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The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List

Edition Number 256
6th July 2003

This chart was compiled using votes sent in by 3316 people. If you want to vote for a book, then send a message containing your votes to me at tcooke@maths.adelaide.edu.au. Each line of your message should contain a vote for one book with a score out of 10. For example

10 Imaginary Book Title A. Author
4 Some Other Title Another Person

indicates that you thought the first book was brilliant, while the second was rather poor.

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Pos Title Type Author/Editor Score
1 A Song of Ice and Fire S George R. R. Martin 8.97 (231)
2 Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien 8.92 (1428)
3 The Vorkosigan Series S Lois M. Bujold 8.69 (142)
4 Ender's Game S1 Orson Scott Card 8.67 (1156)
5 The Wiedzmin Stories FS Andrzej Sapkowski 8.56 (41)
6 Dune S1 Frank Herbert 8.44 (1177)
7 The Discworld Series S Terry Pratchett 8.43 (158)
8 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky 8.39 (87)
^ 9 Hard to be a God Arkady Strugatsky 8.37 (37)
10 The Hyperion Cantos S Dan Simmons 8.36 (561)
11 The Lions of Al-Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay 8.35 (134)
12 Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay 8.35 (310)
13 Beetle in the Anthill Arkady Strugatsky 8.33 (23)
14 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge 8.30 (358)
15 Palindor S1 D.R. Evans 8.30 (31)
16 Armor John Steakley 8.29 (52)
17 Deathbird Stories C Harlan Ellison 8.29 (21)
18 The Dragon Never Sleeps Glen Cook 8.28 (24)
19 Replay Ken Grimwood 8.28 (65)
^ 20 Bridge of Birds S1 Barry Hughart 8.28 (97)
21 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 8.27 (241)
22 The Stars my Destination Alfred Bester 8.27 (297)
23 The Nine Billion Names of God C Arthur C. Clarke 8.25 (42)
24 Tales of the Continuing Time S Daniel Keys Moran 8.25 (76)
25 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 8.24 (522)
26 The Deed of Paksennarion S Elizabeth Moon 8.23 (71)
27 The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien 8.23 (871)
28 Fiasco Stanislaw Lem 8.22 (26)
29 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 8.21 (304)
30 By the Sword Mercedes Lackey 8.20 (35)
31 The Coldfire Trilogy S C.S. Friedman 8.20 (67)
32 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 8.19 (49)
33 The Best of Cordwainer Smith C Cordwainer Smith 8.18 (38)
34 The Once and Future King T.H. White 8.18 (124)
35 The Annals of the Black Company S Glen Cook 8.18 (149)
36 The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley 8.17 (39)
^ 37 The Farseer Trilogy S Robin Hobb 8.17 (74)
38 The First Chronicles of Amber S Roger Zelazny 8.16 (468)
39 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 8.15 (366)
40 Doors of his Face, Lamps of his Mouth C Roger Zelazny 8.15 (47)
41 The Princess Bride William Goldman 8.15 (141)
^ 42 Watership Down Richard Adams 8.14 (183)
43 1984 George Orwell 8.14 (493)
44 The Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 8.14 (103)
45 The Invincible Stanislaw Lem 8.14 (31)
46 Persistence of Vision C John Varley 8.13 (57)
^ 47 The Island of Doctor Death and C Gene Wolfe 8.12 (16)
48 Quarantine Greg Egan 8.12 (49)
49 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 8.12 (266)
^ 50 Soldier of the Mist S1 Gene Wolfe 8.12 (25)
^ 51 Legend S1 David Gemmell 8.12 (50)
52 True Names Vernor Vinge 8.12 (77)
^ 53 God Stalk S1 P.C. Hodgell 8.10 (24)
54 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn S Tad Williams 8.10 (205)
55 The Foundation Trilogy S Isaac Asimov 8.09 (837)
56 Norstrilia Cordwainer Smith 8.09 (67)
^ 57 The Honor Harrington Series S David Weber 8.07 (50)
58 Vlad the Assassin Series S Steven Brust 8.07 (133)
59 Green Hills of Earth C Robert A. Heinlein 8.07 (77)
60 Player of Games Iain M. Banks 8.07 (185)
^ 61 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge 8.07 (38)
62 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 8.07 (186)
63 The Book of the New Sun S Gene Wolfe 8.07 (246)
64 Raising the Stones Sheri S. Tepper 8.06 (30)
65 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe S1 C.S. Lewis 8.06 (320)
66 Tea with the Black Dragon R.A. MacAvoy 8.05 (58)
67 Stone of Tears S2 Terry Goodkind 8.05 (129)
68 The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle 8.05 (66)
69 The Chung Kuo Series S David Wingrove 8.05 (30)
70 Startide Rising David Brin 8.05 (455)
71 A Song for Arbonne Guy Gavriel Kay 8.04 (151)
^ 72 Way Station Clifford Simak 8.03 (203)
^ 73 The Tactics of Mistake S2 Gordon R. Dickson 8.03 (43)
^ 74 A Night in the Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 8.03 (48)
^ 75 The Madness Season C.S. Friedman 8.03 (24)
76 A Wizard of Earthsea S1 Ursula Le Guin 8.03 (419)
^ 77 The Fionavar Tapestry S Guy Gavriel Kay 8.02 (199)
78 A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess 8.02 (137)
79 Ubik Philip K. Dick 8.02 (170)
^ 80 Last Call Tim Powers 8.02 (39)
81 On Stranger Tides Tim Powers 8.02 (45)
82 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy S1 Douglas Adams 8.01 (703)
83 The Crystal Cave S1 Mary Stewart 8.01 (47)
84 Something Wicked this Way Comes Ray Bradbury 8.01 (123)
85 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 8.01 (366)
86 Futurological Congress Stanislaw Lem 8.01 (64)
87 Against a Dark Background Iain M. Banks 8.00 (60)
88 More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 8.00 (130)
^ 89 Neutron Star C Larry Niven 7.99 (158)
^ 90 Sojourn S3 R.A. Salvatore 7.99 (53)
91 Crystal Express C Bruce Sterling 7.99 (21)
^ 92 Dying Inside Robert Silverberg 7.99 (79)
93 Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut 7.99 (133)
94 The Shadow Rising S4 Robert Jordan 7.98 (539)
^ 95 The Sparrow S1 Mary Doria Russell 7.98 (24)
96 Tides of Light S3 Gregory Benford 7.98 (26)
^ 97 City C Clifford Simak 7.98 (164)
* 98 Cugel's Saga S3 Jack Vance 7.98 (25)
* 99 What Mad Universe? Fredric Brown 7.98 (19)
100 Magic's Pawn S1 Mercedes Lackey 7.98 (77)


{S1}indicates that the book is the 1'st book in a series.
{C}indicates a collection of short stories.
{A}indicates an anthology.
{F}indicates that the book is not available in English.
*indicates that the book was not on the chart last week.
^indicates that the book has risen from last week's position.
{SA1}and {SB1} distinguish the first books from different series.

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 : The series below are listed in order of publication rather than internal chronology.

A Song of Ice and Fire
A Game of Thrones  S1  8.97  (231)  
A Clash of Kings  S2  8.82  (148)  
A Storm of Swords  S3  8.72  (107)  

The Wiedzmin Stories
Krew Elfow  S1  8.56  (41)  
Czas Pogardy  S2  7.34  (14)  
Chrzest Ognia  S3  7.65  (16)  
Wieza Jaskolki  S4  7.70  (16)  
Pani Jeziora  S5  6.14  (6)  
Wiedzmin  C  6.98  (6)  
Miecz Przeznaczenia  C  8.00  (17)  
Ostatnie Zyczenie  C  7.60  (16)  

The Hyperion Cantos
Hyperion  S1  8.36  (561)  
Fall of Hyperion  S2  8.02  (360)  
Endymion  S3  8.32  (169)  
Rise of Endymion  S4  8.36  (110)  

The Deed of Paksennarion
The Sheepfarmer's Daughter  S1  8.16  (71)  
Divided Allegiance  S2  7.98  (61)  
Oath of Gold  S3  8.23  (65)  

The Coldfire Trilogy
Black Sun Rising  S1  8.08  (67)  
When True Night Falls  S2  8.20  (61)  
Crown of Shadows  S3  8.00  (50)  

The Annals of the Black Company
The Black Company  S1  7.96  (149)  
Shadows Linger  S2  7.96  (99)  
The White Rose  S3  8.18  (98)  
The Silver Spike  S4  7.89  (78)  
Shadow Games  S5  8.12  (85)  
Dreams of Steel  S6  8.00  (79)  
Bleak Seasons  S7  5.70  (13)  
She is the Darkness  S8  5.95  (11)  
Water Sleeps  S9  6.22  (9)  
Soldiers Live  S10  5.64  (6)  

The Farseer Trilogy
Assassin's Apprentice  S1  8.17  (74)  
The Royal Assassin  S2  8.10  (65)  
Assassin's Quest  S3  7.32  (49)  

The First Chronicles of Amber
Nine Princes in Amber  S1  7.97  (468)  
The Guns of Avalon  S2  8.16  (350)  
Sign of the Unicorn  S3  8.11  (334)  
The Hand of Oberon  S4  8.09  (337)  
The Courts of Chaos  S5  8.12  (336)  

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
The Dragonbone Chair  S1  7.80  (256)  
The Stone of Farewell  S2  8.10  (205)  
To Green Angel Tower  S3  8.02  (207)  

Foundation Series
Foundation  S1  8.09  (837)  
Foundation and Empire  S2  8.02  (683)  
Second Foundation  S3  8.05  (694)  
Foundation's Edge  S4  7.01  (250)  
Foundation and Earth  S5  6.80  (232)  
Prelude to Foundation  S6  6.86  (213)  
Forward the Foundation  S7  6.92  (186)  

The Honor Harrington Series
On Basilisk Station  S1  7.95  (50)  
The Honor of the Queen  S2  8.07  (48)  
The Short Victorious War  S3  7.86  (37)  
The Field of Dishonor  S4  8.07  (40)  
Flag in Exile  S5  8.03  (36)  
Honor Among Enemies  S6  8.00  (34)  
In Enemy Hands  S7  5.24  (9)  
Echoes of Honor  S8  5.54  (8)  

Vlad the Assassin Series
Jhereg  S1  7.62  (133)  
Yendi  S2  8.01  (83)  
Teckla  S3  7.50  (70)  
Taltos  S4  8.07  (72)  
Phoenix  S5  7.68  (62)  
Athyra  S6  7.44  (57)  
Orca  S7  7.59  (46)  
Dragon  S8  6.70  (8)  

The Book of the New Sun / The Urth Cycle
The Shadow of the Torturer  S1  7.98  (246)  
The Claw of the Conciliator  S2  7.91  (218)  
The Sword of the Lictor  S3  8.05  (193)  
The Citadel of the Autarch  S4  8.07  (191)  
The Urth of the New Sun  S5  7.39  (73)  

The Chung Kuo Series
The Middle Kingdom  S1  8.05  (30)  
The Broken Wheel  S2  7.77  (22)  
The White Mountain  S3  8.05  (21)  
The Stone Within  S4  7.56  (17)  
Beneath the Tree of Heaven  S5  7.66  (18)  
White Moon, Red Dragon  S6  6.47  (5)  

The Fionavar Tapestry
The Summer Tree  S1  7.84  (199)  
The Wandering Fire  S2  7.99  (184)  
The Darkest Road  S3  8.02  (182)  

It is not necessary to read the following series in order, since they are more or less separate novels set in the same universe. Because of this, could you please vote for each of the books comprising the series individually (instead of having one vote for the entire series).

The Vorkosigan Series
Shards of Honor  8.20  (129)    
Barrayar  8.13  (142)    
The Warrior's Apprentice  8.15  (136)    
Borders of Infinity  8.07  (88)    
The Vor Game  7.80  (115)    
Ethan of Athos  7.30  (76)    
Falling Free  7.33  (79)    
Brothers in Arms  7.98  (86)    
Mirror Dance  8.52  (130)    
Cetaganda  7.39  (71)    
Memory  8.69  (67)    
Komarr  7.73  (44)    
A Civil Campaign  7.91  (27)    

Tales of the Continuing Time
Emerald Eyes  8.25  (32)    
The Armageddon Blues  7.46  (19)    
The Long Run  8.25  (76)    
The Last Dancer  8.23  (64)    

The Discworld Series
The Colour of Magic  7.51  (158)    
The Light Fantastic  7.63  (122)    
Equal Rites  7.51  (108)    
Mort  7.81  (148)    
Sourcery  7.58  (95)    
Wyrd Sisters  7.85  (101)    
Pyramids  7.42  (114)    
Guards! Guards!  8.08  (120)    
Eric  7.52  (85)    
Moving Pictures  7.64  (81)    
Reaper Man  8.29  (102)    
Witches Abroad  7.96  (87)    
Small Gods  8.05  (115)    
Lords and Ladies  7.73  (84)    
Men at Arms  8.27  (97)    
Soul Music  7.97  (73)    
Interesting Times  8.43  (63)    
Maskerade  7.85  (48)    
Feet of Clay  7.81  (47)    
Hogfather  6.95  (29)    
Jingo  6.96  (25)    
The Last Continent  5.79  (17)    
Carpe Jugulum  6.28  (14)    
The Fifth Elephant  6.74  (16)    
The Truth  6.50  (13)