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Interesting list. I think the original dragonlance trilogy should have been on there.
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It is hard to only pick 10
I went with ones that even though it's been years since I read them I can still remember the stories quite vividly.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, By Stephen R. Donaldson
The Conan the Barbarian series, By Robert E. Howard
Deathbird Stories, By Harlan Ellison
The Elric Saga, By Michael Moorcock
Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury
The Lord of Rings, By J. R. R. Tolkien
Neuromancer, By William Gibson
Neverwhere, By Neil Gaiman
The Stainless Steel Rat series, By Harry Harrison
2001 A Space Odyssey, By Arthur C. Clarke
that's what i'm saying'. tho i would consider Dragonlance to be geared a bit more towards younger readers (at least initially), its scope is far more involved from D&D modules on - rendering an entire universe, than some of the more hip rags like Sandman and such… and if one, then why not the other, you know?Originally Posted by bob8880
hard indeed.
off the bat, i'd have to say that; Dune, The Martian Chronicles and The Foundation Series are no-brainer immediate entries. then with the addition of Fantasy, The Lord of the Rings becomes another automatic.
that's 4… already.
then you have to start considering; Vonnegut, Pynchon and Bradbury, whose novels (respectively); Cat's Cradle, Gravity's Rainbow and Fahrenheit 451 venture outside the parameters of straight Science Fiction/Fantasy and into post-modern literature… for all intents and purposes. i mean Cat's Cradle, for instance, is what earned Vonnegut his Masters in Anthropology for Pete's sake.
and with that, seven, you're down to three. not much room left for some of what i would consider as the finer gems of the genre(s) like an Ender's Game or Demolished Man or Snow Crash or Stranger in a Strange Land or Dan Simmons' Hyperion books.
you also almost have to consider (if nothing else at least) Valis, and as much as i consider Dick to be somewhat of a hack (a VERY skilled and entertaining hack at that, mind you), you'd be silly to not include him in any 'best of all time' type of list.
and i haven't even touched William Gibson or Haruki Murakami yet. speaking of Gibson, i'm shocked that the only nod to Bruce Sterling was their collaboration. THAT, i think is a crime considering "Chairman Bruce" was the real brain behind the whole Cyberpunk movement.
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