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Edition Number 68 5th May 1996
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Pos | Title | Type | Author/Editor | Score
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1 Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien 8.71 (496)
2 Ender's Game SA1 Orson Scott Card 8.31 (439)
3 Dune S1 Frank Herbert 8.20 (439)
4 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 8.19 (109)
5 Way Station Clifford Simak 8.17 (70)
6 Tigana Guy G. Kay 8.17 (94)
7 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 8.15 (83)
8 Hyperion S1 Dan Simmons 8.12 (224)
9 The First Chronicles of Amber S Roger Zelazny 8.10 (189)
10 1984 George Orwell 8.09 (144)
11 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 8.08 (258)
12 Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague de Camp 8.06 (38)
13 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 8.05 (143)
14 The Stars my Destination Alfred Bester 8.03 (118)
15 True Names Vernor Vinge 8.02 (33)
16 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 8.01 (126)
17 Tau Zero Poul Anderson 8.00 (51)
18 Neutron Star C Larry Niven 7.96 (83)
19 The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke 7.95 (56)
20 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe S1 C.S. Lewis 7.93 (84)
21 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 7.91 (157)
22 The Hobbit J.R.R.Tolkien 7.90 (321)
23 To Your Scattered Bodies Go S1 Philip J. Farmer 7.88 (67)
24 Past Through Tomorrow C Robert A. Heinlein 7.88 (46)
25 Timescape Gregory Benford 7.86 (50)
26 Ubik Philip K. Dick 7.85 (57)
27 The Earthsea Trilogy S Ursula Le Guin 7.85 (167)
^28 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois M. Bujold 7.84 (46)
29 The Last Dancer Daniel Keys Moran 7.84 (33)
30 The Long Run Daniel Keys Moran 7.81 (48)
^31 The Fionavar Tapestry S Guy G. Kay 7.80 (62)
32 Good Omens Pratchett/Gaiman 7.79 (64)
^33 Startide Rising David Brin 7.78 (213)
^34 The Door into Summer Robert A. Heinlein 7.78 (105)
35 Player of Games Iain M. Banks 7.78 (90)
36 Witches of Karres James Schmitz 7.77 (37)
37 The Foundation Trilogy S Isaac Asimov 7.77 (347)
38 A Song for Arbonne Guy G. Kay 7.76 (57)
^39 More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 7.75 (39)
40 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 7.74 (75)
41 Protector Larry Niven 7.74 (72)
^42 The Wheel of Time Series S Robert Jordan 7.73 (180)
^43 The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles S Julian May 7.72 (61)
44 Gateway S1 Frederik Pohl 7.70 (166)
^45 Creatures of Light and Darkness Roger Zelazny 7.70 (37)
46 The Dying Earth S1 Jack Vance 7.69 (61)
47 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 7.69 (105)
^48 Guards! Guards! S8 Terry Pratchett 7.69 (50)
49 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 7.68 (134)
50 The Book of the New Sun S Gene Wolfe 7.68 (117)
51 Methuselah's Children Robert A. Heinlein 7.68 (45)
^52 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 7.66 (87)
53 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 7.66 (138)
^54 The Shockwave Rider John Brunner 7.64 (39)
55 The Forever War Joe Haldeman 7.63 (150)
^56 Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 7.63 (29)
57 Bridge of Birds S1 Barry Hughart 7.63 (37)
^58 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn S Tad Williams 7.62 (84)
59 The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin 7.62 (139)
60 Speaker for the Dead SA2 Orson Scott Card 7.62 (267)
^61 The High Crusade Poul Anderson 7.61 (41)
62 I Robot C Isaac Asimov 7.61 (202)
^63 Songmaster Orson Scott Card 7.61 (39)
64 The Snow Queen S1 Joan Vinge 7.60 (49)
^65 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy S1 Douglas Adams 7.60 (312)
66 A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick 7.59 (52)
67 Aristoi Walter Jon Williams 7.58 (46)
^68 City C Clifford Simak 7.58 (81)
69 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 7.57 (44)
70 Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks 7.56 (87)
^71 The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells 7.55 (95)
72 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin 7.53 (188)
73 The Uplift War David Brin 7.52 (151)
^74 Eon S1 Greg Bear 7.51 (85)
75 Lord Valentine's Castle S1 Robert Silverberg 7.50 (59)
76 Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein 7.50 (195)
77 The Mote in God's Eye L.Niven/J.Pournelle 7.50 (213)
^78 The Black Company S1 Glen Cook 7.50 (29)
79 The Fall of Hyperion S2 Dan Simmons 7.48 (150)
80 Nova Samuel R. Delany 7.48 (38)
81 Citizen of the Galaxy Robert A. Heinlein 7.48 (100)
82 Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke 7.48 (185)
^83 The Magician's Nephew S6 C.S. Lewis 7.47 (42)
84 Mort S4 Terry Pratchett 7.47 (66)
^85 Shards of Honor Lois M. Bujold 7.46 (40)
^86 Doorways in the Sand Roger Zelazny 7.46 (25)
^87 The White Dragon S3 Anne McCaffrey 7.45 (47)
88 Burning Chrome C William Gibson 7.45 (47)
89 Marooned in Realtime Vernor Vinge 7.45 (71)
90 Jack the Bodiless S1 Julian May 7.45 (37)
^91 Barrayar Lois M. Bujold 7.44 (51)
92 Green Mars S2 Kim S. Robinson 7.44 (54)
^93 This Immortal Roger Zelazny 7.44 (29)
94 Brave New World Aldous Huxley 7.43 (68)
^95 Legacy of Heorot L.Niven/S.Barnes 7.43 (41)
96 Neuromancer William Gibson 7.42 (272)
97 Puppet Masters Robert A. Heinlein 7.42 (84)
98 Five Hundred Years After S2 Steven K.Z. Brust 7.42 (25)
^99 Mission of Gravity Hal Clement 7.42 (75)
100 Red Prophet SB2 Orson Scott Card 7.42 (42)
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NOTE: When voting for series, _The Book of the New Sun_ will refer to the
first four books. _The Urth Cycle_ includes _The Urth of the New Sun_.
Also _The Chronicles of Amber_ refers to all ten books. You are also allowed
to vote for each book in the series individually.
The Book of the New Sun / The Urth Cycle
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The Shadow of the Torturer S1 7.68 (117)
The Claw of the Conciliator S2 7.52 (95)
The Sword of the Lictor S3 7.64 (79)
The Citadel of the Autarch S4 7.64 (79)
The Urth of the New Sun S5 7.00 (48)
Wheel of Time Series
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The Eye of the World S1 7.51 (180)
The Great Hunt S2 7.43 (171)
The Dragon Reborn S3 7.62 (169)
The Shadow Rising S4 7.69 (162)
The Fires of Heaven S5 7.73 (156)
Lord of Chaos S6 7.72 (140)
Foundation Series
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Foundation S1 7.77 (347)
Foundation and Empire S2 7.56 (259)
Second Foundation S3 7.60 (266)
Prelude to Foundation S4 5.91 (86)
Forward the Foundation S5 6.10 (76)
Foundation's Edge S6 6.33 (109)
Foundation and Earth S7 6.16 (98)
The First Chronicles of Amber
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Nine Princes in Amber S1 7.67 (189)
The Guns of Avalon S2 8.10 (90)
Sign of the Unicorn S3 7.92 (88)
The Hand of Oberon S4 7.93 (89)
The Courts of Chaos S5 8.04 (89)
The Earthsea Series
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A Wizard of Earthsea S1 7.85 (167)
The Tombs of Atuan S2 7.43 (102)
The Farthest Shore S3 7.47 (87)
Tehanu S4 6.06 (41)
The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles
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The Many Coloured Land S1 7.43 (61)
The Golden Torc S2 7.72 (37)
The Nonborn King S3 7.43 (30)
The Adversary S4 7.65 (33)
The Fionavar Tapestry
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The Summer Tree S1 7.65 (62)
The Wandering Fire S2 7.66 (51)
The Darkest Road S3 7.80 (52)
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
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The Dragonbone Chair S1 7.50 (84)
The Stone of Farewell S2 7.54 (41)
To Green Angel Tower S3 7.62 (48)
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