An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time: Final

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

In order to have the books show up on your challenge you have to have a date read set within the challenge dates. If you've already read them, you can add a date read to the book.

[Alicia]

Mine says 0% too, but for a different reason . . . I should probably get to reading. :-/

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

Alicia wrote: "Mine says 0% too, but for a different reason . . . I should probably get to reading. :-/"

lol!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Alicia wrote: "Mine says 0% too, but for a different reason . . . I should probably get to reading. :-/"

:-)

[Sandy]

Hmmmmm -71 books to read- that's a LOT of catching-up to do.... but a great list to work on. Thank you!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Welcome!

[Philip]

How is it possible I've only read 10 of these?

I'm going with three things:

--My tastes tend to be a bit obscure.
--I read in many other genres/categories.
--I spent 15 years reading fantasy novels all day at work and just couldn't go home and read more.

I'd like to try to read the other 90, and there's maybe a dozen on the list I've already bought and are on my "to read" shelf, but if you want me to me read Mary Poppins, Harry Potter, Eragon, and The Princess Bride, I'm out.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

lol!

The Princess Bride is great. Your loss. ;)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"The Cliffs of Insanity!!!!!!"

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Inconceivable!!

[Becky]

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

[Sophie]

"You were this great colossus, you were this legendary thing! An yet he gains!"

"Well, I'm carrying three people, and he only got himself."

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders--the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia."

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"Have fun storming the castle."

[Becky]

Wuv twue wuv. Mawwiage. What bwings us heew todaaaaayyyyy

[Sophie]

Hawve yew da wing?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!

[Sophie]

I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"The Pit...(cough, cough, wheeze..clear throat)...the pit of despair".

[Sophie]

I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Assssss yooooooou wiiiissh!

[Becky]

Goodnight Wesley, sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely..."

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

That's right. When I was your age, television was called "books."

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"Is this a kissing book?"

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

No more rhymes now, I mean it!



Anybody want a peanut?

[Becky]

I am not left handed!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Yes, you're very smart. Now shut up.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

"Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I'm swamped."

"Get some rest. If you haven't got your health, then you haven't got anything."

[Becky]

There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, it would be a pity to damage yours.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

"The moon, at least. Her breasts were not that impressive."














Ooops - wrong movie...

[Mike (the Paladin)]

So'kay....:

You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?

[Kaila]

Probably some local fisherman, out for a pleasure cruise, at night... in... eel-infested waters..

[Ena]

I should make note not to use "Princess Bride" and "I don't like much" in the same sentence among fantasy readers who probably love it :D (I enjoyed replies with quotes)

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

I would suggest watching the movie over reading it, personally. (Blasphemous, I know.)

[Becky]

I really love both, just in totally different ways. I think that the movie is funnier, but then, I do love Cary Elwes.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

The movie concentrates a lot of the humor. In this case the movie really works...it happens.

"And YOU: friendless, brainless, helpless, hopeless! Do you want me to send you back to where you were? Unemployed, in Greenland?"

[Becky]

You know, I was going to go home and have a nice long bath with a glass of wine. My plans have changed to a stein of beer and the Princess Bride movie. I love weekends.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Becky wrote: "You know, I was going to go home and have a nice long bath with a glass of wine. My plans have changed to a stein of beer and the Princess Bride movie. I love weekends."


Yaaaay! I think I'll read the book...and then watch the movie! Wine, please ;-)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

"To the pain!"

[Becky]

I just bought the book for my Kindle. I dont seem to have my paper copy... its probably sitting at home in my Dad's library. When I moved to NC, and tried to reclaim my books (and DVDs) the family kept insisting they were THEIR books. Hmph! Buddy read anyone?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm a little over halfway through Captain Blood, I was thinking of getting the pay per view Errol Flynn movie and watching that.

[Becky]

Ooo I love Errol Flynn.... but not more than Muppet Treasure Island. Tim Curry is an excellent Long John Silver, Long John to 'is friends :)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Tim Curry....killer clown (shudders).

[Sophie]

There is very little in the world that makes me happier than the Muppets and Tim Curry together. The fact that he and Miss Piggy were an "item" is a major reason he is one the gods in my own little personal pantheon (which includes Andre the Giant & Inigo).

Sadly, the only Errol Flynn movie I ever seen was Robin Hood. If Finals weren't around the corner, I'd happily fix that.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Becky wrote: "I just bought the book for my Kindle. I dont seem to have my paper copy... its probably sitting at home in my Dad's library. When I moved to NC, and tried to reclaim my books (and DVDs) the family ..."

I might just have to do that :-)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

We talked about it back when the list was made. The majority thought it better to have series count as one entry rather than having series take up multiple spots.

[Laura]

Quick question: Just finished reading Inheritance and I noticed that Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr are up there. Is Inheritance included, or just the first three?
Doesn't matter if it's not, I was just curious. If it is, then fantastic :D

[Traci]

It'd be the entire series, so yeah it counts.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Traci wrote: "It'd be the entire series, so yeah it counts."

^What Traci said.