Ahhh NPR... That explains a lot! I guess its why this book didn't make the list:
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Posted on 08/11/2011 5:46:33 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith
More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). You'll notice there are no young adult or horror books on this list, but sit tight, dear reader, we're saving those genres for summers yet to come.
So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels. (And a printable version, to take with you to the bookstore.)
I had wondered what had happened to that guy. I really enjoyed those books, but I got the sense that he rather went off the deep end.
“A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. “
Some people use the word “trope” when they mean “cliche”.
Ahhh NPR... That explains a lot! I guess its why this book didn't make the list:
hehehehe
Initially, I recall his writing career went on hold over disagreements with the publisher on sales. Then there was a lot of drama with girlfriends, child custody, their ex’s, medical issues, etc. that I read about on one of his blogs. He also apparently went blind in one eye from macular degeneration. I’d about given up on him ever writing any more books, and his new book appears to only be avail as an ebook directly from him at fsand.com.
3 “authors”! Ah, that’s real litter-a-chew-rrr!
I agree. Hunger Games is excellent.
Bump
heheh the book is priceless. The authors stick a thumb in the eye of the Church of GlowBULL Warming. I recommend it to everyone!
No Burroughs, although I guess he is not widely read anymore. Extremely influential, though. His Mars novels contain many scenes and ideas recognizable in Star Wars.
I was surprised that I’d read as many of these selections as I did, and I must say I at least recognized most of them. Stranger in a Strange Land at #17 was enough to keep me pacified through the rest of it.
Will check it out, thx!
Just a slightly OT grumble, but who on earth decided it made sense to lump science fiction with fantasy? Other than the fact that a few authors mine both genres, “SciFi/Fantasy” makes about as much sense as “Murder/Pet Care”. I like science fiction with the rivets showing, and am disgusted every time I go into the book shop and have to wade through endress “Sword of the Silver Claw”, “Claw of the Silver Talon”, “Empress of the Dark Woode”, “Talon of the Grey Wilderness” claptrap. Put it in another section so I don’t have to wade through the drivel to find something worth reading.
Wow - Starship troopers.. first Sci Fi book I ever read, ruined me... 50 years later still reading sci-fi.. great book, yep movie sucked.. Contact-Sagan... intellectual sci-fi.... movie.. almost sucked.. Sword of truth... really good swords and mayhem, 12 books, read them all... TV series... sucked.... Riftwar saga.. most of Feist pretty good hope they don’t make a movie... King Killer Patrick Rothfuss... good series, reading one of them now.... Really liked Codex Allera by Butcher.. then again I like Butcher, kinda droll.... waiting for the latest one to drop from the ridiculous Nook price (it is electronic you ninnies, no printing costs) before I buy it.. My opinion was not solicited, but there it is...
“endress” not “endless”? Don’t know how that happened, the r’s not even close to the l on the keyboard. Time for bed.
You grok.
What, you mean “Hammers Slammers” didn’t make #1? jk
Nice to see the Crystal Cave make the list.
Looks like the Dorsai! series didn’t make the cut. Love em.
Not surprised the Hitchhiker books are near the top due to their insane popularity. Good reminder to read them again. First, I better make a nice hot cup of no tea.
I’ll put in a plug for Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “The Outlaw of Torn”.
So many on the list I don’t recognize. I wonder if that is due to pop culture or NPR’s audience.
By the way, does anyone know the name of a book , scenario.. aliens land on earth and take over..americans go commando on them and really start asymmetrical warfare with them,,, accidentally launch a campaign with the mythical ghost of “GRAMPER” killing aliens (aliens have some kind of ancestor worship) that saves the day.. read it many years ago,, can’t find it now
Great book. Nice to see it on the list.
They missed one of my all time favorites. Earth Abides. Don’t remember the author. Way back in the 70s.
Like Monty Python, I’ve found that women don’t like Douglas Adams books (in general) while men find them hilarious. Just an observation. I’m sure there are plenty of exceptions among both sexes.
I can’t really say how it is received by the other 2 or 3 sexes that the California public school system currently recognizes. Ugh!
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