The results are in.
This summer, more than 5,000 people nominated their favorite sci-fi/fantasy novels, and more than 60,000 people voted for their top sci-fi/fantasy books.
Today the winners were announced. Here's a link to NPR's final list of 100 winners.
While I'm not generally not a reader of a sci-fi/fantasy novels, I have read a smattering of books on the list including: 1984, A Brave New World, The Stand, The Road, Animal Farm, and a few others.
How about you? Any favorites on this list I should check out?
Any included that surprised you?
Any favorites that did not make the list?
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Two of my favorites that I didn't see on the list: Earth Abides, and On the Beach.
ReplyDeleteHi Val,
ReplyDeleteI checked the lists of finalists, and Earth Abides made it to the finals, but I didn't see On the Beach on the final list.
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/07/138938145/science-fiction-and-fantasy-finalists
Donna
What an interesting list--definitely a few surprises. I think I prefer fantasy over sci-fi, but then again, it depends on the sci-fi. I'm not big on tech sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteMy recommendation would be anything by Gaiman. His stuff runs the gamut in these genres, but you can't go wrong with Neil.
Hi Cathy,
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that one.
Donna