new)
Sep 15, 2011 08:36PM

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 7282 comments Kevin wrote: "I would like to take out my nominations for The Crystal Cave and American Gods, since it already been nominated by other people. Then I would like to add in [book:Daughter ..."

Edit your original post, please.


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