VOTE for The Book Forum Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy List

[Ell]

L Ron Hubbard - Battlefield Earth - 7
Neal Stephenson - Snowcrash - 7

 

[PSYCO]

Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - 9
Bester, Alfred - The Stars My Destination (Tiger, Tiger) - 9.5
Carver, Jeffrey A. - Panglor - 8
Carver, Jeffrey A. - Starrigger's Way - 4
Cumar, Jay c. - Dark Woods - 7
Dekker, Ted - Black - 9
Dekker, Ted - Red - 8.5
Dekker, Ted - White- 8
Gaiman, Neil - American Gods - 8
Gaiman, Neil - Coraline - 10
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere - 10
Gaiman, Neil - Wolves in the Walls - 7
Gaiman, Neil - Good Omens - 9
Gaiman, Neil - Stardust - 9
Hancock, Karen - Arena - 8
Holdstock, Robert - Mythago Wood - 8
King, Steven - Misery - 9
King, Steven- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - 4
King, Steven- Tommyknockers - 7
Le Guin, Ursula K. - A Wizard of Earthsea - 9
Lewis, C.S. - Chronicles of Narnia - 9
Modesitt, L.E. Jr. - Adiamante - 6
Myers, Bill - Fire of Heaven trilogy - 7
Paul, Donita K. - Dragonspell - 8.5
Tolkien, J.R.R - The Silmarillion - 7
Vern, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - 7

 

[JackOCat]

Just Passing through

I was looking for a list like this. As a thank you, here is all the rated 10 books you rated, with a number beside them denoting how many times they were sited as a 10 caliber book.

Got me some reading to do!


Author - Book # of times chosen
Adams, Douglas - Life the Universe and Everything 2
Adams, Douglas - So Long And Thanks For All The Fish 1
Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 4
Adams, Douglas - The Restaurant At the End of the Universe 2
Asimov, Isaac - I Robot 1
Atwood, Margaret - Oryx and Crake 3
Auster, Paul - In the Country of Last Things 1
Bear, Greg - The Forge of God 1
Bova, Ben - Orion 1
Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451 2
Bradbury, Ray - Something Wicked This Way Comes 1
Bradbury, Ray - The Martian Chronicles 1
Burgess, Anthony - A Clockwork Orange 2
Burroughs, Edgar Rice - A Princess of Mars 1
Card, Orson Scott - Enders Game 2
Card, Orson Scott Speaker for the Dead 1
Chrichton, Michael - The Lost World 1
Clarke, Arthur C - The City and the Stars 1
Dick, Philip K - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
Donaldson, Stephen R - First Chronicles of Thomas, Covenant (series) 1
Donaldson, Stephen R Mordant's Need (series) 1
Eddings, David - Castle of Wizardry 1
Eddings, David - Enchanter's Endgame 1
Eddings, David - Magician's Gambit 1
Eddings, David - Pawn of Prophecy 1
Eddings, David - Queen of Sorcery 1
Feist, Raymond E - Faerie Tale 1
Feist, Raymond E - Magician 1
Gaiman, Neil - American Gods 1
Gaiman, Neil - Coraline 1
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere 1
Gaiman, Neil - Sandman (series) 2
Gaiman, Neil - Smoke and Mirrors 1
Gaiman, Neil/Pratchett, Terry - Good Omens 1
Gerard De Narvalle - Aurelia 1
Goodkind, Terry - Wizards First Rule 1
Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War 1
Hamilton, Peter F - Night's Dawn Trilogy 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Door Into Summer 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Double Star 2
Heinlein, Robert A - Farnhams Freehold 2
Heinlein, Robert A - Friday 2
Heinlein, Robert A - Puppet Masters 2
Heinlein, Robert A - Red Planet 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Revolt in 2100 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Starship Troopers 2
Heinlein, Robert A - Stranger in a Strange Land 1
Heinlein, Robert A - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Time Enough For Love 1
Heinlein, Robert A - Tunnel in the Sky 1
Herbert, Frank - Dune 1
Hogan, James P - Giant's Star 1
Hogan, James P - Inherit the Stars 1
Hogan, James P - The Genesis Machine 1
Hogan, James P - The Gentle Giants of Ganymede 1
Hogan, James P - The Legend that Was Earth 1
Horwood, William - Duncton Rising 1
Horwood, William - Duncton Stone 1
Horwood, William - Duncton Tales 1
Hughes, Monica - Keeper of the Isis Light 1
Huxley, Aldous - Brave New World 1
Irvine, Ian - Chimaera 1
Jersild, PC - Efter floden 1
Jordan, Robert - Lord of Chaos 1
Jordan, Robert - The Great Hunt 1
Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Lions of Al-Rassan 1
King, Stephen - Eyes of the Dragon 1
King, Stephen - The Dark Tower (series) 2
King, Stephen - The Drawing of the Three 1
King, Stephen/Straub, Peter - The Talisman 1
Le Guin, Ursula - A Wizard of Earthsea 1
LeGuin, Ursula K - Lathe of Heaven 1
L'engle, Madeline - A Wrinkle in Time 1
Lewis, CS - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 1
MacHale, DJ - Black Water 1
MacHale, DJ - Merchant of Death 1
Marco, John - The Grand Design 1
Marco, John - The Jackal of Nar 1
Martin, George RR - A Clash of Kings 1
Martin, George RR - A Game of Thrones 1
Martin, George RR - A Storm of Swords 1
MAupassant, Guy De - Le Horla 1
Orwell, George - 1984 1
Paolini, Christopher - Eragon 1
Piper, H Beam - Fuzzies 1
Poe, Edgar Allan - The Masque of the Red Death 1
Pournelle, Larry Niven/Jerry - Footfall 1
Pournelle, Larry Niven/Jerry - The Legacy of Heorot 1
Pratchett, Terry - Discworld (series) 1
Pratchett, Terry - Hogfather 1
Pratchett, Terry - Small Gods 1
Pratchett, Terry - The Fifth Elephant 1
Rice, Anne - Interview with the Vampire 1
Rice, Anne - The Vampire Lestat 1
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1
Robinson, Spider - Callahan's Crosstime Saloon 1
Robinson, Spider - Callahan's Secret 1
Robinson, Spider - Time Travelers Strictly Cash 1
Rosenberg, Joel - The Sleeping Dragon 1
Rosenberg, Joel - The Sword and The Chain 1
Rowling, JK - HP and the Chamber of Secrets 1
Rowling, JK - HP and the Goblet of Fire 1
Rowling, JK - HP and the Order of the Phoenix 2
Rowling, JK - HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2
Rowling, JK - HP and the Sorcerer's Stone 1
Shelley, Mary - Frankenstein 1
Simak, Clifford D - City 1
Sladek, John - Tik-Tok 1
Tolkein, JRR - LOTR 1
Tolkein, JRR - The Fellowship of the Ring 5
Tolkein, JRR - The Return of the King 5
Tolkein, JRR - The Silmarillion 1
Tolkein, JRR -The Hobbit 1
Tolkien, JRR - The Two Towers 2
Tolkien, JRR - Two Towers 1
Verne, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1
Vonnegut, Kurt - Slaughterhouse Five 1
Wells, HG - The Time Machine 2
Wells, HG - War of the Worlds 1
White, TH – The Once and Future King 1
Zelazny, Roger - Amber (series) 1
Zelazny, Roger - Roadmarks 1
Zelazny, Roger - This Immortal 1

 

[lindaj07]

What! No China Mieville on the lists at ALL!!??

Absolutely the very best sci fi novel written in a very long time!
I give Perdido Street Station by China Mieville 9.5
... Only because there is always room for improvement!

 

[direstraits]

Ah, here's another vote for Mieville!

Mieville, China - Perdido Street Station - 8
Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451 - 7

Man, I've got to look at my list of books again!

ds

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 9
Adams, Richard - Watership Down - 10
Atwood, Margaret - A Handmaid's Tale - 7
Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451 - 6
Card, Orson Scott - Ender's Game - 10
Carmody, Isobelle - Darkfall - 10
Carmody, Isobelle - Darksong - 10
Dahl, Roald - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 9
Dahl, Roald - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator -9
Dahl, Roald - The Witches - 10
Dahl, Roald - James and the Giant Peach - 9
Dahl, Roald - The BFG - 9
Gabaldon, Diana - Cross Stitch/Outlander - 9
Herbert, Frank - Dune - 7
King, Stephen - The Gunslinger - 8
King, Stephen - The Stand - 9
King, Stephen - Pet Cemetary - 7
Lewis, C.S - The Magician's Nephew - 8
Lewis, C.S - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe - 9
Orwell, George - Nineteen-Eighty Four - 8
Orwell, George - Animal Farm - 10
Prachett, Terry - The Colour of Magic - 7
Pullman, Philip - Northern Lights/The Golden Compass - 9
Pullman, Philip - The Subtle Knife - 9
Pullman, Philip - The Amber Spyglass - 9
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 7
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 8
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 10
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 9
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix - 8
Rowling, J.K - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 10
Tolkein, J.R.R - The Fellowship of the Ring - 8
Tolkein, J.R.R - The Two Towers - 10
Tolkein, J.R.R - Return of the King - 9
Tolkein, J.R.R - The Hobbit - 10

That's about all I can think of right now

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

I've thought of some more:

Asimov, Isaac - Foundation - 9
Asimov, Isaac - Foundation and Empire - 9
Asimov, Isaac - Second Foundation - 9
Blish, James - A Case of Conscience - 9
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - The Mists of Avalon - 8
Burroughs, Edgar Rice - At The Earth's Core - 10
Burroughs, Edgar Rice - A Princess of Mars - 9
Clement, Hal - Mission of Gravity - 8
Clement, Hal - Needle - 10
DeCamp, L.Sprague - Lest Darkness Falls - 9
DeCamp, L.Sprague - The Incompleat Enchanter - 10
Heinlein, Robert - Double Star - 10
Heinlein, Robert - The Puppet Masters - 9
Homer - The Odyssey - 9
Homer - The Illiad - 8
Kornbluth, C.M and Pohl, Frederick - The Space Merchants - 9
Matheson, Richard - I am Legend - 10
Matheson, Richard - The Shrinking Man - 9
Twain, Mark - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - 9
Van Vogt, A.E - Slan - 2
Van Vogt, A.E - The Weapon Makers - 6
Verne, Jules - The Master of the World - 2
Verne, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - 7
Wells, H.G - The Time Machine - 10
Wells, H.G - The Invisible Man - 8
Wells, H.G - The War of the Worlds - 10
Wells, H.G - The First Men in the Moon - 10
Wyndham, John - The Day of the Triffids - 9

 

[Dianora]

Lloyd Alexander: The Book of Three - 4
Lloyd Alexander: The Black Cauldron - 8
Lloyd Alexander: The Castle of Lyr - 4
Lloyd Alexander: Taran Wanderer - 5
Lloyd Alexander: The High King - 6
Susan Cooper: Over Sea, Under Stone - 4
Susan Cooper: The Dark is Rising - 9
Susan Cooper: Greenwitch - 7
Susan Cooper: The Grey King - 8
Susan Cooper: Silver on the Tree - 8
Susan Cooper: Seaward - 9
Kevin Crossley-Holland: The Seeing-Stone - 8
Neil Gaiman: Coraline - 10
Neil Gaiman: Stardust - 6
Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice - 10
Robin Hobb: Royal Assassin - 10
Robin Hobb: Assassin's Quest - 9
Robert Holdstock: Mythago Wood - 9
Tove Jansson: Comet in Moominland - 9
Tove Jansson: Exploits of Moominpappa - 9
Tove Jansson: Finn Family Moomintroll - 8
Tove Jansson: Moominland Midwinter - 10
Tove Jansson: Moominpappa at Sea - 10
Tove Jansson: Moominsummer Madness - 10
Tove Jansson: Moominvalley in November - 9
Tove Jansson: Tales from Moominvalley - 10
Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana - 10
Guy Gavriel Kay: The Summer Tree - 8
Guy Gavriel Kay: The Wandering Fire - 7
Guy Gavriel Kay: The Darkest Road - 8
Astrid Lindgren: Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter - 10
Terry Pratchett: Equal Rites - 9
Terry Pratchett: Colour of Magig -7
Terry Pratchett: Mort - 8
Terry Pratchett: Wyrd Sisters - 9
Terry Pratchett: Witches Abroad - 7
Terry Pratchett: Small Gods - 9
Terry Pratchett: Hogfather - 9
Terry Pratchett: Light Fantastic - 6
Terry Pratchett: Reaper Man - 10
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - 9
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 9
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban - 10
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 10
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 9
JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 8
JRR Tolkien: The Silmarillion - 9
JRR Tolkien: The Hobbit - 8
JRR Tolkien: The Fellowship of the Ring - 10
JRR Tolkien: The Two Towers - 10
JRR Tolkien: The Return of the King - 9
JRR Tolkien: Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth - 9
JRR Tolkien: Smith of Wootton Major - 6

 

[Hugin]

Anne Rice - Interview with the Vampire - 9
Atwood, Margret - Handmaid's Tale - 8
Bear, G - Eon - 7
Card, Orson Scott - Speaker for the Dead - 9
Card, Orson Scott - Xenocide - 8
Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - 5
Douglas Adams - Life, The Universe, and Everything - 9
Douglas Adams - Mostly Harmless - 5
Douglas Adams - So Long And Thanks For All The Fish - 10
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 10
Douglas Adams - The Restaurant At the End of the Universe - 10
Frank Herbert - Dune - 8
Gaiman, Neil - American gods - 8
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere - 9
Gemmel, David - legend - 9
Horwood, William - Duncton wood - 8
J.R.R. Tolkein - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - 9
J.R.R. Tolkein -The Hobbit - 8
King, Stephen - Hearts in atlantis - 8
L Ron Hubbard - Battlefield Earth - 8
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett - Good Omens - 9
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game - 10
Pratchett, Terry - Piramids - 9
Pratchett, Terry - The Colour of Magic - 8
Raymond E. Feist - A Darkness at Sethanon - 10
Raymond E. Feist - Magician - 9
Raymond E. Feist - Silverthorn - 9
Raymond E. Feist and Wurts, Janny - Daughter of the empire - 10
Raymond E. Feist and Wurts, Janny - Mistres of the empire - 9
Raymond E. Feist and Wurts, Janny - Servant of the empire - 10
Rice, Ann - Servant of the bones - 9
Terry Pratchett - Reaper Man - 9
Terry Pratchett - Small Gods - 9
Terry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - 8


Ok this is to start, will expand on this later

 

[Hugin]

Gemmel, David - Druss the lengend - 8
Feist, Ramond E. - Fairy Tale - 9
MacCaffrey, Anne - Nimsha's ship - 7
MacCaffrey, Anne - Rowan - 8
MacCaffrey, Anne - Damia - 9
MacCaffrey, Anne - Damia's children - 8
MacCaffrey, Anne - Lion's pride - 7
MacCaffrey, Anne - Tower and the hive - 7
MacCaffrey, Anne - The ship who sang - 10
MacCaffrey, Anne - The ship who won - 9
MacCaffrey, Anne - Partnership - 10
MacCaffrey, Anne - Dragon song - 8
MacCaffrey, Anne - Dragon singer - 8
Brooks, Terry - The Sword of Shannara - 6
Brooks, Terry - The Elfstones of Shannara - 6
Brooks, Terry - The Wishsong of Shannara - 6
Brooks, Terry - Running with the demond - 8
Brooks, Terry - Angel fire east - 8
Brooks, Terry - A knight of the word - 8
King, Stephen - Gunslinger - 7
King, Stephen - The drawing of the three - 9
King, Stephen - Needfull things - 8
Gemmel, David - Winter warriors - 9
Gemmel, David - Knights of dark renown - 7
Gemmel, David - Sword in the storm - 8
Gemmel, David - Stormrider - 8
Gemmel, David - Ravenheart - 8


A few more, I'll keep adding as I think of more or read some more.

 

[fluffy bunny]

Rowling - HP and the Half Blood Prince 6
Stross- Iron Sunrise 7
Stevenson - Snow Crash 7

 

[nera115]

science fiction and fantasy.
Isaac Asimov-I, Robot-9
Isaac Asimov- The Rest of the Robots- 8
Phillip Pullman- The Subtle Knife-9
Phillip Pullman- The Amber Spyglass-10
Brian Jacques- The Outcast of Redwall-9

 

[Brys]

Poul Anderson - The Broken Sword - 8
R Scott Bakker - The Darkness that Comes Before - 8
R Scott Bakker - The Warrior Prophet - 9
Charles de Lint - The Onion Girl - 9
Steven Erikson - Gardens of the Moon - 7
Steven Erikson - Deadhouse Gates - 9
Steven Erikson - Memories of Ice - 9
Steven Erikson - House of Chains - 8
Steven Erikson - Midnight Tides - 9
M John Harrison - The Pastel City - 8
M John Harrison - A Storm of Wings - 9
M John Harrison - Viriconium Nights - 8
M John Harrison - In Viriconium - 9
Graham Joyce - The Tooth Fairy - 9
Ian R Macleod - The Light Ages - 9
China Mieville - Perdido Street Station - 9
China Mieville - The Scar - 9
China Mieville - Iron Council - 8
Vladimir Nabokov - Pale Fire - 8
Mervyn Peake - Titus Groan - 10
Mervyn Peake - Gormenghast - 10
Mervyn Peake - Titus Alone - 8
Matthew Stover - Heroes Die - 9
Eyes of the Overworld - Jack Vance - 8
Cugel's Saga - Jack Vance - 9
Jeff Vandermeer - City of Saints and Madmen - 9
Roger Zelazny - Nine Princes in Amber - 9


There are a lot more I could add of equal quality, but this is a start.

 

[amcartoon]

Stephen King - The Gunslinger - 8
Stephen King - The Drawing of the Three - 10
Stephen King - The Waste Lands - 10
Stephen King - Wizard & Glass - 10
Stephen King - Wolves of the Calla - 9
Stephen King - Song of Susannah - 7

 

[alfinge]

Here is my list, Dune Rules!

Frank Herbert - Dune Series - 10
Orson Scott Card - Enders game - 10
Terry Pratchett-The Discworld Series - 9
Heinlein: Moon is a Harsh Mistress - 8
Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land - 8
Tolkien - Lord of the Rings - 7
Tolkien - The Hobbit - 7
Jules Verne - 20.000 Leagues under the Sea - 7
Michael Chrichton - The Lost World - 7
Michael Chrichton - Jurasic Park - 7
Michael Chrichton - Prey - 7
Asimov: Foundation - 7
Asimov: Foundation and Empire - 7
Asimov: 2nd Foundation - 7

 

[Oberon]

I've got some more:

Adams: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - 8

Duncan, Dave: Impossible Odds - 8
Duncan, Dave: Paragon Lost - 8
Duncan, Dave: Jaguar Knights - 8

Neil Gaiman: Neverwhere - 8

Heinlein: Job: A Comedy of Justice - 6
Heinlein: Glory Road - 8
Heinlein: The Man Who Sold The Moon - 8
Heinlein: Time Enough For Love - 6
Heinlein: Methuselah's Children - 7

Kay: Lions of Al-Rassan - 9

Martin: A Feast for Crows - 8

Shinn: Mystic & Rider - 8

Stephenson: Quicksilver - 8

Stross, Charles: Iron Sunrise - 8
Stross, Charles: Singularity Sky - 9
Stross, Charles: Accelerando - 8

Tolkien, JRR: The Silmarillion - 7

 

[HermioneWeasley]

Asimov: I, Robot-8
Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-8
Colfer: Artemis Fowl Novels-10
C.S. Lewis: Narnia Books-9
Cornelia Funke: Inkheart-9
Orwell: 1984-8
Pratchett: Wyrd Sisters-7.5
Pratchett: Witches Abroad-7.5
Rowling: Harry Potter-10
Jonathon Stroud: Bartimaeus Trilogy-9.5
Tolkien: LOTR-7
Tolkien: The Hobbit-9
Jules Verne: journey ot the center of the earth-8.5
jules verne: around the world in 80 days-9.5
jules verne: 20,000 leagues under the see-8

 

[never_know]

J.K. Rowling: HP and the Philosopher's stone - 7
J.K. Rowling: HP and the Chamber of Secrets - 6
J.K. Rowling: HP and the Prisoner of Azkabam - 7
J.K. Rowling: HP and the Goblet of Fire -6
J.K. Rowling: HP and the Order of the Phoenix - 6
J.K. Rowling: HP and the Half Blood Prince - 8

JRR Tolkein - The Fellowship of the Ring - 7
JRR Tolkein - The Two Towers - 9
JRR Tolkein - The Return of the King - 8

Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl – Artemis Fowl - 7
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl – The Arctic Incident - 7
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl – The Eternity Code - 8

William Nicholson – Wind On Fire - The wind Singer - 7
William Nicholson – Wind On Fire - Slaves of the Mastery - 8
William Nicholson – Wind On Fire - The Fire Song – 4

 

[FireWithin]

Ashley Darrow-Beneath Minuela's Bed- 10
Marianne Curley- The Named- 10
Kristen Britain- Green Rider- 9
Kristen Britain- First Rider's Call- 10

 

[Real Great Idea]

My list for the Top 5 Fantasy or Science Fiction books are:

1. The Lord of the Rings Series, The Hobbit being the best.
2. The Dark Tower Series, By Stephen King
3. Watership Down
4. Animal Farm
5. The Harry Potter Series