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An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time: VOTE & Final Nomination List
Okay...I voted. I guess I must have failed to click the done key or something. Anyway, thanks MrsJ.
@Kathy, if you voted within this week I think you're good. The link, I think, is just a reminder to vote before it closes.
Kathy wrote: "I am having difficulties with the link also, it opens to "thank you for taking the survey.""This, I'm not sure of. I would try clearing your cache and trying again.
Traci wrote: "@Kathy, if you voted within this week I think you're good. The link, I think, is just a reminder to vote before it closes."This could be true, too.
I voted five times for twilight.
I hope that's ok.
I hope that's ok.
*throws circus peanuts at Ala*
Ala wrote: "I voted five times for twilight. I hope that's ok."
Whew, glad to see I'm not the only one who did that! :D
When is the final vote up? Or is it already?
I have no idea, the 4th round is over then the fifth one will be posted soon i think.
Final Round!This is it, ladies and gentlemen! We’ve picked our 100 books for “An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time” and here they are (in no particular order):
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1 The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings
2 A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire
3 The Harry Potter Collection The Harry Potter Collection J.K. Rowling Harry Potter
4 The Name of the Wind The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicles
5 The Eye of the World The Eye of the World Robert Jordan Wheel of Time
6 Robin Hobb Collection: Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest Robin Hobb Collection: Farseer Trilog - Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest Robin Hobb Farseer Trilogy
7 Mistborn: The Final Empire Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson Mistborn
8 The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia
9 His Dark Materials His Dark Materials Philip Pullman His Dark Materials
10 The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit David Eddings The Belgariad
11 American Gods / Anansi Boys: Coffret 2 volumes American Gods / Anansi Boys: Coffret 2 volumes Neil Gaiman
12 Storm Front Storm Front Jim Butcher The Dresden Files
13 The Night Angel Trilogy The Night Angel Trilogy Brent Weeks The Night Angel Trilogy
14 The Dark Tower The Dark Tower Series Collection: Gunslinger, Drawing of the Three, Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, the Dark Tower Stephen King The Dark Tower
15 Neverwhere Neverwhere Neil Gaiman
16 The Color of Magic The Color of Magic Terry Pratchett Discworld
17 The Mists of Avalon The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley Avalon
18 Magician Magician Raymond E. Feist Riftwar Saga
19 The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition R.A. Salvatore Dark Elf Trilogy
20 Wizard's First Rule Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth
21 A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin Earthsea Cycle
22 The Princess Bride The Princess Bride William Goldman
23 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll
24 Good Omens Good Omens Terry Pratchett
25 Kushiel's Dart Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey Kushiel's Legacy
26 Interview With the Vampire Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice The Vampire Chronicles
27 Stardust Stardust Neil Gaiman
28 The Odyssey The Odyssey Homer
29 The Sword of Shannara Trilogy The Sword of Shannara Trilogy Terry Brooks The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
30 The Way of Kings The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archives
31 The Blade Itself The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie The First Law
32 Tigana Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay
33 Watership Down Watership Down Richard Adams
34 Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
35 The Lies of Locke Lamora The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch Gentlemen Bastards
36 The Once and Future King The Once and Future King T.H. White The Once and Future King
37 The Warded Man, Demon Cycle #1 The Warded Man, Demon Cycle #1 Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle
38 Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Dragons of Winter Night Dragons of Spring Dawning The Dragonlance Chronicles/Dragons of Autumn Twilight/Dragons of Winter Night/Dragons of Spring Dawning Margaret Weis Dragonlance Chronicles
39 Fool's Errand Fool's Errand Robin Hobb The Tawny Man Series
40 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke
41 Moon Called Moon Called Patricia Briggs The Mercy Thompson Series
42 The Liveship Traders Trilogy The Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic + Mad Ship + Ship of Destiny. Robin Hobb The Liveship Traders Trilogy
43 Elantris Elantris Brandon Sanderson
44 Howl's Moving Castle Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones Castle Series
45 The Fionavar Tapestry The Fionavar Tapestry Guy Gavriel Kay The Fionavar Tapestry
46 The Iliad The Iliad Homer
47 Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr Christopher Paolini Inheritance
48 Gardens of the Moon Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson Malazan Book of the Fallen
49 Sabriel Sabriel Garth Nix Abhorsen Chronicles
50 Daughter of the Forest Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier Sevenwaters
51 The Neverending Story The Neverending Story Michael Ende
52 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum The Oz Series
53 The Last Unicorn The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
54 The Dark Is Rising Sequence The Dark Is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper The Dark Is Rising
55 The Lions of al-Rassan The Lions of al-Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay
56 Beowulf: A New Verse Translation Beowulf: A New Verse Translation Unknown
57 Dead Witch Walking Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison The Hollows
58 The Curse of Chalion The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold Chalion Series
59 The Great Book of Amber The Great Book of Amber Roger Zelazny The Chronicles of Amber
60 The Talisman The Talisman Stephen King
61 Elric of Melniboné Elric of Melniboné Michael Moorcock The Elric Saga
62 Furies of Calderon Furies of Calderon Jim Butcher Codex Alera
63 Legend Legend David Gemmell Drenai Tales series
64 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Olympians
65 Perdido Street Station Perdido Street Station China Miéville New Crobuzon
66 His Majesty's Dragon His Majesty's Dragon Naomi Novik Temeraire series
67 The Children of Húrin The Children of Húrin J R R Tolkein
68 Daughter of the Blood Daughter of the Blood Anne Bishop The Black Jewels
69 Eyes of the Dragon The Eyes of the Dragon Stephen King
70 Hounded Hounded Kevin Hearne The Iron Druid Chronicles
71 Magic Bites Magic Bites Ilona Andrews The Kate Daniels Series
72 Redwall Redwall Brian Jacques The Redwall Adventures
73 The Black Prism The Black Prism Brent Weeks
74 The Dragonbone Chair The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
75 The Magic Kingdom of Landover: Volume 1 The Magic Kingdom of Landover: Volume 1 Terry Brooks The Magic Kingdom of Landover
76 The Malloreon, Vol. 1: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda The Malloreon, Vol. 1: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings The Malloreon
77 A Spell for Chameleon A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony Xanth
78 Best Served Cold Best Served Cold Joe Abercrombie
79 Chronicles of The Black Company Chronicles of The Black Company Glen Cook The Black Company
80 Dead Until Dark Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse
81 Alanna: The First Adventure Alanna: The First Adventure Tamora Pierce Song of the Lioness Quartet
82 Daughter of the Empire Daughter of the Empire Janny Wurts & Raymond E. Feist The Empire Trilogy
83 On a Pale Horse On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony Incarnations of Immortality
84 Queen's Own Queen's Own Mercedes Lackey Arrows of the Queen
85 The Last Herald Mage The Last Herald-Mage Mercedes Lackey The Last Herald Mage
86 Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web E. B. White
87 Divine Comedy The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri
88 Graceling Graceling Kristin Cashore
89 The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition Robert E. Howard The Chronicles of Conan the Barbarian
90 Black Sun Rising Black Sun Rising C S Friedman The Coldfire Trilogy
91 Darkfever Darkfever Karen Marie Moning Fever Series
92 Dragon Wing Dragon Wing Margaret Weis The Death Gate Cycle
93 Merlin Trilogy Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy Mary Steward The Arthurian Saga
94 Night Watch Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko Watch Series
95 Priestess of the White Priestess of the White Trudi Canavan Age of the Five
96 Swords and Deviltry Swords and Deviltry Fritz Leiber Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
97 The Book of Three The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander The Chronicles of Prydain
98 The Deed of Paksenarrion The Deed of Paksenarrion Elizabeth Moon The Deed of Paksenarrion
99 Dreams Underfoot Dreams Underfoot Charles de Lint Newford
100 Mary Poppins Mary Poppins P.L. Travers Mary Poppins
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If you don’t see your favorite book (or a bunch of books you hate) then you should participate more often and vote! :-)
Vote for your favorite book to help determine that book’s position on the An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time list.
The poll to determine each book’s position on the list has been started here: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/55...
Don’t forget! You only get ONE VOTE.
This poll will run for TWO WEEKS.
Wow, that's a cool list. :D I'm going to have to think about this...
I don't see Twilight, despite Ala voting for it five times. Now what will I vote for?
Woot! Making note of the ones I need to read :)
I see True Blood there.. Noooo.. *goes in a corner to sulk*
MrsJ,You spent immense amounts of your own time, (and money I might add), to wrangle a huge group of strong wills and personalities into creating a masterful list of fantasy that is JUST FOR US! I think you're amazing!
Three Cheers!!!
Just voted. The guilt is killing me. I'm sorry Harry, Kvothe and all you lovely characters *guilty face*. Thanks so much Ms J, this was great fun. Now we wait.
Thanks to everyone who helped put this together. It was fun!
I am SO glad that there are multiple Piers Anthony books on this list * grins *. I reckon about 85% of the list are books I picked! Woop!
This is so difficult. It would be much easier if my favourite series had made it. But oh well, I was suprised it got to the fourth round anyway.Now I need to go flip a coin...
Wow, what a list! Thanks Mrs J. Voted but was defo a tricky choice!
Voted! This, I think, was the easiest vote for me.
Voted. I see a lot of books on the list that I haven't read yet, so I can already hear my bookshelves groaning in anticipation!
Thanks again for all the hard work, MrsJ, and everyone who helped her!
Voted, and was glad to see Drizzt still on there, even though I did not see it on the last two polls.
If there were any justice Jack Vance's masterwork Lyonesse would still be there. I did vote for it every time but it seems I was alone.There are still some great works on the list that I'll have no dearth of choices, but I would encourage more people to read the Vance as apparently quite a few voters don"t know what they're missing.
I've read the first book in Tales of the Dying Earth of Vance and loved it. Haven't read Lyonesse though.
I didn't vote for series that I haven't completed yet...even if I really liked the first few books.My heart broke a little to see that so many people here haven't read Andre Norton's Witch World series.
I think I'll go on a mission...
The great thing about this list is it's encouragement to read many books that some of us haven't read. I'm excited, actually!
That's my dilemma. I'm down to two favorites. One I have finished, that has great characters, great writing, but has some slow parts. Almost but not quite perfect, imo. And another that I have not finished, have no hope of finishing in two weeks, but one that so far I cannot think of one minus. I think I'm putting more thought into this than I did voting for president. Lol.
For me there is no question at all from any point of view that LOTR is and will always be the #1, most important fantasy. So I had to vote for it. What I would have liked to be able to do is let you all know what my 2nd and 3rd or 2nd to 5th best/important fantasies are.
But, alea jacta est
Great list of books. I'm surprised by some of the ones that are on it and some that aren't. Overall I'd say that these really are excellent choices.
Kernos wrote: "What I would have liked to be able to do is let you all know what my 2nd and 3rd or 2nd to 5th best/important fantasies are. "But you can! You can create your own thread with the list of books you think are most important and start a debate... ;-)
Or you can start a listopia (but I hate those...it's too random for me).
I had to vote for the one I go back to and read over and over. I think it's turned out to be a pretty good list. Several of my favorites made it. There are quite a few that I've been meaning to read and some that I've never heard of. It's going to be a pretty good guide next time I'm browsing in the book store!
I think everybody who knows me knows what I voted for. For me it had to be one of 2 and I went with the one I've "endorsed" so often. LOL
Carol wrote: "Kim Harrison? ;)"Sookie Stackhouse, obvs.
.....huh, huh...Elizabeth Moon, Deed of Paksenarrion. I only name it to get it out there for anyone who may be looking around for a title to vote for.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: ".....huh, huh...Elizabeth Moon, Deed of Paksenarrion. I only name it to get it out there for anyone who may be looking around for a title to vote for."
It's a great series and definitely under appreciated. I really loved that character. It was so awesome to read a female character like that.
I read a translated version of Paksenarrion years ago, i think i should do a reread soon.
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "The great thing about this list is it's encouragement to read many books that some of us haven't read. I'm excited, actually!"Me, too! This is exciting because so many great books made this list. I can't wait to see the final results!
Thanks again, MrsJ!
Everyone, I think has their own favorites, me with Drizzts, Mike with Deed of Paksenarrion, and MrsJoseph with Witch World to name a few..
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I just checked. I don't see a vote under your name.