Comments on: Top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels of All Time

By: Verdad

Verdad — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:27:15 +0000

You seem to have made the mistake of placing what should be number 1 with number 88. It's ok, I'm still learning my numbers too.

By: Prairie

Prairie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:59:07 +0000

I'm feeling pretty good about myself because I've read two you haven't (although you've read far more of them than I have, of course): The Man in the High Castle (86) and The Left Hand of Darkness (92). They should be on a shelf in the living room somewhere, if you want to read them.

By: Johan Svensson

Johan Svensson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:11:04 +0000

Let's see... 23 books on that list that I've read. But a lot of the ones I haven't read are on my (eternally growing) list of stuff I want to read some time.

By: Michael Hanscom

Michael Hanscom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:31:20 +0000

I'm reading Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest right now, and I think Vinge's A Fire Upon The Deep will be next, as Vinge is the Guest of Honor at Norwescon this year. The rest (especially those recommendations above) are definitely on my "to read eventually" list -- it's all a matter of which ones I find when I go used-book trolling. Thanks for the recommendations!

By: Ryan Waddell

Ryan Waddell — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:44:54 +0000

I lost track of my count... But if I can make any recommendations for ones you haven't read - anything by Joe Haldeman, anything by Guy Gavriel Kay (the Fionavar Tapestry in particular is amazing, but Tigana is also absolutely brilliant), and anything by John Scalzi. No William Gibson is an absolute travesty, as well.

By: Royce

Royce — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:58 +0000

Erp, that's 'Bester'. Sheesh.

By: Royce

Royce — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:08 +0000

Run, don't walk, to read The Dispossessed, A Fire Upon the Deep, Cat's Cradle, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Forever War, and Tigana. Holy Zarquon.

Not listed, but great: Rainbows End (Vinge) (and yes, there is no apostrophe), Anathem (Stephenson).

If you haven't already read all of the Hugos and Nebulas, you know what you doing - move all zig.

Finally, a separate mention for The Demolished Man (Alfred Betster, the first Hugo winner). It's unlike anything I've ever read. And yes, the Babylon 5 character is his namesake.

By: GB

GB — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:40:56 +0000

Where is Neuromancer?

By: jer@nyquil.org

jer@nyquil.org — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:57:51 +0000

It makes me sad that A Wrinkle in Time is significantly higher on the list than Ender's Game. I guess it's a product of it's time, because when I read it a couple years ago I was downright insulted by the anti-communist propaganda throughout. Although Ender's Game got Card in trouble for being a Hitler apologist, so maybe it's not really that different after all.

And is Watership Down really scifi/fantasy? I mean, the rabbits communicated in english, but is that really all it takes?