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Pos | Title | Type | Author/Editor | Score
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1 Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien 8.72 (514)
2 Ender's Game SA1 Orson Scott Card 8.34 (449)
3 Dune S1 Frank Herbert 8.22 (458)
4 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 8.18 (115)
5 Way Station Clifford Simak 8.17 (75)
6 Tigana Guy G. Kay 8.17 (99)
^ 7 The First Chronicles of Amber S Roger Zelazny 8.16 (195)
8 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 8.15 (86)
9 Hyperion S1 Dan Simmons 8.12 (231)
10 1984 George Orwell 8.09 (151)
^11 Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague de Camp 8.09 (39)
12 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 8.09 (266)
13 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 8.07 (145)
14 The Stars my Destination Alfred Bester 8.06 (120)
15 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 8.06 (132)
16 True Names Vernor Vinge 8.06 (34)
17 Tau Zero Poul Anderson 8.04 (55)
18 Neutron Star C Larry Niven 8.00 (88)
19 The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke 7.98 (59)
20 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe S1 C.S. Lewis 7.96 (87)
^21 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois M. Bujold 7.94 (47)
22 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 7.93 (163)
23 Past Through Tomorrow C Robert A. Heinlein 7.92 (50)
24 The Hobbit J.R.R.Tolkien 7.91 (332)
^25 The Fionavar Tapestry S Guy G. Kay 7.91 (65)
26 To Your Scattered Bodies Go S1 Philip J. Farmer 7.90 (74)
27 The Earthsea Trilogy S Ursula Le Guin 7.86 (172)
^28 More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 7.85 (42)
29 The Last Dancer Daniel Keys Moran 7.85 (35)
^30 The Wheel of Time Series S Robert Jordan 7.85 (187)
31 Timescape Gregory Benford 7.83 (53)
32 Ubik Philip K. Dick 7.82 (60)
33 The Foundation Trilogy S Isaac Asimov 7.81 (362)
34 The Door into Summer Robert A. Heinlein 7.79 (110)
35 Startide Rising David Brin 7.79 (221)
36 Good Omens Pratchett/Gaiman 7.79 (68)
37 A Song for Arbonne Guy G. Kay 7.78 (61)
^38 The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles S Julian May 7.78 (63)
39 Player of Games Iain M. Banks 7.77 (92)
^40 Creatures of Light and Darkness Roger Zelazny 7.76 (39)
41 The Long Run Daniel Keys Moran 7.75 (48)
42 Witches of Karres James Schmitz 7.75 (38)
43 Protector Larry Niven 7.75 (73)
44 The Discworld Series S Terry Pratchett 7.74 (55)
45 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 7.72 (78)
46 Methuselah's Children Robert A. Heinlein 7.71 (50)
47 Gateway S1 Frederik Pohl 7.71 (170)
^48 Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 7.70 (30)
49 The Dying Earth S1 Jack Vance 7.69 (62)
^50 Songmaster Orson Scott Card 7.68 (41)
51 The Shockwave Rider John Brunner 7.68 (42)
52 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 7.68 (140)
^53 The Black Company S1 Glen Cook 7.67 (31)
54 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 7.67 (91)
55 The Book of the New Sun S Gene Wolfe 7.67 (117)
56 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 7.67 (109)
57 The High Crusade Poul Anderson 7.66 (44)
^58 City C Clifford Simak 7.65 (86)
59 Speaker for the Dead SA2 Orson Scott Card 7.65 (274)
^60 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy S1 Douglas Adams 7.64 (322)
61 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 7.64 (144)
62 The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin 7.64 (145)
63 The Forever War Joe Haldeman 7.64 (153)
64 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn S Tad Williams 7.64 (87)
^65 I Robot C Isaac Asimov 7.63 (209)
^66 Shards of Honor Lois M. Bujold 7.63 (40)
67 Bridge of Birds S1 Barry Hughart 7.63 (38)
68 The Snow Queen S1 Joan Vinge 7.62 (50)
^69 Doorways in the Sand Roger Zelazny 7.60 (26)
70 The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells 7.59 (98)
71 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 7.58 (47)
^72 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin 7.57 (196)
73 A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick 7.56 (53)
^74 The Magician's Nephew S6 C.S. Lewis 7.55 (42)
75 The Uplift War David Brin 7.55 (155)
^76 Barrayar Lois M. Bujold 7.54 (52)
^77 The White Dragon S3 Anne McCaffrey 7.53 (50)
^78 The Mote in God's Eye L.Niven/J.Pournelle 7.53 (220)
79 Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks 7.53 (89)
^80 This Immortal Roger Zelazny 7.53 (33)
81 Eon S1 Greg Bear 7.52 (88)
82 Aristoi Walter Jon Williams 7.52 (46)
^83 Citizen of the Galaxy Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (102)
84 Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (202)
^85 Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke 7.51 (192)
86 The Fall of Hyperion S2 Dan Simmons 7.51 (152)
^87 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 7.49 (37)
88 Burning Chrome C William Gibson 7.49 (49)
89 Brave New World Aldous Huxley 7.48 (71)
^90 The Riddlemaster of Hed S1 Patricia McKillip 7.47 (34)
^91 The Gap into Power S3 Stephen Donaldson 7.47 (31)
92 Marooned in Realtime Vernor Vinge 7.47 (75)
93 Mission of Gravity Hal Clement 7.47 (76)
*94 Trumps of Doom S6 Roger Zelazny 7.47 (44)
95 Nova Samuel R. Delany 7.46 (38)
^96 The Man who Sold the Moon C Robert A. Heinlein 7.45 (26)
97 Jack the Bodiless S1 Julian May 7.45 (38)
98 Legacy of Heorot < see Note 2 > 7.45 (43)
*99 Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress 7.45 (28)
100 Red Prophet SB2 Orson Scott Card 7.45 (44)
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{C} indicates a collection of short stories.
* indicates that the book was not on the chart last week.
^ indicates that the book has risen from last week's position.
A,B indicate that two books by the same author are in different series.
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NOTE 1: 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.
NOTE 2: _Legacy of Heorot_ was written by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes and
Jerry Pournelle.
The Book of the New Sun / The Urth Cycle
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The Shadow of the Torturer S1 7.67 (117)
The Claw of the Conciliator S2 7.53 (95)
The Sword of the Lictor S3 7.65 (79)
The Citadel of the Autarch S4 7.65 (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 7.63 (187)
The Great Hunt S2 7.56 (178)
The Dragon Reborn S3 7.74 (176)
The Shadow Rising S4 7.80 (169)
The Fires of Heaven S5 7.85 (163)
Lord of Chaos S6 7.84 (147)
Foundation Series
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Foundation S1 7.81 (362)
Foundation and Empire S2 7.61 (273)
Second Foundation S3 7.65 (280)
Prelude to Foundation S4 5.97 (91)
Forward the Foundation S5 6.15 (81)
Foundation's Edge S6 6.40 (114)
Foundation and Earth S7 6.21 (103)
The First Chronicles of Amber
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Nine Princes in Amber S1 7.71 (195)
The Guns of Avalon S2 8.16 (99)
Sign of the Unicorn S3 7.99 (95)
The Hand of Oberon S4 8.00 (97)
The Courts of Chaos S5 8.09 (97)
The Earthsea Series
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A Wizard of Earthsea S1 7.86 (172)
The Tombs of Atuan S2 7.44 (106)
The Farthest Shore S3 7.48 (91)
Tehanu S4 6.19 (44)
The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles
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The Many Coloured Land S1 7.43 (63)
The Golden Torc S2 7.78 (40)
The Nonborn King S3 7.56 (32)
The Adversary S4 7.69 (35)
The Fionavar Tapestry
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The Summer Tree S1 7.72 (65)
The Wandering Fire S2 7.78 (54)
The Darkest Road S3 7.91 (55)
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
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The Dragonbone Chair S1 7.45 (87)
The Stone of Farewell S2 7.62 (45)
To Green Angel Tower S3 7.64 (51)
The Discworld Series
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The Colour of Magic S1 7.28 (79)
The Light Fantastic S2 7.29 (54)
Equal Rites S3 7.02 (47)
